London Philharmonic Orcherstra: Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony

‘A musician with soul, and ideas worth hearing’ – that was Gramophone magazine’s verdict on the debut album by Canadian violin star Blake Pouliot. But judge for yourself, as he joins guest conductor Alevtina Ioffe in a masterpiece that demands every last ounce of brilliance and feeling: Tchaikovsky’s hugely-popular Violin Concerto. Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, meanwhile, is like an epic Russian novel: a sweeping emotional drama, filled with wi...