Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 French music heard in a particularly exceptional

heard in a particularly exceptional BIS SACD recording

Zhou explores Tang dynasty Sino-Japanese exchange by resurrecting the ancient Chinese taigu percussion tradition that later evolved into Japanese taiko drumming

Allegro (9:42)

both for the fascinating repertoire and for the highly sympathetic performances by Singapore Symphony Orchestra under Lan Shui (Classica-Répertoire: ‘The orchestra possesses a high degree of virtuosity and plays with conviction and impressive musicality’) and for Noriko Ogawa’s interpretations (Fanfare: ‘In everything Noriko Ogawa tackles

The engineered sound is again a key ingredient to the success of the performance: the choir is perfectly balanced with the orchestra

Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 French music heard in a particularly exceptionalSymphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 61'23 I. Largo Allegro moderato 22'04 II. Allegro molto 9"47 III Adagio 14'41 IV. Allegro vivace 14'13 Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 5'53 Total Time : 68'05