Here, for once, is the level of artistry that the work needs…for all his seemingly endless reserves of technical power [Matsuev] never makes an ugly sound…Gergiev and his Marinsky Orchestra, too, contribute here on a level so far beyond routine that you would think none of them had played the work before –BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
Piano Concerto No 3 In D Minor, Op. 30
I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 17:40
II. Intermezzo: Adagio 10:34
III. Finale: Alla Breve 12:32
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini In A Minor, Op. 43
I. Introduction: Allegro vivace – Variation I 0:29
II. Theme: L’istesso Tempo 0:20
III. Variation II: L’istesso Tempo 0:19
IV. Variation III: L’istesso Tempo 0:26
V. Variation IV: Più Vivo 0:29
VI. Variation V: Tempo Precedente 0:29
VII. Variation VI: L’istesso Tempo 1:01
VIII. Variation VII: Meno Mosso, A Tempo Moderato 0:53
IX. Variation VIII: Tempo I 0:33
X. Variation IX: L’istesso Tempo 0:31
XI. Variation X: L’istesso Tempo 0:50
XII. Variation XI: Moderato 1:45
XIII. Variation XII: Tempo Di Minuetto 1:18
XIV. Variation XIII: Allegro 0:30
XV. Variation XIV: L’istesso Tempo 0:43
XVI. Variation XV: Più Vivo Scherzando 0:58
XVII. Variation XVI: Allegretto 1:25
XVIII. Variation XVII: Allegretto 1:21
XIX. Variation XVIII: Andante Cantabile 2:43
XX. Variation XIX: A Tempo Vivace 0:31
XXI. Variation XX: Un Poco Più Vivo 0:33
XXII. Variation XXI: Un Poco Più Vivo 0:24
XXIII. Variation XXII: Un Poco Più Vivo (Alla Breve) 1:41
XXIV. Variation XXIII: L’istesso Tempo 0:49
XXV. Variation XXIV: A Tempo Un Poco Meno Mosso 1:13