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Rachmaninov: The Symphonies Box set

Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Conductor), Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra), Format: Audio CD

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1 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 1. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 1. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	13:10	Album Only
2 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 2. Allegro animato by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 2. Allegro animato by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	7:44	Play in Library $0.99
3 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 3. Larghetto by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 3. Larghetto by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	8:53	Play in Library $0.99
4 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 4. Allegro con fuoco by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 - 4. Allegro con fuoco by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	12:38	Album Only
5 30	Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 - 1. Non allegro by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 - 1. Non allegro by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	11:19	Album Only
6 30	Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 - 2. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 - 2. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	8:53	Play in Library $0.99
7 30	Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 - 3. Lento assai - Allegro vivace by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45 - 3. Lento assai - Allegro vivace by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	13:29	Album Only
Disc 2
1 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 1. Largo - Allegro moderato by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 1. Largo - Allegro moderato by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	18:04	Album Only
2 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 2. Allegro molto by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 2. Allegro molto by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	9:37	Play in Library $0.99
3 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 3. Adagio by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 3. Adagio by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	14:21	Album Only
4 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 4. Allegro vivace by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - 4. Allegro vivace by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	13:03	Album Only
5 30	Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Op.29 by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Op.29 by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	20:56	Album Only
Disc 3
1 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 - 1. Lento - Allegro moderato by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 - 1. Lento - Allegro moderato by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	17:01	Album Only
2 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 - 2. Adagio ma non troppo by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 - 2. Adagio ma non troppo by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	12:35	Album Only
3 30	Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 - 3. Allegro by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 - 3. Allegro by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	12:16	Album Only
4 30	Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 1. Allegro ma non tanto (Silver Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Ryszard Karcykowski and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 1. Allegro ma non tanto (Silver Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Ryszard Karcykowski and Vladimir Ashkenazy	6:15	Play in Library $0.99
5 30	Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 2. Lento (Golden Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Natalia Troitskaya and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 2. Lento (Golden Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Natalia Troitskaya and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	11:03	Album Only
6 30	Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 3. Presto (Alarm Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 3. Presto (Alarm Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy	8:20	Play in Library $0.99
7 30	Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 4. Lento lugubre (Iron Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Tom Krause and Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op.35 - 4. Lento lugubre (Iron Bells) by Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Tom Krause and Vladimir Ashkenazy	10:36	Album Only

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Performer: Tom Krause, Natalia Troitskaya, Ryszard Karcykowski
Orchestra: Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 3
Format: Box set
Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
Label: Decca
ASIN: B0000042HY
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #9 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Tone Poems
- #100 in Music > Classical > Symphonies
- #101 in Music > Opera & Vocal

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Focused and Clean Playing coupled with Russian conducting

By Trevor Gillespie on December 11, 2000

Format: Audio CD

This particular collection of Rachmaninov's symphonies is my personal favorite. In particular, the 2nd symphony stands out as being not only the highlight of the set but my favorite performance to date. Andre Previn's recording of the 2nd is a good one as well, but when you compare the playing of the Concertgebouw with the orchestra on Previn's recording, you can immediately tell there is a different level of ability in the orchestras. There is a strong cohesiveness in the playing that is not evident in the Previn performance. Also, Ashkenazy is more convincing in how he builds the Adagio (3rd movement).
The first and third symphonies are also very well played and are great performances. Although, neither have attained the status of popularity as that of the second, both are important pieces of music in the Rachmaninov repetoire. Ashkenazy brings as much attention to detail and feeling on these two symphonies as he does on Symphony No. 2.
The 'filler' pieces actually are some of the true highlights of the set. For example, you'll be hard pressed to find a better performance of "Isle of the Dead". First of all, it's not an often-recorded work, and second, Ashkenazy has a full sense of how this piece is supposed to work. Filled with darkness, the listener is sure to hear what Rachmaninov was trying to convey. The playing again is crisp, detailed, and full (due to the excellent recording of London/Decca)

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Definitive Recordings of Rachmaniov's Symphonies

By John Kwok HALL OF FAME on May 9, 2001

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Vladimir Ashkenazy's love of Rachmaninov's music is evident not only on the keyboard, but also at the podium. His conducting of Rachmaninov's music is absolutely first rate, with an ample mix of passion and precision. I am certain that these fine recordings undoubtedly helped raise his stature as a noteworthy conductor. Under his direction, Bernard Haitink's Concertgebouw Orchestra gives distinguished, technically perfect performances steeped in emotion. Their level of playing is superior to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's under Lorin Maazel's baton (Maazel and the BPO recorded a set of Rachmaninov's symphonies for Deutsche Grammophon around the time of Ashkenazy's recordings.). The best performance of Ashkenazy's Rachmaninov cycle has to be that of the Second Symphony, but the others, especially those of the tone poems, are almost as good too. Of course, Decca's sound engineers did a wonderful job capturing the Concertgebouw's (the orchestra's hall, that is) warm acoustics. If these aren't the definitive recordings of Rachmaniov's symphonies, then they ought to be.

