The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic poem Op. 29 (Rachmaninov)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor (1998)
Painting: „Isle of the Dead“, Arnold Böcklin

// „… Isle of the Dead, Op. 29, is a symphonic poem composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, written in the key of A minor. He concluded the composition while staying in Dresden in 1908. It is considered a classic example of Russian late-Romanticism of the beginning of the 20th century. The piece was inspired by a black and white reproduction of Arnold Böcklin’s painting, Isle of the Dead, which Rachmaninoff saw in Paris in 1907. Rachmaninoff was disappointed by the original painting when he later saw it, saying, „If I had seen first the original, I, probably, would have not written my Isle of the Dead. I like it in black and white.“ …“ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_%28Rachmaninoff%29 (30 April 2016) // “ … Böcklin … verlor acht seiner vierzehn Kinder … “ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Wassiljewitsch_Rachmaninow // https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Toteninsel