Announcing the fifth batch in Hyperion’s Vinyl Edition, due for release on 15 May 2026. With over 20 releases now in the series, Hyperion’s Vinyl Edition has become firmly established and now adds two major pillars of the repertoire alongside a recent frontline success story.

The three titles are released as limited-edition 180g LPs, presented in full-colour gatefolds and including sleeve notes. For the first time in the series, these titles have been mastered by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios (EBS), the team behind DG’s ‘Original Source’ and Decca’s ‘Pure Analogue’ collections.

Stephen Hough’s four Rachmaninov piano concertos have long been viewed as reference recordings of this iconic repertoire, the standard by which others must be judged. Hough made a conscious return to the fast and lean performance tradition of the composer himself, avoiding the sentimental ‘Hollywood’ approach that had become so prevalent, for this triumphantly successful, awards-lavished Rachmaninov cycle. Gramophone Award 2005 The Sunday Times Record of the Year 2004.

Tracklisting:

Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in fis-Moll op. 1

Side A

Vivace
Andante
Allegro vivace

Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 in c-Moll op. 18

Side B

Moderato
Adagio sostenuto – Più animato – Tempo I

Side C

llegro scherzando

Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 in d-Moll op. 30

2. Allegro ma non tanto

Side D

Intermezzo: Adagio –
Finale: Alla breve

Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 in g-Moll op. 40

Side E

Allegro vivace
Largo
Allegro vivace

Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini op. 43

Side F

Nr. 1, Einleitung: Allegro vivace
Nr. 2 1. Variation: Precedente
Nr. 3, Theme: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 4 2. Variation: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 5 3. Variation: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 6 4. Variation: Più vivo
Nr. 7 5. Variation: Tempo precedente
Nr. 8 6. Variation: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 9 7. Variation: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
Nr. 10 8. Variation: Tempo I
Nr. 11 9. Variation: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 12 10. Variation: Poco marcato
Nr. 13 11. Variation: Moderato
Nr. 14 12. Variation: Tempo di minuetto
Nr. 15 13. Variation: Allegro
Nr. 16 14. Variation: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 17 15. Variation: Più vivo scherzando
Nr. 18 16. Variation: Allegretto
Nr. 19 17. Variation: [Allegretto]
Nr. 20 18. Variation: Andante cantabile
Nr. 21 19. Variation: A tempo vivace
Nr. 22 20. Variation: Un poco più vivo
Nr. 23 21. Variation: Un poco più vivo
Nr. 24 22. Variation: Un poco più vivo (Alla breve)
Nr. 25 23. Variation: L'istesso tempo
Nr. 26 24. Variation: A tempo un poco meno mosso

Andrew Litton

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