Symphonic Poem 'Russia' (Balakirev)
from Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3; Balakirev: Russia (LSO0779)
13 minutes 4 seconds 1 track
'Valery Gergiev’s view is dark and stormy … some will admire the passionate Mahlerian outburst at the heart of his first movement, relishing the extreme contrasts of tempo and mood in the tripart ...
'[Concert review] For the Third Symphony to make its true impact, it needs a reading of great penetration and depth, which is precisely what it obtained on this occasion. This was Gergiev and the LSO ...