Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances by Kirill Kondrashin 🎧 Qobuz (Hi-Res) bit.ly/3rmrjeR Tidal (Hi-Res) bit.ly/467kflm 🎧 Deezer (Hi-Fi) bit.ly/3LH8Wbk Amazon Music (Hi-Fi) amzn.to/3ZDda9M 🎧 Apple Music (Lossless) apple.co/45YJQMe Idagio (Hi-Fi) bit.ly/46DBudI 🎧 Spotify (mp3) spoti.fi/3rn3jIt UA-cam Music (mp4) bit.ly/3ETlRmC 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, Soundcloud, QQ音乐, LineMusic, AWA日本… Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 00:00 Dance 1. Day - Non allegro 11:12 Dance 2. Twilight - Andante con moto - Tempo di Valse 21:07 Dance 3. Midnight - Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai come prima Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill KONDRASHIN Recorded in 1962, at Moscow New mastering in 2023 by AB for CMRR 🔊 Discover our new website: www.classicalmusicreference.com/ 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr // en.tipeee.com/cmrr First composed for 2 pianos (ua-cam.com/video/yeBRufG791w/v-deo.html) in 1940 in the United States, and dedicated to his pianist friend Vladimir Horowitz, Rachmaninov completed the orchestration of the Dances - i.e., their adaptation for orchestra - on October 29, 1940. The orchestrated work was dedicated to the conductor Eugène Ormandy, who premiered it on January 3, 1941, at the helm of the Philadelphia Orchestra, two years before the composer's death. The composer's last opus, and unquestionably one of the most important in his catalog, the work seems to be a summary of Rachmaninov's art, and would become one of his most beloved pieces over the years. The title Danses might suggest a ballet; was it the composer's idea to ask his friend and compatriot Mikhail Fokine for choreography? Danses symphoniques is in fact a concert work, in which the use of dance rhythms does not really appear, apart from a waltz in the second movement. In this testamentary work, the composer seems to be taking stock of the thoughts, wishes and musical ideas that have been with him since the beginning of his career as a composer. The title "Danses symphoniques" is more akin to the idea of the movement of life, reflected in the titles of each of the dances, which metaphorically evoke three stages of life: birth ("Day"), adulthood ("Twilight") and old age ("Midnight"). Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov PLAYLIST (reference recordings): ua-cam.com/video/EkWfBQr9eVM/v-deo.html
First composed for 2 pianos (ua-cam.com/video/yeBRufG791w/v-deo.html) in 1940 in the United States, and dedicated to his pianist friend Vladimir Horowitz, Rachmaninov completed the orchestration of the Dances - i.e., their adaptation for orchestra - on October 29, 1940. The orchestrated work was dedicated to the conductor Eugène Ormandy, who premiered it on January 3, 1941, at the helm of the Philadelphia Orchestra, two years before the composer's death. The composer's last opus, and unquestionably one of the most important in his catalog, the work seems to be a summary of Rachmaninov's art, and would become one of his most beloved pieces over the years. The title Danses might suggest a ballet; was it the composer's idea to ask his friend and compatriot Mikhail Fokine for choreography? Danses symphoniques is in fact a concert work, in which the use of dance rhythms does not really appear, apart from a waltz in the second movement. In this testamentary work, the composer seems to be taking stock of the thoughts, wishes and musical ideas that have been with him since the beginning of his career as a composer. The title "Danses symphoniques" is more akin to the idea of the movement of life, reflected in the titles of each of the dances, which metaphorically evoke three stages of life: birth ("Day"), adulthood ("Twilight") and old age ("Midnight"). 🔊 Discover our new website: www.classicalmusicreference.com/ 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr // en.tipeee.com/cmrr
Kirill literally rocks! Exciting performance where you added sonic depth on top of his impeccable structure. Now it's perfect, closer to what his orchestra really sounded and what an experience it was when even Shostakovich travelled via train from Leningrad to Moscow to hear Kirill and his (Moscow) orchestra perform Mahler's symphonies. Melodya didn't do him proper justice but you did. This is Kirill in front of us in Moscow Philharmonic hall and we are as time travelers disguised as citizens of Soviet Union listening and enjoying exciting once in a lifetime electric-like shock of great anthological historical music making. But since we don't understand Russian well or at all we must keep silent and play "dumb" or we're gonna use our time travelling gadgets in the form of pocket watches sooner than planned.
Kirill Kondrashin, if you're listening up there in Heaven - MANY thanks for having so much fun with this piece!!!! This is Rachmaninoff's most brilliant symphonic work, and this performance nails it because, sometimes, a bit of excess is exactly what's needed. The piece was written for an orchestra on this side of the pond, but once again, the Russians have shown us how to do it.
Wunderschöne und spannende Intepretation dieser spätromantischen und perfekt komponierten Tänze mit farbenreichen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der intelligente und unvergleichliche Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im veränderlichen Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Wunderbar und atemberaubend zugleich!
Compared to other European orchestras, the rhythmic vigor really stands out in this recording. It's fantastic. The Russians have much to show the rest of the world in terms of bold emotions.
The Slatkin recording was excellent, but this performance and the recording technique are beyond description. A contender for the best recording of all time.
