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Following his acclaimed LSO Live recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 (a Gramophone Editor's Choice), Valery Gergiev offers an equally thrilling performance of the composer's Symphonic Dances. The Symphonic Dances, an orchestral suite in three sections, was the last work Rachmaninov completed, and proved one of his most popular compositions. It is characteristically lyrical with vivacious rhythmic sections, reminiscent of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and the composer's own Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Gergiev couples the Symphonic Dances with another work in three movements by a Russian émigré to the USA. Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements was written between 1942-45 and was the first work the Stravinsky completed after his arrival in America.