Radio Filharmonisch Orchestra: Rachmaninov 2

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto, Sergej Rachmaninov - Second Symphony. Programme Robert Schumann Cello Concerto Sergej Rachmaninov Second Symphony The music doctor likes to prescribe an hour of Rachmaninov for despondency. The Russian delivers romantic rapture by the metre in his Second Symphony. Schumann's Cello Concerto is also in the category of 'pick-me-up par excellence'. The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and celebrated cellist Maximilian Hornung give full expression to a cheerful spring feeling. Triumphant Rachmaninov Arch-Romantic Sergej Rachmaninov had quite a struggle with his own ambitions. After the failure of his First Symphony, he wondered whether a second would ever succeed. Therapy brought a solution, he could get back to work. That is why the Second Symphony feels like a triumphant liberation. In expansive explorations and sparkling melodies, he displays his rediscovered compositional drive. A masterpiece by Schumann Alongside Rachmaninov's romantic dreams, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest brings a masterpiece by Robert Schumann into the spotlight. In his Cello Concerto, Schumann quickly switches between widely divergent emotions: from profound melancholy to blissful optimism. The German cello adventurer Maximilian Hornung is happy to delve into this. He embarks on an exploration into the depths of Schumann's soul.