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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Taneyev: John of Damascus
OC 470 (Oehms Classics, CD)
DDD
NEW RELEASE (17 July 2020)
Playing time: 64'44"
Tracks: 7
Booklet pages: 40
℗ 2018 OehmsClassics Musikproduktion GmbH
© 2020 OehmsClassics Musikproduktion GmbH
Main country of recording: Germany
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Stephen Francis Vasta
Review of Rachmaninov: The Bells; Taneyev: John of Damascus published on 4 June 2021
Listen: Taneyev: Fuga (John of Damascus) (track 7, 1:24-2:23)
Anna Samuil, soprano
Dmytro Popov, tenor
Vladislav Sulimsky, baritone
Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brno
Petr Fiala, chorus master
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Dmitrij Kitajenko, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninov:
The Bells, Op 35 - Poem for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, mixed choir and orchestra
1 Allegro, ma non tanto
2 Lento
3 Presto
4 Lento lugubre
Sergei Taneyev:
John of Damascus - Cantata for mixed choir and orchestra Op 1
5 Adagio ma non troppo
6 Andante sostenuto
7 Fuga. Allegro
Recorded 14-19 June 2018 at the Konzertsaal der Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany