43."ISLE OF THE DEAD"-SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
CONCERTGETOUN ORCHESTRA/VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY
AS A COMPOSER RACHMANINOFF IS RESPONSABLE FOR SOME OF THE
MOST BEAUITIFUL,ROMANTIC AND ENCHANTING MUSIC EVER IMAGINED.
HE ALSO HAD A DARK SIDE.IN "ISLE OF THE DEAD" THAT DARK SIDE OF
SERGIE IS MORE PRESENT THAN EVER.THE PIECE WAS INSPIRED BY
ARNOLD BOCKLIN'S GREAT PAINTING OF THE SAME NAME.IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL PAINTING AND SO IS THE MUSIC THAT RACHMANINOFF
WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE BY IT.FROM IT'S DIFFICULT 5/8 TIME SIGNATURE
TO IT'S TORRENT OF POUNDING DRUMS AND SLOWLY BUILDING EVOCATIVE
MELODIES-THERE'S NOTHING EASY OR LIGHT ABOUT THIS COMPOSITION.
TO MY MIND-'ISLE OF THE DEAD " MAY BE RACHMANINOFF'S GREATIST
MASTERPIECE.IT'S A UNIQUE JOURNEY THAT IS BOTH INFINATLY REWARDING AND HYPNOTICALLY ENTICING.
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