Sokolov plays Rachmaninov 3rd

This is Grisha Sokolov, flanked by Gilels' cowlick:

He does not perform with orchestras anymore, as he was never satisfied with the result. None of his collaborative concerts and only a handful of solo recordings were committed to plastic. The nonesuch from Petersburg, however, performed Rachmaninov's 3rd, rigged, at least thrice: with Ollila (SRSO), Gergiev ('89 Mariinsky), and Tortelier ('99 BBC SO), according to Lykhin. These recordings, like many of his recorded but unreleased concerts, circulate the net in under-bitrated MP3s . I would cough up some serious sovereigns to obtain a decent, non-mp3, version of the EPIC Tortelier recording, and I can barely afford a happy meal. (At least I was told this is the Tortelier one; I am referring to the recording with the audience unrestrainedly applauding after the first movement).  In any event, here it is: Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 3 with Grigory Sokolov, Tortelier/BBC SO. (Click "request download ticket", then "download".)