Much more controlled emotional express after all these years, compared with his younger ecstatic ones, but I really like this. I think the interpretation is similar with his Philharmonia one the same year (which I rendered it best version by russian composer)?
Это просто прекрасно! Это то, что слышал в детстве и такой же восторг по сей день! Благодарю прекрасных музыкантов прекрасного оркестра Кинематографми СССР под управлением Светланова.
Svetlanov was The conductor for Rachmaninov's orchestral music but in getting older he choose slower and slower tempi (a bit like Celibidache) I prefer his older version which has more tension.
At 20:03 we hear a nice ending E natural note on the timpani. The composer s original score indicated the low strings only but a lot of conductors will substitute the strong sound of the timpani instead. Case in point ,this recording. Svetlanov s decision, I assume
Superb Musicians who are also very thoughtful in their playing as is the conductor. The performance reminds me of the Quotation: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord" This noise often borders on the sublime.
I loved very much how the great Gensler played that immortal clarinet solo from the III mouvement. He was the principal in Mravinsky orchestra in the 60-ths. He used German clarinet system and the sound was so special...Not meaning that here sounds bad!
This is the best version of this beautiful master piece. Great tempo, not too rushed, which most versions are. You can realy feel the emotion through. So beautiful and well played and conducted by my favourite russian conductor Svetlanov. ******* stars
LOVE the cataclysmic tempo of the ending....the horns blaring the motto theme above the greatest C#-minor chord (imo) in music history! The cymbals and horns are some of the best I've ever heard. I can hear the brass so well in this recording! In my opinion, this is the best recording of R's 2nd Symphony, ever!
Amazing interpretation of the Adagietto, lasting fifteen minutes. The Scherzo has at least half of its music cut out (????) Like no other Mahler Fifth - apparently the first done by this orchestra. And for once Scherchen has a virtuoso orchestra able to do whatever he asks of it.
This is a fine version of Rachmaninov 2 although the tempi seem a little slow at times. Nevertheless I can't imagine another recording, even by Svetlanov, surpassing Previn whose performance I have adored for 50 years and which still sounds as if it was recorded yesterday.
Previn was a somewhat talented musician with poor taste in women, but comparing his talent to Svetlanov's genius is an aesthetic atrocity. Previn was a mere high school band director by comparison. Then, of course, the Western stars of conducting today are much worse than Previn. Go figure.
@@user-gr8wi8lv9c Why should I "go figure" whatever that idiotic phrase means? Previn's recording of Rachmaninov's Second has been the gold standard since it came out in 1973. I suggest you read the comprehensive survey of recordings by David Gutman in The Gramophone, March 2015. When he comes to nominating his first choice he says it "has to be Previn" and adds that his (Previn's) "rehabilitation of this symphony ranks among his most enduring contributions to our musical life". Likewise William Mival in the BBC "Building a Library" programme chooses Previn as the best. You are entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine. It just so happens that most critics, not just the two I've mentioned, agree with me.
@@davebarclay4429 "Gold standard"? It's 585 standard,--YOUR standard...Be satisfied with your "musical life" and your fantasies about what is Russian music.
@@aquilonnord1700 I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about and I can't be bothered trying to make sense of it. I have made it quite clear that I am expressing my personal opinion, albeit an opinion that is shared by a lot of people who know much more about music than I do.
Erratic conducting, yes. "Careless performance", no. The playing of Philly is absolutely outrageous and fully committed. Whether their dedication was misplaced or not, is an entirely different matter. I like it as an addendum - never a first choice.
Previn and Ashkenazy's versions are certainly standards, but this might be my favorite performance, period. The lyrical moment between 21:37 and 22:45 in Mvt. 2 is stunningly beautiful at a slower tempo. And the big climax of the 3rd Movement beginning at 45:41? My goodness. It is absolutely surreal.
