The Romance of Rachmaninov

☆郎朗／钢琴 ，葛济夫指挥／马林斯基剧院管弦乐团等 「郎朗真的让人惊艳，在舞台上展现超吸引人且自在的巨匠丰采」 ---伦敦时报 从2000年以来，中国钢琴家郎朗在世界乐坛扬起一阵旋风，引领出钢琴演奏的新风潮。到2008年北京奥运的热潮领航，各个领域的器乐家，都有许许多多的新生代争相模仿郎朗。为他特别量身打造的乐器或是限量鞋款等等，几乎郎朗本身就是一个品牌。 本辑是将郎朗在DG录音当中，拉赫曼尼诺夫的演奏重新整理成辑。包括有第二、三号钢琴协奏曲，帕格尼尼主题狂想曲与第二号钢琴奏名曲等共计两片CD。 Lang Lang s complete Rachmaninov recordings, bringing together the DG and the early Telarc recordings. "Lang Lang is a marvel, his ease of virtuosity astonishing, his stage presence magnetic" The Times (London). Lang Lang s complete Rachmaninoff recordings capture the heart of Russian Romantic music: two favourite concertos (nos. 2 and 3), the dazzlingly virtuosic Paganini Rhapsody and the deeply felt Trio élégiaque, in which he is partnered by Repin and Maisky plus a spirited performance of the great G minor Prelude. Rachmaninov playing of real personality International Record Review (Second Concerto, Rhapsody). The two favorite Piano Concertos, nos. 2 & 3 No. 3 a live recording from the London Proms, 2002 a breakthrough performance for the pianist No. 2 coupled with the Paganini Rhapsody, with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra Plus the Trio élegiaque with Repin and Maisky and a rip-roaring performance of the popular Prelude in G minor. Review by Blair Sanderson Fans who have been collecting Lang Lang's albums for a number of years should look closely at this 2014 Deutsche Grammophon twofer, because these Rachmaninov recordings are likely to be in their libraries already. The live performances of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, backed by Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, were released together in 2005; additionally, the Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor with violinist Vadim Repin and cellist Mischa Maisky, the Prelude in G minor, and the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor appeared on other Deutsche Grammophon albums that decade. The concert recording of the Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, performed with Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, was originally released by Telarc in 2002. That said, there are undoubtedly many who are discovering Lang Lang for the first or second time, for whom such a collection is a real convenience that brings some of his most popular recordings into one blockbuster package. The two piano concertos and the rhapsody recommend themselves because of their fame, so less obvious choices for newcomers to sample would be the Trio (track 30), the Prelude (track 31), and the Sonata (tracks 35-37), to hear some of the subtler aspects of Lang Lang's artistry.