Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Dances from Aleko & Scherzo in D Minor (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Dances from Aleko & Scherzo in D Minor (2023)
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Telarc To Release All-Rachmaninoff Recording by Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Scherzo and Dances from Aleko mark 11th Telarc/Järvi recording.

The 11th Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Telarc recording with CSO Music Director Paavo Järvi is an all-Rachmaninoff disc, to be released January 24, 2007 in both CD and SACD formats. The repertoire includes Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Opus 27, well known for its romantic slow-movement theme; Dances from Aleko; and a Scherzo dating from the composer’s early years at the Moscow Conservatory.

“I love core repertoire, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 is a sweeping example of the Russian symphonic tradition and perhaps the most popular of his orchestral works,” said Järvi. “It’s also exciting to become familiar with Rachmaninoff’s lesser-known gems such as the two gypsy dances from Aleko and the charming little Scherzo from 1888.”

After the unfortunate premiere of Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony in 1895 (when the conductor, Alexander Glazunov, reportedly took the podium while “under the influence”), the Second Symphony reaffirmed Rachmaninoff as a symphonist in 1908. It is a large-scale work with signature Rachmaninoff touches such as brooding shifts from dark to lyric and a meltingly beautiful love theme.

The opera Aleko, based on a story by Pushkin about social clashes, dates from 1892 and was a graduation project assigned to Rachmaninoff and two fellow students at the Moscow Conservatory. Rachmaninoff wrote two gypsy dances – The Women’s Dance and The Men’s Dance – which earned the highest honors from his conservatory panel. The Women’s Dance evokes a dusky, exotic mood while The Men’s Dance is folk-like and rhythmic in character.

Tracklist:
1-01. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: I. Largo – Allegro moderato (18:06)
1-02. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: II. Allegro molto (09:54)
1-03. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio (14:43)
1-04. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: IV. Allegro vivace (13:03)
1-05. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Scherzo in D Minor (05:00)
1-06. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Aleko: Women’s Dance (04:13)
1-07. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Aleko: Men’s Dance (04:50)

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