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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3 / Simon, Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3 / Simon, Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony

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Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artist
Abbey Simon, Leonard Slatkin
Format
CD
Label
Vox
Released
Mar 24, 2023
Catalog #
VOX-NX-3014CD
UPC
747313301485

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Sergey Rachmaninoff's concertos for piano and orchestra continue to be his most successful compositions together with his second symphony. The piano concerto No. 3 belongs to the most demanding repertoire ever written for this genre. The composer himself cited it as his favorite. Abbey Simon was a pianist in the great Romantic tradition. His repertoire centered on Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Ravel, and he had a virtuoso technique which he employed with effortless ease coupled with a smooth, clear sound. Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin has received not less than six GRAMMY-Awards and numerous other prizes and has conducted virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. The recordings of American orchestras produced for VOX by the legendary, GRAMMY-Award winning Elite Recordings team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz are considered by audiophiles to be among the very finest sounding orchestral recordings ever made.

REVIEW:

Pianist Abbey Simon who came onto the scene in the 1940s quickly established a reputation as one of the best musicians at the time. His interpretations of these two warhorses of the repertoire are refined, clear headed and devoid of any exaggerated mannerisms or hyperbole so common these days. Nonetheless, they prove highly sensitive to the emotive aspects of the music. There have been so many recordings of this music in the interim 45 years or so since then, that new pianists feel the need to impose their own personal stamp on the music in order to stand out from the crowd, to the detriment of the music itself.

-- Classical Music Sentinel (Jean-Yves Duperron)

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato - Allegro 09:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato - Allegro
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Abbey Simon
    Ensemble
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leonard Slatkin
  2. 2 II. Adagio sostenuto 10:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Abbey Simon
    Ensemble
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leonard Slatkin
  3. 3 III. Allegro scherzando 11:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    11:24
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Abbey Simon
    Ensemble
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leonard Slatkin
  4. 4 I. Allegro ma non tanto 15:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    15:25
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Abbey Simon
    Ensemble
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leonard Slatkin
  5. 5 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 10:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Adagio
    Duration
    10:44
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Abbey Simon
    Ensemble
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leonard Slatkin
  6. 6 III. Finale: Alla breve 13:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Finale: Alla breve
    Duration
    13:27
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Abbey Simon
    Ensemble
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leonard Slatkin