Taneyev / Albert / Philharmonia Hungarica - Symphony 2 / Suite 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Svenska Baletter [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/01/1999

[Note This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand] TCHAIKOVSKY / MANFRED SYMPHONY IN B MINOR OP. 58

Marking their latest collaboration with their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Philharmonia have returned to recording with a stellar live-performance of Rachmaninov's ebullient Symphony No.2 in E Minor. This is the second in a new series of Rachmaninov's symphonies, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in live performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra. The first of Symphony No. 1 (SIGCD484) was met by critical acclaim InchPerhaps the most satisfying of all [Ashkenazy's recordings of the Symphony]...Inch (BBC Music Magazine) InchAshkenazy knows how to shape detail and soar in the big melodic moments. The Philharmonia sound is muscular and alert, from the opening woodwind solos to the mighty, stirring symphonic tutti of the finale.Inch (The Observer)