Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (Yuri Temirkanov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orch.) 

Yes indeed perfection.

And the St. Petersburg Philharmonic is the finest of the Russian orchestras.

Он звучит как очень интересный человек, человек, с которым вы хотели бы поговорить. Мне очень нравится его стиль дирижирования!

Elise Curran спасибо :) это я играю...

I agree.

Wait a minute, you're not the basketball player, are you? I don't think so or else you'd have used some basketball metaphor to describe this work. Nice try.

@@romanreshetkin Yes, I also think that it is strange to call Prokofiev or Rimsky-Korsakov "non-sentimental" composers, and what about Rachmaninoff himself? I would think it over twice before calling him "non-sentimental." I think that if there is a sentimental Russian composer, that is Rachmaninoff…

Strange! I found it most moving. The recording is so clear and you can hear all the parts of this rich tapestry of Russian emotions.

stop playing this sensless game. words don't mean a thing. if people say it's too slow - they are right. i am not saying i agree, i like the tempo. but words on a page are meaningless. to add to that many think that 'non allegro' should be treated here in a literal Italian meaning - not scherzo-like, not optimistic.

Temirkanov is very good...that is, until the finale, which totally peters out of energy. Sorry, Yuri, but it's waaaay too slow! I've heard multiple version's of this live and on record, including the Philadelphia Orchestra's fabulous recorded late '50s performance on LP under Ormandy, to whom the work is dedicated. I still have it on CD.

This is amazingly, beautifully contrasted, Musical Phrasing. Do you honestly think Rachmaninov was that interested in composing only "Super Charged Tempii" Orchestrations for the gratification of "Tempii Challenged/overinflated Musical Ego Conductor". Rachmaninov has very little say in what Orchestal Conductors & Soloists choose to interpret the markings on his Compositions. Rach. really doesn't need all the Musically Misguided interpetations........... That's what makes his Musical Insight lasting & unique . I blame the Musical insensitivity of the Conductors

Go back to the 50s then

That's a pretty silly attitude to take about completely subjective likes or dislikes when we're talking about Musical Appreciation. Tone poems work a bit better when you build them like you're exploring the different musical "colors" of the Symphonic landscape ! It makes the "Forte" passages more Impactactful when we get to them. Some of us love the Musical Contrasts as much as the Exci

Est-ce qu'il a mangé la baguette apres le concert? :)

Je pense, qu'il a dîné à Macdonalds avant le concert

I agree! If we listen to SR's own rendering, it coincides in tempo.

Maybe not in China, but it's one of his most popular pieces played here. I heard it in New York just last November.

That's kind of a ridiculous comment. You mean they're performed dead. Actually Rachmaninoff is one of the ten most-frequently programmed composers by orchestras, and yes performed live in concert. And Temirkanov is very good, until the finale, which totally peters out. Way too slow!

Non, on ne sait pas vraiment, et franchement on s’en fout complètement. Le résultat global est fantastique.

This is traditional in Russia.

the best post here D A

@@awalkingman83 Thank you Yaps. I really appreciate that. Short comment. Sometimes the best. :-)

Temirkanov is very good, until the finale, which totally peters out. Way too slow! Sorry Yuri, but you ruin it at the end! There are much better versions.

@@iansutton9746 Yuri nails lyricism, but it's where it gets bigger and faster that he falls short.

@@iansutton9746 Боже, куда вы все торопитесь?..

I played under this great Maestro when he conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the 70’s. It was one of the most exciting concerts that I’ve ever performed. I’m sorry, but this performance is disappointing. Of course we’re all older. Temirkanov was a great conductor. RIP

They're on the opposite side of where they usually are. I've never seen bass fiddles up in the percussion section.

Temirkanov is very good, until the finale, which totally peters out. Way too slow! Sorry Yuri, but you ruin it at the end! There are much better versions.

Yeah, I found this one to not be as interesting to hear as some other renditions.

I think Jansons was literally amazing at every composer with every orchestra

+Jonathan Ho What makes you say that...? Classical is the main genre I listen to and I've listened to countless recordings to Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances". Not to mention that I'm a cellist and a music education major...

You do not seems like a Classical music listener , do you ?

+Jonathan Ho I also conduct...

+FJAR1635 Oh ! A real musician,🎼🎻I'm a Classical music and Dance critic in Hong Kong,Taiwan and Thailand. It's so nice to talk about classical music with a musician likes you😊 . Let share your music opinions and ideas with me, love to know more🙋

+FJAR1635 Oh ! A real musician,🎼🎻I'm a Classical music and Dance critic in Hong Kong,Taiwan and Thailand. It's so nice to talk about classical music with a musician likes you😊 . Let share your music opinions and ideas with me, love to know more🙋

And yet you see that musicians constantly check with him. He's been working with this orchestra for years, they are one, and can perfectly feel each other

Оркестр хорошо играет, потому, что великолепный дирижёр.