Classical Sunday: Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead

It appears, the music was inspired by a black and white reproduction of Böcklin’s painting.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem Op. 29

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Painting: “Isle of the Dead”, Arnold Böcklin

It appears, the music was inspired by a black and white reproduction of Böcklin’s painting.

Author: Anne

~ In the right order of nature, the flesh is subject to the spirit and not the reverse. ~ The Cloud of Unknowing View all posts by Anne

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