Sergej Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Symphony No. 1
The Rock
Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne
Dmitrij Kitajenko, conductor
Just last February, OehmsClassics presented the last
CD of the Tchaikovsky cycle of the Gürzenich Orchestra
in Cologne with Dmitrij Kitajenko, and now
a new cycle – although a somewhat smaller one – is
being created there, in Cologne.
Dmitrij Kitajenko has chosen Rachmaninoff; this
composer fits the orchestra and especially the conductor
perfectly. The beginning of a new success story ...