Markevitch, Igor > Liadov, Anatole

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Suite; May Night Overture; Tchaikovsky; Borodin; Glinka; Liadov / Markevitch

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), concert suite for orchestra; May Night; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Alexander Borodin: In the...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Lamoureux

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Markevitch's performances are excellent, with subtlety as well as pungency in The Golden Cockerel, dashing rhythmic precision in Russian and Ludmilla and a charmingly Weber-ish...continue...

Bartok: Dance Suite; Ravel, Busoni, et al / Igor Markevitch

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Erik Satie: Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Ferruccio Busoni: Tanzwalzer, for orchestra, Op. 53, KiV 288; An...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...the sound is so vivid and full of presence that much of the time you would swear it was stereo...An illuminating portrait of a conductor...continue...