Sviatoslav Richter, Sergei Rachmaninoff – Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 In C-moll = Piano-Concerto No. 2 In C Minor / 6 Preludes (E/E) – LP, DE 1974

Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 In C-moll = Piano-Concerto No. 2 In C Minor / 6 Preludes is an LP by Sviatoslav Richter, Sergei Rachmaninoff from 1974 released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 remains one of the great monuments of Late Romantic piano writing, and this performance with Sviatoslav Richter underlines why it endures. The concerto combines sweeping lyricism, brooding melancholy and dazzling virtuosity in a work that helped secure Rachmaninoff’s reputation beyond the concert hall. Paired with six preludes, it also shows the composer’s gift for concentrated melodic invention and emotional intensity on a smaller scale. Together, these works embody the lush harmonies, rich textures and expressive immediacy that have kept Rachmaninoff central to the standard repertoire.

Genre: Classical