Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA)
The San Francisco Symphony presents an all-Rachmaninoff program. Semyon Bychkov conducts the great Russian composer's impossibly melodic, richly detailed Second Symphony. The concert will open with Rachmaninoff's The Bells, an eerie choral work inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem.
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Symphony # 2 was great. The Bell was ok
The Rachmaninoff 2nd Symphony was very moving, especially the third movement. The music of the "Bells" was a bit repetitive, but beautiful. Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto is my favorite piano concerto and it was wonderful to hear other of his works performed.
I don't recall the description of the event covering the name of the conductor or the fact that the SF Chorus was going to perform. I guess I assumed Michael Tilson Thomas would be conducting. That was a bit of a disappointment.
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Rachmaninoff: The Bells
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 2
A Russian translation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Bells was the inspiration for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s choral monument of the same name. This haunting work’s mystery lies in its use of an ancient chant sung at funerals. The Second Symphony is a multi-colored tapestry of melody.
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Nuccia Focile, soprano
Frank Lopardo, tenor
Mikhail Petrenko, baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas present more than 220 concerts each year from September through July in a variety of genres, with SFS musicians performing classical concerts, holiday favorites, summer pops events, free outdoor concerts, special series for families and children, plus presentations of visiting guest artists and orchestras from around the globe. The San Francisco Symphony also takes its unique style to audiences world-wide, touring nationally and internationally every year. The SFS is currently recording all the Mahler symphonies on its own media label and has recently launched Keeping Score, a national, multi-year, multi-media project bringing classical music to millions of Americans via TV, radio, the Internet and more.