Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos (Sequeira Costa & Christopher Seaman)

Sergei Rachmaninov- Piano Concertos:
01 - 03 Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, op.1* [28'01]
04 Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op.43 [23'18]

Sequeira Costa- piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman

Claudio CB6026-2   [recorded 1994* and January 1991; download issued 2015]

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Recording venue: Watford Town Hall, London
Recording engineer & Producer: Brian Culverhouse

01 - 03 Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 [34'17]
04 - 06 Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor, op.40 [26'04]

Sequeira Costa- piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman

Claudio CB6027-2   [recorded April 1993; download issued 2015]

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Recording venue: Watford Town Hall, London
Recording engineer & Producer: Brian Culverhouse

01 - 03 Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 * [42'37]
04 - 07 Suite No.1 in G minor for 2 pianos, op.5 'Fantaisie-tableaux' ^ [28'06]

Sequeira Costa- piano, Artur Pizarro- piano^, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman*

Claudio CB6028-2   [recorded January 1991* and 1994^; download issued 2015]

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Recording venue: Watford Town Hall, London
Recording engineer & Producer: Brian Culverhouse

For some extraordinary reason, the name of the second pianist on this splendid recording of the Suite No.1, the Portuguese Artur Pizarro, is nowhere mentioned by Claudio.

These recordings were originally made for the IMP Classics group and issued on CD on the Carlton Classics, IMP and RPO labels.

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