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Work: Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27

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ComposerRachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)
PeriodRomantic
Year1908
Work typeOrchestral
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Alexandra Dariescu makes a compelling Proms debut in Nadia Boulanger's unjustly neglected Fantaisie variée, which bridges late Romanticism and Impressionism.
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Yunchan Lim and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia © Won Hee Lee, courtesy of Vincero
Daniel Harding and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia choose proportion over spectacle as their Asian tour reaches Seoul. 
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Mussorgsky, de Hartmann, Rachmaninov
Verbier Festival Orchestra; Daniel Harding; Joshua Bell
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Sergei Rachmaninov © Public domain
Possibly the greatest pianist of the 20th century and one of its greatest composers too, Sergei Rachmaninov left a relatively small catalogue – only 45 published works – yet many of them appear frequently in concert programmes.