Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1972

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 is an LP by André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff from 1972 released on the Decca label.

About this album

Ashkenazy and Previn deliver one of the most admired readings of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, combining virtuoso brilliance with a strong sense of line and drama. Vladimir Ashkenazy’s clear, expressive pianism brings out the concertos’ lyricism and rhythmic bite, while André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra give the orchestral writing full weight and colour. Issued in 1972, this release sits within a celebrated late-Romantic revival on record, making two of Rachmaninoff’s best-known concert works feel both grandly expansive and tightly argued. It remains a reference point for listeners seeking melodic sweep without losing structural clarity.