Sergei Rachmaninov

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 14 May 2012


Born

20 March 1873 in Oneg near Novgorod. Died on 28 March 1943 in Los Angeles.

Works

Romance for violin and piano in A minor (1885?)

Song without Words in D minor for piano (1886-1887)

Three Nocturnes for piano (1887-1888)

No. 1 in F sharp minor
No. 2 in F major
No. 3 in C major/ E flat major

CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)

Four Pieces for piano (1887-1888)
No. 1: Romance in F sharp minor
No. 2: Prelude in E flat minor
No. 3: Melodie in E major
No. 4: Gavotte in D major

CD Arte Nova 74321 72108 2: Piotr Dimitriev (piano)
CD Gallo CD 832: A. Alieva (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (Nos. 2, 3 & 4) Alessio Bax (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: (No. 3) Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Scherzo in D minor for orchestra (1888)
Duration: 6 min.
First performance: 2 November 1945 in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Anosov.

CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): (Edited by P. Lamm) USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12238-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

"Esmeralda", opera after Victor Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris (1888)

Two Movements for string quartet (1889)

No 1: Romance in G minor
No. 2: Scherzo in D major
First performance: October 1945 in Moscow by the Beethoven Quartet.
Arranged for orchestra by Rachmaninov in 1890.
First performance of the arrangement: 24 February 1891 in Moscow, conducted by Vasily Safonov.

CD Onyx 4002: Borodin Quartet

Concerto in C minor for piano and orchestra (1889)
Sketches.
Romance for cello and piano in F minor (1890)
CD Black Box BBM 1044: Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
Melody on a Theme by Rachmaninov for cello and piano (1890)
CD Black Box BBM 1044: Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
"Deus Meus", motet for chorus in six parts (1890)

Canon in D minor for piano (1890-1891)

CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 1) Alessio Bax (piano)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor opus 1 (1890-1891)
First performance of the first movement only: 17 March 1892 in Moscow, conducted by Vasily Safonov with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).
Revised in 1917.

CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), S. Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 6214 (2 CD-set): BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (cond), John Lill (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 7794 (2 CD-set): St. Petersburg PO, Mariss Jansons (cond), Michael Rudy (piano)
CD Canadian Broadcasting Corporation SMCD 5052: Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (cond), Arthur Ozolins (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 241-30: Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (cond), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Chandos Enchant CHAN 7114 (2 CD-set): Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Chesky CD 41: Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Classics for Pleasure 2282792: Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pesek (cond), Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9219-2: Philharmonia of Warsaw, René Köhler (cond), Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 582-583 (3 CD-set): Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran (cond), Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 417 613 2: Concertgebouw Orchestra, B. Haitink (cond), V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 425 004 2: London SO, A. Previn (cond), V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 461 348-2: London PO, Adrian Boult (cond), Peter Katin (piano)
CD DG 459 643-2: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (cond), Krystian Zimerman (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5008712 (3 CD-set): New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (cond), Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI CLassics 5181842: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (cond), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond), Mikhail Rudy (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67501/2: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (cond), Stephen Hough (piano)
CD IMP Classics 30367 02842: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Seaman (cond), Sequeira Costa (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110602: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110676: Philharmonia Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent (cond), Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Sony Essential Classics SBK 46541: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Philippe Entremont (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 7243 5 61976 2: Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pesek (cond), Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00036: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

"Boris Godunov", two monologues after Pushkin's poem (1890-1891)
No. 1: Boris' Monologue
No. 2: Pimen's Monologue.
"Manfred" for orchestra (1890)
Lost.
"Maskarad", Arbenin's monolgue after Lermontov's poem (1890-1891)

Two Pieces for piano six hands (1890-1891)

No. 1: Valse in A major (1890)
No. 2: Romance in A major (1891)

CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer, O. Maisenberg and E. Bachkirova (piano)

Russian Rhapsody for two pianos (1891)
First performance: 17 October 1891 in Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov and Iosif Levin (piano).

CD Centaur 2822: Desiree Paulsen Bakke & Saida Kafarova (piano)

Prelude in F major for piano (1891)
CD Gallo CD 832: A. Alieva (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
Suite for orchestra (1891)
Lost.
"Mazeppa", fragment of a vocal quartet after Pushkin's poem Poltava (1891)

Youth Symphony in D minor (1891)

First movement only.

CD BIS CD 1299: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 10475: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 769 2: Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)

"Prince Rostislav" after A. Tolstoy's poem for orchestra (1891)
Duration: 18 min.
First performance: 2 November 1945 in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Anosov.

CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 10677: BBC PO, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Regis RRC 1178: USSR SO, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

"Aleko", opera after Pushkin's poem Tsygany (1892)
Libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.
First performance: 27 April 1893 in the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow.

CD Capriccio 10 782: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev (cond), Ghiuselev, Petkov, Christova
CD Delos DE 3269 (2 CD-set): Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Yurlov Capella, Constantine Orbelian (cond), Vassily Gerello (baritone), Olga Guryakova (soprano), Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor), Mikhail Kit (bass)
CD EMI Classics CDM 5 66982 2: (Vocalise, Intermezzo & Women's Dance) London SO, André Previn (cond)
CD DG 453 453-2: Gothenburg SO, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Neeme Järvi (cond), Sergei Leiferkus, Ilya Levinsky, Alantoli Kotscherga, Maria Guleghina, Anne Sofie von Otter
CD Naxos 8.557817: (Highlights) Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Nayden Todorov (cond), Mariana Zvetkova (soprano), Boiko Zvetanov (tenor), Peter Naydenov (bass)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): (Excerpts: Introduction; Women’s Dance; Intermezzo; Men’s Dance) USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Telarc CD-80670: (Women's Dance & Men's Dance) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi (cond)
DVD TDK DVD - ECSPE: (Aleko’s Cavatina) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (cond)

Trio Elegiaque No. 1 in G minor for violin, cello and piano (1892)
Duration: 16 minutes.
First performance: 30 January 1892 in Moscow by David Kreyn (violin), Anatoly Brandukov (cello) and Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD BIS CD 1302: Kempf Trio: Freddy Kempf (piano), Pierre Bensaid (violin), Alexander Chaushian (cello)
CD Chandos CHAN 8341: Borodin Trio
CD Claves 50-2720: Trio Nota Bene: Lionel Monnet (piano), Julien Zufferey (violin), Xavier Pignat (cello)
CD Hyperion CDA 67178: Moscow Rachmaninov Trio: Viktor Yampolsky (piano), Makhail Tsinman (violin), Natalia Savinova (cello)
CD Naxos 8.557423: Eduard Wulfson (violin), Dmitri Yablonsky (cello), Valeri Grohovski (piano)

Deux Morceaux de Salon for cello and piano opus 2 (1892)
No. 1: Prelude in F major
No. 2: Oriental Dance
First performance: 30 January 1892 in Moscow by Anatoly Brandukov (cello) and Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Black Box BBM 1044: Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67178: Moscow Rachmaninov Trio: Viktor Yampolsky (piano), Makhail Tsinman (violin), Natalia Savinova (cello)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 1) Alessio Bax (piano)
CD Thorofon Classics CTH 2479: (No. 2) Belmont Trio
CD Virgin Classics 7243 4 82067-2 5 (2 CD-set): Truls Mork (cello), Lars Vogt (piano)

Five Fantasy Pieces for piano opus 3 (1892)
No. 1: Elegie in E flat minor
No. 2: Prelude in C sharp minor
No. 3: Melody in E major (revised in 1940)
No. 4: Polichinelle in F sharp minor
No. 5: Serenade In B flat minor (revised in 1940)
No. 2 arranged for two pianos in 1938.
First performance: 28 December 1892 in Kharkov By Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

