Sergei Rachmaninov

Recorded in the USSR. Vinyl is mint, jacket is in like-new condition.

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18
1. Moderato
2. Adagio sostenuto
3. Allegro scherzando

Vinyl is flawless, box has a piece of masking tape at the top on the front.

Contents

Fantasy Pieces for Piano, Op. 3
-Elegy
-Prelude
-Melody
-Polchinelle
-Serenade

10 Preludes, Op. 23
No. 1 in F-sharp minor (Largo)
No. 2 in B-flat major (Maestoso)
No. 3 in D minor (Tempo di minuetto)
No. 4 in D major (Adagio)
No. 5 in G minor (Alla marcia)
No. 6 in E-flat major (Andante)
No. 7 in C minor (Allegro)
No. 8 in A-flat major (Allegro vivace)
No. 9 in E-flat minor (Presto)
No. 10 in G-flat major (Largo)

13 Preludes, Op. 32
No. 1 in C major (Allegro vivace)
No. 2 in B flat minor (Allegretto)
No. 3 in E major (Allegro vivace)
No. 4 in E minor (Allegro con brio)
No. 5 in G major (Moderato)
No. 6 in F minor (Allegro appassionato)
No. 7 in F major (Moderato)
No. 8 in A minor (Vivo)
No. 9 in A major (Allegro moderato)
No. 10 in B minor (Lento)
No. 11 in B major (Allegretto)
No. 12 in G sharp minor (Allegro)
No. 13 in D flat major (Grave - Allegro)

Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33
No. 1 in F minor
No. 2 in C major
No. 3 in C minor
No. 4 in A minor
No. 5 in D minor
No. 6 (published as No. 3) in E-flat minor
No. 7 (4) in E-flat major
No. 8 (5) in G minor
No. 9 (6) in C-sharp minor

Etudes Tableaux, Op. 39
No. 1 in C minor
No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in F-sharp minor
No. 4 in B minor
No. 5 in E-flat minor
No. 6 in A minor
No. 7 in C minor
No. 8 in D minor
No. 9 in D major

Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42 (a group of 20 variations on Arcangelo Corelli's Sonata for violin, violone, and harpsichord (Op. 5, No. 12; which itself is a set of variations of the European musical theme, La Folia)).

Vinyl is near mint; jacket is a little worn around the edges but sound overall.

Contents

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43
Introduction: AllegroVivace -Variation I (Precedente)
Tema: L'istesso tempo
Variation II: L'istesso tempo
Variation III: L'istesso tempo
Variation IV: Piu Vivo
VariationV: Tempo precedente
VariationVI: L'istesso tempo
VariationVII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
VariationVIII: Tempo I
Variation IX: L'istesso tempo
Variation X: L'istesso tempo
Variation XI: Moderato
Variation XII: Tempo di minuetto
Variation XIII: Allegro
Variation XIV: L'istesso tempo
Variation XV: Piu Vivo scherzando
Variation XVI: Allegretto
Variation XVII: Allegretto
Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
Variation XIX: A tempoVivace
Variation XX: Un poco piu Vivo
Variation XXI: Un poco piu Vivo
Variation XXII: Un poco piu Vivo (Alla breve)
Variation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
1. Allegro vivace
2. Largo
3. Allegro vivace

Note: Born in Odessa, Zak (1913-1976) studied at the local Conservatory with Starkhova and later with Heinrich Neuhaus in Moscow. Having made his debut in 1935, he rose to prominence when he won First Prize and the Mazurka Prize at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1937. From 1935 Zak taught at the Moscow Conservatory, becoming a professor in 1947 and being granted a chair in 1965. His pupils included Nikolai Petrov, Valery Afanassiev, and Youri Egorov. In 1966 Yakov Zak was made People's Artist of the USSR.