Russian Music / Sir Simon Rattle

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Album Summary

Performers

• Felix Kok (Violin)
• Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Karita Mattila
• Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Cécile Ousset (Piano)

Conductor

• Rattle, Simon, Sir

Ensemble

• Berliner Philharmoniker

Composers

• Unspecified
• Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Sofia Gubaidulina (Composer) (1931 - )
• Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
• Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Notes & Reviews:

This 8 CD set contains 20th century Russian masterpieces including Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto 2, Prokofiev's Symphony 5 and the 10th Symphony of Shostakovich as well as Classic Warhorses from Mussorgsky and Borodin. This set is the perfect companion to the Rattle Edition Stravinsky box set released last year - fans will want to own both!

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Works Details

Mussorgsky, Modest : Pictures at an exhibition

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (12/29/2007-12/31/2007)
• Running Time: 32 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1922
• Studio/Live: Live

Borodin, Alexander : Symphony no 2 in B minor

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (12/29/2007-12/31/2007)
• Running Time: 27 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1869-1876
• Studio/Live: Live

Borodin, Alexander : Prince Igor :: Polovtsian Dances

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (12/29/2007-12/31/2007)
• Running Time: 12 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1869-1887
• Studio/Live: Live

Unspecified : Untitled CD-ROM Track

• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (12/29/2007-12/31/2007)
• Period Time: Modern
• Studio/Live: Live

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA (01/02/1984-01/03/1984)
• Running Time: 61 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1906-1907
• Studio/Live: Live

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

• Performer: Felix Kok (Violin)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Running Time: 6 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18

• Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (05/03/1984-05/04/1984)
• Running Time: 35 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1900-1901
• Studio/Live: Live

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

• Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (05/03/1984-05/04/1984)
• Running Time: 21 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934
• Studio/Live: Live

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Composition written: 1940.
• Running Time: 36 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1940
• Studio/Live: Live

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (06/15/2005-06/17/2005)
• Running Time: 31 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1923-1925
• Studio/Live: Live

Prokofiev, Sergei : Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (01/24/1992-01/26/1992)
• Running Time: 43 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1944
• Studio/Live: Live

Prokofiev, Sergei : Scythian Suite, Op. 20

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (01/24/1992-01/26/1992)
• Running Time: 19 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1915
• Studio/Live: Live

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

• Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/07/1977-07/14/1977)
• Running Time: 13 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1911-1912
• Studio/Live: Live

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (07/23/1994-07/24/1994)
• Running Time: 61 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1935-1936
• Studio/Live: Live

Gubaidulina, Sofia : Zeitgestalten, for orchestra :: 3. (Crotchet) = 80

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (07/09/1995-08/12/1995)
• Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Studio/Live: Live

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93

• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/03/1985-04/04/1985)
• Running Time: 56 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1953
• Studio/Live: Live

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135

• Performers: Karita Mattila; Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (08/16/1005-09/16/2005)
• Running Time: 52 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1969
• Studio/Live: Live