Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1

 
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RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1
Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

[ Signum / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 1 September 2017

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Marking their latest collaboration with their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Philharmonia return to disc with a stellar live-performance of Rachmaninov's volcanic Symphony No.1 in D Minor.

Composed when Rachmaninov was just 22, the work has a famously tumultuous performance history. The work's premiere in 1897 - conducted by Glazunov - was a disaster, generating vitriolic abuse from critics and reviewers of the day. Rachmaninov destroyed the score and refused the works publication during his lifetime; it was not heard again until its reconstruction from solo parts by Soviet Musicologists for a concert in 1945.

This is the first release in a new series of Rachmaninov's symphonies, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in live performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13

1 I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo 2 II. Allegro animato
3 III. Larghetto
4 IV. Allegro con fuoco