CD APR 5665: (No. 2) Yakov Flier (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): (No. 2, 4 & 5) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Bridge 9348: (Nos. 1 & 2) Vassily Primakov (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 525: Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 475 619-8 (SACD): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 421 061 2: (Nos. 2 & 3) J. Bolet (piano)
CD Decca 414 417 2: (No. 2) V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 417 764 2: (No. 2) V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 473 145-2: (No. 2) V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD DG Eloquence 457 305-2: (No. 2) Lazar Berman (piano)
CD Dunelm Records DRD 0248: (No. 2) Sergei Dukachev (piano)
CD DUX 0565: (Nos. 1 & 4) Olga Rusina (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5008712 (3 CD-set): (No. 2) Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD Erato 85738 57702: (No. 2) Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): (Revised version of No. 3) Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 64405-74002 (2 CD-set): Nadia Reisenberg (piano) (recording: 1954)
CD Mercury Living Presence SACD 470 639-2: (No. 2) Byron Janis (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110675: (No. 2) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110692: (No. 2) William Kapell (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110783-84 (2 CD-set): (No. 2) William Kapell (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.111289: (No. 2) Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (Rec.: 1950)
CD Naxos 8.554669: Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
CD Naxos 8.503191 (3 CD-set): (Nos. 3 & 4) National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Naxos: 8.556782: (No. 3) National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Naxos: 8.570327: (No. 2) Eldar Nebolsin (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 5094: (No. 2) Marta Deyanova (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): (No. 2) John Lill (piano)
CD Pierian PIE 0028: (No. 2) Barbara Nissman (piano)
CD Pavane Records ADW 7368: (No. 2) Yoko Kikuchi (piano)
CD Philips 475 7779: (Nos. 3 & 5) Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
CD RCA Legendary Visions 82876 58241-9: (No. 2) Van Cliburn (piano)
CD SOMMCD 0110: Peter Katin (piano) (Rec: 1971)
CD Sony SH 93067: (No. 3) Arcadi Volodos (piano)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): (No. 1) Evgeny Svetlanov (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 2, 3, 4 & 5) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Six Songs opus 4 (1890-1893)
CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Maria Popescu (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Naoumenko (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Decca 467 697-2: (Nos. 3 & 4) Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
CD DUX 0405: (No. 3) Eva Podles (contralto), Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut CDZ 5 74232 2: (No. 4) Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Larissa Gergieva (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut 3596352: (Nos. 1 & 3): Rodion Pogossov (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 74001: (Nos. 3 & 4) Earl Wild (piano)
CD Philips 446 666-2: (No. 5) Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mikhail Arkadiev (piano)
Suite No. 1 "Fantaisie-Tableaux" for two pianos opus 5 (1891)
First performance: 30 November 1893 in Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov and Pavel Pabst (piano).
Duration: 23 minutes.

CD Citadel CTD 88101: (arranged for piano and orchestra by Rebekah Harkness) London PO, Jorge Mester (cond), Lee Hoiby (piano)
CD Citadel CTD 88101: Steven and Nadia Gordon (piano)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer & O. Maisenberg (piano)
CD Helios CDH 55209: Howard Shelley and Hilary MacNamara (pianos)
CD IMP Classics 30367 02842: Sequeira Costa and Artur Pizarro (piano)
CD Naxos 8.557062: Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe (piano)

Deux Morceaux de Salon for violin and piano opus 6 (1892)
No. 1: Romance in D minor
No. 2 Hungarian Dance


CD Hyperion CDA 67178: Moscow Rachmaninov Trio: Viktor Yampolsky (piano), Makhail Tsinman (violin), Natalia Savinova (cello)
CD Warner Classics Apex 2564 61990-2: Cristian Persinaru (violin), Nils Franke (piano)

"The Rock" after Chekhov and Lermontov for orchestra opus 7 (1893)
Duration: 15 min.
First performance: 20 March 1894 in Moscow, conducted by Vasily Safonov.

CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 772 4: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Weller (cond)
CD Naxos 8.550805: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD RCA Victor GD 86801: London SO, A. Previn (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12235-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

Romance in C major for piano four hands (1893)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer & O. Maisenberg (piano)
"O Mother of God Vigilantly Praying" for chorus (1893)
First performance: 12 December 1893 in MOscow by the Synodical Choir.

CD Chandos CHAN 9802: Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valeri Polyansky (cond)

"Undina", opera after Vasily Zhukovsky (1893)

Six Songs to Pleshcheyev's translations of German and Ukrainian texts opus 8 (1893)

CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Maria Popescu (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Naoumenko (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Decca 467 697-2: (No. 1) Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Trio Elegiaque No. 2 in D minor for violin, cello and piano opus 9 (1893)
First performance: 31 January 1894 in Moscow by Yuly Konyus (violin), Anatoly Brandukov (cello) and Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).
First performance of revised version: 12 February 1907 by Karl Grigorovich (violin), Anatoly Brandukov (cello) and Alexander Goldenveyzer (piano).

CD Chandos CHAN 8341: Borodin Trio
CD Chandos 10043: (Andante in F major) Iain Quinn (harmonium)
CD DG 459 326-2: Gidon Kremer (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano)
CD Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1825: Wanderer Trio
CD Hyperion CDA 67178: Moscow Rachmaninov Trio: Viktor Yampolsky (piano), Makhail Tsinman (violin), Natalia Savinova (cello)
CD Naxos 8.557423: Eduard Wulfson (violin), Dmitri Yablonsky (cello), Valeri Grohovski (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 6159: Vienna Schubert Trio
CD Preiser Records 90596: David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Knushevitzky (cello), Lev Oborin (piano)
CD Warner 2564 61937-2: Dmitri Mahktin (violin), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Boris Berezovsky (piano)

Sept Morceaux de Salon for piano opus 10 (1893-1894)
No. 1: Nocturne in A major
No. 2: Valse in A major
No. 3: Barcarolle in G minor
No. 4: Melodie in E minor-major
No. 5: Humoresque in G major (revised in 1940)
No. 6: Romance in F minor
No. 7: Mazurka in D flat major
Fist performance of Nos. 4-7: 31 January 1894 in Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov.

CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 3 & 5) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 64405-74002 (2 CD-set): (Nos. 2, 3, & 7) Nadia Reisenberg (piano) (recording: 1954)
CD Naxos 8.556782: (Nos. 1 & 3) Idil Biret (piano)
CD SOMM CD 048: Martin Cousin (piano)

Six Duets for piano four hands opus 11 (1894)
No. 1: Barcarolle in G minor
No. 2: Scherzo in D major
No. 3: Theme Russe in B minor
No. 4: Valse in A major
No. 5: Romance in C minor
No. 6: Glory in C major

CD Dunelm Records DRD 0241: (Nos. 3 & 4) Rachel and Vanessa Fuidge (piano)
CD EMI Classics 2076232: M. Argerich and Lilya Zilberstein (piano)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer & O. Maisenberg (piano)

Capriccio on Gypsy Themes for orchestra opus 12 (1892-1894)
Duration: 19 min.
First performance: 22 November 1895 in Moscow, conducted by Sergei Rachmaninov.

CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 10677: BBC PO, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 467 453-2: London SO, Andre Previn (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD EMI Classics 6790192: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
CD Naxos 8.503191 (3 CD-set): National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Naxos 8.550806: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Regis RRC 1178: USSR SO, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12238-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

"Don Juan", chorus of spirits and song of the nightingale to A. Tolstoy's text (1894)
CD Chandos CHAN 9802: Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
Symphony No. 1 in D minor opus 13 (1895)
First performance: 15 March 1897 in St. Petersburg, conducted by Alexander Glazunov.

