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Rachmaninoff - Horowitz, Reiner, Ormandy

Sony Classical (Japan)  SICC-10434 (3 discs)

Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy (conductors)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (13)

• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Moments musicaux (6), Op. 16 No. 3 in B minor
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de salon (7), Op. 10 No. 3 Barcarolle
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de salon (7), Op. 10 No. 5 Humoresque
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Preludes (10), Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Preludes (13), Op. 32 No. 5 in G major
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Preludes (13), Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux (8), Op. 33 No. 2 in C major
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux (8), Op. 33 No. 5 in E flat minor
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux (9), Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux (9), Op. 39 No. 9 in D major