Kirill Petrenko conducts Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Berliner Philharmoniker in the “musical homeland” of their chief conductor.
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s third edition together with Kirill Petrenko is dedicated to Sergei Rachmaninoff, the 150th anniversary of whose birth was celebrated in 2023. It features the Second Symphony, the Piano Concerto No. 2 with Kirill Gerstein as the soloist, and “The Isle of the Dead” – three works that the composer, pianist and conductor regularly performed together until his emigration in 1917 – plus the “Symphonic Dances”, his final work.
In addition to the recordings on CD and Blu-ray, the hardcover edition includes an accompanying book designed by Thomas Struth with in-depth introductory texts.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27
The Isle of the Dead, op. 29
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 (soloist: Kirill Gerstein)
Symphonic Dances, op. 45
Recording date The recordings were made on 15 February 2020, 16 January 2021, 20 March 2021, and on 25 June 2022.
Recording location Philharmonie Berlin and at the Berlin Waldbühne
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