CD Chandos CHAN 9822: Russian State Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 10475: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 772 4: L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Walter Weller (cond)
CD DG 463 075-2: Russian National Orchestra, Mikhael Pletnev (cond)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD Naxos 8.503191 (3 CD-set): National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Naxos 8.550806: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Naxos 8.556782: (Larghetto) National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Nimbus NI1786 (3 CDs): BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Taadaki Otaka (cond)
CD Sony Essential Classics SB2K 63257: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Unlimited Classics HDN C 0010: Leningrad State Philharmonic SO, K. Sanderling (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12238-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

Twelve Songs opus 14 (1894-1896)
CD Black Box BBM 1044: (No. 11: Spring Waters) Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Maria Popescu (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Naoumenko (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano)
DVD DG 0734425: (No. 11: Spring Waters) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Faier (cond)
CD DUX 0405: (Nos. 3, 9 & 11) Eva Podles (contralto), Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut 3596352: (No. 4): Rodion Pogossov (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
CD Finlandia 2564-60762-2: (No. 11: Spring Waters, arranged by Harjanne and Hänninen) Jouko Harjanne (trumpet), Kari Hänninen (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67274: (No. 2, The isle): Vassily Savenko (baritone), Alexander Blok (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 74001: (Nos. 2, 5, 8 & 11) Earl Wild (piano)
CD Philips 446 666-2: (Nos. 1 & 7) Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mikhail Arkadiev (piano)
Six Choruses for women's or children's voices opus 15 (1895-1896)
No. 1: Be Praised after Nekrasov
No. 2: Night after Lodyzhensky
No. 3: The Pine after Lermontov.
No. 4: The Waves Slumbered after Romanov
No. 5: Slavery after Tsyganov
No. 6: The Angel after Lermontov

CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): Female Group of the USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

Six Moments Musicaux for piano opus 16 (1896)
No. 1: Andantino in B flat minor
No. 2: Allegretto in e flat minor (revised in 1940)
No. 3: Andante cantabile in B minor
No. 4: Presto in minor
No. 5: Adagio sostenuto in D flat major
No. 6: Maestoso in C major

CD Cembal d’Amour CD128: Mordecai Shehori (piano)
CD Channel Classics CCSSA 26308: Dejan Lazic (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9217-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Decca 475 619-8 (SACD): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Doremi DHR-7795: (No.5) Emil Gilels (piano) (Recording: 1951)
CD Erato 85738 57702: Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
CD Golomb Records GLDC 5701-3: (No. 4) Alexander Tselyakov (piano)
CD Hanssler Classic CD 98213: Lilya Zilberstein (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Landor Records LAN 281: Evelina Puzaite (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110675: (No. 4) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1331: John Lill (piano)
CD Sony SH 93067: (No. 2) Arcadi Volodos (piano)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): (Nos. 3 & 5) Evgeny Svetlanov (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 2) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Two Movements for string quartet (1896)
No. 1: Allegro moderato in G minor
No. 2: Andante molto sostenuto in C minor
First performance: October 1945 in Moscow by the Beethoven Quartet.
Improvisations for Four Improvisations for piano (1896)
Composed by Arensky, glazunov, Rachmaninov and Taneyev.
Symphony (1897)
Abandoned sketches.
Morceau de fantaisie in G minor for piano (1899)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
Fughetta in F major for piano (1899)

"Panteley the Healer" after A. Tolstoy for chorus (1899)

CD Chandos CHAN 9802: Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
Suite No. 2 for two pianos opus 17 (1900-1901)
First performance: 24 November 1901 in Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov and Alexander Ziloti (piano).
Duration: 23 minutes.

CD Centaur 2822: Desiree Paulsen Bakke & Saida Kafarova (piano)
CD Citadel CTD 88101: (arranged for piano and orchestra by Lee Hoiby) London PO, Lawrence Foster (cond), Lee Hoiby (piano)
CD Decca 473 145-2: (Romance) Vladimir Ashkenazy & Andre Previn (piano)
CD EMI Classics 2076232: M. Argerich and Gabriela Montero (piano)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer & O. Maisenberg (piano)
CD Helios CDH 55209: Howard Shelley and Hilary MacNamara (pianos)
CD Naxos 8.557062: Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD Philips 411 034 2: Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire (piano)
CD Philips 464 732-2: Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire (piano)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor opus 18 (1900-1901)
Movements:
1. Moderato - 10 minutes
2. Adagio sostenuto - 11 minutes
3. Allegro scherzando - 11 minutes
First performance of the second and third movement only: 2 December 1900 in Moscow, conducted by Alexander Ziloti with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).
First performance of the complete concerto: 27 October 1901 in Moscow, conducted by Alexander Ziloti with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

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CD Cembal d’Amour CD155: Gothenburg SO, Sergiu Comissiona (cond), Shura Cherkassky (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 241-30: Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (cond), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 241-14: (Adagio sostenuto) Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
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CD Chandos Enchant CHAN 7114 (2 CD-set): Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
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CD Chesky CD2: Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9218-2: National Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, René Köhler (cond), Joyce Hatto (piano)
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CD Danacord DACOCD 582-583 (3 CD-set): Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran (cond), Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 414 475 2: Concertgebouw Orchestra, B. Haitink (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 467 453-2: London SO, Andre Previn (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 770 2: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (cond), Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
CD DG 439 930 2: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, C. Abbado, L. Zilberstein (piano)
CD DG 459 643-2: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (cond), Krystian Zimerman (piano)
CD DG 477 5231: Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (cond), Lang Lang (piano)
CD DG 00289 477 5499 (SACD): Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (cond), Lang Lang (piano)
CD DG Eloquence 457 305-2: London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch (cond), Tamas Vasary (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5008712 (3 CD-set): New Philharmonia Orchestra, Moshe Atzmon (cond), Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI CLassics 5181842: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (cond), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
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CD Mirare MIR 008: Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Liss (cond), Boris Berezovsky (cond)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110601: Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110676: Liverpool PO, Walter Goehr (cond), Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110692: Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia, William Steinberg (cond), William Kapell (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110783-84 (2 CD-set): (Adagio sostenuto) Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.111289: NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann (cond), Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (Rec.: 1946)
CD Naxos: 8.556782: (Adagio sostenuto) Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond), Jenö Jandó (piano)
DVD Naxos 5.110013: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (cond), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
CD Naxos 6.110013 (SACD): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (cond), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
CD RCA BMG Living Stereo 8287661392 2 (SACD): Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (cond), Van Cliburn (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 09026 63015-2: NBC SO, Vladimir Golschmann (cond), Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
CD Sanctuary Records CD RSN 3050: Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz (cond), Jorge Lois Prats (piano)
CD Sony SBK 89734: Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (cond), Yefim Bronfman (piano)
CD Teldec 8573-84376-2: Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond), Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CD Teldec Apex 0927 408352 2: London Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich (cond), Alexei Sultanov (piano)
DVD VAI 4454: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (cond), Van Cliburn (piano) (Rec.: 1972)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00021: Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Warner Classics 2564 61946 2: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (cond), Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Sonata in G minor for cello and piano opus 19 (1901)
First performance: 2 December 1901 in Moscow by Anatoly Brandukov (cello) and Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Aeon AECD 0636: Marc Coppey (cello), Peter Laul (piano)
CD Arcobaleno SBCD 9600: H-J. Stegenga (cello), J. Bogaart (piano)
CD Artistled 19901-2: David Finckel (cello), Wu Han (piano)
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CD Black Box BBM 1044: Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 93096 (7 CD-set): Daniel Shafran (cello), Yakob Flier (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 8523: Y. Turovsky (cello), L. Edlina (piano)
CD Claudio CR 3911-2: Bekova Sisters: Alfa Nakipbekova (cello), Eleonora Nakipbekoba (piano)
CD Gasparo GSCD 365: Wolfgang Laufer (cello), Steven Swedish (piano)
CD Guild GMCD 7219: Gwyneth George (cello), Alberto Portugheis (piano)
CD Lyrinx LYR CD 074: R. Sommer (cello), D. Adni (piano)
CD Naxos 8.110767: Efrem Kurtz (cello), William Kapell (piano)
CD Naxos 8.556782: (Andante) Michael Grebanier (cello), Janet Guggenheim (piano)
CD Praga Digitals 625682 (4 CD-set): Michal Kanka (cello), Jaromír Klepac (piano)
CD Quartz QTZ2053: Boris Andrianov (cello), Rem Urasin (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 74321 845982 2 (2 CD-set): Janos Starker (cello), Shigeo Neriki (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 74321 91155 2: Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello), Imogen Cooper (piano)
CD Solo Musica SM 165: Hyun-Jung Berger (cello), José Gallardo (piano)
CD Somm New Horizons SOMMCD 026: Jamie Walton (cello), Charles Owen (piano)
CD Somm New Horizons SOMMCD 046: (Arranged for viola by Vadim Borisovsky) Yuri Zhislin (viola), George-Emmanuel Lazaridis (piano)
CD University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music 1913956907: Parry Karp (cello), Howard Karp (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 7243 4 82067-2 5 (2 CD-set): Truls Mork (cello), Lars Vogt (piano)
CD Virgin Classics VCL 3857862: Gautier Capucon (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano)

"Spring (Vesna)", cantata for baritone, chorus and orchestra after Nekrasov's poem opus 20 (1902)
First performance: 11 March 1902 by Alexander Smirnov (baritone) and Alexander Ziloti (conductor).

