First CD release of these spectacular recordings of Sergei Rachmaninov's most popular symphony plus the popular Vocalise and rarely-heard Scherzo in d minor , performed with virtuoso flair by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under the dynamic leadership of Pavel Kogan and captured in audiophile sonics by the legendary team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz.
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 / Vocalise / Scherzo
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The Second is simply tough to bring off in the studio, and Kogan's quite fresh account got me listening again, after a string of disappointing runsthough on disc. ... This Alto CD makes an excellent bargain choice, given the generous couplings.
— Paul Ingram , Fanfare
"An excellent bargain choice" in Pavel Kogan's must-have Rachmaninov symphony cycle
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 / Vocalise / Scherzo
Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Alto ALC-1031
Number of Units: 1
EAN: 894640001318
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - I. Largo, allegro moderato | Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - I. Largo, allegro moderato | 17:46 |
| 2 | Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - II. Allegro molto | Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - II. Allegro molto | 08:59 |
| 3 | Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - III.. Adagio | Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - III.. Adagio | 16:05 |
| 4 | Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - IV. Allegro vivace | Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 - IV. Allegro vivace | 11:14 |
| 5 | Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise (1915, Orch. 1929) | Vocalise (1915, Orch. 1929) | 08:17 |
| 6 | Sergei Rachmaninov: Scherzo in D minor (1887) | Scherzo in D minor (1887) | 05:06 |
Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Recorded Moscow Film Synchro Studios, October 1990
Producer: Joanna Nickrenz
Engineer: Marc Aubort
Remastered for Alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk)
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Alto - Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Stmphony Orchestra