Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the Sydney Symphony as part of his Rachmaninov festival. This except from The Bells previews a partnership which will tour the Far East this October, and embarks on a major European tour in 2010. Video by kind permission of Telstra BigPond and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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whoooaaa SCOOOPO mr. baritone.
NickjamesC 1 year ago
Didan1, since you were there, I am wondering: did the chorus drown out the counterpoint in the trumpets at the climax of the movement? Biggest problem in playing this piece. You don't hear them all with the Charles Dutoit reading on youtube. That just kills it for me. Hopefully Ashkenazy didn't let that happen
moosatious 2 years ago
I was extremely lucky to be there at the audience with my wife. Ashkenazy spells the perfect magic all over. What a lifetime performance!!!
didan1 2 years ago
I love the beginning, with the fluttering flutes, glockenspiel, celesta, and muted trumpets. I do, however, not love the fact that they use the Russian version. So what if the conductor is Russian, I'll bet you nobody else in the hall was.
ThaSchwab 2 years ago
This is such a lovely video. I really like the performance of this wonderful music. I have always been an enormous fan of Vladimir Ashkenazy.
cattleman6420012000 2 years ago