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Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, Op. 83 – Performed by Rudolf Koelman
…[link], Mvt 1(end) at [link], Mvt 2 at [link], and Mvt 3 at [link]. Other notable compositions by Saint-Saëns include Caprice d’apres l’etude en forme de Valse, Op. 52, No….
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Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 – Variation 18
…orchestra. It consists of 24 variations based on Niccolò Paganini’s Caprices for solo violin. The piece was premiered by Rachmaninoff himself in 1934. The slow eighteenth variation is particularly notable….
