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Beethoven, Sibelius: Violin Concertos / Gidon Kremer, violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Nelsson, Woldemar; Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Glazunov: The Seasons; Raymonda; Concerto Ballata; Violin Concerto / Milstein, violin; Rostropovich, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, suite from the ballet, Op. 57a; Concerto ballata for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 108; Stenka Razin, Op. 13; Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; The Seasons, Op....
Performers: Milstein, Nathan; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Fistoulari, Anatole; Steinberg, William
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), by virtue of his dates and the fact that he continued to compose into the 1930s, only narrowly qualifies for inclusion in...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...

Glazunov: Symphoyn no 1 - 8 / Evgeny Svetlanov, et al

6 CD / Boheme / 2009-06-09

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 5 "Slavic"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 55; Symphony no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 16; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 33; Symphony no 4 in E flat ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Recorded between 1989 and 1990 this 6-CD set offers the complete symphonies of Alexander Glazunov in authoritative performances by the USSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by...continue...

Svetlanov conducts Taneyev, Kastalsky

4 CD / Boheme / 2009-05-12

Works: Sergei Taneyev: Suite de concert for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28; Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 12; The Oresteia; At the reading of a psalm, Op. 36; Alexandr Kastalsky: Brotherly Prayer for the Dead
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

Balakirev: Symphony no 1, Tamara, etc / Svetlanov, USSR State SO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Mily Balakirev: Symphony no 1 in C major; Tamara; Overture on Russian Themes no 2 "Russia"
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Scriabin: Symphony no 2 & 4 / Svetlanov, USSR SO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-06-17

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 29; Symphony no 4, Op. 54 "Poem of ecstasy"
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5; Rachmaninov / Svetlanov

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-01-22

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Sergey Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Starting in 1965 Svetlanov was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra which he built into one of the greatest Russian orchestras. In 1979...continue...

Balakirev: Symphony no 1, Russia, Tamara / Svetlanov, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-07-26

Works: Mily Balakirev: Symphony no 1 in C major; Overture on Russian Themes no 2 "Russia"; Tamara, symphonic poem
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 later 20th century. His readings, especially of...continue...

Scriabin: Symphony no 2, Poem of Ecstasy / Svetlanov, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-29

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; La poème de l'extase
Performers: Volodin, Lev
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Scriabin's Second Symphony is regarded as the culmination of Scriabin's 'first period', when he was still working in a conservative esthetic. The 'Poem of Ecstasy',...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sinfonietta etc / Svetlanov, et al

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

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, for orchestra in A minor, Op. 31; Overture on Russian Themes (ii), for orchestra, Op. 28; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Iz Gomera, ...
Performers: Isakova, Nina; Miglau, Margarita
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

This highly desirable disc combines the familiar and beloved 'Russian Easter Festival Overture' with three lesser-known works of Rimsky-Korsakov that will delight any fan of...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1, Vocalise / Svetlanov, USSR SO

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Songs (14), Op. 34
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

First in a special series within Moscow Studio Archives giving an overview of Russian symphonic music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries as...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3, etc / Svetlanov, USSR SO

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Scherzo for Orchestra in D minor
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Three great works of Rachmaninov come together on disc in performances that bring out their best qualities. These are original performances, recorded in 1968, 1966...continue...

Rachmaninov: Prince Rostislav, Capriccio, etc / Svetlanov

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Prince Rostislav; Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in E minor/E major, Op. 12; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Vocalise; Prelude for pian...
Performers: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Rimsky-Korsakov: Opera Suites / Svetlanov, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Pan Voyevoda, suite for orchestra, Op. 59; The Snow Maiden; Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), concert suite for orchestra; Dubinushka (The Little Oak Stick...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Western audiences known Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov as a composer of orchestral showpieces such as 'Scheherazade'. Russian audiences, on the other hand, know him equally well as...continue...

Dance Music from Russia / Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-06-26

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57; Les Ruses d'amour, ballet, Op. 61; Scènes de ballet, suite for orchestra in A major, Op. 52; Anton Rubinstein: Valse-Caprice for Piano in E flat major; Py...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

This program offers selections from these three different genres, andalthough it focuses on just two dance forms - the waltz and the polonaise - there's...continue...

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Gilels, Reiner

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-04-02

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Kondrashin, Kiril
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1, Isle of the Dead / Svetlanov

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-01-01

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

"Svetlanov's volcanic 1966 recording (symphony)... heartbreakingly intense yet grippingly coherent conception, brimful of insight and flair ... shoots off like a rocket ... the finale...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

Svetlanov - Glinka, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-06-29

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...

Emil Gilels Legacy Vol 7 - Rachmaninov

1 CD / Doremi / 2003-09-03

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. ...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Svetlanov - Rimsky-Korsakov, Scriabin / USSR State SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-06-24

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Scheherazade; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Performers: Georgiadis, John [Conductor]
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Russian Soul - Prokofiev, Kabalevsky, etc / Shafram

1 CD / Cello Classics / 2002-09-24

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto for Cello no 2 in C major, Op. 77; Sulchan Fjodorowitsch Zinzadse: Pieces (5) on Folk Them...
Performers: Musinyan, Nina; Shafran, Daniel
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kabalevsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Lenningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

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 - 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