CD Chandos CHAN 9802: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valeri Polyansky (cond), Tigram Martyrosyan (bass)
CD Chandos CHAN 10706: BBC PO, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Gianandrea Noseda (cond), Svetla Vassileva (soprano); Misha Didyk (tenor); Alexei Tanovitski (bass)
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CD Regis RRC 1144: USSR Symphony Orchestra, Yurlov Russian Choir, Evgeni Svetlanov (cond), Stanislav Gusev (baritone)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): Yurlov Russian Choir, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond), Sergei Yakovenko (baritone)

Twelve Songs opus 21 (1902)
CD Black Box BBM 1044: (No. 7: How fair is this place) Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): (No. 5) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Maria Popescu (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Naoumenko (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Decca 467 697-2: (No. 1) Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
CD Decca 475 619-8 (SACD): (No. 7) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut CDZ 5 74232 2: (Nos. 4-6) Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Larissa Gergieva (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 74001: (Nos. 7, 8 & 12) Earl Wild (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110675: (No. 5) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Philips 446 666-2: (Nos. 4 & 7) Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mikhail Arkadiev (piano)
CD Prestant Classics PR 1016: (No. 5) Joel Hastings (piano)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 5) Alessio Bax (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 5) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: (No. 5 Lilacs) Dmitri Alexeev (piano)
Variations on a Theme of Chopin for piano opus 22 (1902-1903)
Prelude No. 20 in D minor.
First performance: 10 February 1903 in Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Arte Nova 74321 67509 2: Andrei Pisarev (piano)
CD Decca 421 061 2: J. Bolet (piano)
CD EMI Classics CDM 5 67936 2: Mauricio Vallina (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Naxos 8.554669: Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)

Ten Preludes for piano opus 23 (1903)
No. 1 in F sharp minor: Largo - 3 min. 30 sec.
No. 2 in B flat major: Maestoso - 3 min.
No. 3 in D minor: Tempo di minuetto - 3 min. 30 sec.
No. 4 in D major: Andante cantabile - 5 min.
No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia - 4 min.
No. 6 in E flat major: Andante - 3 min.
No. 7 in C minor: Allegro - 2 min. 30 sec.
No. 8 in A flat major: Allegro vivace - 3 min. 30 sec.
No. 9 in E flat minor: Presto - 2 min.
No. 10 in G flat major: Largo - 4 min.
First performance of Nos. 1, 2 & 5: 10 February 1903 in Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD APR 5665: (No. 5) Yakov Flier (piano)
CD Arbiter 146: (Nos. 1, 3, 7 & 8) Samuil Feinberg (piano)
CD Arcodiva UP 0018-2-131: (Nos. 1 & 2) Martin Kasík (piano)
CD BBC Legends BBCL 4090-2: (Selection) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): (No. 5) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Bridge 9348: (Nos. 2, 4, 5 & 6) Vassily Primakov (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD-9127-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Decca 421 061 2: (Nos. 5 & 10) J. Bolet (piano)
CD Decca 414 417 2: (No. 2) V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 417 764 2: (Nos. 2 & 5) V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD DG Eloquence 457 305-2: (No. 4) Lazar Berman (piano)
CD Dunelm Records DRD 0248: (Nos. 2, 3, 4 & 5) Sergei Dukachev (piano)
CD DUX 0565: (Nos. 5 & 6) Olga Rusina (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 00871 2 (3 CD-set): Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Erato 85738 57702: Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
CD Festivo 6962.042: (transcribed by Louis Robilliard) Louis Robilliard (organ)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 72002: (No. 5) Ethel Leginska (piano)
CD Mercury Living Presence SACD 470 639-2: (No. 6) Byron Janis (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110675: (No. 5) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Naxos: 8.570327: Eldar Nebolsin (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 5094: Marta Deyanova (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Parnassus PACD 96-001/002 (2 CD-set): (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Parnassus PACD 96-005/006 (2 CD-set): (No. 7) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Pavane Records ADW 7368: (No. 2) Yoko Kikuchi (piano)
CD Philips 475 7779: (Nos. 1 & 7) Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
CD Pierian PIE 0028: Barbara Nissman (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1022: (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: Alessio Bax (piano)
CD SOMMCD 0110: Peter Katin (piano) (Rec: 1971)
CD Sony SH 93067: (No. 10) Arcadi Volodos (piano)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): (No. 4) Evgeny Svetlanov (piano)
DVD VAI 4412: (Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 & 9) Ruth Slenczynska (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: Dmitri Alexeev (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 5 & 10) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

"The Miserly Knight", opera in three scenes after 'Little Tragedy' by Alexander Pushkin opus 24 (1903-1905)
Prelude - 8 minutes
Scene 1: In the Tower - 18 minutes
Scene 2: In the Cellar - 23 minutes
Scene 3: At the Palace - 12 minutes
First performance: 11 January 1906 in the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow.

CD Chandos CHAN 10264: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond), Mikhail Guzhov (bass), Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor), Andre Baturkin (baritone), Borislav Molchanov (tenor), Vitaly Efanov (bass)
CD DG 453 454-2: Gothenburg SO, Neeme Järvi (cond), Sergei Aleksashkin (bass-baritone), Sergei Larin (tenor), Vladimir Chernov (baritone), Ian Caley (tenor), Anatoli Kotscherga (bass)
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"Francesca da Rimini", opera after Dante's Inferno opus 25 (1904-1905)
First performance: 11 January 1906 in the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow.

CD Chandos CHAN 10442: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Singers, Gianandrea Noseda (cond), Gennady Bezzubenkov (The Shade of Virgil, bass), Evgeny Akimov (Dante, tenor), Sergey Murzaev (Lanceotto, baritone), Davide Damiani (Publio, baritone), Svetla Vassileva (Francesca, soprano) Misha Didyk (Paolo, tenor)
CD Naxos 8.557109: (O weep not, my Paolo (Francesca’s Aria)) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (cond), Marina Mescheriakova (soprano)
CD Naxos 8.557817: (Highlights) Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Nayden Todorov (cond), Mariana Zvetkova (soprano), Boiko Zvetanov (tenor), Peter Naydenov (bass)

Polka Italienne for piano four hands (1906)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer & O. Maisenberg (piano)
CD Sony SH 93067: Arcadi Volodos (piano)
Fifteen Songs opus 26 (1906)
CD Black Box BBM 1044: (No. 9: Let me rest here alone) Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Maria Popescu (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Naoumenko (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Decca 467 697-2: (No. 2) Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
CD DUX 0405: (Nos. 6 & 15) Eva Podles (contralto), Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut CDZ 5 74232 2: (No. 10) Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Larissa Gergieva (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut 3596352: (No. 15): Rodion Pogossov (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 74001: (No. 7) Earl Wild (piano)
CD Philips 446 666-2: (Nos. 9, 12 & 15) Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mikhail Arkadiev (piano)
"Salammbo", opera (1906)

Symphony No. 2 in E minor opus 27 (1906-1907)

1. Largo - Allegro Moderato
2. Allegro molto
3. Adagio
4. Allegro vivace
First performance: 26 January 1908 in St. Petersburg, conducted by Sergei Rachmaninov.

