Tony Duggan wrote:

>(Previn's) the only version (of Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances"), in my
>experience, to leave the tam-tam reverberating on the last chord, as the
>composer intended.

If that's all it takes for a memorable Symphonic Dances, perhaps I should
seek out the Previn.

In the meantime, I listen to the late 40s monophonic version by Erich
Leinsdorf and the Rochester Philharmonic, for its spare, no-nonsense
excitement (typical of this conductor), and for its powerful anger in the
finale (Rachmaninov's final thoughts that he would never again see his
native Russia).

John Dalmas
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