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Great Ballet - Adam, Delibes, Tchaikovsky Glazunov et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Raymonda; Ar...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Anissimov, Alexander; Anichanov, André; Kuchar, Theodore; Jun, Märkl,; Rahbari, Alexander; Craft, Robert

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

My First Ballet Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrushka; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Darius Milhaud: The...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Mogrelia, Andrew; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenerd, Ondrej; Casadesus, Jean-Claude; Kuchar, Theodore; Anichanov, André; Craft, Robert; Lyndon-Gee, Christop...

A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about... what world is this? This is the magical world...continue...

Glazunov Orchestral Edition, Vol. 19

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Les Ruses d'amour, ballet, Op. 61
Conductors: Andreescu, Horia

Glazunov's ballet 'Les Ruses d'amour' (also known as 'The Trial of Damis'), is a charming choreographic realization of the French rococo, with a strong element...continue...
Recording information: Iasi, Romania (11/1986)....continue...

Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 18 / Yablonsky, Russian PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-07-28

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Masquerade; Pieces (2) for orchestra, Op. 14; Pas de caractère for orchestra in G major, Op. 68 (insert for ballet "Raymonda"); Romantic Intermezzo for orchestra in D major...
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Gnesin Academy Chorus; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Glazunov's beautifully scored incidental music for Lermontov's play 'Masquerade' has only survived in manuscript. With characteristic genius, he illustrates both the glittering atmosphere and dances...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music; Glazunov: Les Sylphides / Lenárd, Yablonsky, Mogrelia, et al

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-03-31

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Alexander Glazunov: Chopiniana, Op. 46
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Ballet Favorites

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Léo Delibes: Coppélia, ou La fil...
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Halász, Michael; Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore

Glazunov: String Quintet, etc / Rosen, Fine Arts Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Novelettes (5) for string quartet, Op. 15; Quintet for Strings in A major, Op. 39
Performers: Rosen, Nathaniel

A composer of precocious talent, Glazunov came from a generation that was able to benefit from the inspiration of the Russian nationalist composers and the...continue...

Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 17 / Ziva, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-08-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Triumphal March for orchestra with chorus ad lib in E flat major, Op. 40; Serenade for orchestra no 1 in A major, Op. 7; Overture no 1 on Three Greek Themes for orchestra in G min...
Conductors: Ziva, Vladimir
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

A precocious pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov combined national inspiration with masterful compositional technique. Dating from the earlier part of his career, as do all the...continue...

Music for Saxophone and Orchestra /Kerkezos, Brabbins, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone &...
Performers: Kerkezos, Theodore; Wardman, Vicci
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This collection presents popular twentieth-century works for saxophone and orchestra. The refinement of Glazunov's Concerto is counterbalanced by the nocturnal magic of Debussy's "Rhapsodie", heard...continue...

Andante Cantabile - Romantic Music for Cello and Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Cello no 1 in G major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souveni...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Kanta, Ludovit; Kliegel, Maria; Rudin, Alexander; Sondeckis, Vytautas
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Geringas, David; Markson, Gerhard; Golovschin, Igor; Monnard, Jean Francois; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The repertoire for this highly attractive CD is drawn from concertos and individual pieces of music that exploit the uniquely lyrical character of the solo...continue...

Glazunov Orchestral Works Vol 16 - The Sea, Ballade, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Fantasy for Orchestra in E major, Op. 28 "The Sea"; Oriental Rhapsody for orchestra in G major, Op. 29; Ballade for orchestra in F major, Op. 78; Cortège solennel for orchest...
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

A precocious pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov was able to add to a post-nationalist synthese in Russian music, combining national inspiration with sound compositional technique. Hes...continue...

Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 15 / Anissimov, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 55; Symphony no 8 in E flat major, Op. 83
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Glazunov composed nine symphonies (one incomplete) spread through the first half of his career. The Fifth Symphony, dating from 1895, is intensely Russian in...continue...

The Best of Alexander Glazunov - Finnish Sketches, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Finnish Sketches (2) for orchestra in E major, Op. 89; The Seasons, Op. 67; Symphony no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 16; Scènes de ballet, suite for orchestra in A major, Op. 52; ...
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor; Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Glazunov was the leading Russian Romantic composer after the time of Tchaikovsky. In his post as director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory in the...continue...

Orchestral Works Vol 14 - Glazunov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Nikolai Artsybushev: Variation no 1 on a Russian Folk Song, for string quartet (collective compositon with Blumenfeld, S; Jazeps Vitols: Variations on a Russian Folk Song, (collective compositon with...
Performers: Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Shunning modernism, Glazunov wrote in an attractive romantic idiom well into the twentieth century. His prodigious output includes the famous ballet "The Seasons" as well...continue...

A Classic Christmas For Your Family

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Unspecified: A Merry Christmas Sing-Along; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Victor Herbert: Babes in Toyland; Ch...
Performers: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Philharmonia Virtuosi; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic
Conductors: Hayman, Richard; Brion, Keith; Walter, Alfred; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony

The Naxos label offers A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR FAMILY, a varied program with selections culled from several holiday titles in their vast catalog.

