Rachmaninoff: Die Glocken, Op. 35 & 5 Études-tableaux (Live)

Featuring

Olesya Golovneva
Maxim Aksenov
Luke Stoker
Gabriel Feltz
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno
Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Ottorino Respighi

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Composer Biography

Sergei Rachmaninoff's music was very present for conductor Gabriel Feltz during his childhood and youth in East Berlin, due to the proximity to the Soviet Union and his piano studies.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rachmaninoff prioritized melodic and atmospheric characteristics in his compositions, and the virtuoso component was also crucial, reflecting his status as a notable pianist.

Composer Biography

Rachmaninoff's 'cismoll Prélude opus 3 Nr. 2' was the first piece by him that conductor Gabriel Feltz played, a common experience for many pianists.

Composition History

Ottorino Respighi, an Italian composer, asked Rachmaninoff for permission to orchestrate some of his Études-Tableaux, and Rachmaninoff provided thematic ideas for individual titles.

Composition History

Rachmaninoff's choral symphonic poem 'The Bells' was written during his last years in Russia and is based on a Russian translation of a poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe.

Composition History

The titles for the orchestrated Études-Tableaux, which reveal Rachmaninoff's inner world, were not present in the original piano versions but were provided by Rachmaninoff to Respighi.