CD Avie AV 0022: Sinfonia Varsovia, Jose Cura (cond)
CD BBC MM 127: BBC PO, E. Downes (cond)
CD BIS SACD 1712: Singapore SO, Lan Shui (cond)
CD Boheme Classical CDBMR GOLO3: Great SO of All-Union Radio, Nikolai Golovanov (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 470 675 2: L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paul Kletzki (cond)
CD EMI Classics CDM 5 66982 2: London SO, André Previn (cond)
CD EMI Classics 237616 2 (2 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD MSO Live ABC Classics 476 4842: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka (cond)
CD Naxos 8.503191 (3 CD-set): National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Naxos: 8.556782: (Adagio) National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Nimbus NI1786 (3 CDs): BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Taadaki Otaka (cond)
CD Pentatone Classics PTC5186 153: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart (cond)
CD Regis RRC 1210: London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (cond)
CD RTVE Musica 65272: Royal Orchestra of Seville, Pedro Halffter (cond)
CD Sony Essential Classics SB2K 63257: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Telarc CD-80670: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi (cond)
CD Teldec 246 008 2: Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling (cond)
CD Warner Classics Apex 0927 49044 2: Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12235-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

Piano Concerto No. 5 (2007)
Arrangement of Symphony No. 2 in E minor opus 27 for piano and orchestra by Alexander Warenberg
1. Largo - Allegro Moderato
2. Adagio - Allegro molto
3. Allegro vivace

Brilliant Classics 8900: Janácek Philharmonic Orchestr, Theodor Kuchar (cond), Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano)

"Monna Vanna", opera after the play by Maeterlinck (1907)
Libretto by Mikhail Slonov.
Unfinished.
Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor opus 28 (1907)
First performance: 17 October 1908 in Moscow by Konstantin Igumnov (piano).

CD AR RÉ-SÉ 2002-4: Lydia Jardon (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9129-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Melba MR301127: Leslie Howard (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD SOMM CD 048: Martin Cousin (piano)

"The Isle of the Dead" symphonic poem opus 29 (1909)
After the painting by Bocklin.
Duration: 22 min.
First performance: 18 April 1909 in Moscow, conducted by Sergei Rachmaninov.

CD BBC Legends BBCL 4226-2: USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD BBC MM 107: BBC Scottish SO, J. Maksymiuk (cond)
CD Bella Musica Antes Edition BM-CD 31.9203: Philarmonia Moldova, Dietrich Scholler-Manno (cond)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 10475: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Chesky CD2: Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Decca 430 733 2: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 470 675 2: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)
CD DG 463 075-2: Russian National Orchestra, Mikhael Pletnev (cond)
CD EMI Classics 237616 2 (2 CD-set): London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn (cond)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD Ex Libris CD 6074: Tomas Kramreiter (piano)
CD LPO 0004: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (cond)
CD Pearl Gemm CD 9414: Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00021: Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12238-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor opus 30 (1909)
Movements:
1. Allegro ma non tanto
2. Intermezzo
3. Finale. Alla breve
First performance: 28 November 1909 in New York, conducted by Walter Damrosch with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Arco Diva UP 0057-2: Prague Symphony Orchestra, Leos Svarovsky (cond), Adam Skoumal (piano)
CD Arte Nova 74321 67509 2: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Friedmann (cond), Andrei Pisarev (piano)
CD BBC Legends BBCL 4092-2: BBC SO, Rudolf Schwarz (cond), Shura Cherkassky (piano)
CD Bella Musica Antes Edition BM-CD 31.9203: Philarmonia Moldova, Dietrich Scholler-Manno (cond), Andreas Jetter (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), S. Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 6214 (2 CD-set): State Academy Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Ivan Shpiller (cond), Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 7794 (2 CD-set): St. Petersburg PO, Mariss Jansons (cond), Michael Rudy (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 92293 (6 CD-set): State Academy Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Ivan Shpiller (cond), Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
CD Cembal d’Amour CD155: Gothenburg SO, Sten Frykberg (cond), Shura Cherkassky (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 241-30: Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (cond), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Chandos Enchant CHAN 7114 (2 CD-set): Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Chesky CD 76: RCA Victor SO, Massimo Freccia (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Classics for Pleasure 2282792: Philharmonia Orchestra, Günther Herbig (cond), Cécile Ousset (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9217-2: National Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, René Köhler (cond), Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 582-583 (3 CD-set): Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran (cond), Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 417 239 2: Concertgebouw Orchestra, B. Haitink (cond), V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 417 764 2: London SO, A. Previn (cond), V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 461 348-2: London SO, Andre Previn (cond), Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
CD DG 439 930 2: Berlin PO, C. Abbado (cond), L. Zilberstein (piano)
CD DG 471 576-2: Russian National Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich (cond), Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
CD EMI CDC 747031 2: Berlin PO, Y. Simonov (cond), D. Sgouros (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5008712 (3 CD-set): New Philharmonia Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato (cond), Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI Classics 237616 2 (2 CD-set): Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Paavo Berglund (cond), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond), Mikhail Rudy (piano)
CD EMI Classics 3 45819 2: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris, André Cluytens (cond), Emil Gilels (piano)
CD Guild GHCD 2323: Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Kletzki (cond), Witold Malcuzynski (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67501/2: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (cond), Stephen Hough (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67649: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (cond), Stephen Hough (piano)
CD Mercury Living Presence SACD 470 639-2: London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Byron Janis (piano)
CD Mirare MIR 008: Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Liss (cond), Boris Berezovsky (cond)
DVD Naxos 5.110013: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (cond), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
CD Naxos 6.110013 (SACD): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (cond), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110601: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110696: London Symphony Orchestra, Albert Coates (cond), Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110787: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (cond), Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD Philips 464 732-2: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (cond), Martha Argerich (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 09026 63681 2: New York PO, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 82876 56052 2: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (cond), Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal Living Stereo 82876 67894 2 (SACD): Symphony of the Air, Kyrill Kondrashin (cond), Van Cliburn (piano)
CD Sony SBK 89734: Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (cond), Yefim Bronfman (piano)
CD Telarc CD 80582: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (cond), Lang Lang (piano)
CD Transart TR 127: Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky (cond), Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (piano)
DVD VAI 4454: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (cond), Van Cliburn (piano) (Rec.: 1958)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00028: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

"Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" for chorus opus 31 (1910)
First performance: 25 November 1910 in Moscow by the Synodical Choir, conducted by Nikolai Daninin.

CD Brilliant Classics 6215: The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Valery Polyansky (cond)
CD EMI Classics 557677 2: Choir of King’s College of Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (cond), Deacon Tobias Simms (celebrant), Peter Scorer (deacon)
CD Hyperion Helios CDH 55318: Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (cond)
CD Priory Records PRCD 860: (Fragments) All Saints Margaret Street Church Choir, Paul Brough (cond)
CD Talents of Russia RCD 13001: (Ektene of Supplication & Blessed the Lord, O my soul) Russian State Chamber Choir, Valery Polyansky (cond), Irina Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano)

Thirteen Preludes for piano opus 32 (1910)
No. 1 in C major: Allegro vivace - 2 min.
No. 2 in B flat minor: Allegretto - 4 min.
No. 3 in E major: Allegro vivace - 3 min.
No. 4 in E minor: Allegro con brio - 6 min. 30 sec.
No. 5 in G major: Moderato - 3 min. 30 sec.
No. 6 in F minor: Allegro appassionato - 2 min.
No. 7 in F major: Moderato - 3 min.
No. 8 in A minor: Vivo - 2 min.
No. 9 in A major: Allegro moderato - 3 min. 30 sec.
No. 10 in B minor: Lento - 5 min. 30 sec.
No. 11 in B major: Allegretto - 2 min. 30 sec.
No. 12 in G sharp minor: Allegro - 3 min.
No. 13 in D flat major: Grave. Allegro - 5 min. 30 sec.
Duration (total): 45 minutes.
First performance: 5 December 1911 in St. Petersburg by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD AT 00-00118: (No. 12) Craig Sheppard (piano)
CD BBC Legends BBCL 4090-2: (Selection) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): (Nos. 5 & 12) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Bridge 9348: (Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 & 12) Vassily Primakov (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 92117 (4 CD-set): (Nos. 2 & 12) Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD-9127-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Cypres CYP 9617: (Nos. 5, 10 & 12) Wen-Yu Shen (piano)
CD DAL-SEGNO DSPRCD063: (Nos. 2 & 12) Helene Grimaud (piano)
CD Decca 414 417 2: V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 417 764 2: (Nos. 10 & 13) V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 421 061 2: (Nos. 7 & 12) J. Bolet (piano)
CD DG 419 045 2: (No. 12) V. Horowitz (piano)
CD DG 419 499 2: (No. 5 & 12) V. Horowitz (piano)
CD DG Eloquence 457 305-2: (No. 10) Lazar Berman (piano)
CD Dunelm Records DRD 0248: (Nos. 5 & 12) Sergei Dukachev (piano)
CD DUX 0565: (No. 12) Olga Rusina (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 00871 2 (3 CD-set): Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Golomb Records GLDC 5701-3: (Nos. 5 & 12) Alexander Tselyakov (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 72002: (No. 2) Ethel Leginska (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110675: (Nos. 5, 10 & 12) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Naxos: 8.570327: Eldar Nebolsin (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 5094: Marta Deyanova (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Parnassus PACD 96-001/002 (2 CD-set): (Nos. 1, 2, 7, 9, 10 & 12) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Parnassus PACD 96-005/006 (2 CD-set): (No. 2) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Pavane Records ADW 7368: (No. 12) Yoko Kikuchi (piano)
CD Philips 464 734-2: (No. 13) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Philips 475 7779: (Nos. 2, 6, 9 & 10) Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
CD Pierian PIE 0028: Barbara Nissman (piano)
CD Plum CDS PLUM052: Kenneth Saxon (piano)
CD Prestant Classics PR 1016: (No. 12) Joel Hastings (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 82876 50754 2 (2 CD-set): (No. 5) Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 82876 56052 2: (No. 5) Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1022: (Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1059: (No. 12) Martino Tirimo (piano)
CD SOMMCD 0110: Peter Katin (piano) (Rec: 1971)
CD Sony SH 93067: (No. 5) Arcadi Volodos (piano)
DVD Sony SVD 64545: (Nos. 5 & 12) Vladimir Horowitz (piano) CD Tall Poppies TP 184: David Stanhope (piano)
CD Teldec 8573-84376-2: (No. 12) Hélène Grimaud (piano)
DVD VAI 4412: (Nos. 1 & 12) Ruth Slenczynska (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7 & 12) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Etudes-Tableaux for piano opus 33 (1911)
No. 1 in F minor
No. 2 in C major
No. 3 in E flat minor
No. 4 in E flat major
No. 5 in G minor
No. 6 in C sharp major
No. 7 in E flat minor
No. 8 in G minor
No. 9

