Alongside Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, this release presents the world premiere recording of Rachmaniana by Mikhail Pletnev. Experience RIO with Mikhail Pletnev on Super Audio CD and digital.
The suite reflects Pletnev’s own artistic voice—shaped by passion, lyricism, melancholy, and a joie de vivre both exuberant and rooted in pain. In Rachmaniana, he draws on and transforms existing material, reworking earlier pieces and reimagining characteristic gestures in a new orchestral context, so that familiar elements appear in a subtly altered, personal form.
Together, Symphonic Dances and Rachmaniana form a dialogue across time: one as Sergei Rachmaninoff’s final, self-reflective masterpiece, the other as a respectful yet imaginative homage. Rather than emphasizing modernist rupture, Pletnev’s work embraces a timeless idea of beauty—music that speaks directly from heart to heart, rooted in nostalgia, poetry, and melancholy.
For audiophiles seeking the pinnacle of sonic excellence, the Super Audio CD boasts High-Resolution Audio. Whether enjoyed on the Super Audio CD or through digital platforms, also as Dolby Atmos, these recordings transport you to a world of unparalleled musical brilliance.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
1 I. Non allegro
2 II. Andante con moto. Tempo di valse
3 III. Lento assai – Allegro vivace
Mikhail Pletnev: Rachmaniana
4 Dance
5 Nocturne
6 Serenade
7 Landscape
8 Allegretto
9 Melody
10 Farewell
11 Hungarian Dance