Perennial favorites such as "Jingle Bells,...continue...

Glazunov: Symphony no 6, "The Forest" Fantasy / Anissimov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-05-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony no 6 in C minor, Op. 58; Fantasy for Orchestra in C sharp minor, Op. 19 "The Forest"
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

"...Anissimov and his Moscow players give an excellent account of themselves, and the engineers have obliged with truly room-filling volume, taking care to bring out...continue...

Music for Saxophone and Orchestra - Debussy, Glazunov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-01

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophon...
Performers: Rahbari, Sohre
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra

Glazunov: Symphonies no 3 & 9 / Anissimov, Moscow Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 33; Symphony no 9 in D major (incomplete; one movement; orchestrated by G. Yudin)
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Orchestral Works Vol 11 - Glazunov: Cello and Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-09-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto ballata for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 108; Chant du ménestrel for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 71; Pieces (2) for cello & orchestra, Op. 20; In Memory of Gogol, ...
Performers: Rudin, Alexander
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

"Alexander Rudin's deep, sonorous tone suits this music perfectly, and he seems to keep conductor Golovschin on his toes as well. The more vigorous orchestral...continue...

Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 10 / Igor Golovchin, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-28

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Song of Destiny, dramatic overture for orchestra in D major, Op. 84; Suite caractéristique for orchestra in D major, Op. 9; Preludes (2) for orchestra, Op. 85
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov was to follow in his footsteps, with the most colorful use of the orchestra in his youthful 'Suite Characteristique.'...continue...

Orchestral Works Vol 9 - Glazunov: Finnish Fantasy, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-01

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Finnish Fantasy for orchestra in C major, Op. 88; Finnish Sketches (2) for orchestra in E major, Op. 89; Karelian Legend, for orchestra in A minor, Op. 99; Ouverture solennelle fo...
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

Feeling in the mood for something a little Russo-Finnish? And who doesn't every now and then? Glazunov certainly did and filled his craving with several...continue...

Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 8 - The Seasons / Anissimov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-03-30

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Scènes de ballet, suite for orchestra in A major, Op. 52; Ballet Scene, Op. 81; The Seasons, Op. 67
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 7 / Anissimov, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-03-03

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony no 1 in E major ("Slavyanskaya"), Op. 5; Symphony no 4 in E flat major, Op. 48
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

"...[Glazunov] was a composer with a gift for melody and orchestral scoring and a general weakness when it came to formal structure...There is much to...continue...

Glazunov: Carnaval/Spring/Salome/Waltzes

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-10-08

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Carnival Overture, Op. 45; Spring (Vesna), musical picture for orchestra in D major, Op. 34; Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Concert Waltz no 2 in F major, Op. 51; Salom...
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

Russian Ballet Favorites

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-30

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Circus; Masquerade; Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57; Reinhold Glière: The Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Golden Age (as used in the film "Te...
Conductors: Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra; St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Glazunov: The Seasons, Violin Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-08-08

Works: Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej

"***" (3 Stars) -Penguin Guide...continue...

Glazunov: Symphonies no 2 & 7 / Anissimov, Moscow Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-02

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 16; Symphony no 7 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 77
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

"...the stentorian opening fanfare in the brass owes much to Borodin's Second, while the dotted rhythms further on could be taken directly from Borodin's Scherzo...Thoroughly...continue...

Glazunov: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Krimets, Moscow

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-09

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Stenka Razin, Op. 13; Slavonic Festival, essay for orchestra in G major, Op. 26a; Cortège solennel for orchestra in D major, Op. 50; From Darkness to Light, fantasy for orche...
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

"Glazunov portrays the bloodthirsty old Cossack bandit-chieftain, Stenka Razin, in glowing colors that bring Borodin to mind...The other five items on this bargain CD are...continue...

Glazunov: King of the Jews / Golovschin, Moscow Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-08-30

Works: Alexander Glazunov: The King of the Jews (Tsar Iudeyskiy), incidental music, Op. 95
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

Glazunov: The Kremlin, From the Middle Ages, etc / Krimets

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-04-29

Works: Alexander Glazunov: The Kremlin, symphonic picture for orchestra in C major/E flat major, Op. 30; From the Middle Ages, suite for orchestra in E major, Op. 79; Lyric Poem, Op. 12; Poème épi...
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

"Volume 2 of Naxos's Glazunov survey wisely concentrates on material only rarely encountered outside Russian recordings, of which pride of place must surely go to...continue...

Glazunov: Raymonda / Anissimov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-03-18

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Romance; Glazunov: Violin Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-11-10

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker; Glazunov: Les Sylphides / Lenárd

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1991-08-07

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Alexander Glazunov: Chopiniana, suite for orchestra, Op. 46
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty; Glazunov / Lenard, CSR SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-02-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej