All of Pletnev’s acclaimed Rachmaninov recordings with the Russian National Orchestra in a single box for the first time.
“Poetic vision alongside a splendid command of architecture” – The Penguin Guide (on Symphony no.1) Also includes the tone-poems The Rock and Isle of the Dead, and Taneyev’s cantata John of Damascus
Sung texts and translations included.
Brought together in a single box for the first time, here are benchmark recordings with the Russian National Orchestra of the three symphonies, the Symphonic Dances and the extraordinary choral symphony The Bells, where “Pletnev has his finger on the composer’s pulse and always has special insights to bring to his music”. The Penguin Guide.
Rachmaninov:
The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem, Op. 29
Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (complete)
The Rock - Fantasy for Orchestra, Op. 7
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
The Bells, Op. 35
Marina Mescheriakova (soprano), Sergei Larin (tenor) & Vladimir Chernov (baritone)
with The Moscow State Chamber Choir
Taneyev:
Cantata: Ioann Damaskin (John of Damascus), Op. 1
with The Moscow State Chamber Choir