Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 & Caprice Bohemien
Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninov’s third symphony. Also on this CD is his capriccio on gypsy themes, called “Caprice Bohémien”, and the well-known “Vocalise”.
Rachmaninov:
- Caprice Bohémien, Op. 12
- Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 – arrangement for orchestra
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko
Vasily Petrenko is the youngest ever Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and he will add the role of Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic beginning with the 2013/2014 season.
Since Petrenko took up the baton of the RLPO’s Principal Conductor in 2006, this partnership has flourished; and the orchestra is now achieving some terrific performances and recordings.
The press has had some very positive comments, as well:
“In the Third Symphony, which finds Rachmaninov wistfully recalling the Russia he left after the October Revolution, Petrenko and the RLPO also identify the zest, the orchestral lucidity and the rhythmic thrust that marked the composer’s later years. An exhilarating performance.”
…………………………The Telegraph, 5th January 2012
“Perhaps the most impressive feature of this new recording is the quicksilver dynamic fluidity of the orchestra – they are able to move from the boldest of fortissimos to the most tender of pianissimos in a heartbeat. There is an overwhelming sense that the musicians are moving as one with the same telepathic unity of a murmuring of starlings.”
………………………………..Classic FM Magazine, February 2012
“The RLPO play magnificently…There is surging energy here allied to lucidity of orchestration and rhythmic impetus, together with that infallible sense of instrumental timbre that Rachmaninov possessed. The lyrical elements…are conveyed with heartfelt affection without resorting to any heart-on-sleeve excess.”
…………………………………Gramophone Magazine, January 2012
Here is Vasily Petrenko and the RLPO in Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 3
Tags: Rachmaninoff, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra