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Lugansky . Berezovsky - Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances, two pianos

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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, for orchestra or 2 pianos, Op. 45 (1940-1942) Nikolai Lugansky, Boris Berezovsky 2008 Verbier Festival [0:00] I. Non allegro - Lento 3:10 - Tempo I 7:21 - Cantabile 9:32 [10:45] II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) - Vivo 18:09 [19:18] III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace 19:50 - Lento assai 22:21 - Allegro vivace 26:54 - Coda 29:21 “…On the one hand, the Dances contain a number of self-quotations: most notably, just before the coda of the first section, Rachmaninov hauntingly quotes the main theme of the first movement of his Symphony No 1, at the time (1940) completely unknown to anyone apart from its composer. In the finale he quotes extensively from part of his ‘Vespers’, the All-Night Vigil of 1915, Op 37, arguably his greatest work. But on the other hand, this last work of Rachmaninov’s reveals a new and vibrant voice in his music, expressed in so truly symphonic manner as almost to deserve the title of ‘S

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