Symphony no. 2 / Vocalise
Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Litton
This release pairs an orchestral symphony by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov from 1907 with a wordless vocal piece he composed in 1915. Musically it exemplifies the late-Romantic Russian idiom, combining sweeping, lyrical orchestration and rich chromatic harmony in the symphonic writing with a haunting, vocal-style melody for voice without text, together reflecting Rachmaninov's mature melodic style and his place in early 20th-century Russian music history.
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- 1.Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: I. Largo – Allegro moderato23:15
- 2.Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Allegro molto10:11
- 3.Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio15:06
- 4.Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: IV. Allegro vivace14:53
- 5.Vocalise for Orchestra6:39
