Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 / Caprice Bohémien / Vocalise

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 / Caprice Bohémien / Vocalise Review

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 / Caprice Bohémien / Vocalise Overview

Caprice Bohémien is one of Rachmaninov's earlier works, composed just before his First Symphony, and is a colourful fantasy on a gypsy theme. Much of the inspiration came from the composer's one act opera Aleko, based on The Gypsies by Pushkin (and with which he graduated the St Petersburg Conservatory with a rare gold medal).

Although Rachmaninov had not lived in Russia for a while, the Symphony No.3 is the most expressively Russian of his symphonies even though he wrote it at his house on Lake Lucerne; in fact his outlook remained quintessentially Russian wherever he was living: Russian was always his main language, and the family observed Russian customs, entertained Russian visitors and employed Russian servants (both in Switzerland and New York).

Originally written for voice (tenor or soprano) and piano - the last of 14 songs (Opus 34). There are many, many different arrangements of Rachmaninov's melancholy work, Vocalise, confirming the popularity of the piece. Even Slash from Guns and Roses did an arrangement as a tribute for a fellow rocker. Rachmaninov himself transcribed the piece for orchestra 3 years after he composed it.

"Petrenko instinctively conveys the essential quality of soul that the interpretation of Rachmaninov requires." ***** - The Telegraph

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