Late Romantic

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43

Sergei Rachmaninoff1934Op. 43

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed 1934. 372 recordings in this catalogue, from 1934 to 2025.

Parts

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 40 recordings

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 40 recordings

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 23 recordings

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Soloist · 19 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 16 recordings

Leopold Stokowski

Conductor · 15 recordings

Eugene Ormandy

Conductor · 14 recordings

Valery Gergiev

Conductor · 13 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra
catalogue year 1971 · on 16 albums
Browse 1 recording and 16 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Abbey Simon
catalogue year 1976 · on 10 albums
Browse 1 recording and 10 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein
catalogue year 1956 · on 8 albums
Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Hélène Grimaud
catalogue year 2013 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra
catalogue year 1971 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (372 of 372)

Conductor

Vladimir Ashkenazy23 Leopold Stokowski15 Eugene Ormandy14 Valery Gergiev13 Fritz Reiner11 Leonard Slatkin11 Adrian Boult9 Antoni Wit9 Claudio Abbado9 Mikhail Pletnev9 John Pritchard8 Simon Rattle8

Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra40 Philharmonia Orchestra40 London Symphony Orchestra16 Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra13 Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra13 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra11 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra10 Cleveland Orchestra10 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra10 Chicago Symphony Orchestra9 New York Philharmonic9 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic8

Label

Sony Classical36 EMI Classics30 Deutsche Grammophon27 Decca Classics21 Warner Classics21 Decca Records18 RCA Red Seal18 RCA Victor Red Seal16 RCA Victor13 Philips Classics12 Naxos11 CBS Records Masterworks10

Decade

1930s9 1940s10 1950s19 1960s14 1970s24 1980s41 1990s63 2000s55 2010s62 2020s28

Credited instrument

Piano258 Organ1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown372

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVI: AllegrettoKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1972	1972	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:41
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Introduction: Allegro vivaceKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1972	1972	RCA Victor Red Seal	0:08
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 11André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	1:34
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 16André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	1:42
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 13André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	0:29
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	23:42
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: IntroductionEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1970	1970	RCA Red Seal	0:10
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XIEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1970	1970	RCA Red Seal	1:20
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XIIIEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1970	1970	RCA Red Seal	0:32
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XVIEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1970	1970	RCA Red Seal	1:46
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 11Zdeněk Mácal, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Shura Cherkassky Year: 1970	1970	ICA Classics	1:31
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 16Zdeněk Mácal, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Shura Cherkassky Year: 1970	1970	ICA Classics	1:49
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 13Zdeněk Mácal, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Shura Cherkassky Year: 1970	1970	ICA Classics	0:34
Paganini Variations, op. 43René Defossez, Belgian National Orchestra Year: 1968	1968	Queen Elisabeth Competition	23:18
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini / RachmaninoffHenry Mazer, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Misha Dichter Year: 1967	1967	-	23:52
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Earl Wild Year: 1965	1965	Brilliant Classics	20:37
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Gary Graffman Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	23:05
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 11. ModeratoLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Gary Graffman Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	1:21
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Introduction. Allegro vivaceLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Gary Graffman Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	0:08
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 16. AllegrettoLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Gary Graffman Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	1:32

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