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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Awards:
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Building a Library, February 2012, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2012, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Building A Library, June 2022, Also Recommended
There is a feeling of one-ness between orchestra and conductor which is the hallmark of a great recording. But it is surely the adagio that will convert the listener with Jack Brymer's clarinet...
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Awards:
-
Building a Library, February 2012, First Choice
-
Building a Library, June 2012, First Choice
-
Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
-
Building A Library, June 2022, Also Recommended
There is a feeling of one-ness between orchestra and conductor which is the hallmark of a great recording. But it is surely the adagio that will convert the listener with Jack Brymer's clarinet...
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Contents and tracklist
Work length59:22
This work is only available as an album download.
- André Previn
- Recorded: 1973-01-04
- Recording Venue: 3-4 January 1973, Kingsway Hall, London
I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Track length19:10
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Track length10:10
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Adagio
Track length15:45
This track is only available as an album download.
IV. Finale (Allegro vivace)
Track length14:17
This track is only available as an album download.
- André Previn
- Recorded: 1975-10-13
- Recording Venue: 12-13 October 1975, Kingsway Hall, London
- André Previn
- Recorded: 1976-06-22
- Recording Venue: 21-22 June 1976, Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London.
- André Previn
- Recorded: 1976-12-09
- Recording Venue: 9 December 1976, Studio No. 1, Abbey Road
Awards and reviews
November 1999
There is a feeling of one-ness between orchestra and conductor which is the hallmark of a great recording. But it is surely the adagio that will convert the listener with Jack Brymer's clarinet weaving a hypnotic melody over lush strings that will eventually soar into a very Tchaikovskian climax.
