COMPOSERS: Rachmaninov,Stravinsky
LABELS: EuroArts
WORKS: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Stravinsky: The Firebird (1919)
PERFORMER: Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
CATALOGUE NO: 2072258
Fine performances, especially of Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony, illuminated by Ormandy’s personal recollections of the composer. It is doubtful whether seeing Ormandy’s impassive face adds much to the Infernal Dance from The Firebird. Christopher Dingle