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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...

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...

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