Lugansky - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 30 (1909) Nikolai Lugansky, soloist Alexander Vedernikov conducting Russian National Orchestra December 2014 From Moscow Philharmonic Society I. Allegro ma non tanto [0:00] II. Intermezzo. Adagio - attaca subito [16:59] III. Finale. Alla breve [28:04] “[...]The difficulties lie in Rachmaninoff’s unique combination of power, poetry and speed. Those huge, complex chords, thundering octaves, cascading phrases and purling legatos might be nearly impossible to play, but should sound effortless as they hold you in their thrall. It’s only afterwards, when you are released from their spell, that you might wonder how in the world the pianist played them with only two surprisingly, his third concerto is associated with some of the greatest pianists of the early 20th Century. Its dedicatee was the revered Josef Hoffmann. Though he never played it, 11 years later it would help launc