Yevgeny Svetlanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist. Here he conducts the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance released in 1970. The Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44, is a three-movement composition for orchestra written from 1935 to 1936 by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Third Symphony is considered a transitional work in Rachmaninoff's output. In melodic outline and rhythm it is his most expressively Russian symphony, particularly in the dance rhythms of the finale. What was groundbreaking in this symphony was its greater economy of utterance compared to its two predecessors. This sparer style, first apparent in the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, enhances the emotional power of the work. This record is in strong Very Good Plus condition, and its sleeve has a little wear, so is in Very Good condition.

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