Episode 710, Sergei Rachmaninoff's 150th Birthday

Which famous Russian composer was born on April 1st, 1873? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we play the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, with selections: Vocalise, Italian Polka, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Sergei Rachmaninoff

​Étude-Tableau, Op. 33, No. 7 "La Foire"
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas J. Childs
  Lesley Howie, Eb horn
Italian Polka
  University of Michigan Concert Band,
  William D. Revelli
Evocation of the Spirit
  Wind Symphony of Clovis,
  Christine Keenan & Gary P. Gilroy, conducting
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: III. Lento assai
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
18th Paganini Variation
  arr. Howard Snell
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Major Peter Parkes
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
  Soda Shop Sax Quartet
6 Duets, Op. 11 - No. 2, Scherzo
  arr. S. Cox
  Septura
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
  The Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides,
​  Yves Segers
  Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort, piano