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.
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!
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.
6 лет назад
The great Svetlanov... perfect version! Thank you for the upload, live your videos! Subscribed
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!
Listening to other versions of this and have to agree....best ever! Tempi not rushed, sections and countermelodies come through so clear, dynamics nuanced.... so much to love about this performance and recording. Now looking for more Svetlanov recordings...
@@Rach1873 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 so you must be 90 or 100 years old to know previn's taste of women cause you were his buddy? And I could not get the point of the relevance of him, having a bad women taste and recording the best version of this symphony??? 🤣 Sorry but you are so ignorant!!! Most of the best music criticians chosed 1973 emi recording of Rach 2nd Symphony by Previn and LSO as the best recorded version of this master piece!!! And as a professional musician and music professor, I have listened 100s of this sympony and yes, EMI record is the best by Previn and LSO!!! Soo shhhhh!
@@user-gr8wi8lv9c And 1 more thing! Being a super musician doesnt mean that playing or interpreting everything as the best. We are all human, we can make mistakes! So Svetlanov didnt Conduct this piece well here but it doesnt mean that he is bad or worse than Previn. We are just talking specifially about this 2 recordings. You are so amateur and ignorant. Sorry!
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)?
@@user-gr8wi8lv9c I have 2 master of music degrees ( 1 of 2 is from RCM London ) and a doctoral degree . I teach in a State University ( in Conservatory ) as a professor. Did you just really tell me to educate myself kid??? 😃
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.
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.
