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In Reply to: Rachmaninov....Isle of the Dead posted by calloway on August 8, 2016 at 19:06:01:
Back in 2009, Petrenko guest conducted the Boston Symphony. This was on the program along with some Stravinsky and Shostakovich. I was uninspired by the Rachmaninoff, but perhaps because it was wedged between two works that were unappealing to me.He also issued a surprisingly mundane recording of the four Rachmaninoff piano concertos with Simon Trpceski and was in the process of recording a truckload of Shostakovich, so I lost track of him.
His performance of the Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 with his own crew, the Liverpool band, last year, didn't wow me, partly due to his tempo choices, but also because the orchestra itself was really not up to the task of this magnificent, but very challenging, symphony.
I know that Petrenko has recorded all of the Rachmaninoff symphonies, the Symphonic Dances and a few of the shorter orchestral pieces. But because of these past experiences with his performances, I've not been inclined to buy them despite the reviews on Amazon.
I'd be interested to hear the opinion of others who are familiar with his recordings. I have enough Rachmaninoff recordings to last a lifetime. I now only buy when something really outstanding comes along. He and the RLPO might be better served in the studio where they can clean up their act with multiple takes and some engineering prowess.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
Edits: 08/09/16
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Follow Ups
- RE: Rachmaninov....Isle of the Dead - Amphissa 08:06:24 08/09/16 (9)
- RE: "a truckload of Shostakovich" - Ivan303 13:01:22 08/09/16 (1)
- Digging under the tires in mud? hahaha. [nt] - Amphissa 14:50:08 08/09/16 (0)
- RE: Rachmaninov....Isle of the Dead - rbolaw 09:44:31 08/09/16 (5)
- HAHAHAHA! -- I saw what you did there [nt] - Amphissa 14:17:51 08/09/16 (1)
- Yeah, 'a truckload' indeed! /n - Ivan303 16:20:31 08/09/16 (0)
- Hey - did you write the article on Rachmaninoff in the '55 Grove's Dictionary? - Chris from Lafayette 10:19:33 08/09/16 (2)
- My post was almost entirely cobbled together - rbolaw 11:46:03 08/09/16 (1)
- LOL! - Excellent - I feel the joke's on me too! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:29:24 08/09/16 (0)
- We all forgot to mention that he's a male chauvinist pig too - Chris from Lafayette 09:00:03 08/09/16 (0)
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