Rachmaninoff-Namoradze: Adagio from Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 | Nicolas Namoradze 

Rachmaninoff-Namoradze: Adagio from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Recorded live at the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, NYC, July 2023
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The premiere of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 in 1908 cemented his reputation as one of the leading symphonists of his time, and to this day the work remains among his most celebrated musical statements. The third movement, Adagio, is emblematic of many features that define his compositional language, including enchantingly expansive melodies, a rich harmonic palette, searing climaxes and lush, full textures.
While adhering strictly to the thematic and harmonic material of the original, this arrangement is less a strict transcription and more a reimagining of the movement for the piano, taking a generally liberal approach with reworking the textures in order to create a pianistically idiomatic piece. The piano writing is informed both by Rachmaninoff’s compositional style as well as my own approach to keyboard texture.