Rachmaninov Concertos Under the Radar

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler · Dec 1, 2025 · 8m · transcript

Jed talks about recordings of Rachmaninov’s Four Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody that fall “under the radar" according to him, yet have great value and interest.

Here are links to the pianists and their interpretations:

Concerto No. 1: Tamas Vasary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRvbD20edYU&list=PLyrANGPNARULY0PWEc0R3HuZNfRP2oD9L&index=1

Concerto No. 2: Julius Katchen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Evhp3hO1U&list=PLJhYe4hsVJRdwFJnYM10LPS21E4A21ZVB&index=3

Concerto No. 3: Mirka Pokorná - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wBB_v5fsk

Concerto No. 4: Idil Biret -…