Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances / The Isle of the Dead, Opp. 29,45
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Composer: Serge RachmaninovConductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-10-11
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- The Isle Of The Dead
- Symphonic Dances - Non allegro
- Symphonic Dances - Andante Con Moto. Tempo Di Valse
- Symphonic Dances - Lento Assai - Allegro Vivace
Description of Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances / The Isle of the Dead, Opp. 29,45
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) produced in 1909 one of this century's most enduring tone poems in The Isle of the Dead. Based on a gloomy painting by Arnold Bocklin (reproduced on the cover of this London CD), it manages to incorporate many of the musical fads of the day without sounding at all faddish. You can hear bits of Wagner and Mahler; but you can also get a whiff of Debussy's Impressionism and a dollop of Scriabin. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Symphonic Dances (1940), a thoroughly joyous orchestral work. Get this for the clarity of the music and the Bocklin cover. --Paul Cook
Vovka Ashkenazy's series of Rachmaninoff recordings with the Concergebouw Orchestra in some way represented his coming of age as a conductor. Although he had made many fine recordings from the podium--notably of Tchaikovsky symphonies--his performances of Rachmaninoff's symphonies and other orchestra works were his first recordings that really challenged the great versions of the past. He conducts these two splendid works with real urgency and personality, and he's aided in no small measure by orchestral playing that is extremely brilliant and fiery. At mid-price, this disc will find a welcome place in your Rachmaninoff collection. -- David Hurwitz
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