Alexander Anissimov, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Rachmaninov: The Rock; The Bells (2001)
Alexander Anissimov, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Rachmaninov: The Rock; The Bells (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 185 Mb | Total time: 51:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.550805 | Recorded: 1996/97
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 185 Mb | Total time: 51:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.550805 | Recorded: 1996/97
Alexander Anissimov’s 1997 Naxos one with National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Philharmonic Choir…Helen Field, singing for Anissimov, is a real delight in the slow movement, poignant, lyrical and clear in enunciation in a performance that has two fine Russians (tenor Ivan Choupenitch and baritone Oleg Melnikov) as the other soloists and an approach to the score that transmits a broad, well honed spectrum of emotion.–Gramophone
Rachmaninoff is best known for the luscious Romantic melodies of his transcendentally difficult piano concertos and a few solo piano works such as the Prelude in C sharp minor (a piece he grew to hate, such was its popularity). The two orchestral pieces paired on this new Naxos recording show a different side to the composer, that of a thoughtful, resourceful and literary-minded romantic.
The first piece on the CD is The Rock, a Fantasie for orchestra completed when the composer was only 20. It was inspired by a Lermontov poem, which in turn was based on a Chekhov story. This fascinating early piece is well in keeping with its brooding subject—the tale of a traveler dogged by life’s failures who meets a sympathetic young woman at an inn who listens to his troubles before they part as snow falls around him. The orchestration is luscious, as are some of the melodies, which sometimes hark directly back to the nationalistic style of Rimsky-Korsakov, showing that the young Rachmaninoff had not yet found his own voice…The little-known National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland under Alexander Anissimov do a neat job of bringing these big works to life, supported by soprano Helen Field (who has done great work on the stage for Britain’s national opera companies), tenor Ivan Choupenitch and bass Oleg Melnikov.–Graham Dwyer
Performer:
Helen Field, soprano
Ivan Choupenitch, tenor
Oleg Melnikov, bass
RTE Philharmonic Choir
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Alexander Anissimov, conductor
Tracklist:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
01. The Rock, fantasy for orchestra (Utyos), Op.7
The Bells, choral symphony (Kolokola), Op.35:
02. I. Allegro, ma non troppo
03. II. Lento
04. III. Presto
05. IV. Lento lugubre - Allegro - Andante - Tempo I
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Alexander Anissimov, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Rachmaninov: The Rock; The Bells (2001)
Alexander Anissimov, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Rachmaninov: The Rock; The Bells (2001)
