Eugene Ormandy’s unbroken forty-two-year association with the Philadelphia Orchestra was unique in history. Famous for its rich and powerful "Philly Sound”, the orchestra was described by Rachmaninov as “the greatest virtuoso orchestra in the world”. Ormandy was a close friend of the composer, and it was to celebrate the conductor’s eightieth birthday that they performed Rachmaninov’s magnificent and powerful Second Symphony, a performance whose authenticity would be difficult to beat.
Repertoire
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird – Concert Suite for orchestra No. 2 (1919); Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, op.27
Facts DVD
Item number
2072258
UPC number
880242722584
Region code
0
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
dts 5.1
Release
Total running time
81 mins
Subtitles
French, German
Booklet notes
English, French, German
No. of discs
1