Rachmaninov, Sergei > Baritone

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Shtoda, Prokina, Leiferkus - Evgeny Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Performers: Hodgson, Alfreda; Leiferkus, Sergei; Prokina, Yelena; Shtoda, Daniil
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

ICA marks the 10th anniversary of the great Evgeny Svetlanov's death with a coupling of Rachmaninov's The Bells and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, two composers that...continue...

Rachmaninov: Romances

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-01-31

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Let us rest, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/3; Do you remember the evening?; Oh no, I beg you, forsake me not, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/1; Songs (6), Op. 4; Oh thou, my field...
Performers: Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Ilja, Ivari

For his first CD release on Ondine, star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has chosen art song repertoire of great intensity and emotion from his Russian home...continue...
Recording information: Moscow State Conservatory, Great Hall (07/13/2011-07/24/2011)....continue...

Slavic Heroes / Mariusz Kwiecien, Lukasz Bordwicz

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24; Iolanta, Op. 69; Mazeppa; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko, TN 2/70; Bedrich Smetana: Certova stena, JB 1; Stanislaw Moniuszko: Halka; The Haunted Manor; Th...
Performers: Kwiecien, Mariusz
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has won over audiences in many of the world's greatest opera houses with his powerful interpretations (not to mention his rugged...continue...
Recording information: Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall (09/2009/01/2011)....continue...

Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24
Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue...
Run Time: 750 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / Pletnev

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-04-19

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; The Rock, Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Bell...
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Larin, Sergei
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Symphony Orchestra

All of Pletnev's acclaimed Rachmaninov recordings with the Russian National Orchestra in a single box for the first time! Mikhail Pletnev has long been credited...continue...
Recording information: Moscow, Conservatory, Great Hall....continue...

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; The Rock, Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Bell...
Performers: Kaludov, Kaludi; Leiferkus, Sergei
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

Fanfare
The disc of choral-orchestral music is the most consistently fine of the four. The Bells is one of the best-sounding performances in the set, and...continue...

Sergei Rachmaninov

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Alexander Glazunov: Chant du ménestrel for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 71; Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Petrova, Lyubov; Yang, Wen-Sinn
Conductors: Serebrier, José

"Recorded live at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in April, 2010 (the last concert of the First International Rostropovich Festival) the major work...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (04/02/2010)....continue...

Renee Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey In St. Petersburg [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-09-07

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Simon Boccanegra; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Songs (6), Op. 38; Sergei Rachmaninov: Songs (6), Op. 4
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: State Hermitage Orchestra

Rene Fleming and one of her favorite singing partners, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, explore the origins of 19th century European opera performance in the courtly theatres of...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Pushkin Romances

1 CD / Delos / 2010-05-25

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ya pomnyu chudnoye mgnoven'ye (I remember the wonderful moment); Priznaniye (Confession); The fire of longing burns in my heart; The Night Zephyr (Nochnoy zefir), song for voice & pia...
Performers: Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Ilja, Ivari

"Bringing them all to life is Hvorostovsky's performance - passionate, brooding or forceful with Pushkin's flowing lines, in a manner which might be a bit...continue...
Recording information: Mosfilm Studio, Moscow, Russia....continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Rachmaninoff: Complete Songs

3 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: At the gate of the Holy Abode, song for voice & piano,TN ii/50/1; I shall tell you nothing; Again you leapt, my heart, for voice & piano, TN ii/51; C'était en avril, song for...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

35th Anniversary Opera Gala / Orbelian, Hvorostovsky, Bernadi, Grivnov, et al

1 CD / Delos / 2008-09-30

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (12), Op. 14; Aleko; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; The oprichnik; Alex...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Domashenko, Marina; Fleming, Renee; Gerelo, Vassily; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Guryakova, Olga; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Marc, Alessandra; Pavlovskaya, Tatiana; Prokina, Yelena; Shtoda, Daniil; ...
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine; Heller, Alfred; Schwarz, Gerard; Bernardi, Mario; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia of Russia

Rachmaninov: Opera Highlights / Todorov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Beykov, Plamen; Isakov, Niko; Naydenov, Peter; Tekeliev, Alexander; Zvetanov, Boiko; Zvetkova, Mariana
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

"This is really beautiful-and a great introduction if you don't know Rachmaninoff's operas. There are 40 minutes from Aleko, which is generally considered the best...continue...

