Release Date: 10 January 2007
Label: Chandos
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 095115144220
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: RACHMANINOV
Description
If the Chandos recording has captured half as much excitement, it will set new standards for this work - and maybe even force a wholesale reassessment of Rachmaninov's achievement as an operatic composer' wrote David Fanning after attending the recent Bridgewater Hall performance by Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic of 'Francesca da Rimini'.Rachmaninov's one-act opera uses a libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a story told by Dante in his 'Divine Comedy'. An underlying theme is that hell is happiness recalled in times of chronic misery. The story concerns the character of Francesca da Rimini, the tragic heroine murdered with her lover by her jealous husband.The Bulgarian soprano Svetla Vassileva and the Ukrainian tenor Misha Didyk take the parts of Francesca and Paolo, the doomed lovers of Dante's story, and three Russians, led by Sergey Murzaev as Lanceotto, complete the team of soloists.Gianandrea Noseda has a particular affinity for Russian music, which perhaps grew from his time with Gergiev at the Kirov, and it is clear from his conducting that Rachmaninov's music is deeply personal to him. Following the concert 'The Daily Telegraph' noted that 'Noseda conducted like a man possessed, conjuring hair-raising intensity from the BBC Philharmonic in the whirlwinds depicting the outer circles of hell'.Also available;Liszt Symphonic Poems Vol.1 CHAN 10341Liszt Symphonic Poems Vol.2 CHAN 10375Liszt Symphonic Poems Vol.3 CHAN 10417""
Tracklisting
Jonathan Aasgaard; Sinfonia of London; John Wilson
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Halle Choir; John Storgards
Janacek:Martinu:Haas
Sara Dowling; Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Dame Sarah Connolly; Joseph Middleton
James Ehnes; BBC Philharmonic; Juanjo Mena
Doric String Quartet
Zeb Soanes; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips
