Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonies 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonies 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead

4864775 (Deutsche Grammophon, CD)

FIRST RELEASE (30 June 2023)
Tracks: 10
Booklet pages: 6
℗ 2023 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
© 2023 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Main country of recording: United States of America
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonies 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead published on 18 August 2023

Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):

Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27
1 Largo -
2 Allegro moderato -
3 Moderato
4 Allegro molto
5 Adagio
6 Allegro vivace

Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44
7 Lento - Allegro moderato - Più vivo (Allegro) - Allegro molto - Tempo 1 - Allegro
8 Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace - Alla breve. L'istesso tempo - Adagio
9 Allegro - Meno mosso - Allegro vivace - Moderato - Tempo 1 - Andante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro vivace

Isle of the Dead, Op 29
10 Lento - Tranquillo - Largo - Allegro molto - Largo - Tempo 1

To mark the 150th anniversary of one of the most popular of all classical composers, conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his 'Fabulous Philadelphians' present Rachmaninov's Symphonies Nos 2 and 3, and the symphonic poem Isle of the Dead. This release completes their two-part survey of the three symphonies and other major orchestral works and, like the first instalment of 2021, continues to build on the orchestra's incomparable Rachmaninov legacy.

Recorded in March 2018 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, USA (Op 27) and in January 2020 (Op 44) and January 2022 (Op 29) at the Academy of Music, Kimmel Cultural Campus, Philadelphia, USA.