Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila; Ivan Susanin; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; May Night; The Tsar's Bride; The Maid of Pskov; Ale... Conductors:
Svetlanov, Evgeny
Overtures were composed in order to prepare the listener for the act to come. Originally, the audience took their seats while the overture was playing....continue...
Works: Mikhail Glinka: Patriotic Song; Prayer; Memory of friendship; Overture in G minor; Overture in D major; Kamarinskaya; Symphony on 2 Russian themes; Capriccio brillante on the theme "Jota aragonesa"; ... Conductors:
Svetlanov, Evgeny Ensemble:
Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Recognized as the father of Russian music, this recording shows the intrinsic pleasures of Glinka's compositions - many of which may be unfamiliar....continue...
Works: Mikhail Glinka: Overture, for orchestra in G minor, G. i85; Overture, for orchestra in D major, G. i129; Andante cantabile & rondo, for orchestra, G. i3; Patriotiskaya Pesn' (National Anthem, Russian... Conductors:
Svetlanov, Evgeny
Works: Mikhail Glinka: Symphony on two Russian themes, for orchestra in D minor, G. i193 (incomplete); Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no ... Conductors:
Svetlanov, Evgeny Ensemble:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
"Classical traits in all three of these works make them less than likely candidates for the powerhouse team of hyper-Romantic Svetlanov and his orchestra, recorded...continue...