CD Brilliant Classics 92117 (4 CD-set): Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9128-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD DAL-SEGNO DSPRCD063: Helene Grimaud (piano)
CD DG 459 634-2: (Nos. 5, 6, 8 & 9) Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
CD DUX 0565: (Nos. 7 & 8) Olga Rusina (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Farhad Badalbeyli 280674 (2 CD-set): (Nos. 3 & 6) Farhad Badalbeyli (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Naive V4936: (Nos. 2, 6 & 9) Lise de la Salle (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Parnassus PACD 96-005/006 (2 CD-set): (No. 6) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Philips 475 7779: (No. 1) Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1022: (Nos. 5, 6 & 9) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Teldec 8573-84376-2: (Nos. 1, 2 & 9) Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 2 & 7) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

Fourteen Songs opus 34 (1912)
CD ABC Classics 476 8087 (3 CD-set): (Vocalise) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope (cond)
CD BIS CD 1299: (No. 14: Vocalise) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes (cond)
CD BIS SACD 1712: (No. 14: Vocalise) Singapore SO, Lan Shui (cond)
CD Black Box BBM 1044: (No. 14: Vocalise) Moray Welsh (cello), Martin Roscoe (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): (No. 14: Vocalise) Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Maria Popescu (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Naoumenko (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD CBS MK 45529: (No. 14: Vocalise) Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra, L. Gosman
CD Cala CACD 0542: (No. 14: Vocalise) Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9168-2: (No. 14: Vocalise) Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Decca 475 619-8 (SACD): (No. 14: Vocalise) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD DG 477 9299: (No. 14 Vocalise) Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Helene Grimaud (piano)
CD EMI Classics 6790192: (No. 14) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): (No. 14: Vocalise) St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): (No. 14: Vocalise) St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD Ivory Classics 74001: (Nos. 1 & 14) Earl Wild (piano)
CD Naxos: 8.556782: (No. 14: Vocalise) Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, David Geringas (cond), Vytautas Sondeckis (cello)
CD Naxos 8.556782: (No. 14: Vocalise) Michael Grebanier (cello), Janet Guggenheim (piano)
CD Pearl Gemm CD 9414: (No. 14: Vocalise) Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD RCA Red Seal 74321 91155 2: (No. 14: Vocalise, transcription by A. Brandukov) Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello), Imogen Cooper (piano)
CD Reference Recordings RR-96 HDCD: (No. 14: Vocalise) Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue (cond)
CD Regis RRC 1144: (No. 14: Vocalise) USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov (cond)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 14: Vocalise, arr.Bax) Alessio Bax (piano)
CD Solo Musica SM 165: (No. 14: Vocalise, arranged for cello and piano) Hyun-Jung Berger (cello), José Gallardo (piano)
CD Somm New Horizons SOMMCD 046: (No. 14: Vocalise, arranged for viola and piano by Yuri Zhislin) Yuri Zhislin (viola), George-Emmanuel Lazaridis (piano)
CD Sony Essential Classics SB2K 63257: (No. 14: Vocalise) Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): (Transcription by V. Kin) USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Virgin Classics 7243 4 82067-2 5 (2 CD-set): (No. 14: Vocalise) Truls Mork (cello), Lars Vogt (piano)
CD Virgin Classics VCL 3857862: Gautier Capucon (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00036: (No. 14: Vocalise) Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
"The Bells" for soloists, chorus and orchestra opus 35 (1913)
Text by K. Balmont after the poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
Duration: 36 min.
First performance: 30 November 1913 in St. Petersburg by the Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, conducted by S. Rachmaninov, and E. Popova, A. Alexandrovich and P. Andreyev.

CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valeri Polyansky (cond), Olga Lutsiv-Ternovskaya (soprano), Leonid Bomstein (tenor), Vyacheslav Pochapsky (bass)
CD Chandos CHAN 9759: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valery Polyansky (cond), Olga Lutsiv Ternovskaya (soprano), Leonid Bomstein (tenor), Vyacheslav Pochapsky (tenor)
CD Chandos CHAN 10706: BBC PO, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Gianandrea Noseda (cond), Svetla Vassileva (soprano); Misha Didyk (tenor); Alexei Tanovitski (bass)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 770 2: Philadelphia Orchestra, Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, Charles Dutoit (cond), Alexandrina Pendachanska (soprano), Kaludi Kaludov (tenor), Sergei Leiferkus (tenor)
CD DG 471 029-2: Russian National Orchestra, Moscow State Chamber Choir, Mikhail Pletnev (cond), Marina Mescheriakova (soprano), Sergei Larin (tenor), Vladimir Chernov (baritone)
CD EMI Classics Gemini 3 81513 2: London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn (cond), Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
CD Hanssler Classics Profil PH 07028: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, West German Radio Chorus, Lege Artis Chamber Chorus, Semyon Bychkov (cond), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (soprano), Evgeny Akimov (tenor), Vladimir Vaneev (bass)
CD Naxos 8.550805: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTE Philharmonic Choir, Alexander Anissimov (cond), Helen Field (soprano), Ivan Choupenitch (tenor), Oleg Melnikov (bass)
CD Regis RRC 1144: USSR Symphony Orchestra, Yurlov Russian Choir, Evgeni Svetlanov (cond), Sergei Yakovenko (baritone), Alexei Maslennikov (tenor), Galina Pisarenko (soprano)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Yurlov Russian Choir, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond), Alexei Maslennikov (tenor), Galina Pisarenko (soprano), Sergei Yakovenko (baritone)
CD Telarc CD 80365: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Shaw (cond), Renee Fleming (soprano), Karl Dent (tenor), Vicor Ledbatter (baritone)
CD Warner Classics 2564 68025-5: Russian National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier (cond), Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor opus 36 (1913)
First performance: 3 December 1913 in St. Petersburg by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).
Revised in 1931.
Movements:
1. Allegro agitato - 10 min.
2. Non allegro. Lento - 7 min. 30 sec.
3. Allegro molto - 6 min.

