Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances by Kirill Kondrashin
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Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
00:00 Dance 1. Day - Non allegro
11:12 Dance 2. Twilight - Andante con moto - Tempo di Valse
21:07 Dance 3. Midnight - Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai come prima
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill KONDRASHIN
Recorded in 1962, at Moscow
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First composed for 2 pianos ( • Symphonic Dances for T... ) in 1940 in the United States, and dedicated to his pianist friend Vladimir Horowitz, Rachmaninov completed the orchestration of the Dances - i.e., their adaptation for orchestra - on October 29, 1940. The orchestrated work was dedicated to the conductor Eugène Ormandy, who premiered it on January 3, 1941, at the helm of the Philadelphia Orchestra, two years before the composer's death. The composer's last opus, and unquestionably one of the most important in his catalog, the work seems to be a summary of Rachmaninov's art, and would become one of his most beloved pieces over the years.
The title Danses might suggest a ballet; was it the composer's idea to ask his friend and compatriot Mikhail Fokine for choreography? Danses symphoniques is in fact a concert work, in which the use of dance rhythms does not really appear, apart from a waltz in the second movement. In this testamentary work, the composer seems to be taking stock of the thoughts, wishes and musical ideas that have been with him since the beginning of his career as a composer. The title "Danses symphoniques" is more akin to the idea of the movement of life, reflected in the titles of each of the dances, which metaphorically evoke three stages of life: birth ("Day"), adulthood ("Twilight") and old age ("Midnight").
Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov PLAYLIST (reference recordings): • Sergey Vasil’yevich Ra...