Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 & Isle of the Dead (Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
Nézet-Séguin and his Philadelphians uphold their Rachmaninov tradition, brilliantly.
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Nézet-Séguin and his Philadelphians uphold their Rachmaninov tradition, brilliantly.
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