Composer, pianist, and conductor Serge Rachmaninoff is widely considered
one of the greatest figures of late Russian Romanticism. His music is
especially popular among music lovers for its sumptuous harmonies and
lyrical, passionate melodies.
First performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, the Symphony No. 2 in E
Minor is one of the staples of the orchestral repertoire. According to
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the work displays
Rachmaninoff's fully fledged melodic style (particularly in the slow
movement), his opulent but infinitely varied and discerning use of the
orchestra (notably in the scherzo), and a greater confidence in the
handling of large-scale structures.
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