拉赫曼尼諾夫 第一號交響曲 交響舞曲 Symphony No 1 Symphonic Dances CHSA5351

專輯類型： 1SACD

發行年份： 2025

國際條碼： 0095115535127

音樂廠牌： Chandos

拉赫曼尼諾夫: 第一號交響曲/交響舞曲

約翰.威爾森 指揮

倫敦小交響樂團

John Wilson and Sinfoina of London complete their set of Rachmaninoff symphonies with this recording of the First Symphony and the Symphonic Dances. Rachmaninoff hoped that the First Symphony, composed in 1895, would build on the reputation of his graduation opera Aleko, which had proved a great success. The premiere, in St Petersburg in March 1897, was, however, a disaster. Rumour had it that the conductor, Alexander Glazunov, was drunk: true or false, it seems clear that he had little interest in the piece, leading to a raft of scathing reviews. This setback hit Rachmaninoff very deeply, and is considered by many to be the reason for the following three-year mcreative block only lifted by a course of hypnotherapy. Rachmaninoff left the score in Russia when he fled the revolution in 1917, and it was subsequently lost. Two years after his death it was reconstructed from a set of orchestral parts in the Leningrad Conservatory, and given its second performance, in Moscow, in October 1945, since when it has gained its place as standard orchestral repertoire around the world. The Symphonic Dances were written towards the very end of the composer's life, and started out in a version for two pianos, which Rachmaninoff performed with Vladimir Horowitz. He then set about orchestrating the work, which was first performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy in January 1941. Set in three movements, the Symphonic Dances reference the theme from the final movement of the First Symphony. In this recording, Sinfonia of London plays from John Wilson's own performing edition of the work.

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Symphony No. 1, Op. 13 (1895)44:16

1. I Grave – Allegro ma non troppo – Piu vivo – Moderato – Meno mosso – Moderato – 13:19

2. II Allegro animato – Meno mosso – Tempo I 8:22

3. III Larghetto – Piu mosso – Largo un poco – Con moto –Tempo I 9:51

4. IV Allegro con fuoco – Marciale (sempre marcato) – Moto primo – Con moto – Con anima – Piu vivo – 12:28

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940) 33:09

5. I [Midday. ] Non allegro – Lento – A tempo piu mosso –Tempo I 10:49

6. II [Twilight. ] Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) – L'istesso tempo – A tempo meno mosso – 8:49

7. III [Midnight. ] Lento assai – Allegro vivace – Lento assai, come prima – L'istesso tempo – 13:21

77:32

Conductor: John Wilson

Orchestra: Sinfonia of London

Charlie Lovell-Jones leader