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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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Hong KongPeter Eötvös: The Speaking Drums

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Rossini, Eötvös, Rachmaninov
Hong Kong Sinfonietta; Christoph Poppen; Marianna Bednarska

LondonArtist Portrait: Patricia Kopatchinskaja

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Illés, Rachmaninov
London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Treviño; Patricia Kopatchinskaja

LondonAlexandra Tirsu plays Prokofiev

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Boulanger, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Eun Sun Kim; Alexandra Tirsu
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Yunchan Lim, Daniel Harding and the Santa Cecilia in Seoul

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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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Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.

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Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic impress on US tour

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In their first visit to the US in over a decade, the Seoul Philharmonic display their abundant skills in a crowd-pleasing program pairing two concert staples with an impressive American premiere. 
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Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Rachmaninov

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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.