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   Symphony #1 in D minor, Op. 13 is significant in the creative biography of
S. Rachmaninov. Typical for Rachmaninov traits of his musical language are vividly revealed in the symphony.

   Rachmaninov began composing the symphony in January of 1895 and completed it on August 30. The symphony was premiered on March 15, 1897, in St. Petersburg, under the baton of A. Glazunov. It was a failure.

   Fifty tears later, on October 17, 1945, the symphony was performed for the second time at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.  It was conducted by A. Gauk.

   The symphony is a tragic story of man’s fight with a fatal force.  An old Russian melody serves as a thematic grain and leitmotiv for the symphony.

   "Vocalise", Op. 34, No. 14, is one of Rachmaninov's most popular works. It was written in 1915 and dedicated to an outstanding Russian singer A. Nezhdanova. Artistic perfection, extraordinary plasticity, beauty of the melancholic melody place this work on a par with the best examples of world vocal literature.

S. Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)
Symphony No. 1
in D minor, Op. 13

1.     Grave. Allegro ma non troppo – 14:12
2.     Allegro animato – 8:14
3.     Larghetto – 12:10
4.     Allegro con fuoco – 12:30

5.     Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14. Transcription by V. Kin – 8:52

Total time – 55:58

The USSR Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Evgeni Svetlanov