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

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
April 4, 2000
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RACHMANINOV, SERGEI
    • PERFORMER
      Sergei Rachmaninov
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 04, 2000
    • UPC
      090266366927
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      09026636692
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical Vocals
    Works ⌄

    1. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. A. Dubensky)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: American Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Moffo

      Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

    2. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. M. Gould for orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Morton Gould Orchestra

      Conductor: Morton Gould

    3. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Vladimir Spivakov, Sergey Bezrodnyi

    4. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Conductor: Sergei Rachmaninoff

    5. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. J. Tunick)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

      Performer: Brian Asawa

      Conductor: Neville Marriner

    6. No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Evgeny Kissin

    7. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. C. Gerhardt for flute and orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: James Galway

      Conductor: Charles Gerhardt

    8. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. N. Luboff and W. Stott for choir and orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Norman Luboff Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra of London

      Conductor: Leopold Stokowski

    9. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. I. Tomita for keyboards and orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Plasma Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Isao Tomita

    10. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. W. Huschke for cello and piano)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Wolfram Huschke, Dieter Huschke

    11. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise (arr. V. Babin for 2 pianos)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Vitya Vronsky, Victor Babin

    12. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. K. Sanderling for orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov

    13. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Ruth Ann Swenson, Warren Jones


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?