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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Richter, Karajan, Wislocki

Esoteric  ESSG-90085

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2

Sviatoslav Richter
Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan (Tchaikovsky)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Wislocki (Rachmaninov)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (2)

• Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano No. 1 in B flat minor, TH 55 Op. 23