Recordings

RACHMANINOV: ROBERT DeGAETANO
Piano Concerto No. 2 - Paganini Rhapsody
Crystonyx 1006
Radio Slovak Symphony
Bratislava, Slovakia
Kirk Trevor, Conductor
DeGaetano can shape a Romantic melody with exceptional skill, clearly a performer in the romantic mold...beautifully articulated, lovingly traced in the late Romantic heroic style.
The Washington Post


[DeGaetano's] playing of the Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody heralded more than a shining, confident mastery of a demanding work; it marked the return of a full-fledged artist.
The Dallas Morning News
Fresh beauty of Rachmaninov . . . you need to have this recording, even if you have plenty of other Rach 2's and Pags on your music shelf. It will restore your faith in Rachmaninov.
Phil Muse (Atlanta Audio Society - June 2004)
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I was curious about this one . . . I was not disappointed. DeGaetano strikes a fine balance between logic and emotion. He is romantic without excess sentimentality, poised and sensible but not detached and dull.
McClain (American Record Guide - May/June 2004)
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