Track Listings (5) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sergey Rachmaninov, David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sylvia Mcnair Title: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2/Vocalise Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Telarc Release Date: 6/30/1992 Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 089408031229 |
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This is an outstanding performance of Rachmaninoff's most popular symphony, from a source that you wouldn't necessarily expect. David Zinman sees the work much as the composer himself might have. There's no Russian heavi... more » |
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Amazon.com This is an outstanding performance of Rachmaninoff's most popular symphony, from a source that you wouldn't necessarily expect. David Zinman sees the work much as the composer himself might have. There's no Russian heaviness; he lets the gloom and doom speak for itself. Rather, he keeps textures light and supple, rhythms exciting, and goes for broke at the climaxes. He also manages to sustain the finale better than most of the competition, never making it sound like the main theme coming around one time too many. He's aided to no small extent by the excellent sound, and by playing that clearly establishes the Baltimore Symphony as a force to be reckoned with. --David Hurwitz Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsA High Energy Performance A. Craig | Grand Junction,CO | 07/12/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "David Zinnman and the Baltimore Symphony, with a little help from the Telarc Engineers deliver a performance full of sizzle and electricity. There is none of the heavy handed Russian style here. Nor is the smaltzy, syrupy style heard here. Rachmoninov's music gets to speak for itself! All the eloquence is here and Sylvia McMair's performance of "Vocalise" is just stunning. Icing on the cake, or the bubbles in the champaigne." Sophistocated. D. Seymour | Atlanta, GA USA | 03/14/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Rachmaninoff is the height of lyrical beauty among romantic composers. His melodies are sophisticated yet never esoteric. His phrases never dead end; they weave into each other with purposeful continuity. His transitions are seamless. The first movement sends the listener skimming across a bright, sometimes brooding landscape at a leisurely glide. After the free-falling second movement, the adagio settles into one of the most beautiful melodies ever penned. Just when you have been lulled into a satisfied stupor the finale lets loose with fourteen minutes of unbridled joy. The Vocalise that follows provides the perfect denouement. Sylvia McNair deftly sings the part of the wordless siren, seductive and alluring. The orchestral balance is perfect, moving underneath as if she herself controlled it with her voice. Zinman and Telarc capture the best of the Baltimore Symphony and the depth of the recording is incredible. This is a top-notch performance." Fully deserving of all superlatives... Mr Russell S. Wollman | Fairfield, Iowa United States | 11/09/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "As an admirer of all things Rachmaninoff, I am terminally biased. I am also rather uncritical of anyone talented enough to perform his work. The second symphony is a great joy to hear, but Sylvia McNair's singular performance of the Vocalise is what sends me on this recording. The subtle power of her voice is beyond compare and smoothly lifts the Vocalise securely into stellar territory, where it most certainly belongs.It doesn't matter why you buy this recording. It will quickly get the better of you-and so will your fondness for Rachmaninoff."
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