A master of Rachmaninov's idiom.
The complete Dohnányi & Rachmaninov recordings 1944-46
DOHNANYI Variations on a nursery theme + Naïla Waltz (Delibes)
(+Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Sargent)
RACHMANINOV Concerto 3* • Preludes, Op.23/5 & Op.32/5
(*City of Birmingham Orchestra/George Weldon)
This disc comes as a reminder of Cyril Smith's outstanding qualities... He gives a sparkling account of Dohnányi's Nursery Variations... Smith re-recorded the [Rachmaninov] concerto after hearing the composer's swift 1939-40 version... Smith's version is more accurate. [The] transfers are admirably clear and natural sounding. IPQ (UK)