Rachmaninoff Plays Symphonic Dances

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rachmaninoff Plays Symphonic Dances: Newly Discovered 1940 Recording (2018) {3CD Set Marston 53022-2}
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Classical / Early 20th Century / Piano Solo / Piano Concerto / Historic Recording

At an impromptu gathering in 1940, Sergei Rachmaninoff demonstrated at the piano just how he wanted his new orchestral work, Symphonic Dances, to be performed. Rachmaninoff, one of the greatest of all pianists, reduced the orchestral score for a single piano on this occasion. That recording is presented here in two versions: first, edited to conform to the score and again, just as the occasion unfolded, as Rachmaninoff jumped from place to place as he demonstrated.

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This is an excellent Rachmaninoff programme, taking us from the high romance of the relatively early Suite No. 1 to the composer’s last opus numbered work, the Symphonic Dances. The Suite No. 1 is a very fine work, and this duo plays gorgeously in that sighing third movement Les larmes. The spectacular finale, Pâques rings out spectacularly, the powerful tone of the well paired pianos delivering a remarkable listening experience.

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Cat#: MFSL 1-523 | Country/Year: US 19__, 1979
Genre: Classical, Romantic | Hoster: Uploaded/Filesonic

Half-speed re-mastering of 1979 EMI/Angel title with Ortofon cutting head. Specially plated and pressed on High Definition Super vinyl by Victor Company of Japan. - Dynamic range up to 17.

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