It’s one of the greatest works in the piano repertoire, and it first captivated listeners 123 years ago today. On this day, 9 November, in 1901 in Moscow, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 premiered ...

Rachmaninov was one of the greatest pianists the world has ever known, and the music he wrote for the instrument is passionate, sensual and thrilling. His Second Piano Concerto was life-changing, ...

Among Sergei Rachmaninoff's grandest musical expressions are his piano concertos, because he conceived them for himself as the soloist. We take you to a concert in Frankfurt to hear Rachmaninoff's ...

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 has been voted Britain’s favourite piece of classical music. The music topped the annual Classic FM Hall Of Fame poll for the second year in a row, after it ...

Composed between 1900 and 1901, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is often described as the greatest piano concerto ever written. After the disastrous premiere of Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1 in 1897 ...

This amazing, famous and wonderful piano concerto is very original, although you can hear that it draws upon Tchaikovsky’s First in certain stylistic respects, most obviously at the end; Tchaikovsky ...

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music for the third consecutive year, according to a new poll. The music topped the annual Classic FM Hall Of ...