Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise [Import]

Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Ivan Fischer (Conductor), Budapest Festival Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra
• Conductor: Ivan Fischer
• Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
• Audio CD (June 8, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Channel Classics Nl
• ASIN: B000216VPA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #816,228 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definitive Rachmaninov Second Symphony, November 18, 2004

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Paul Bubny "Paul Bubny" (Maplewood, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise (Audio CD)

I was floored the first time I heard this CD. Fischer goes deeper into this often-abused score than anyone I know of, and reveals it as an incisive masterwork rather than a vehicle for wallowing in lush sonorities and hammy emoting. It's apparent even from the phrasing in the opening bars that this is special--one of those recordings that sets a new standard in the music it represents. This conductor/orchestra partnership is not one you would normally associate with a Russian composer, but so much for preconceived notions.

5.0 out of 5 stars Get the SACD Version, November 3, 2007

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Hannibal (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise (Audio CD)

I have little more to say beyond the comments in the other featured review. This is a MAGNIFICENT performance, and should be in everyone's library.

BUT it is important to add that the full glory of this "apotheosis of Russian romanticism" really becomes apparent ONLY in the SACD version of this disc.

BUY the SACD. It's worth it.