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Khachaturian conducts Khachaturian, Vol. 1 - Symphony no 2

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-06-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Symphony no 2 in A minor ("Symphony with Bells"); Gayane, ballet; Circus
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram
Ensemble: ; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Along with Shostakovich's Sixth and Prokofiev's Fifth, Khachaturian's Symphony No. 2 - composed in the years of the Great Patriotic War - was inspired with...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory (02/15/1977)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 / Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Snow Maiden Suite; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Evgeny Svetlanov was one of the greatest Russian conducts of the 20th century. The principal conductor fo the USSR State Symphony Orchestra from 1965-2000, Svetlanov...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/1968)....continue...

Legends of the XX Century: Yakov Zak, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2011-07-12

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Performers: Zak, Yakov
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

The name Yakov Zak is well known in Russia and abroad. His win during the 1937 International Chopin Piano Competition, and his brilliant concert activity,...continue...

Legends of the XX Century: German Galynn, Composer

1 CD / Melodiya / 2011-07-12

Works: German Germanovich Galynin: Concerto for Piano no 1; Sonata Triad, for piano; Piano Trio; Aria for violin & string orchestra
Performers: Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berlinsky, Valentin; Dubinsky, Rostislav; Kotorovich, Bogodar; Vedernikov, Alexander; Yedlina, Lubov
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kozharsky, Zakhary
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

This disc is devoted to one of the most tragic figures of Russian music. As a young orphan Galynin became proficient playing various instruments and...continue...

20th Century Classics: Honegger / Johathan Snowden, flute; Rostropovich, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, reduction for piano, 4 hands, H. 53; Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153; Danse de la chèvre, for solo flute, H. 39; Concerto for Cello...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Snowden, Jonathan; Solum, John; Yordanoff, Luben
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Munch, Charles; Dubrovsky, Victor; Plasson, Michel; Martinon, Jean; Dilkes, Neville
Ensemble: English Sinfonia; Orchestra of Paris; Orchestre National de L'ORTF; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Oslo Philharmonic; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Toulouse National Orchestra; USSR State...

Myaskovsky: Complete Symphonic Works Vol 17 / Evgeny Svetlanov, et al

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-06-30

Works: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Alastor, Op. 14; Lyric Concertino in G major, Op. 32 no 3; Sinfonietta no 2 in A minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Musical Concepts has co-operated with Olympia to enable Russian music collectors to now complete their important first Myaskovsky Symphonic Edition with expert liner notes and...continue...

Khachaturian: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto / Gutnikov, Servadei, Ivanov, Giunta, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-09-01

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concerto for Piano in D flat major
Performers: Gutnikov, Boris; Servadei, Annette
Conductors: Ivanov, Konstantine; Giunta, Joseph
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Svetlanov: Symphonic Works / Evgeny Svetlanov, USSR State SO

4 CD / Boheme / 2007-11-01

Works: Evgeny Svetlanov: Symphony no 1 in B minor, Op. 13; Poem for Violin and Orchestra; Red Guelder-Rose; Concerto for Piano in C minor; Preludes (6) "Symphonic Reflections"; Daybreak in the Field; Russia...
Performers: Bobrineva, Raissa; Oistrakh, Igor; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Tolstaya, Nadezhda
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: State Symphony Orchestra; USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, Jeu de cartes / Svetlanov, USSR SO

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-28

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Jeu de cartes
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Along with Kondrashin and Rozhdestvensky, Evgeni Svetlanov was one of the three most famous Russian conductors of the the later 20th century. His readings, especially...continue...

Historic Russian Archives - Oistrakh plays Violin Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77; Conc...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kiril; Mravinsky, Eugen; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Eliasberg, Karl; Sanderling, Kurt; Yudin, Gabril; Gauk, Alexander
Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

The violinist David Oistrakh is one of those musicians whose fame crossed many borders both physically and in time. He died over 30 years ago...continue...

Dvorak, Glazunov, Kabalevsky / Oistrakh, Kondrashin, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-05-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 48
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Kabalevsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Great Concertos - Great Artists Vol I - The Violin

1 CD / Pearl / 2005-03-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E m...
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Heifetz, Jascha; Milstein, Nathan; Morini, Erica; Oistrakh, David; Sammons, Albert; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Wood, Henry J.; Steinberg, William; Gauk, Alexander
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Perpignan Festival Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

This release features some of the greatest and most popular, tuneful concertos played by some of the greatest twentieth century artists. Selections capture the essence...continue...

Arensky, Myaskovsky, Szymanovski, et al / Nikolayev, et al

1 CD / Audiophile Legends / 2001-09-01

Works: Anton Arensky: A Dream on the Volga, Op. 16; Nikolay Myaskovsky: Overture for orchestra in G major; Symphony no 21 in F sharp minor, Op. 51; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Nikolayev, Leonid; Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Russian Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Knipper, Vainberg, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-10-17

Works: Fernando Lopes-Graça: Concerto da càmera; Lev Konstantinovich Knipper: Concerto Monologue for cello, 7 brass instruments and 2 kettledrums; Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Concerto for Cello, Op. 43; ...
Performers: Amintayeva, Aza; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Blazhkov, Igor; Toyama, Yuzo
Ensemble: Instrumental Ensemble; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Prokofiev, Taneiev, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-09-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119; Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Concertino for Cello in G minor, Op. 132; Sergei Taneyev: Canzona for ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Britten, Respighi, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-08-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Ottorino Respigh...
Performers: Dvoskin, L.; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Simsky, B.
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kondrashin, Kirill; Dubrovsky, Victor
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra