RIO – Rachmaninoff: "Symphonic Dances" & Pletnev: "Rachmaniana"

© Robert Niemeyer
© Robert Niemeyer

RIO – Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances & Pletnev: Rachmaniana
Studio Recording
January 2025 // Bratislava, Slovakia
featuring Rachmaninoff International Orchestra, and conductor Mikhail Pletnev

Alongside Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, this release presents the world premiere recording of Rachmaniana by Mikhail Pletnev, performed by the Rachmaninoff International Orchestra under the baton of Pletnev himself.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

1     I. Non allegro
2    II. Andante con moto. Tempo di valse
3    III. Lento assai – Allegro vivace

Mikhail Pletnev: Rachmaniana

4    Dance
5    Nocturne
6    Serenade
7    Landscape
8    Allegretto
9    Melody
10  Farewell
11  Hungarian Dance

Music Copyrights Rachmaniana:
Compofactur MusikVerlag – Matthias Spindler

Cast/Artists

Rachmaninoff International Orchestra (RIO)

Mikhail Pletnev (Conductor)


Vladislav Lavrik (Assistant Conductor)

Production Team

Executive Producers:
Job Maarse (San Francisco Classical Recording Company, SFCRC)
Sergey Markov (Rachmaninoff International Orchestra, RIO)
Rick Walker (Foundation for Global Arts)

Recording Producer:
Job Maarse (SFCRC)

Balance Engineer, Editing & Mastering:
Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International B.V.)

Recording Engineer:
Jaap van Stenis (Polyhymnia International B.V.)

Technical Support:
Jorian van der Werf (Polyhymnia International B.V.)

Production Manager:
Christina Gembaczka (for SFCRC)

RIO Project Manager:
Diana Avanesian

RIO Production Assistant:
Igor Fábera

Manager Moyzes Hall:
Richard Cedzo


A San Francisco Classical Recording Company production in cooperation with the Foundation for Global Arts and Fundacion Auxiliar de Malta

The Rachmaninoff International Orchestra wishes to thank Gordon Getty, the Foundation for Global Arts, and the Fundacion Auxiliar de Malta for their support.

Recording Location

Moyzes Hall, Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia January 4–6, 2025