Sergei Rachmaninoff's First Symphony was panned by the critics, and the young composer was devastated. But when he premiered his Third Symphony, 40 years later, Rachmaninoff believed that he had written something special, whether the critics liked it or not. On today's episode of Performance today, we'll hear Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3, from a recent concert in Nashville, Tennessee.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Strauss: Couperin Dance Suite: Movements 1 & 8
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite / Couperin: Dance Suite
ASV 809
Richard Strauss: Sextet for Strings, from 'Capriccio', Op. 85
Ani Kavafian, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Matthew Lipman, viola; Nick Canellakis, cello; David Finckel, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani Qui la voce
Elizabeth Zharoff, soprano; Milos Repicky, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44: Movements 2, 3
Nashville Symphony; Edo De Waart, conductor
Nashville Symphony, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Hour 2
Josef Suk: Summer Impressions: At Noon
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Suk: Piano Works
Chandos 9026
Cesar Cui: Selections from Miniatures, Op. 20
Marcia Henry Liebenow, violin; Melissa Loehnig Simons, piano
Red Lodge Music Festival, Red Lodge Civic Center, Red Lodge MT
Marco Pereira: Bate-Coxa
Brasil Guitar Duo
Americas Society, New York, NY
Josef Suk: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 27 'Asrael': Movements 4, 5
RTE National Symphony Orchestra; Case Scaglione, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
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