Lugansky - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 (1926-27, 1941) Nikolai Lugansky, soloist Alexander Vedernikov, conductor I. [0:00] Exp. - Theme 1 (Allegro Vivace (Alla breve)) [2:11] Exp. - Theme 2 (Moderato) [3:32] Exp. - Closing Theme (Allegro assai) [4:03] Dev. (Tempo come prima (Alla breve)) [6:15] Dev. (Allegro Vivace) [6:54] Recap. - Theme 2 (Poco meno mosso) [8:10] Recap. - Theme 1 (Tempo come prima - Tranquillo 9:00) II. [10:03] A (Largo) [14:08] B (L’istesso tempo, ma agitato) [15:08] A’ (Come prima) III. [17:00] Theme 1 (Allegro Vivace - quasi-cadenza) [18:59] Theme 2 (a tempo, meno mosso) [20:33] Closing Theme (Tempo I) [21:46] Dev. (Tempo l) [23:51] Recap. - Mvt 1 & 3 (L’istesso tempo. - a tempo rubato 25:17) “Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto had a lengthy genesis; indeed, by some accounts it may have taken almost 30 years to reach its final form. When Rachmaninoff compose