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"Rocky" Rules!

By A Customer on July 3, 1999

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Three cd's, affordable price, quality recordings and most importantly beautiful music. All of the discs are worth your time but the best is the second one.The Isle of the Dead is entrancing. Its dark, foreboding theme builds and crashes time and time again. The second symphony can leave me in tears. The 3rd movement to me is what it sounds like to fall in love. A note played near the end of the piece breaks my heart everytime I hear it. The 4th movement ends with such an explosion that I sometimes laugh due to being overwhelmed by the pounding sounds of triumph!This is very powerful music. If you like lush orchestral works I can't think of a better set to own.

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Ashkenazy + Rachmaninov = Love

By Deborah M. Lisle on November 6, 2001

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Wow. I have always loved Rachmaninov, and Ashkenazy has never disappointed with his interpretations, so I was willing to give him a shot as a conductor. I was not very familiar with Rachamninov's symphonic works before I bought this set, but my love for him has only increased as I see his abilities as a symphonist. The second symphony is the most easily understood, and is one of the most beautiful pieces written in the twentieth century. For those who still consider Rachmaninov purely romantic I encourage them to listen to the First Symphony and the Symphonic Dances. They have elements of Rachmaninov's lyrical romantic style, but possess an edginess and a dark fire that is lacking in any comparable Romantic composer's (Tchaikovsky?) work. His choral symphony is a marvel to listen to, and chilling in its ability to convey action through music (if you buy this set I encourage you to read the words along with the music). The Isle of the Dead is similarly chilling and icily beautiful. Did I mention you can get this whole miraculous set for (dollar amount)? If you are a fan of Rachmaninov you can't pass this set up.

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Excellent recordings, all worth getting at any price!!!

By Alexander Z. Damyanovich on March 31, 2005

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Different people have different tastes. Without wishing to malign those who don't care as much (or at all) for this set, I'll dare say that this set is an absolute classic. [Why go only for the 2-disc set of just the symphonies instead of getting also Ostróv Mjórtvïkh (The Isle of the Dead), the Symphonic Dances and Kolokóla (The Bells) that come automatically as part of this 3-disc set?]

It was the Ashkenazy recording of Ostróv Mjórtvïkh that introduced me to what has since become my favourite symphonic poem ever (roll over Richard Strauss - this one together with Schönberg's "Pelléas et Mélisande" take the cake!) as well as the Symphonic Dances - and also Kolokóla as well as the 1st & 3rd Symphonies. [Prévin did as much for the 2nd Symphony in my case and his recording is a more than worthy competitor - his and this one are as good as tied for top spot in my honest opinion - get them BOTH if possible!!!!] At all times, these interpretations proved Sjergjéy Vassíljevich Rakhmáñinov as one of the greatest composers of the 1850-1950 period, even if he wasn't the most prolific (my biggest regret is that death stopped him from benefitting us organists with an Organ Concerto meant for Charles Courboin). [He was the type that could only concentrate on one thing at a time - be it composition, piano concertising, or conducting, at all of which he was outstanding; however, when he went into exile after the Russian Revolutions, he found himself mainly working as one of the greatest pianists of all time in order to secure his future and feed his family.Read more ›

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Five Stars

This is a good collection of music for anyone who loves Rachmaninov.

Published 5 months ago by Cheryl Howell

Vladimir Ashkenazy does the best he can to direct the Concertgebouw...

Vladimir Ashkenazy does the best he can to direct the Concertgebouw Orchestra for these pieces. The three symphonies reflect Sergey Rachmaninov's life at the time of his... Read more

Published 7 months ago by David A. Addison

The Best Rachmaninov Symphony Performances I Have Heard.

Fantastic full bodied music that really exercises my speakers. This set of CD's alone is reason not to go to any kind of compressed music format. Read more

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Love the Rach Symphonies

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perfect and precious

How did he do it? Every measure is a gem, perfect and precious!

Published 13 months ago by Sam Penny

My favorite composer. I love the passion in his music

My favorite composer. I love the passion in his music. His multiple melody treatment, chord structure, and structure are fascinating. Read more

Published 14 months ago by B.D.

I really enjoy this cd box

I really enjoy this cd box. I just love Rachmaninov's music and Mr Ashkenasy interpretation is very intense and passionate. A russian for the russians.

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