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Symphonies 1, 2 and 3 (Ormandy)

~ Sergey Rachmaninov (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (5 Nov 2001)
  • SPARS Code: A-D
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Essential Classics
  • ASIN: B000026026
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,398 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 1 in D minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  2. Symphony No. 2 in E minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  3. Symphony No. 3 in A minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

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    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore any cuts, just listen to the music & enjoy!, 9 Feb 2009
By Mike "dmh220551" (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
These are valuable historical documents. Ormandy was an excellent Rachmaninov interpreter and had the advantage of a virtuoso musical instrument in the shape of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The recordings have never sounded better. I would not suggest that anyone should ONLY have these performances but they make a very effective alternative to the more modern mainstream recommendations by Jansons, Previn, Svetlanov, Pletnev etc.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Rachmaninov, 9 Jan 2009
By Colin Fortune (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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Balancing the pros and cons of this issue is difficult. On the positive side the Philadelphia Orchestra play like angels and Ormandy's justly famous nurturing of the "Philadelphia Sound" he inherited from Stokowski - luscious strings and sharp attack - comes over very well. Then there is the fact that Rachmaninov played by this particular orchestra is MORE "authentic" than that played by Jansons and the St Petersburg Philharmonic: Rachmaninov was deeply involved with the Philadelphia Orchestra during his long exile in America and the later works, especially here the Third Symphony, were premiered by this band. The 40 year old recordings have come up well, though they lack the last ounce of clarity (Jansons and Ashkenazy are clearer).

The disadvantages start with the fact that the Second Symphony is heavily cut, in the manner of many performances before Previn's 1973 disc. This is a shame because it is an incandescent reading and I suppose you could say that it is "authentic" in its time, when most conductors would adopt the cuts authorised by Rachmaninov. This symphony is placed first on the first disc, leaving Symphony 1 split between the two discs: another shame because this edition is good and the playing is top rate. Symphony 3 is goreously played but could, I feel, do with a bit more energy, particularly in the first movement. Previn, Ashkenazy, Jansons and Litton are all "tighter" conceptions and I have a particular admiration for Jansons Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3/Orchestral Works (Jansons) and for Ashkenazy here Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos.1 - 3.

Buy this set for the historical interest and as a pendant to one of the other sets mentioned above. It is well worth it, when looked at in that way. But the other more modern performances have superceded it.
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