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Classical

Three new releases that show the classical recording industry is alive and well

13 March 2021

9:00 AM

13 March 2021

9:00 AM

Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1, Symphonic Dances

Philadelphia Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin/Deutsche Grammophon

Bruckner: Symphonies 2 & 8

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Nelsons/Deutsche Grammophon

Elgar: Violin Concerto/ Violin Sonata

LSO, Rattle, Capuçon/Warner Classics

Rachmaninov’s First Symphony begins with a snarl, and gets angrier. A menacing skirl from the woodwinds, a triple-fortissimo blast from the brass, and then the full weight of the strings, hammering out one of those doomy Russian motto-melodies like lead boots dragging you to the bottom of the Neva. ‘Vengeance is mine; I shall repay’ glowers the epigraph that Rachmaninov inscribed at the top of the score, and you’d better believe it.

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