“Very few pianists play it well. It’s just so difficult.” The concert will open with a Rachmaninoff vocalise (wordless song) sung by Tasha Koontz with the orchestra, followed by Poulenc’s “Gloria,” ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s legendary piano performances, lavish symphonic writing and awe-inspiring vocal works sealed his place as one of the most celebrated 20th-century composers. This year marks ...

This is a disc of high contrasts. Rachmaninov's ardently romantic cello sonata is clearly the work of a piano-obsessed composer, one who couldn't stop himself writing a huge piano part that's ...

Ashkenazy is a master Rachmaninovian, as is testified by blazing 1970s accounts of the piano concertos with André Previn, and impassioned 1980s recordings of the symphonies. He is still a formidable ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff is remembered for his rich, sweeping and often complex melodies that evoke the sounds and sights of his native Russia. But what most people don’t know about the famed composer is ...

To the haunting, wordless, and ethereal sound of solo soprano accompanied by a caressing orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise ushers us into a lush garden of birch trees bordered by flowers, two ...