Rachmaninoff “Tarantella“ (Suite No. 2) arr. for Piano and Orchestra

This “Tarantella“ comes from what might be called Rachmaninoff’s 5th Piano Concerto! In its original form it is the Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos but we hear it in a transcription for Solo Piano and Orchestra. This arrangement was made by Lee Hoiby (1926-2011) and recorded by him in 1968 with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster. (From a ’Desto’ LP; also reissued on a ’Citadel CD’.)