Sergei Rachmaninow
The Isle of the Dead
Symphonic Poem after a painting by Arnold Böcklin
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Sergei Rachmaninow
The Isle of the Dead
Symphonic Poem after a painting by Arnold Böcklin
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Sergei Rachmaninow
- Editor Simon Scheiwiller
- Series Baton Orchestral
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- Edition Score Download
- Publisher Baton Music
- Order no. BTM563SC-DL
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Description:
Rachmaninov composed the symphonic poem 'The Isle of the Dead' (Die Toteninsel) op. 29 in 1908 in Dresden, inspired by a black and white print of the eponymous painting by Arnold Böcklin that he has seen in 1907 in Paris. He describes Charon rowing his boat over Styx to lay the dead to rest on the island. Death is omnipresent through the recurring 'Dies Irae' motif. When Rachmaninov first saw the original painting, he was disappointed and stated that he would probably not have composed the work when had he seen the colored painting earlier.