COMPANY: Naxos
ARTIST: Leonard Slatkin
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninoff

Product: 747313327836

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Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies, Isle of the Dead & Symphonic Dances

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem, Op. 29

Rachmaninov’s symphonic career had a rocky start with the premiere of his First Symphony, now recognised as one of the great Russian symphonic works of the late 19th century. Both the powerful First Symphony and the gloriously melodic Second, with its lushly harmonic Adagio second movement, are haunted by the Dies irae chant melody. Rachmaninov considered his Third Symphony to be one of his finest works, alongside the exquisitely orchestrated and virtuosic Symphonic Dances. The enduring attraction of these symphonies is enhanced by the ‘impressive, highly desirable interpretations’ (Gramophone) in this acclaimed edition conducted by Leonard Slatkin.