You might not care for the Destination Rachmaninov concept attached to this release (and a later one, with the other two concertos): there are graphics showing Daniil Trifonov, perhaps the pianist of the moment at the time of the album's 2019 release, in an old train compartment, and even a video showing him in the Rocky Mountains, getting thrown off a train after playing a piano on it. The concept does not really address the specific music involved. You might object to the acoustics here: Deutsche Grammophon's engineers ...
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You might not care for the Destination Rachmaninov concept attached to this release (and a later one, with the other two concertos): there are graphics showing Daniil Trifonov, perhaps the pianist of the moment at the time of the album's 2019 release, in an old train compartment, and even a video showing him in the Rocky Mountains, getting thrown off a train after playing a piano on it. The concept does not really address the specific music involved. You might object to the acoustics here: Deutsche Grammophon's engineers seem to have struggled with the rather cavernous Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, producing a muddy sound in the live Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 40, and a rather brittle edge in the Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. None of it matters. If the marketing concept serves to introduce new listeners to Rachmaninov's concertos, those listeners will get the very best. Start your sampling with the first movement of the Concerto No. 2: the work has been recorded countless times, but the...
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Add this copy of Destination Rachmaninov-Departure to cart. $18.85, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Deutsche Grammophon.
