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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 3 / Matsuev, Chailly, Lucerne Festival Orchestra

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Composer
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Artist
Matsuev, Chailly, Feudel
Format
DVD
Label
Accentus Music
Released
Sep 11, 2020
Catalog #
ACC20487
UPC
4260234832174

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Exactly 80 years before the Opening Concert of the 2019 Lucerne Festival, Sergei Rachmaninoff himself appeared for the first time on August 11, 1939 at the "International Music Festival Weeks". The roaring success of the performance stands in direct contrast to the need for retreat, seclusion and concentration that the star pianist sought as a composer. Marking three stages in his career, the concerto, étude, vocalise and symphony presented in 2019 take the listener to these places of retreat. And yet, they call to mind phenomena of public perception that still influence the way they are received today. In their diversity, these works invite us to appreciate the versatility of this extraordinary artist, to question, break through and expand patterns of perception.

 

REVIEW:

 

The pianist is musically involved, and so is Chailly. However unexpectedly, they form a superb partnership, and the entire reading is suffused with unabashed Romanticism. Matsuev shows himself perfectly willing to play delicate passages with the appropriate lyricism. The opening theme is unusually gentle, in fact. The impression of effortless virtuosity is especially vivid in the finale, where the pianist is magisterial. I would call this a Gilels-like performance in its authority and breadth rather than an electrifying Horowitz-like one. But it’s thrilling nonetheless.

 

– Fanfare

Tracklist 4 tracks

  1. 1 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
  2. 2 Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 2 in A Minor (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 2 in A Minor (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
  3. 3 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (version for orchestra) (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (version for orchestra) (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
  4. 4 Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff