Rachmaninoff conducts his "Isle of the Dead", Part II
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Of all the recordings I have heard this old one has the best preparation and attack at 1:17 on the culmination!
And many other things actually, it is my favorite by far!
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Unbelievable the way the PHILADELPHIA sounded back then! Great to hear what types of tempi and coloration the Maestro had in his mind for this masterpiece. No doupts indeed! That's what works the best in terms of musicality and sheer expression. Case and point where the creator's baton is the template to follow.
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As with the previous part - fortunately this time, only one cut (of two bars) is present. Everything else of this great tone poem from the point of resumption is present.
Somewhat more rubato and sforzando than what yours truly has been accustomed to via Vladímir Ashkjenázy, but most interesting nevertheless!!! If the whole piece had been uncut, it would have been very likely worth a full 5 stars...
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The big pity is that it's not until 1970s that people finally began to appreciate Rakhmáñinov's music on its terms, not belittling it as they used to due to its "anachronism" (as also happened with Elgar, Puccini and Richard Strauß!!!). [Even JS Bach was similarly despised at one time!!!]
Thus, this truncated performance of his greatest symphonic poem is both a vivid glimpse into how he conducted his masterpiece as well as a warning against those who think they "know better..."
LJBSasha 3 years ago 3
Thanks for posting this! Rachmaninoff is my hero. I like the Wild/Horenstein performance ('65), but this (despite early recording) is equally enjoyable knowing that Rach is at the helm. Wish I could have met him to give him my eternal thanks.
myrtlebox 3 years ago 3