Concert recording: Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances op. 45

"They are my last spark", said Sergei Rachmaninov about his "Symphonic Dances". He composed them as his last major work in exile in America in 1940 - with an unmistakable longing for his Russian homeland. the three opulently scored movements were originally entitled "Noon, Dusk and Night" and are also about the phases of Rachmaninov's own life: in the first movement, for example, he used a quote from his Symphony No. 1; the third combines the melody of the "Dies Irae", which he repeatedly used, with the "Hallelujah" of Russian Orthodox church music.

In this performance, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich let this "last spark" fly - from the throbbing start through all the energetic and lyrical musical ideas to the final gong and timpani beat.

Programme

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Paavo Järvi Music Director

Sergej Rachmaninow Sinfonische Tänze op. 45

Recording from 13 - 15 December 2023, Tonhalle Zurich

Concert supported by LGT Private Banking
Recording supported by Elisabeth Weber-Stiftung

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