Rachmaninov: Symphonies, Symphonic Dances (jansson

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons - Conductor

Gramophone Magazine June 2010: 250 Greatest Recordings of All Time
Symphonic Dances: Glorious playing and wonderful, expansive conducting from a true podium master.
Mariss Jansons is the conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in addition to guest conducting with the world’s great ensembles. Among Jansons’ early appointments was as associate conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic in 1973. He recorded the three Rachmaninov Symphonies from 1992 to 1998 with that orchestra, by then renamed the St Petersburg Philharmonic, together with the Symphonic Dances, op.45, Isle of the Dead op.29, Scherzo in D minor and the famous Vocalise. When first issued each symphony was a top choice among critics. Now all these thrilling, dynamic performances, opulently recorded, are available on a three CD set, modestly priced as a single disc.
Reviewed by Bruce Surtees. Reprinted from The Wholenote Magazine, Nov. 2008.

Price: $23.98