1357722447
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Philharmonia Orchestra
Symphony No. 2, Live in Concert
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212053027
- Catalog number SIGCD 530
- Release date 06 April 2018
About the album
Marking their latest collaboration with their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Philharmonia return to disc with a stellar live-performance of Rachmaninov’s ebullient Symphony No.2 in E Minor.
This is the second release in a new series of Rachmaninov’s symphonies, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in live performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra. The first release of Symphony No. 1 (SIGCD484) was met by critical acclaim:
“Perhaps the most satisfying of all [Ashkenazy’s recordings of the Symphony]…”
BBC Music Magazine