拉赫曼尼諾夫: 第二號交響曲 / 升C小調前奏曲 / 約翰．威爾森 指揮 / 倫敦小交響樂團 (SACD)

作曲家: Rachmninoff
指揮家: John Wilson
樂團: Sinfonia of London

指揮約翰.威爾森和倫敦小交響樂團發行了他們的第二張拉赫曼尼諾夫專輯. 第二號交響曲大部份是1906-07年在德勒斯登時編寫的 –拉赫曼尼諾夫在那裏躲避俄羅斯的政治和職業上的壓力. 長達一小時的音樂, 此交響曲是他除了歌劇之外最大的作品之一, 而且普遍的被認為是他最偉大的作品之一. 此作品對作曲家可能是有某種意義的, 因為發表於不太順利的第一號交響曲首演之後(他在首演之後就取消演出了). 第一次演奏是在聖彼得堡和莫斯科, 由作曲家親自指揮, 第二號交響曲立刻成功的獲得聽眾與樂評家等的好評, 而且到今日仍然是管弦樂曲目中重要的部份. 拉赫曼尼諾夫將此樂譜獻給他的老師塔涅耶夫(Sergei Taneyev), 他是柴可夫斯基的學生. 拉赫曼尼諾夫在1892年職業生涯剛開始時編寫了原本是寫給鋼琴的升C小調前奏曲. 在此演奏的是史托科夫斯基配器的版本, 雖然不是唯一存在的版本, 但無庸置疑的是最著名也是最成功的版本.


John Wilson and Sinfonia of London release their second album of Rachmaninoff. The Second Symphony was mostly composed in Dresden – where Rachmaninoff was escaping the political and professional pressures of Russia – in 1906 – 07. An hour's worth of music, the symphony is one of his largest works after the operas, and is widely viewed as one of his greatest works. It was possibly of some significance to the composer, following the less than auspicious debut of his First Symphony (which he withdrew after the premiere). First performed in St Petersburg and Moscow, conducted by the composer, the Second Symphony was an immediate success with audiences and critics alike, and remains a mainstay of the orchestral repertoire to this day. Rachmaninoff dedicated the score to his teacher Sergei Taneyev, who was a pupil of Tchaikovsky.


Rachmaninoff composed the Prelude in C sharp minor in 1892, originally for piano, at the beginning of his career. Stokowski's orchestration, performed here, whilst not the only one in existence, is certainly the best known and arguably the most successful.


The album is recorded in Surround Sound and is available as a hybrid SACD, and in spatial audio.

曲目:

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
1. Prelude, Op.3 No.2 4:25

Symphony No.2, Op.27 59:36
2. I Largo - Poco piu mosso - Allegro moderato - Poco a poco piu vivo - 21:39
3. II Allegro moltoo - Moderato - Con moto - 9:09
4. III Adagio - Poco piu mosso - Tempo I [ ] - Tempo I - [ ] - Tempo I 14:15
5. IV Allegro vivace - Con moto - A tempo [Allegro vivace] - 14:31

Total time: 63:59