Title: An outstanding performance and value
Review: Here we essentially have a large compendium of Rachmaninoff's arrangements of very old Russian folk songs. It's a 3-CD set and there's not a clinker in the bunch. Some will append "gloomy" to this music but it is what it is. The vocals (choruses) are outstanding with a lot of energy and the orchestral activities are nice and tight. "Isle of the Dead" is particularly well-done. I love putting these CDs on as "wallpaper" at low volume while I'm reading, especially when it's Russian literature! This is my favorite Rachmaninoff CD (of about 10 or so) -- I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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