Rachmaninov - Symphony no.2 | LSO Live LSO0851

Rachmaninov - Symphony no.2

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Label: LSO Live

Cat No: LSO0851

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 19th March 2021

Contents

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Simon Rattle

Works

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Symphony no.2 in E minor, op.27

Artists

London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Simon Rattle

About

One of Rachmaninov’s most popular pieces, the Second Symphony is an indulgently melancholic and sentimental work: a magic box of the late-Romantic orchestra.

Dramatic sections played by the full orchestra contrast heart-breaking swells that only this composer could have written.

The London Symphony Orchestra has a long history with the Second Symphony, recording it many times under the batons of conductors such as André Previn, Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Valery Gergiev. For this recording, captured during the opening of the LSO’s 2019/20 season at the Barbican Hall, Sir Simon Rattle conducted the score from memory, performing the uncut version of this symphonic treasure.

“Rattle was clearly enjoying bringing out the string section surges as he conducted from memory, and the frenzied build to the coda was exhilarating... a true pleasure to experience.” – Bachtrack

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