CD AR RÉ-SÉ 2002-4: Lydia Jardon (piano)
CD Arcodiva UP 0018-2-131: Martin Kasík (piano)
CD BIS CD 1042: Freddy Kempf (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 92117 (4 CD-set): Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CD Cypres CYP 9617: Wen-Yu Shen (piano)
CD DAL-SEGNO DSPRCD063: Helene Grimaud (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 525: Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 414 417 2: V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD DG 477 5325: Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CD DUX 0565: Olga Rusina (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD EMI Classics Debut 77243 5 74164 2: Ian Fountain (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): (original version) Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): (revised version) Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Melba MR301127: Leslie Howard (piano)
CD Naxos 8.554669: (revised version) Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Philips 475 7779: Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 09026 63681-2: Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1331: John Lill (piano)
CD Warner Classics Apex 0927-40830-2: Alexei Sultanov (piano)

"King Lear", opera (1914)

"The Scythians", ballet (1914)

Vespers ("All-Night Vigil") for soloists and mixed chorus a cappella opus 37 (1915)

First performance: 10 March 1915 in Moscow by the Synodical Choir, conducted by Nikolai Daninin.

CD Berlin Classics 0017422BC: MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Howard Arman (cond), Klaudia Zeiner (alto), Mikhail Agafonov (tenor), Lew Maidatschewski (lector)
CD Brilliant Classics 6215: The National Academic Choir of Ukraine "Dumka", Yevchen Savchuk (cond), Olga Borusene (soprano), Yuri Korinnyk (tenor), Mykhaylo Tyshchenko (tenor)
CD EMI 556752-2: King’s College, Cleobury (cond)
CD Harmonia Mundi HMU 907384: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (cond), Iris Oja (contralto), Mati Turi (tenor), Vladimir Miller (basso profundo), Tiit Kogerman (tenor)
CD Harmonia Mundi Saison Russe LCD 288050: St Petersburg Academic Cappella (Glinka State Choir)
CD Hyperion CDA 66460: Corydon Singers, Best (cond)
CD Melba MR301127: (No. 5: Nunc dimittis) Leslie Howard (piano)
CD Naxos 6.110067 (SACD): Finnish National Opera Chorus, Eric-Olof Söderström (cond), Raissa Palmu (soprano), Erja Wimeri (contralto), Eugen Antoni (tenor)
CD Naxos 8.555908: Finnish National Opera Chorus, Eric-Olof Söderström (cond), Raissa Palmu (soprano), Erja Wimeri (contralto), Eugen Antoni (tenor)
CD Priory Records PRCD 860: (Fragments) All Saints Margaret Street Church Choir, Paul Brough (cond)
CD Regis RRC 1043: National Academic Choir of Ukraine "Dumka", Yevchen Savchuk (cond), Olga Borusene (soprano), Yuri Korinnyk (tenor), Mykhaylo Tyshchenko (tenor)
CD Signum SIGCD 054: Tenebrae, Nigel Short (cond)

Six Songs opus 38 (1916)
1. In my Garden - 2 min.
2. To Her - 2 min. 30 sec.
3. Daisies - 2 min.
4. The Pied Piper - 3 min.
5. Dreams - 3 min. 30 sec.
6. The Quest - 2 min.

CD Brilliant Classics 8531 (3 CD-set): Joan Rodgers (soprano), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Decca 467 697-2: (No. 5) Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
CD Divine Art Diversions 24114: Teresa Cahill (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
CD Gallo CD 832: (No. 3) A. Alieva (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 74001: (No. 5) Earl Wild (piano)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 3) Alessio Bax (piano)
CD Sony SH 93067: (No. 3: Daisies) Arcadi Volodos (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 3) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: (No. 3) Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Etudes-Tableaux for piano opus 39 (1916-1917)
No. 1 in C minor
No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in F sharp minor
No. 4 in B minor
No. 5 in E flat minor
No. 6 in A minor
No. 7 in C minor
No. 8 in D minor
No. 9 in D major
First performance: 21 February 1917 in Petrograd by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Arbiter 146: (No. 9) Samuil Feinberg (piano)
CD AT 00-00118: Craig Sheppard (piano)
CD BBC Legends BBCL 4082-2: (Nos. 3 & 4) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD BIS CD 1042: Freddy Kempf (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9128-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9168-2: (No. 5) Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9218-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Cypres CYP 9617: (No. 9) Wen-Yu Shen (piano)
CD Decca 417 671 2: V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD DUX 0565: (Nos. 1 & 6) Olga Rusina (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Golomb Records GLDC 5701-3: (No. 3) Alexander Tselyakov (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Naive V4936: (Nos. 1 & 2) Lise de la Salle (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Philips 475 7779: (Nos. 4 & 7) Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
CD Prestant Classics PR 1016: (No. 1) Joel Hastings (piano)
CD RCA Legendary Visions 82876 58241-9: (No. 5) Van Cliburn (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 82876 50754 2 (2 CD-set): (Nos. 5 & 9) Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1022: (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 9) Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (No. 6) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

Oriental Sketch for piano (1917)
Duration: 2 minutes.
First performance: 12 November 1931 in New York by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Cembal d'Amour CD 113: Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
CD Melba MR301127: Leslie Howard (piano)
CD Prestant Classics PR 1016: Joel Hastings (piano)
CD Sony SH 93067: Arcadi Volodos (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: Dmitri Alexeev (piano)

Prelude in D minor for piano (1917)
CD Decca 475 619-8 (SACD): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 1) Alessio Bax (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 0963752: Dmitri Alexeev (piano)
Fragments for piano (1917)
CD Decca 475 619-8 (SACD): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Melba MR301127: Leslie Howard (piano)
CD Signum Classics SIGCD 264: (No. 1) Alessio Bax (piano)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor opus 40 (1926)
First performance: 18 March 1927 in Philadelphia, conducted by Leopold Stokowski with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).
Revised in 1941.
First performance of the revised version: 17 October 1941 in Philadelphia, conducted by Eugene Ormandy with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Altara ALT 1023: Orchestra Filarmonica della RAI di Roma, Franco Caracciolo (cond), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) (Rec.: 1956)
CD Arte Nova 74321 72108 2: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Friedmann (cond), Piotr Dimitriev (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), S. Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 6214 (2 CD-set): State Academy Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Ivan Shpiller (cond), Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 7794 (2 CD-set): St. Petersburg PO, Mariss Jansons (cond), Michael Rudy (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 241-30: Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (cond), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Chandos Enchant CHAN 7114 (2 CD-set): Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Chesky CD 41: Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9219-2: Philharmonia of Warsaw, René Köhler (cond), Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 582-583 (3 CD-set): Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran (cond), Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 414 475 2: Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 425 004 2: London SO, Andre Previn (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 467 453-2: London SO, Andre Previn (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 769 2: London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn (cond), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5008712 (3 CD-set): New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (cond), Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond), Mikhail Rudy (piano)
CD EMI Classics CDM 5 67238 2: Philharmonia Orchestra, Ettore Gracis (cond), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67501/2: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (cond), Stephen Hough (piano)
CD Sony Essential Classics SBK 46541: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Philippe Entremont (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00036: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Warner Apex 0927 43073 2: Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (cond), Alexei Lubimov (piano)
CD Warner Classics 2564 61946 2: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (cond), Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Three Russian Songs for chorus and orchestra opus 41 (1926)
No. 1: Cherez rechku
No. 2: Akh ty, Vanka
No. 3: Belilitsy, rumyanitsy, vy moy
First performance: 18 March 1927 in Philadelpia, conducted by Leopold Stokowsky.

CD Chandos CHAN 10706: BBC PO, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 770 2: Philadelphia Orchestra, Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, Charles Dutoit (cond)

Variations on a Theme of Corelli for piano opus 42 (1931)
First performance: 12 October 1931 in Montrwal by Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Arco Diva UP 0075-2: Banu Sözüar (piano)
CD Bridge 9348: Vassily Primakov (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 525: Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 417 671 2: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
CD DG 459 634-2: Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5 67938 2 (3 CD-set): John Ogdon (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): John Lill (piano)
CD Regis RRC 1331: John Lill (piano)
CD Teldec 8573-84376-2: (No. 12) Hélène Grimaud (piano)

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra opus 43 (1934)
First performance: 7 November 1934 in Baltimore, conducted by Leopold Stokowski with Sergei Rachmaninov (piano).

