Rachmaninov’s symphonies and piano concertos – with their expansive, surging melodies, their rich colours and their haunting air of melancholy – seem to capture the very essence of the Russian soul. The composer became an exile from his homeland, but for these recordings – made when Leningrad had once again become St Petersburg – conductor Mariss Jansons returned to the orchestra with which he had first learned his craft.

Disc 1
01 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1: I. Vivace  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
02 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1: II. Andante  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
03 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1: III. Allegro vivace  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
04 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: I. Moderato  - Mikhail Rudy/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
05 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto  - Mikhail Rudy/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
06 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando  - Mikhail Rudy/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons

Disc 2
01 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
02 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30: II. Intermezzo (Adagio) -  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
03 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30: III. Finale (Alla breve)  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
04 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40: I. Allegro vivace (Alla breve)  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
05 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40: II. Largo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
06 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40: III. Allegro vivace (revised version)  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
07 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40: III. Allegro vivace (original version)  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons

Disc 3
01 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op.13: I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo  - Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
02 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op.13: II. Allegro animato  - Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
03 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op.13: III. Larghetto  - Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
04 Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13: Fourth movement: Allegro con fuoco  - Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
05 The Isle of the Dead, Op.29  - Mariss Jansons/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)
06 Scherzo in D Minor  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
07 Vocalise, Op.34 No. 14  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons

Disc 4
01 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op.27: I. Largo  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
02 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op.27: Allegro moderato  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
03 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op.27: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
04 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op.27: III. Adagio  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
05 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op.27: IV. Allegro vivace  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
06 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Introduction - Allegro vivace  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
07 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation I - Precedente  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
08 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Tema - L'istessa tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
09 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation II - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
10 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation III - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
11 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation IV - piu vivo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
12 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation V - Tempo precedente  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
13 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation VI - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
14 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation VII - Meno mosso, a tempo moderato  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
15 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation VIII - Tempo I  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
16 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation IX - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
17 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation X  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XI - Moderato  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
19 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XII - Tempo di Minuetto  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
20 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XIII - Allegro  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
21 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XIV - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
22 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XV - Piu vivo. Scherzando  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
23 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XVI - Allegretto  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
24 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XVII  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
25 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XVIII - Andante cantabile  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
26 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XIX - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
27 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XX - Un poco piu vivo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
28 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XXI - Un poco piu vivo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
29 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XXII - Un poco piu vivo - alla breve  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
30 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XXIII - L'istesso tempo  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
31 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XXIV - A tempo un poco meno mosso  - Mikhail Rudy/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons

Disc 5
01 Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op.44: I. Lento - Allegro moderato - Allegro  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
02 Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 44: II. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace - Tempo come prima  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
03 Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op.44: III. Allegro - Allegro vivace  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
04 Symphonic Dances Op. 45: I. Non allegro  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
05 Symphonic Dances, Op.45: II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons
06 Symphonic Dances, Op.45: III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace  - St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Leningrad)/Mariss Jansons