Sergei Rachmaninoff: His Complete Recordings

No one who cares about the piano, or the history of early 20th-century performance practice, can ignore Rachmaninov's imposing, priceless recorded legacy. Although Sergei Rachmaninov considered himself first and foremost a composer, the last two decades of his life found him knee-deep in his "second career" as a touring concert pianist and recording artist. In 1992, RCA Gold Seal brought out all of Rachmaninov's recorded performances in a 10-disc set, now reprinted as a space-saving budget box. Astute collectors will note the absence of composite "alternate take" performances of the Beethoven Op. 30 No. 3 sonata with Fritz Kreisler and Rachmaninov's own Second Concerto (both released on Biddulph), as well as an earlier, rejected recording of the Bach/Rachmaninov Preludio that eventually came to light in a later RCA compilation. However, the most glaring gaffe concerns the total absence of discographical information that RCA generously provided for the 1992 set and its 1973 LP precedent. This is inexcusable. How can a listener peruse the table of contents and try to ascertain the provenance of works Rachmaninov recorded more than once? A reprint is in order, and not soon enough. Aside from his justly famous, intensely idiosyncratic renditions of the Chopin Second Sonata and Schumann Carnaval, Rachmaninov's recorded solo repertoire mostly consists of short, encore-type works that fit comfortably on one or two 78-rpm sides. This had more to do with marketing than art. Whereas RCA Victor's British affiliate HMV busied itself with projects such as Schnabel's Beethoven Sonatas, Fischer in Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, or complete Chopin and Schumann cycles with Cortot, it's a shame that U.S. Victor didn't preserve Rachmaninov's interpretations of the large-scale works with which he triumphed in concert (Beethoven's Op. 111 and the Liszt Sonata, for example). It's also known that Victor turned down Rachmaninov's suggestions that his last concert tour be recorded, and that he and Vladimir Horowitz record his Suites for Two Pianos. On the other hand Rachmaninov's services did not come cheap, nor did his perfectionist attitude toward the recording process. Yet whether in great or small works, just about every performance attests to Rachmaninov's powerful recreative personality and titanic workmanship. Whose jaws have not dropped upon hearing his casual dispatch of Henselt's murderous double-note etude, "Si Oiseau J'Etais"? What other pianist nails the treacherous skips in the Scherzo of Chopin's B-flat minor sonata with such unassailable authority? Who else can hurl the octaves in Chopin's C-sharp minor Scherzo with the same subjective intensity (maybe Argerich, but just maybe)? Listen to Liszt's Gnomenreignen or E major Polonaise to sample Rachmaninov's trademark left-hand thrusts and motoric drive, or hear the two Mendelssohn Etudes for unflappable speed and rock-solid assurance. The "iron hand in a mink glove" cliché aptly applies to Rachmaninov's perpetually singing tone and aristocratic phrasing that allowed him to shape melodic lines with more authority than many singers. His Schubert song transcriptions bear this out, as well as his infallible support in the three collaborations with Kreisler. Naturally Rachmaninov's frequently unorthodox conceptions will unsettle modern listeners in regard to liberties with tempos, dynamics, and sometimes the notes themselves. Yet you always infer that Rachmaninov's so-called "Romantic" devices are channeled toward specific musical ends. His interpretive "whims" usually sound inevitable rather than capricious. I'm thinking about the Chopin C-sharp minor Waltz, where the rubato appears to be meted out in measured increments, and the middle section is painstakingly yet gorgeously voiced. The pianist's cannily orchestrated tempo fluctuations throughout Beethoven's C minor Variations make you regret that the work was abridged to fit across two 12-inch sides. I often sense that Rachmaninov lavished his most creative interpretations on composers other than himself while playing his own music relatively straight--indeed, indifferently in the Third Concerto (he makes big cuts in the third movement, and strangely jettisons that sublime chromatic sequence eight bars before number 11 in the first movement). Conversely, Rachmaninov conducts his Third Synphony and The Isle of the Dead, obtaining surging brio and textual transparency from the usually lush Philadelphia Orchestra strings. A great deal of care and restoration savvy went into Ward Marston's 1992 transfers. Marston told me that his tapes subsequently were processed (not by him) via the CEDAR noise reduction system. They sound fine in and of themselves, but I've since heard Rachmaninov transfers boasting more brightness and dynamic impact (Naxos' edition of the concertos, for example). Notwithstanding my editorial carping, no one who cares about the piano, or the history of early 20th-century performance practice, can ignore Rachmaninov's imposing, priceless recorded legacy. --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com Works on This Recording 1. Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Conductor: Leopold Stokowski ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Russia ■ Date of Recording: 1924 ■ Length: 31 Minutes 33 Secs. ■ Notes: Composition written: Russia (1900 - 1901). 2. Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Conductor: Eugene Ormandy ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1909; Russia ■ Length: 34 Minutes 1 Secs. ■ Notes: 1939 - 1940 3. Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Conductor: Eugene Ormandy ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1891/1917; Russia ■ Length: 24 Minutes 51 Secs. ■ Notes: 1939 - 1940 4. Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Conductor: Eugene Ormandy ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1926/1941; USA ■ Date of Recording: 12/20/1941 ■ Length: 24 Minutes 39 Secs. 5. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Conductor: Leopold Stokowski ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1934; USA ■ Date of Recording: 12/24/1934 ■ Length: 22 Minutes 10 Secs. 6. Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Conductor: Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1909; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/20/1929 ■ Length: 18 Minutes 6 Secs. 7. Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Conductor: Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1912-1915; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/20/1929 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs. ■ Notes: Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915). 8. Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44 by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Conductor: Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1936/1938; USA ■ Date of Recording: 12/11/1939 ■ Length: 36 Minutes 50 Secs. 9. Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Fritz Kreisler (Violin), Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 03/22/1928 ■ Length: 15 Minutes 19 Secs. 10. Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162 by Franz Schubert ■ Performer: Fritz Kreisler (Violin), Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 12/1928 ■ Length: 19 Minutes 40 Secs. 11. Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 45 by Edvard Grieg ■ Performer: Fritz Kreisler (Violin), Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1886-1887; Norway ■ Date of Recording: 09/1928 ■ Length: 23 Minutes 5 Secs. 12. Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828: Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1726-1731; Leipzig, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 12/16/1925 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs. 13. Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430: no 4, Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" by George Frideric Handel ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: by 1720; London, England ■ Date of Recording: 01/03/1936 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs. 14. Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 3rd movement, Rondo alla turca by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 05/14/1925 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 15. Variations (32) for Piano in C minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 1925 ■ Length: 7 Minutes 52 Secs. 16. Polish Songs (6) for Piano (Chopin), S 480: no 6, Return home by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847-1860; Weimar, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 02/27/1942 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 24 Secs. 17. Polish Songs (6) for Piano (Chopin), S 480: no 1, Maiden's wish by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847-1860; Weimar, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 02/27/1942 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs. 18. Das Wandern (Schubert) for Piano, S 565 no 1 by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1846; Hungary ■ Date of Recording: 04/14/1925 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 38 Secs. 19. Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560: no 7, Ständchen "Leise flehen" by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1838-1839; Geneva, Switzerland ■ Date of Recording: 02/27/1942 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 22 Secs. 20. Polonaises (2) for Piano, S 223: no 2 in E major by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1851; Weimar, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 04/13/1925 ■ Length: 7 Minutes 36 Secs. 21. Songs without words, vol 6, Op. 67: no 4, Presto in C major "Spinning Song" by Felix Mendelssohn ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1845; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 11/04/1920 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs. 22. Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 12/29/1925 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs. 23. Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 2, Gnomenreigen by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy ■ Date of Recording: 12/16/1925 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 24. Melodie de Gluck by Giovanni Sgambati ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Italy ■ Date of Recording: 05/14/1925 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 25. Etudes (3) for Piano, Op. 104b: no 2 in F major by Felix Mendelssohn ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1834; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs. 26. Etudes (3) for Piano, Op. 104b: no 3 in A minor by Felix Mendelssohn ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: ?1838; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs. 27. Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74: no 10, Der Kontrabandiste by Robert Schumann ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1849; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 02/27/1942 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Carl Tausig. 28. Humoresques (6) for Piano, Op. 14: no 1, Menuet célèbre by Ignace Jan Paderewski ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1887-1888 ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs. 29. Liebesfreud by Fritz Kreisler ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Austria ■ Date of Recording: 12/29/1929 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 59 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranged: Rachmaninov ■ This selection is featured twice. The first performance was recorded on December 29, 1925 with a timing of 6 minutes and 59 seconds. The second was recorded on February 26, 1942 with a timing of 4 minutes and 59 seconds. ■ Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 30. Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 02/18/1930 ■ Length: 18 Minutes 47 Secs. 31. Carnaval, Op. 9 by Robert Schumann ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1833-1835; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 04/1929 ■ Length: 23 Minutes 1 Secs. 32. Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1830-1831; Poland ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs. 33. Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs. 34. Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 3 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 35. Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 04/13/1925 ■ Length: 7 Minutes 18 Secs. 36. Mazurkas (4) for Piano, Op. 68: no 2 in A minor, B 18 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1827; Poland ■ Date of Recording: 12/23/1935 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs. 37. Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1830; Poland ■ Date of Recording: 02/18/1930 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 44 Secs. 38. Partita for Violin solo no 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 1st movement, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1720; Cöthen, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 02/27/1942 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 39. Partita for Violin solo no 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 3rd movement, Gavotte en rondeau by Johann Sebastian Bach ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1720; Cöthen, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 02/26/1942 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 40. Partita for Violin solo no 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 7th movement, Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1720; Cöthen, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 02/26/1942 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 2 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 41. Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo by Felix Mendelssohn ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1842; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 12/23/1935 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 42. Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25: no 2, Wohin? by Franz Schubert ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 12/29/1925 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 43. Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R." by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1911 ■ Date of Recording: 04/23/1919 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs. 44. Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 6 in A minor by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1916-1917; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 12/16/1925 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs. 45. Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Prélude in C sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1892; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/23/1919 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. 46. Hopak by Modest Mussorgsky ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1866/1868; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/13/1925 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 47. Songs (6), Op. 16: no 1, Cradle song by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Date of Recording: 02/26/1942 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 48. Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1903; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/16/1929 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 10 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 49. Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: no 5, Marcia alla turca by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1811; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 12/13/1925 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Anton Rubinstein. 50. Scherzo for Piano in A flat major by Alexander Borodin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1885; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 12/23/1935 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 51. Les saisons, Op. 37b: no 11, Novembre "Troika" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Russia ■ Date of Recording: 05/03/1920 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs. ■ Notes: Composition written: Russia (1875 - 1876). 52. Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11: no 8 in F sharp minor by Alexander Scriabin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: 20th Century ■ Written: 1888-1896; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/16/1929 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 34 Secs. 53. Man lebt nur einmal, Op. 167 by Johann Strauss Jr. ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1855; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1927 ■ Length: 6 Minutes 57 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Carl Tausig. 54. Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Natalie Rachmaninov (Piano), Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: ?1906; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 1938 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 19 Secs. 55. Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 10 in G flat major, Largo by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1901-1903; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. 56. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 3 in E major, Allegro vivace by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1910; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs. 57. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 7 in F major, Moderato by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1910; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs. 58. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 6 in F minor, Allegro appassionato by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1910; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 18 Secs. 59. Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 33: no 2 in C major by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1911; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs. 60. Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 33: no 7 in E flat major by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1911; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 44 Secs. 61. Songs (6), Op. 38: no 3, Daisies by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1916; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 9 Secs. ■ Notes: Version: 1940 62. Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 3, Mélodie in E major by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/09/1940 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs. ■ Notes: Composition written: Russia (1892). ■ Composition revised: 1940. 63. Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 5, Sérénade in B flat minor by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1892; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 11/04/1922 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs. 64. Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10: no 5, Humoresque in G major by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1893-1894; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/09/1940 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs. 65. Songs (12), Op. 21: no 5, Lilacs by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1902; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 12/27/1923 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 66. Moments musicaux (6), Op. 16: no 2, Allegretto in E flat minor by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1896; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs. 67. Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 162/Op. 63: no 3 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1846; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 12/27/1923 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs. 68. Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 2 in F sharp major by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1830-1831; Poland ■ Date of Recording: 12/27/1923 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs. 69. Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1831; Poland ■ Date of Recording: 01/21/1921 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 30 Secs. 70. Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 3 in F major, B 118 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1838; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 11/04/1920 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs. 71. Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 04/02/1921 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 56 Secs. 72. Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 2 in B minor, B 35 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1829; Poland ■ Date of Recording: 10/24/1923 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 73. Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 1 in G flat major, B 92 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1833; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 04/02/1921 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 50 Secs. 74. Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1839; Mallorca (Majorca), ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1924 ■ Length: 6 Minutes 54 Secs. 75. Premier livre de pièces: Troisième Suite - Le coucou by Louis-Claude Daquin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: by 1735; France ■ Date of Recording: 10/21/1920 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 0 Secs. 76. L'arlésienne: Suite no 1 - 2nd movement, Menuet by Georges Bizet ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1872; France ■ Date of Recording: 02/24/1922 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 77. Carnival of the animals: no 13, The swan by Camille Saint-Saëns ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1886; France ■ Date of Recording: 12/30/1924 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Alexander Siloti. 78. Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12: no 2, Waltz by Edvard Grieg ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1866; Norway ■ Date of Recording: 10/12/1921 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 41 Secs. 79. Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12: no 4, Elves' Dance by Edvard Grieg ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1867; Norway ■ Date of Recording: 10/12/1921 ■ Length: 0 Minutes 40 Secs. 80. Concert Etudes (6) for Piano, Op. 28: no 6, Capriccio in F minor by Ernö von Dohnányi ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: 20th Century ■ Written: 1916; Budapest, Hungary ■ Date of Recording: 10/25/1921 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 81. Etudes caracteristiques (12) for Piano, Op. 2: no 6, Si oiseau j'etais by Adolf Henselt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: by 1837 ■ Date of Recording: 12/27/1923 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 42 Secs. 82. Fantaisies (6) for Piano, Op. 52: no 4, La Jongleuse by Moritz Moszkowski ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Germany ■ Date of Recording: 03/06/1923 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs. 83. Children's Corner: no 1, Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum by Claude Debussy ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: 20th Century ■ Written: 1906-1908; France ■ Date of Recording: 01/21/1921 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs. 84. Children's Corner: no 6, Golliwogg's Cake-walk by Claude Debussy ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: 20th Century ■ Written: 1906-1908; France ■ Date of Recording: 04/02/1921 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 9 Secs. 85. Morceaux (2) for Piano, Op. 10: no 2, Humoresque by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1871; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 12/27/1923 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 86. Morceaux (12) for Piano, Op. 40: no 8, Valse by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1878; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/05/1923 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. 87. Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 5 in G minor, Alla marcia by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1901; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/23/1919 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. 88. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 12 in G sharp minor, Allegro by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1910; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/23/1919 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs. 89. Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 5 in G major, Moderato by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1910; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 05/03/1920 ■ Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 90. Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 4, Polichinelle in F sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1892; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 03/06/1923 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs. 91. Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Austria ■ Date of Recording: 10/25/1921 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov. 92. Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1847; Hungary ■ Date of Recording: 04/22/1919 ■ Length: 10 Minutes 25 Secs. ■ Notes: Cadenza: Rachmaninov ■ Version: 1851 93. Pastorale in E minor by Domenico Scarlatti ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 18th Century ■ Date of Recording: 04/19/1919 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs. ■ Notes: Arranger: Carl Tausig. 94. Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse" by Frédéric Chopin ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: France; Paris, France ■ Date of Recording: 04/18/1919 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs. 95. Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10: no 3, Barcarolle in G minor by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1893-1894; Russia ■ Date of Recording: 04/23/1919 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. 96. Powder and paint by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano), Nadezhda Plevitskaya (Mezzo Soprano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: Russia ■ Date of Recording: 02/22/1926 ■ Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. ■ Language: Russian 97. Oriental Sketch for Piano in B flat major by Sergei Rachmaninov ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1917; USSR ■ Date of Recording: 03/18/1940 ■ Length: 1 Minutes 46 Secs. 98. Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 1st movement, Andante grazioso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ■ Performer: Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria ■ Date of Recording: 04/18/1919 ■ Length: 4 Minutes 5 Secs.