SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Piano Concerto in D flat major
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Recording Producer: Michael Woolcock
Balance Engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson (Rachmaninov); James Lock, Colin Moorfoot (Khachaturian)
Recording Location: Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 3–4 October 1974 (Rachmaninov), 9, 10 & 12 May 1972 (Khachaturian)
Originally released on SXL 6746 (Rachmaninov); SXL 6599 (Khachaturian)
Remastering Engineer: Chris Bernauer
The slow movement of the Piano Concerto as interpreted by a Spanish pianist and a Spanish conductor sounds evocatively like Falla and the finale is also infectiously jaunty.’ Penguin Guide, 1996 (Khachaturian)