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Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances by Kirill Kondrashin
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Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
00:00 Dance 1. Day - Non allegro
11:12 Dance 2. Twilight - Andante con moto - Tempo di Valse
21:07 Dance 3. Midnight - Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai come prima
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill KONDRASHIN
Recorded in 1962, at Moscow
New mastering in 2023 by AB for CMRR
🔊 Discover our new website: www.classicalmusicreference.com/
🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg
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First composed for 2 pianos (ua-cam.com/video/yeBRufG791w/v-deo.html) in 1940 in the United States, and dedicated to his pianist friend Vladimir Horowitz, Rachmaninov completed the orchestration of the Dances - i.e., their adaptation for orchestra - on October 29, 1940. The orchestrated work was dedicated to the conductor Eugène Ormandy, who premiered it on January 3, 1941, at the helm of the Philadelphia Orchestra, two years before the composer's death. The composer's last opus, and unquestionably one of the most important in his catalog, the work seems to be a summary of Rachmaninov's art, and would become one of his most beloved pieces over the years.
The title Danses might suggest a ballet; was it the composer's idea to ask his friend and compatriot Mikhail Fokine for choreography? Danses symphoniques is in fact a concert work, in which the use of dance rhythms does not really appear, apart from a waltz in the second movement. In this testamentary work, the composer seems to be taking stock of the thoughts, wishes and musical ideas that have been with him since the beginning of his career as a composer. The title "Danses symphoniques" is more akin to the idea of the movement of life, reflected in the titles of each of the dances, which metaphorically evoke three stages of life: birth ("Day"), adulthood ("Twilight") and old age ("Midnight").
Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov PLAYLIST (reference recordings): ua-cam.com/video/EkWfBQr9eVM/v-deo.html
First composed for 2 pianos (ua-cam.com/video/yeBRufG791w/v-deo.html) in 1940 in the United States, and dedicated to his pianist friend Vladimir Horowitz, Rachmaninov completed the orchestration of the Dances - i.e., their adaptation for orchestra - on October 29, 1940. The orchestrated work was dedicated to the conductor Eugène Ormandy, who premiered it on January 3, 1941, at the helm of the Philadelphia Orchestra, two years before the composer's death. The composer's last opus, and unquestionably one of the most important in his catalog, the work seems to be a summary of Rachmaninov's art, and would become one of his most beloved pieces over the years.
The title Danses might suggest a ballet; was it the composer's idea to ask his friend and compatriot Mikhail Fokine for choreography? Danses symphoniques is in fact a concert work, in which the use of dance rhythms does not really appear, apart from a waltz in the second movement. In this testamentary work, the composer seems to be taking stock of the thoughts, wishes and musical ideas that have been with him since the beginning of his career as a composer. The title "Danses symphoniques" is more akin to the idea of the movement of life, reflected in the titles of each of the dances, which metaphorically evoke three stages of life: birth ("Day"), adulthood ("Twilight") and old age ("Midnight").
🔊 Discover our new website: www.classicalmusicreference.com/
🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg
🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr
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Thank you for the gift of beauty!!!👋👋👋👋👋
My favorite classic symphonic dances ever thank you 😊
Only Kondrashin could make me forget the original Slatkin recording on Vox. This is absolutely brilliant.
Good one also, my favorite is maris one on emi, but this is excelent also.
Probably my favorite music channel
Thank you :)
Kirill literally rocks! Exciting performance where you added sonic depth on top of his impeccable structure. Now it's perfect, closer to what his orchestra really sounded and what an experience it was when even Shostakovich travelled via train from Leningrad to Moscow to hear Kirill and his (Moscow) orchestra perform Mahler's symphonies. Melodya didn't do him proper justice but you did. This is Kirill in front of us in Moscow Philharmonic hall and we are as time travelers disguised as citizens of Soviet Union listening and enjoying exciting once in a lifetime electric-like shock of great anthological historical music making.
But since we don't understand Russian well or at all we must keep silent and play "dumb" or we're gonna use our time travelling gadgets in the form of pocket watches sooner than planned.
Kirill Kondrashin, if you're listening up there in Heaven - MANY thanks for having so much fun with this piece!!!! This is Rachmaninoff's most brilliant symphonic work, and this performance nails it because, sometimes, a bit of excess is exactly what's needed. The piece was written for an orchestra on this side of the pond, but once again, the Russians have shown us how to do it.
Wunderschöne und spannende Intepretation dieser spätromantischen und perfekt komponierten Tänze mit farbenreichen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der intelligente und unvergleichliche Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im veränderlichen Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Wunderbar und atemberaubend zugleich!
1940 is indeed LATE romantic.
Compared to other European orchestras, the rhythmic vigor really stands out in this recording. It's fantastic. The Russians have much to show the rest of the world in terms of bold emotions.
You guys provide such wonderful surprises every day!
The Slatkin recording was excellent, but this performance and the recording technique are beyond description. A contender for the best recording of all time.
SUPER!🔥👏👏
Really great sound.
Not as good as Ashkenazy on Decca IMO.
Просто чудо!
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grandiose
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