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Rachmaninoff: Vocalise / Rachmaninoff, Moffo, Kissin, Et Al

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Composer
RACHMANINOV, SERGEI
Artist
Sergei Rachmaninov
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Apr 04, 2000
Catalog #
09026636692
UPC
090266366927

About

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.
To know a piece of music, to truly understand the depth of its meaning, requires intense study. Once written, a great work takes on a life of its own, its full potential beyond even what its composer anticipates. This album, an exploration of Rachmaninov's 'Vocalise,' takes 13 interpretations and, by laying them side by side, shows how rich such a simple melody can be.
Each interpretation brings out something new in this beautiful, wordless song. Transcriptions for solo piano, solo flute, piano duet, soprano, full choir, and full orchestra show how flexibly the music accepts different ideas and instrumentation. The deep melancholy of Vladimir Spivakov's violin, accompanied by Sergei Bezrodny's piano, stands in stark contrast with the angelic transcendence found in countertenor Brian Asawa's performance.
Every listener will find his or her favorite performance here, but it is impossible to select a definitive interpretation. However, the Philadelphia Orchestra's version, conducted by Rachmaninov himself, has an air of authority. After all, who better to interpret the intentions of the composer than the composer himself?

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. A. Dubensky) 08:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. A. Dubensky)
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Anna Moffo
    Ensemble
    American Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  2. 2 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. M. Gould for orchestra) 07:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. M. Gould for orchestra)
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Morton Gould Orchestra
    Conductor
    Morton Gould
  3. 3 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor 05:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Vladimir Spivakov, Sergey Bezrodnyi
  4. 4 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (version for orchestra) 03:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
  5. 5 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. J. Tunick) 04:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. J. Tunick)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Brian Asawa
    Ensemble
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
    Conductor
    Neville Marriner
  6. 6 No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor 06:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  7. 7 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. C. Gerhardt for flute and orchestra) 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. C. Gerhardt for flute and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    James Galway
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Gerhardt
  8. 8 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. N. Luboff and W. Stott for choir and orchestra) 08:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. N. Luboff and W. Stott for choir and orchestra)
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Norman Luboff Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra of London
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  9. 9 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. I. Tomita for keyboards and orchestra) 05:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. I. Tomita for keyboards and orchestra)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Isao Tomita
    Ensemble
    Plasma Symphony Orchestra
  10. 10 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. W. Huschke for cello and piano) 04:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. W. Huschke for cello and piano)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Wolfram Huschke, Dieter Huschke
  11. 11 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. V. Babin for 2 pianos) 04:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. V. Babin for 2 pianos)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Vitya Vronsky, Victor Babin
  12. 12 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. K. Sanderling for orchestra) 08:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. K. Sanderling for orchestra)
    Duration
    08:50
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Yuri Temirkanov
  13. 13 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise 04:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Ruth Ann Swenson, Warren Jones