Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos 1–3, Symphonic Dances

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This box set brings together Valery Gergiev’s acclaimed cycle of the complete Rachmaninoff symphonies, which were recorded alongside the London Symphony Orchestra across 2008 to 2015. These masterful accounts of the Russian’s complete symphonies are accompanied by his 1940 composition Symphonic Dances, while two symphonic poems by Mily Balakirev echo the luxurious textures present throughout Rachmaninov’s music.

Composers Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mily Balakirev
Conductor Valery Gergiev 
Performers London Symphony Orchestra

Disc 1
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13
1. I. Grave - Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegro animato
3. III. Larghetto
4. IV. Allegro con fuoco

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
1. I. Non allegro
2. II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
3. III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai. Come prima - Allegro vivace

Disc 2
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
1. I. Largo - Allegro moderato
2. II. Allegro molto
3. III. Adagio
4. IV. Allegro vivace

Russia 
Disc 3
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44
1. I. Lento - Allegro moderato - Allegro
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace
3. III. Allegro - Allegro vivace - Allegro (Tempo primo) - Allegretto - Allegro vivace

Tamara 
Disc 4 (Pure Audio Blue Ray)
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13
1. I. Grave - Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegro animato
3. III. Larghetto
4. IV. Allegro con fuoco

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
1. I. Largo - Allegro moderato
2. II. Allegro molto
3. III. Adagio
4. IV. Allegro vivace

Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44
1. I. Lento - Allegro moderato - Allegro
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace
3. III. Allegro - Allegro vivace - Allegro (Tempo primo) - Allegretto - Allegro vivace

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
1. I. Non allegro
2. II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
3. III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai. Come prima - Allegro vivace

Tamara 
Russia 

Release Date 20 April 2018
LSO0816 | 822231181620

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded September 2008 - February 2015, Barbican, London

Booklet in English, French & German

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Reviews

‘A lovely set highlighting Gergiev’s prowess and emphasising the contrasts in Rachmaninov’s powerful and original tone.’

- Clic de Classique News

‘The LSO brass are on fire in these performances, the strings rugged but precise, the woodwind rising to the demands of Rachmaninov’s voluptuous melodies.’

- The Guardian

‘The LSO’s playing is appropriately full-bloodied and lively, with incisive brass and sonorous woodwind well-captured in this vivid recording.’

- Primephonic