Kitajenko/Wdr Rundfunkchor - Alexander Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29, Le Po�me de l'Extase, Op. 54

For Alexander Scriabin, writing good music was not enough; he wanted it to liberate and redeem humanity. Scriabin�s ecstatic sound poem pushes the romantic symphony orchestra to its limits, as though departing into infinity: �And the universe echoed / From the joyful call / I am!� declares the end of his soaring Le po�me de l�extase, the inspiration for the work. The voices of the WDR Rundfunkchor intensify this bold flight of the soul to produce an orgiastic ending. As a long-time guest conductor of the G�rzenich-Orchester K�ln, Dmitrij Kitajenko demonstrates his particular affinity for the interpretation of Russian music in a programme that also includes Scriabin�s Second Symphony. Kitjaneko celebrated his 80th birthday in 2020.