Symphony No. 3 (2012)/ Caprice Bohémien / Vocalise (Petrenko)

De ster van de voormalige vaste gastdirigent van (toen nog) het Orkest van het Oosten rijst per maand hoger, zo lijkt het. Na een aantal Sjostakovitsj-uitgaven op het Naxos-label heeft hij nu een 'major deal' met EMI op zak. "Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) for Rachmaninovs third and most expressive symphony, paired with his early capriccio on gypsy themes, the Caprice Bohémien. This will be the first of a run of exciting releases focusing on the Russian music of Petrenkos heritage. Since Petrenko took up the baton of the RLPOs Principal Conductor in 2006 (and then Chief Conductor in 2009), this partnership has flourished; and the orchestra is now described as premier league! Vasily has now committed to staying with the orchestra until 2015. The partnership of Petrenko and the RLPO have been making critics and audiences sit up and take notice, particularly in their interpretations of music by the Russian masters." (bron: EMI)