Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 and Stravinksy Le Sacre du Printemps

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 and Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps concert. In 2009 Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Berlin Waldbühne. Features soloist Yefim Bronfman on piano. Here’s the program:

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Overture—The Christmas Tree—March—Pas de deux
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3
Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps

Directed for TV by Henning Kasten; produced by Paul Smaczny. Released 2009, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

We exclude most outdoor concerts because it is so hard to record good video and sound in the big, open venues. We make an exception here because of reports from a fan who greatly admires this Bronfman rendition of the Rachmaninov concerto.

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