The Isle of the Dead Op 29 by S Rachmaninoff Review
RACHMANINOV, Due south.: Isle of the Dead (The) / The Rock / Symphonic Dances (Bergen Philharmonic, Litton)
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BI 1751
RACHMANINOV, S.: Isle of the Dead (The) / The Rock / Symphonic Dances (Bergen Philharmonic, Litton)
Label Catalogue Number:
BIS-1751
Running Fourth dimension: 70:14
Digital UPC: 7318599917511
Release Engagement: Dec 2012
Originally recorded in 2012
Solo Conductor
Andrew Litton
Venue
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Kingdom of norway
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Classical
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RACHMANINOV, S.: Isle of the Expressionless (The) / The Rock / Symphonic Dances (Bergen Philharmonic, Litton)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
1.
Ostrov myortvikh (The Isle of the Dead), Op. 29
21:45
ii.
Utyos (The Rock), Op. 7
13:31
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
4.
II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
9:23
five.
III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai - Come prima - Allegro vivace
14:thirteen
Solo: Andrew Litton Usher
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Usher: Andrew Litton
Notes
The programme on this anthology include Rachmaninov's final work, the Symphonic Dances (1941) too as The Rock, his showtime published orchestral work, but opens with The Isle of the Dead from 1909. Inspired past the painting of the same proper noun past Arnold Böcklin, Rachmaninov based almost the entire thematic material on the four-note figure which stalks through so much of his music: the first notes of the plainchant setting of the Dies iræ, describing the terrors of the Last Judgement. The motif was Rachmaninov'due south musical symbol for decease – an ever-present spectre, sometimes feared, sometimes welcomed – and it impregnates the whole fabric of The Island of the Dead. If The Rock, inspired past an paradigm from a curt story by Chekhov, is a youthful work by a composer just turned 20, the Symphonic Dances, written most 50 years later, sum upward a lifetime'due south musical and emotional feel. The title of the piece of work doesn't reveal a programme of whatsoever kind, but when Rachmaninov suggested it to the choreographer Mikhail Fokine as the score for a possible ballet, he explained that its three movements followed the sequence Midday – Twilight – Midnight, perchance a description of life's journey from youth through middle age to sometime age. Andrew Litton and his Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra have already proven their skills in the Russian repertoire, with recordings of music by Stravinsky ('If you're looking for a freshly painted Petrushka or a Rite to shake y'all up a bit, this is shockingly good' - International Record Review and Prokofiev 'An infrequent Romeo and Juliet, to be placed right next to the smashing ones', Crescendo.
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There's a whole lot to enjoy here: BIS's fantastically solid, warm, inviting, spacious SACD sound the incisive playing and luxurious tone of the bergen Combo and maestro Litton's denoting, superbly paced interpretations that perfectly capture Rachmaninoff'southward lush, autumnal, sometimes morose audio world Lawrence Hanson - American Record Guide - July/August 2013
Performance ***** Recording ***** This is a very impressive programme of Rachmaninov'due south most important orchestral works outside the symphonies: performances distinguished by expressive warmth, an intense sense of conviction and very fine playing from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra All in all, a excellent disc - superb audio, likewise. Calum MacDonald - BBC Music magazine - April 2013
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