Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances: Selected Recordings & Reviews
MEDTNER | RACHMANINOV: MUSIC FOR TWO PIANOS HYPERION CDA 66654 [78'53"] MEDTNER Two Pieces Op.58 RACHMANINOV Suite No.2 Op.17 | Russian Rhapsody | Symphonic Dances Op.45 Nikolai Demidenko piano Dmitri Alexeev piano See full review here. Full-bloodied playing and an unforgiving speed gives the Dances plenty of firepower. Technically secure, the two Russian warhorses leap … Read more
Rachmaninov and the Dies Irae/Symphonic Dances
Rachmaninov and the Day of Wrath: some thoughts on Rachmaninov, Dies Irae, and the Symphonic Dances hroughout his life, Sergei Rachmaninov was plagued by the Dies Irae (“Day of Wrath”) motif from the Latin Requiem Mass. Though this motif has been used by other composers throughout the centuries (like Berlioz in La Symphonie fantastique and … Read more
Rachmaninov Music for 4 Hands: Alexeev & Demidenko
MEDTNER • RACHMANINOV: MUSIC FOR TWO PIANOS HYPERION CDA 66654 [78'53"] MEDTNER Two Pieces Op.58: Knight Errant | Russian Round-Dance (A Tale) RACHMANINOV Suite No.2 Op.17: Alla Marcia | Valse | Romance | Tarantelle RACHMANINOV Russian Rhapsody Op.posth. RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances Op.45 Dmitri Alexeev piano Nikolai Demidenko piano ccording to Rachmaninov, the 1897 premiere of … Read more
