Joseph Villa - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1

A concert performance by the late great American pianist Joseph Villa of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.1 given on January 20, 1980 with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Smith. The source is a cassette that Villa gave me in 1992, and though it is an amateur recording made from the audience, it captures Villa’s thrilling playing, with stunning runs, massive dynamic range, and impassioned phrasing. Villa was delighted with this particular performance and fortunately technology now allow