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: VIII. Variations 13 - 15Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nikolai Lugansky Year: 2004	2004	Warner Classics	2:19
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: VI. Variation 11Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nikolai Lugansky Year: 2004	2004	Warner Classics	1:20
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43Peter McCoppin, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Fung Year: 2004	2004	ABC Classics	24:45
Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniAntoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernd Glemser Year: 2004	2004	Decadance	2:45
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVI. AllegrettoValery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Lang Lang Year: 2004	2004	Deutsche Grammophon	1:31
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XIII. AllegroValery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Lang Lang Year: 2004	2004	UCJ	0:29
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XI. ModeratoValery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Lang Lang Year: 2004	2004	Deutsche Grammophon	1:44
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Introduction. Allegro vivaceValery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Lang Lang Year: 2004	2004	UCJ	0:09
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43Vassil Stefanov, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Year: 2003	2003	International Masters Publishers	8:19
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 11-18Neeme Järvi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bella Davidovich Year: 2003	2003	Decca Classics	2:33
Love’s DreamRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2003	2003	Prism Leisure	6:08
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 11Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Simon Trpčeski Year: 2003	2003	BBC Music Magazine	1:12
Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniJeff Wayne, Gavyn Wright, Maksim Mrvica Year: 2003	2003	EMI	10:08
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVI. AllegrettoAndrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2003	2003	Hyperion	1:40
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XIII. AllegroAndrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2003	2003	Hyperion	0:28
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Introduction. Allegro vivaceAndrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2003	2003	Hyperion	0:09
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XI. ModeratoAndrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2003	2003	Hyperion	1:27
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff Year: 2003	2003	Golden Legacy	22:14
Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniJames Last Year: 2003	2003	-	2:58
Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniVladimir Ashkenazy, Cleveland Orchestra, Jean-Yves Thibaudet Year: 2002	2002	ABC Classics	3:00

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