Portrait - Dmitri Hvorostovsky

2 CD / Philips / 2006-05-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Don Pasquale; Vincenzo Bellini: I ...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Marin, Ion; Marriner, Sir Neville; Skripka, Sergei; Kalinin, Nikolai; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; The Chorus O...

Dmitri Hvorostovksy is one of the leading representatives of a generation of Russian singers who, unlike their immediate predecessors, have able to establish themselves as...continue...

Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight / Polyansky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op. 24
Performers: Baturkin, Andrei; Efanov, V.; Goujov, Mikhail; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Molchanov, Borislav
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

"Rachmaninov's darkly brooding score holds one's interest better than the story does. The lush Prelude deserves a life of its own, and the slithery orchestral...continue...

Trio - Rachmaninov: Complete Operas / Järvi, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-06-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Aalexashkin, Sergei; Caley, Ian; Chernov, Vladimir; Guleghina, Maria; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Larin, Sergei; Leiferkus, Sergei; Levinsky, Ilya; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This 3 for the price of 2 set features the acclaimed recordings of all three of Rachmaninov's operas....continue...

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber C...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Taneyev: John of Damascus / Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergei Taneyev: Saint John of Damaskus, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 1
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Larin, Sergei; Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Chorus; Russian National Orchestra

Rachmaninov considered "The Bells" to be one of his favorite compositions. The piece's four movements portray the stages of human existence in a life-to-death cycle...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Pavel Lisitsian Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-10-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Death, Op. 57, no 5; Qu'importe que l'hiver, song for voice & piano, Op. 65/4; The fires in the room were already out, song for voice & piano, Op. 63/5; The Fearful Moment,...
Performers: Lisitsian, Pavel

Rachmaninov: The Symphonies, etc / Ashkenazy, Concertgebouw

3 CD / Decca / 1998-02-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; The Bells, choral symphon...
Performers: Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, Tom; Troîtskaya, Natalia
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Adams: Harmonium; Rachmaninoff: The Bells / Shaw, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 1996-10-22

Works: John Adams: Harmonium; Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Dent, Karl [Tenor Vocal]; Fleming, Renee; Ledbetter, Victor
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"Shaw is never less than dependable, but here he is quite a bit more than that, particularly in John Adams's early Harmonium, which still is...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol 3 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Letter to K. S. Stanislavsky, song for voice & piano, TN ii/56; Songs (14) for voice & piano, Op. 34; From the Gospel of St John, song for voice & piano, TN ii/57; Songs (6) for v...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

"What can I say that I haven't said before? This is the third and last volume of Rachmaninoff's songs by these people, presented in chronological...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol 2 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-05-21

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Were you hiccoughing; Night, song for voice & piano, TN ii/55; Songs (12) for voice & piano, Op. 21; Songs (15) for voice & piano, Op. 26
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

"Joan Rodgers does some amazing things with her voice, and knows what she is singing about. Howard Shelley, as the guiding spirit of the enterprise,...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol 1 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-02-20

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: At the gate of the Holy Abode, song for voice & piano,TN ii/50/1; I shall tell you nothing; Again you leapt, my heart, for voice & piano, TN ii/51; C'était en avril, song for...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

"Rejected love is a favorite theme of Rachmaninov's, and it is explored in an almost clinical thoroughness. Gradually--the songs are performed in chronological order--the piano...continue...

Rachmaninov: Songs / Sergei Leiferkus, Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-08-22

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: At the gate of the Holy Abode, song for voice & piano,TN ii/50/1; Oh no, I beg you, forsake me not, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/1; Songs (6), Op. 4; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne ...
Performers: George, Michael; Leiferkus, Sergei; Shelley, Howard

"...Leiferkus is, of course, one of today's eminent operatic baritones, noted for his dramatic talent as well as his rich, powerful voice. That power is...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Andrej Ivanov

1 CD / Preiser / 1993-02-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Anton Rubinstein: The demon; Nero; Jacques Offenb...
Performers: Ivanov, Andrei; Kruglikova, Yelena; Masliennikova, Irina
Conductors: Samosud, Samuel; Orlov, Alexander; Kondrashin, Kirill; Melik-Pashaev, Alexander