第二號鋼琴協奏曲完成於拉赫曼尼諾夫自莫斯科音樂學院畢業,居住在莫斯科時期。當時他正因為第一號交響曲演出失敗受到前所未有的挫折,經過催眠治療後,拉赫曼尼諾夫又開始重新動筆創作,一九○一年完成這部可說是他最受歡迎的鋼琴協奏曲,也恢復對自己的信心。為了對醫師表示感激之意,拉赫曼尼諾夫把這部協奏曲題獻為他催眠治療的達爾醫生。帕格尼尼的作品有源源不絕的美聲。他的二十四首隨想曲原只是技巧堆砌的小提琴練習曲,但是其中的第二十四首卻令無數智慧型的作曲家為之拜倒。為這首作品寫過變奏曲的作曲家中,光是頂尖大師就有舒曼、李斯特、布拉姆斯和拉赫曼尼諾夫。其中,拉赫曼尼諾夫的這首作品就是結合北歐與南歐浪漫的典型範例。寫於一九三四年的帕格尼尼主題狂想曲,其實是非常「新」的作品,但表現的卻是十九世紀富麗堂皇的浪漫管弦樂傳統。全曲以帕格尼尼小提琴隨想曲第二十四首的主題為基礎,寫作了二十四段變奏,是一部華麗但是非常具有深度的作品。
1. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 - 1. Moderato
2. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 - 2. Adagio sostenuto
3. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 - 3. Allegro scherzando
4. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Introduction
5. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 1
6. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Theme
7. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 2
8. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 3
9. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 4
10. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 5
11. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 6
12. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 7
13. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 8 14. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 9 15. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 10 16. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 11 17. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 12 18. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 13 19. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 14 20. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 15 21. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 16 22. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 17 23. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 18 24. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 19 25. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 20 26. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 21 27. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 22 28. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 23 29. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 24 |
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