CD Arte Nova 74321 72108 2: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Friedmann (cond), Piotr Dimitriev (piano)
CD Bel Air Music BAM 2030: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (cond), Natasha Paremski (piano)
CD Bel Air Music BAM 2040: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (cond), Elena Caldine (piano)
CD BIS-SACD-1988: Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (cond), Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond), S. Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 6214 (2 CD-set): Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz (cond), Jose Luis Prats (piano)
CD Brilliant Classics 7794 (2 CD-set): St. Petersburg PO, Mariss Jansons (cond), Michael Rudy (piano)
CD Cameo Classics C-C9021 CD: Belarusian State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Marius Stravinsky (cond), Panagiotis Trochopoulos (piano)
CD Chandos CHAN 241-30: Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (cond), Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Chandos CHANX 10078: Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Chandos Enchant CHAN 7114 (2 CD-set): Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Chesky CD 41: Royal PO, Jascha Horenstein (cond), Earl Wild (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9219-2: National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, René Köhler (cond), Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD Danacord DACOCD 582-583 (3 CD-set): Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran (cond), Oleg Marshev (piano)
CD Decca 417 613 2: Philharmonia Orchestra, B. Haitink (cond), V. Ashkenazy (piano)
CD Decca 436 239 2: Royal PO, V. Ashkenazy, P. Jablonski (piano)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 767 1: Royal PO, V. Ashkenazy, P. Jablonski (piano)
CD DG Eloquence 457 305-2: London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch (cond), Tamas Vasary (piano)
CD DG 477 5231: Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (cond), Lang Lang (piano)
CD DG 00289 477 5499 (SACD): Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (cond), Lang Lang (piano)
CD EMI Classics 5008712 (3 CD-set): New Philharmonia Orchestra, Moshe Atzmon (cond), Agustin Anievas (piano)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond), Mikhail Rudy (piano)
CD Hyperion CDA 67501/2: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (cond), Stephen Hough (piano)
CD ICA Classics ICAC 5020: Cologne Radio SO, Zdenek Mácal (cond), Shura Cherkassky (piano)
CD Laurel Records LR 904: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai (cond), Mark Zeltser (piano)
CD MSR Classics MS 1176: RTV Symphony Orchestra of Slovenia, Anton Nanut (cond), Joshua Pierce (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110602: Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110676: Liverpool PO, Basil Cameron (cond), Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.110692: Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia, Fritz Reiner (cond), William Kapell (piano)
CD Naxos Historical 8.111289: Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind (cond), Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (Rec.: 1947)
CD Naxos 8.556782: (Nos. 16, 17 & 18) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernd Glemser (piano)
CD Nimbus NI 1736 (4 CCD-set): BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (cond), John Lill (piano)
CD Philips 410 052 2: Concertgebouw Orchestra, N. Jarvi (cond), B. Davidovich (piano)
CD RCA Red Seal 74321 8459952 (2 CD-set): Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (cond), William Kapell (piano)
CD Sanctuary Records CD RSN 3050: Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz (cond), Jorge Lois Prats (piano)
CD Simax Classics PSC 1831: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond), Eva Knardahl (piano) (rec.: 1982)
CD Sony Essential Classics SBK 46541: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond), Philippe Entremont (piano)
CD Tahra 155: Concertgebouw Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (cond), Daniel Wayenberg (piano)
CD Virgin Classics 7243 5 61976 2: Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pesek (cond), Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00021: Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (cond), Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for cello and piano opus 43B (1934)
Arrangbed by Gautier Capucon and Gabriela Montero.

CD Virgin Classics VCL 3857862: (Variation No. 18) Gautier Capucon (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano)

Symphony No. 3 in A minor opus 44 (1935)
Revised in 1936 and 1938.
First performance: 6 November 1936 in Philadelphia, conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

CD Alto ALC 1030: Moscow State SO, Pavel Kogan (cond)
CD BBC 4207: Bournemouth SO, Constantin Silvestri (cond)
CD BIS CD 1299: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes (cond)
CD BIS-SACD-1988: Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (cond)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 10677: BBC PO, Gianandrea Noseda (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 9802: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 769 2: L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paul Kletzki (cond)
CD EMI Classics 6790192: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD Naxos 8.503191 (3 CD-set): National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov (cond)
CD Nimbus NI1786 (3 CDs): BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Taadaki Otaka (cond)
CD Pearl Gemm CD 9414: Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Sony Essential Classics SB2K 63257: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Telarc Classics CD 80331: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman (cond)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00028: Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninov (cond)
CD Warner Music France 5101 12238-2 (3 CD-set): State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)

Symphonic Dances for orchestra opus 45 (1940)
No. 1: Non allegro
No. 2: Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
No. 3: Lento assai
Duration: 37 min.
First performance: 3 January 1941 in Philadelphia, conducted by Eugen Ormandy.

CD Alto ALC 1030: Moscow State SO, Pavel Kogan (cond)
CD Black Box BBM 3001: London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (cond)
CD Brilliant Classics 8532 (2 CD-set): Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Chandos CHAN 9759: Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valery Polyansky (cond)
CD Decca 430 733 2: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond)
CD Decca Eloquence 476 770 2: Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (cond)
CD EMI Classics 237616 2 (2 CD-set): London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn (cond)
CD EMI Classics 7243 5 75510 2 1 (6 CD-set): St Petersburg PO, Mariss Janson (cond)
CD EMI Classics Triple 50999 5 00885 2 2 (3 CD-set): St Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond)
CD Everest EVC 9002: London SO, Eugene Goossens (cond)
CD Hanssler Classics Profil PH 07028: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Semyon Bychkov (cond)
CD LPO 0004: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (cond)
CD Reference Recordings RR-96 HDCD: Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue (cond)
CD Regis RRC 1178: USSR SO, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Svet 04981-6 (6 CD-set): USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (cond)
CD Telarc Classics CD 80331: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman (cond)
CD Warner Classics 2564 62050-2: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (cond)

Symphonic Dances for two pianos opus 45A (1940)
Duration: 32 minutes.

CD DG 410 616 2: M. Argerich and N. Economou (piano)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMC 901301: B. Engerer and O. Maisenberg (piano)
CD Helios CDH 55209: Howard Shelley and Hilary MacNamara (pianos)
CD Naxos 8.557062: Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe (piano)

And furthermore

Transcriptions:

Rimsky-Korsakov – The Flight of the Bumblebee
Kreisler – Liebeslied
Bizet – Minuet from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
Schubert – Wohin?, from Die schöne Müllerin
Mussorgsky – Hopak from Sorotchinsky Fair
Bach – Prelude, from Violin Partita in E Major
Bach – Gavotte from Violin Partita in E Major
Bach – Gigue from Violin Partita in E Major
Mendelssohn – Scherzo from ‘A Midsunmmer Night’s Dream’
Behr – Polka de V R
CD ICA Classics ICAC 5020: Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Tchaikovsky – Lullaby Op. 16 No. 1
Kreisler - Liebesfreud
CD APR Historical CD APR 5625: (Anonymous) Orchestra, Antonia Brico (cond), Simon Barere (piano)
CD BMG RCA Red Seal 82876-67892-2 (10 CD-set): Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
CD Concert Artist CACD 9179-2: Joyce Hatto (piano)
CD DUX 0565: (Polka) Olga Rusina (piano)
CD Harmonia Mundi France HMU 907336: Olga Kern (piano)
CD Hyperion CDS 44041/8 (8 CD-set): (all transcriptions) Howard Shelley (piano)
CD Ivory Classics 64405-74002 (2 CD-set): (Polka de V R) Nadia Reisenberg (piano) (recording: 1954)
CD Prestant Classics PR 1016: (Lullaby) Joel Hastings (piano)
DVD Sony SVD 64545: (Polka de V R) Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
CD Vista Vera VVCD 00037: (Polka de V R) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
Five Etudes Tableaux from opus 33 and 39, arranged by Respighi for orchestra
No. 1: The Sea and the Seagulls
No. 2: The Fair
No. 3: Funeral March
No. 4: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
No. 5: March
CD Chandos CHAN 9822: Russian State Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond)
CD Reference Recordings RR-96 HDCD: Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue (cond)
Memories, Rachmaninov's Letters and other reminiscences spoken by Sir John Gielgud
DVD Warner Music/NVC Arts Video 3984-25386-3:
Specially commissioned performances conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Directed by Tony Palmer.
Romances
CD Ondine ODE 1207-2: Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Ivari Ilja (piano)


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