Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & The Philad

Gala Concert with Trifonov, Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra, who celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff

The most original and also wittiest piano concerto by Rachmaninoff is the Rhapsody on a popular Paganini melody. Here, the work is performed by the cult ensemble with Daniil Trifonov on the piano and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting.

Even the genre name "Rhapsody" had to remind every American listener of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," composed ten years earlier - a work that the Russian composer greatly admired. Perhaps for this reason, the tonal languages of the late Rachmaninoff and Gershwin come surprisingly close in some works.

Genre Orchestral Music
Recording location Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Recording date 4.11.2023
Production year 2023
Duration approx. 90
Production Company EuroArts Music International
TV Director Nele Münchmeyer
Distribution TV EuroArts Music International
English title of music work Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43
English title of music work Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Orchestra / Band The Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Soloist Daniil Trifonov, piano
Production Company SWR
Assoc. Prod. Company Arte Concert, Deutsche Grammophon