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American Violin Concertos by Wiprud, Barber & Menotti / Ittai Shapira, violin

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Concerto for Violin in A minor; Theodore Wiprud: Concerto for Violin ("Katrina"); Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
Performers: Shapira, Ittai
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas; Thomson, Neil
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

In this laudable effort Israeli virtuoso violinist Ittai Shapira gathers three seemingly disparate violin concertos to create a picture of the genre through a particularly...continue...

Karayev: Symphony no 3, Don Quixote, etc / Dmitry Yablonsky, Russian PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Kara Karayev: Symphony no 3; Leyli and Madjnun, symphonic poem; Don Quixote (Symphonic Engravings), for orchestra
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

A pupil of Shostakovich, Kara Karayev had a highly expressive, individual style infused with the harmonies and melodic characteristics of the music of his native...continue...

Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto no 3 Op 50, Rhapsody Op 75, etc; Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto Op 30 / Liu, Yablonsky, Russian PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D major ("Youth"), Op. 50; Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (on a theme from the song "School Years"), Op. 75; Poem of Struggle, for chorus & orchestra, ...
Performers: Liu, Hsin-Ni
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Kabalevsky's most lasting achievement was in the field of music education, notably his development in later years of a programme for music in schools. His...continue...

Hisato Ohzawa: Piano Concerto no 2, Symphony no 2 / Yablonsky, Saranceva, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Hisato Ohzawa: Concerto for Piano no 2; Symphony no 2
Performers: Dronov, Andrey; Erdman, Galina; Kovalev, Aleksander; Kudryavtsev, Andrey; Panasyk, Igorj; Puryzhinsky, Alexey; Saranceva, Ekaterina; Shamin, Genady
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Hisato Ohzawa, one of the foremost Japanese composers of the first half of the twentieth century, studied in the 1930s in Boston and Paris. This...continue...

Komei Abe: Symphony no 1, Divertimento, etc / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Komei Abe: Symphony no 1; Divertimento for alto saxophone & orchestra; Sinfonietta, for orchestra
Performers: Volkov, Aleksey
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Komei Abe was one of the finest pupils trained at the Tokyo Music School (now the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music) in the...continue...

American Classics - Duke: Piano and Cello Concertos, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Vernon Duke: Concerto for Piano in C major; Concerto for Cello; Homage to Boston, suite for piano solo
Performers: Dunn, Scott; Magill, Samuel
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

The Russian-born composer Vernon Duke (Vladimir Dukelsky) produced a distinguished body of concert music. His 'Piano Concerto' was written for Arthur Rubinstein, who had requested...continue...

Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante / Khitruk

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Concerto for Violin & orchestra, Op. 24; Sinfonia Concertante, for violin, cello & orchestra, Op. 29
Performers: Khitruk, Anastasia; Tchekmazov, Andrey
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Combining dazzling virtuosity with Hungariantinged lyricism, the Violin Concerto, written for Jascha Heifetz, is one of his finest works, which was later adapted for the...continue...

Film Music Classics - Shostakovich: Hamlet / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)
Performers: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

"Here is an invaluable survey of one of the great Russian film scores, and one that many proudly stand beside the Stromberg series for Marco...continue...
This lush remastering of Shostakovich's HAMLET offers a joyous celebration of music for the ears. Conceived as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, this work originates in the early 1960s. Havin...continue...