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About Symphony No 3 / Symphonic Dances
Product Description Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov's Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be one of his finest works. Both this and the Symphonic Dances, his last work, offer a summation of his late style in blending intense rhythmic energy with rich romanticism. Leonard Slatkin and the DSO's recording of the Second Symphony (8.572458) was hailed by BBC Music Magazine as 'a performance warmed by musicians who clearly love this symphony'. Review Following their highly acclaimed recording of the Second Symphony, the Detroit orchestra and Leonard Slatkin add two very exciting Rachmaninov performances. The Symphonic Dances immediately win the disc a lot of bonus points by observing the fact that the composer asked for the gong at the conclusion to continue ringing, a fact too often ignored. Naxos already have in their catalogue a performance of the Third symphony from the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland with the young Russian conductor, Alexander Anissimov. It has for many years featured in the Gramophone Magazine s 'Good CD Guide', and I am certainly not about to discard that affectionate reading. Yet when you compare the two, the Detroit strings pack a weight and resplendence of tonal quality...Slakin's account also lacks nothing in sheer brilliance and excitement that can easily challenge the critic s presently preferred version from the Concertgebouw and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Where the Naxos wins, hands down, is in the quality of recording that combines inner clarity with high impact, the percussion particularly well caught. That high voltage approach continues into the Symphonic Dances, though here Slatkin also looks very much to the song-like quality of the music, the Detroit woodwind a constant joy. In the final allegro vivace Slatkin injects tremendous vivacity that ignores the sudden pulling-up of tempo just before the work s conclusion. It is a modernism best forgotten. Very strongly recommended. --David's Review Corner, David Denton Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be one of his finest works. Both this and the Symphonic Dances, his last work, offer a summation of his late style in blending intense rhythmic energy with rich romanticism. Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's recording of the Second Symphony was hailed by BBC Music Magazine as 'a performance warmed by musicians who clearly love this symphony.' --WFMT Radio, Lisa Flynn
