The third volume features live performances of Rachmaninoff’s Second and Third Piano Concertos, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kirill Kondrashin. The Third Concerto is the legendary performance of 1958 which occurred right after Cliburn won the gold medal.
Black & White, 95 minutes, 4:3, All regions
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Encores: Rachmaninoff Prelude in E-flat, Op. 23, No. 6 Schumann-Liszt Widmung Solovyov-Sedoy / Matusovsky Moscow Nights (arr. Van Cliburn)
Van Cliburn, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow
Live performances, 1972 (Concerto No. 2) / 1958 (Concerto No. 3; Encores)