London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

Format: SACD 
Catalogue No.: LSO0851
Barcode: 0822231185123  
Release Date: 19th March 2021
Genre: Classical

 One of Rachmaninoff’s most popular pieces, the Second Symphony is an indulgently melancholic and sentimental work: a magic box of the late- Romantic orchestra.
 Dramatic sections played by the full orchestra contrast heart-breaking swells that only this composer could have written.
 The LSO has a long history with the Second Symphony, recording it many times under the batons of conductors such as André Previn, Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Valery Gergiev. For
this recording, captured during the opening of the London Symphony Orchestra’s 2019/20 season at the Barbican Hall, Sir Simon Rattle conducted the score from memory, performing the uncut version of this symphonic treasure.
 “Rattle was clearly enjoying bringing out the string section surges as he conducted from memory, and the frenzied build to the coda was exhilarating... a true pleasure to experience.” - Bachtrack

Tracklisting:
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27, I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27, II. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27, III. Adagio
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27, IV. Allegro vivace