Late Romantic

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV: Più vivo scherzando

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV: Più vivo scherzando by Sergei Rachmaninoff. 66 recordings in this catalogue, from 1934 to 2023.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 8 recordings

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 8 recordings

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 4 recordings

Eugene Ormandy

Conductor · 3 recordings

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 3 recordings

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Soloist · 3 recordings

Van Cliburn

Soloist · 3 recordings

Adrian Boult

Conductor · 2 recordings

Recordings (66 of 66)

Conductor

Vladimir Ashkenazy4 Eugene Ormandy3 Adrian Boult2 Antoni Wit2 Christoph Eschenbach2 Claudio Abbado2 Fritz Reiner2 John Pritchard2 Kirill Kondrashin2 Leonard Slatkin2 Leopold Stokowski2 Mikhail Pletnev2

Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra8 Philharmonia Orchestra8 Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra3 Chicago Symphony Orchestra2 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra2 Cleveland Orchestra2 London Symphony Orchestra2 Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra2 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra2 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2 Brussels Philharmonic1

Label

Sony Classical9 EMI Classics8 Deutsche Grammophon5 Warner Classics5 Decca Classics4 RCA Red Seal4 RCA Victor Red Seal4 Decca Records3 Philips Classics3 RCA Victor3 BIS2 CBS Records Masterworks2

Decade

1930s1 1940s1 1950s4 1960s2 1970s4 1980s6 1990s11 2000s5 2010s17 2020s7

Credited instrument

Piano48 Organ1

Performance practice

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

Unknown66

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV (Più vivo, scherzando)Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra, Andrei Gavrilov Year: 1989	1989	EMI Classics	1:11
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini: Variation 15Libor Pešek, Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1987	1987	His Master’s Voice	1:05
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 15Bernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1986	1986	Decca Records	1:08
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 15 (Piu Vivo: Scherzando)Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philip Fowke Year: 1985	1985	Classics for Pleasure	1:09
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV: Più vivo, scherzandoSimon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset Year: 1984	1984	HMV Classics	1:09
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation No. 15Claudio Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cecile Licad Year: 1983	1983	CBS Records Masterworks	1:09
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV: Più vivo scherzandoKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1972	1972	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:15
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 15André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1971	1971	Decca Classics	1:08
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XVEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1970	1970	RCA Red Seal	1:12
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 15Zdeněk Mácal, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Shura Cherkassky Year: 1970	1970	ICA Classics	1:11
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 15. Più vivo. ScherzandoLeonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Gary Graffman Year: 1964	1964	Sony Classical	1:07
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV. Più vivo, scherzandoJohn Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Ogdon Year: 1963	1963	EMI Classics	1:10
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVAdrian Boult, Julius Katchen Year: 1959	1959	Philips Classics	1:00
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV: Più vivo scherzandoFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1956	1956	RCA Red Seal	1:04
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Leon Fleisher Year: 1956	1956	Sony Classical	1:04
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV. Più vivo. ScherzandoFritz Reiner, William Kapell Year: 1951	1951	Naxos Historical	1:03
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVWalter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1947	1947	RCA Red Seal	0:59
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XV: Pi vivo scherzandoLeopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff Year: 1934	1934	Naxos Historical	1:06
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 15, Più vivo scherzandoTheodore Kuchar	-	Navona Records	1:20
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 15Adrian Boult, Julius Katchen	-	Decca Records	1:01

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