The Three Symphonies

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Slatkin

The Three Symphonies is a collection of three orchestral works by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed between 1897 and 1936. They are late-Romantic orchestral works with broad, lyrical melodies and rich orchestration, and they chart Rachmaninoff's move from youthful ambition to a more concise approach in his later career.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    13:59
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: II. Allegro animato
    8:39
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: III. Larghetto
    9:01
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: IV. Allegro con fuoco
    12:25
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: I. Largo – Allegro moderato
    19:46
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Allegro molto
    9:42

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
    15:04
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: IV. Allegro vivace
    14:05
  3. 4.
    Symphony no 3 in A minor, op. 44: I. Lento – Allegro moderato
    15:45
  4. 5.
    Symphony no 3 in A minor, op. 44: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    11:40
  5. 6.
    Symphony no 3 in A minor, op. 44: III. Allegro
    12:13

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