Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 3; The Isle of the Dead (Evgeny Svetlanov)

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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

1. Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44: 1. Lento - Allegro moderato
2. Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44: 3. Allegro
4. Symphonic Poem "The Isle of the Dead", Op. 29

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Canyon Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely considered as one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Some of his works are among the most popular in the romantic repertoire. His style is notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and his use of rich orchestral colors. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output, and through his own skills as a performer he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff

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Evgeny Svetlanov (6 September 1928—3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and though less well-known, a pianist. Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting at the Moscow Conservatory. He was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra (now the Russian State Symphony Orchestra) from 1965 to 2000. Svetlanov was particularly noted for his interpretations of Russian works as he covered the whole range of Russian music, from Mikhail Glinka to the present day. He was also one of the few Russian conductors to conduct the entire symphonic output of Gustav Mahler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Svetlanov

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