(1993) Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31 - O Mother of God; Vigilantly Praying - Chorus of Spirit - Panteley the Healer nbr_cd:eMusic Whether in Alban Berg’s Concerto

Whether in Alban Berg’s Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” in 1957 or in Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in 1966

I have had the idea for this recording for a long time

Recorded 16 years ago in the church of Lutry

For Etienne Barilier

But the modern piano (all modern pianos are based on a recipe from the 1860s) is a very different animal from any of the keyboard instruments Haydn knew

(1993) Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31 - O Mother of God; Vigilantly Praying - Chorus of Spirit - Panteley the Healer nbr_cd:eMusic Whether in Alban Berg’s ConcertoA brilliant pianist, a skilled conductor and a gifted composer, Sergue Rachmaninov embodied all the talents of a complete musician. When he wrote the Liturgy of St. John Chrisostom at the age of 37 his list of compositions already included two symphonies, three operas, three piano concertos as well as numerous romances and piano preludes. The St. John Liturgy consists of 20 pieces representing the most important parts of the Russian orthodox