Ashkenazy rules in Rachmoninoff! Symphonies, PC's w/Previn, solo piano, and two piano's w/Previn. Very good recordings as well. Now that thats out of the way.....
Listen to Hough before you buy. Despite all of the accolades, I found it a disappointing set. Performance and sonic's. Wild's set is well worth having, and its been an audiophile favorite for years.
My current favorite in 1 & 2 is by Andsnes/Pappano on EMI. Warning it is not soupy - its much more brisk than most, something I think Rachmaninoff's music can use..its romantic enuf with out the typical performances in which the conductors broadens it even more. FWIW, I think Rachmaninoff himself played his music much as I prefer.
If you want a beautifully played and sonically excellent recording, try Ogawa on BIS.
Listen to Hough before you buy. Despite all of the accolades, I found it a disappointing set. Performance and sonic's. Wild's set is well worth having, and its been an audiophile favorite for years.
My current favorite in 1 & 2 is by Andsnes/Pappano on EMI. Warning it is not soupy - its much more brisk than most, something I think Rachmaninoff's music can use..its romantic enuf with out the typical performances in which the conductors broadens it even more. FWIW, I think Rachmaninoff himself played his music much as I prefer.
If you want a beautifully played and sonically excellent recording, try Ogawa on BIS.