Artists: 
Stephen Hough,  
Dallas Symphony Orchestra,  
Andrew Litton

Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos

3LP
€38,99

Release date: 15 May 2026

Announcing the fifth batch in Hyperion’s Vinyl Edition, due for release on 15 May 2026. With over 20 releases now in the series, Hyperion’s Vinyl Edition has become firmly established and now adds two major pillars of the repertoire alongside a recent frontline success story.

 The three titles are released as limited-edition 180g LPs, presented in full-colour gatefolds and including sleeve notes. For the first time in the series, these titles have been mastered by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios (EBS), the team behind DG’s ‘Original Source’ and Decca’s ‘Pure Analogue’ collections.

Stephen Hough’s four Rachmaninov piano concertos have long been viewed as reference recordings of this iconic repertoire, the standard by which others must be judged. Hough made a conscious return to the fast and lean performance tradition of the composer himself, avoiding the sentimental ‘Hollywood’ approach that had become so prevalent, for this triumphantly successful, awards-lavished Rachmaninov cycle. Gramophone Award 2005 The Sunday Times Record of the Year 2004.

Tracklisting:

Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in fis-Moll op. 1

Side A

  1. Vivace
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro vivace

 

 Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 in c-Moll op. 18

Side B

  1. Moderato
  2. Adagio sostenuto – Più animato – Tempo I

 

Side C

  1. llegro scherzando

 

Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 in d-Moll op. 30

2.  Allegro ma non tanto

 

Side D

  1. Intermezzo: Adagio –
  2. Finale: Alla breve

 

Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 in g-Moll op. 40

Side E

  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Largo
  3. Allegro vivace

 

Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini op. 43

Side F

  1. Nr. 1, Einleitung: Allegro vivace
  2. Nr. 2 1. Variation: Precedente
  3. Nr. 3, Theme: L'istesso tempo
  4. Nr. 4 2. Variation: L'istesso tempo
  5. Nr. 5 3. Variation: L'istesso tempo
  6. Nr. 6 4. Variation: Più vivo
  7. Nr. 7 5. Variation: Tempo precedente
  8. Nr. 8 6. Variation: L'istesso tempo
  9. Nr. 9 7. Variation: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
  10. Nr. 10 8. Variation: Tempo I
  11. Nr. 11 9. Variation: L'istesso tempo
  12. Nr. 12 10. Variation: Poco marcato
  13. Nr. 13 11. Variation: Moderato
  14. Nr. 14 12. Variation: Tempo di minuetto
  15. Nr. 15 13. Variation: Allegro
  16. Nr. 16 14. Variation: L'istesso tempo
  17. Nr. 17 15. Variation: Più vivo scherzando
  18. Nr. 18 16. Variation: Allegretto
  19. Nr. 19 17. Variation: [Allegretto]
  20. Nr. 20 18. Variation: Andante cantabile
  21. Nr. 21 19. Variation: A tempo vivace
  22. Nr. 22 20. Variation: Un poco più vivo
  23. Nr. 23 21. Variation: Un poco più vivo
  24. Nr. 24 22. Variation: Un poco più vivo (Alla breve)
  25. Nr. 25 23. Variation: L'istesso tempo
  26. Nr. 26 24. Variation: A tempo un poco meno mosso
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Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"