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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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OxfordShostakovich and Rachmaninov | Oxford Piano Festival

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Shostakovich, Rachmaninov
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra; Marios Papadopoulos; Theodosia Ntokou

GrafeneggGlühende Sehnsucht

Grafenegg Kulturbetriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Brahms, Rachmaninov
European Union Youth Orchestra; Elim Chan; María Dueñas

LondonRachmaninov’s Second

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Ravel, Boulanger, Rachmaninov
The Hallé; Kahchun Wong; Alexandra Dariescu
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Yunchan Lim, Daniel Harding and the Santa Cecilia in Seoul

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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Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Martin Brabbins © Mihaela Bodlovic

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

Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra © Fadi Kheir
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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VerbierDaniel Harding / Joshua Bell

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Mussorgsky, de Hartmann, Rachmaninov
Verbier Festival Orchestra; Daniel Harding; Joshua Bell
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Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Rachmaninov

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.