Notes and Editorial Reviews
This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.
To know a piece of music, to truly understand the depth of its meaning, requires intense study. Once written, a great work takes on a life of its own, its full potential beyond even what its composer anticipates. This album, an exploration of Rachmaninov's 'Vocalise,' takes 13 interpretations and, by laying them side by side, shows how rich such a simple melody can be.
Each interpretation brings out something new in this beautiful, wordless song. Transcriptions for solo piano, solo flute, piano duet, soprano, full choir, and full orchestra show how flexibly the music accepts different ideas and instrumentation. The deep melancholy of Vladimir Spivakov's violin, accompanied by Sergei
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Bezrodny's piano, stands in stark contrast with the angelic transcendence found in countertenor Brian Asawa's performance.
Every listener will find his or her favorite performance here, but it is impossible to select a definitive interpretation. However, the Philadelphia Orchestra's version, conducted by Rachmaninov himself, has an air of authority. After all, who better to interpret the intentions of the composer than the composer himself? Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Sergei Rachmaninov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1929
Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs.
Notes: Orchestrated: Sergei Rachmaninov
This selection is a monaural recording.
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
2.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Anna Moffo (Soprano)
Conductor:
Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
American Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1964
Length: 7 Minutes 6 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Arcady Dubensky
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
3.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Evgeni Kissin (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1993
Length: 6 Minutes 4 Secs.
Notes: Transcribed: Alan Richardson
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
4.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
James Galway (Flute)
Conductor:
Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1976
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Charles Gerhardt
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
5.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Isao Tomita (Synthesizer)
Conductor:
Isao Tomita
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Plasma Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1984
Length: 5 Minutes 51 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Isao Tomita
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
6.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Ruth Ann Swenson (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1991
Length: 8 Minutes 51 Secs.
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
7.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Brian Asawa (Countertenor)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1997
Length: 4 Minutes 50 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Jonathan Tunick
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
8.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Symphony Orchestra,
Norman Luboff Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1961
Length: 8 Minutes 3 Secs.
Notes: Orchestrated: Norman Luboff and Walter Scott
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
9.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Vladimir Spivakov (Violin),
Sergei Bezrodny (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1991
Length: 5 Minutes 13 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Jascha Heifetz
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
10.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Morton Gould Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1960
Length: 7 Minutes 31 Secs.
Notes: Orchestrated: Morton Gould
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
11.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Wolfram Huschke (),
Dieter Huschke ()
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1995
Length: 4 Minutes 33 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Huschke
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
12.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Victor Babin (Piano),
Vitya Vronsky (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 1940
Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs.
Notes: This selection is a monaural recording.
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
13.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Notes: Orchestrated: Sergei Rachmaninov
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
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