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Cinema Classics 2007 - Classical Music Made Famous in Films

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

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; George Fre...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Filipova, Elena; Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö; Lotric, Janez; Morozov, Igor
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Mallon, Kevin; Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Wildner, Johannes; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; The N...

Tchaikovsky: Dances and Overtures / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Fatum, Op. 77; Entr'acte and Dances of the Chambermaids, from the opera The Voyevoda, Op. 3; Maid of Orleans; The Slippers (Oxana's Caprices), comi...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"This is one of those discs you might pass over if you see it in the bins, and you'd be making a big mistake... as...continue...

Niños Clásicos - Lo mejor de Tchaikovsky

1 CD / Children's Group / 2005-10-18

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Marche slave, Op. 31; Nutcracker, Op. 71; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore; Halász, Michael; Lenárd, Ondrej; Entremont, Philippe; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orches...

Borodin: Prince Igor - Highlights / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia
Performers: Koval, Mykola; Popov, Dimitri; Shtonda, Taras; Shvachka, Angelina
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Kiev Chamber Chorus; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"'Prince Igor' is a long opera with many attractive and excerptable highlights, so Naxos's present release makes good sense. The high quality of the performers...continue...

Classical Kids - The Best of Tchaikovsky

1 CD / Children's Group / 2004-10-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Marche slave, Op. 31; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; S...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore; Halász, Michael; Lenárd, Ondrej; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Adagio Chillout

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Hugo Alfvén: Elegy from Gustav II Adolf; ...
Performers: Alfven, Hugo; Alsop, Marin; Asturias Symphony Orchestra; Beckley, Lisa; Bilbao Symphony Orchestra; Brown, Timothy [Choral Conductor]; BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; Cantorum, Oxford S...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Ligeti, András; Kamu, , Okko; Summerly, Jeremy; Judd, James; Mena, Juan José; Sakari, Petri; Panula, Jorma; Robinson, Christopher; Rahbari, Alexander; Kuchar, Theodore; Valdes...
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Clare College Choir; Concentus Hungaricus; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Oxford Cam...

Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Khachaturian: Violin Concerto, Concerto-Rhapsody / Martin

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

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concerto-Rhapsody for violin & orchestra in B flat minor
Performers: Martin, Mihaela
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"Martin is patient enough to allow the work's strands to unfold at length. Abetted by a fine recording... Martin and sure-handed conductor Theodore Kuchar make...continue...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, etc/ Kuchar, Ukraine National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Romeo & Juliet; The Snow Maiden, incidental music, Op. 12; Marche slave, Op. 31; 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"Theodore Kuchar and the Ukraine Orchestra have already given us a highly recommendable Mussorgsky collection on Naxos and the present Tchaikovsky program is very nearly...continue...

American Classics - Explore America Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Charles Wakefield Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 45; John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator, suit...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Buswell, James; Corley, Maria; Currie, Colin; Farley, Carole; Posnak, Paul; Rorem, Ned; Starker, Janos; Taylor, Darryl; Weber, Janice; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Gambil, Paul; Williams, John McLaughlin; Alsop, Marin; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Sinclair, James; Stromberg, William T.; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kreutzer Quartet; Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia Chorus; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ukraini...

The American Classics series captures some of the great moments of American music. In this collection, as wide-ranging and diverse as our land, little-known gems...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Sorochintsy fair; Golitsyn's Jouney, entr'acte for orchestra (from Khovanshchina), transcribed by Rimsky-Korsakov; Sorochintsï Fair; Pictures at an...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"It was an original and fascinating idea to record both the original Mussorgsky score of 'Night on the Bare Mountain' alongside the Rimsky arrangement, for...continue...

Russian Opera Arias Vol 2 / Vladimir Grishko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; The Tsar's Bride; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Slippers (Oxana's Caprices), comic-fantasy opera, Op. 14 (revised version of "Vakula the Smith"); Maid of Orleans; Iol...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

This recital brings together some of the best loved as well as little-known tenor arias from nineteenth century Russian opera, interspersed with orchestral excerpts adding...continue...

21st Century Classics - Elisabetta Brusa: Orchestral Works 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Elisabetta Brusa: Firelights, for orchestra; Adagio, for string orchestra; Wedding Song, for orchestra; Requiescat, for orchestra; Suite Grotesque, for orchestra; Favole, for orchestra
Conductors: Mastrangelo, Fabio
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"First class performances, and a splendidly vivid recording with the only real reservation being the unflattering sound of the Ukrainian upper strings. But this is...continue...

Listen, Learn & Grow - Playtime - Arts & Crafts

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Wolfgang A...
Performers: Jablokov, Alexander
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmo...

Arts and Crafts allow children to truly express their creativity. A child needs only a little glue and glitter to come up with nothing short...continue...

American Classics - Harris: Symphonies no 7 & 9 / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-01

Works: Roy Harris: Symphony no 7; Epilogue To Profiles in Courage (J. F. K)., for orchestra; Symphony no 9
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"This is the best Roy Harris symphony recording since Bernstein's first Third. No matter what recordings you have of these works, get this one. With...continue...

21st Century Classics - Elisabetta Brusa: Orchestral Works 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-01

Works: Elisabetta Brusa: Florestan, for orchestra; Messidor, for orchestra; La Triade, for orchestra; Nittemero Symphony; Fanfare, for orchestra
Conductors: Mastrangelo, Fabio
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Embodying a neo-tonal language and technique, the five compositions on this disc present an excellent overview of Brusa's work, united in thir inspiration by various...continue...

American Classics -An American Salute - Spirit of the Nation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-06-01

Works: Morton Gould: American Salute; Stephen Foster Gallery; American Ballads, for orchestra; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; John Philip Sousa: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty; Stars and Stripes Forever; Victor Herbe...
Performers: Band, Royal Artillery; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony; Philharmonic Rock Orchestra; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hayman & His Symphony Orchestra; Royal Sco...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Brion, Keith; Stromberg, William T.; Hayman, Richard; Alsop, Marin; Serebrier, José; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Or...

American Salute: Spirit of the Nation is a tasteful collection of orchestral pieces devoted to the history and vitality of the United States. Performed by a series of orchestras, highlights include Aa...continue...

Russian Opera Arias / Vladimir Grishko, Kuchar, Sirenko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Eugen Onegin; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochintsy fair; Sorochintsï Fair (Sorochinskaya yarmarka), comic opera ...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra; Ukrainian Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra

The arias from Tchaikovsky's ever-popular masterpieces 'Eugene Onegin' and 'The Queen of Spades' offer unique psychological insights into the characters. Less familiar but equally beautiful...continue...

Martinu: Symphonies no 3 & 5 / Fagen, Ukraine National SO

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

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 5
Conductors: Fagen, Arthur
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"As in previous installments in this series, Maestro Fagen demonstrates his sensitivity to the seething emotions and drama inherent in these magnificent symphonies. His Ukrainian...continue...

American Classics - Hadley: Symphony no 4, The Ocean, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-07-01

Works: Henry Hadley: The Ocean, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 99; The Culprit Fay, rhapsody for orchestra, Op. 62; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 64
Conductors: Williams, John McLaughlin
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Hadley was a highly productive composer who wrote in an expressive, late romantic style. His compositions were very popular during his lifetime, and his musical...continue...

American Classics - Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: John Alden Carpenter: Symphony no 1 ("Symphony in C major"); Adventures in a Perambulator, suite for orchestra; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Williams, John McLaughlin
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The American composer John Alden Carpenter was born in Illinois in 1876. He composed in a wide range of musical forms, including ballet, chamber music...continue...

American Classics - McKay: From a Moonlit Ceremony, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-04-01

Works: George Frederick McKay: From a Moonlit Ceremony, for orchestra; Harbor Narrative, for orchestra; Symphony for Seattle (Evocation Symphony)
Conductors: Williams, John McLaughlin
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"...The word "evocative" leaps to mind when I listen to all of this music, and thus McKay's orchestral masterpiece, the 1951 Evocation Symphony for Seattle,...continue...

Martinu: Symphonies Nos 2 & 4 / Fagen, NSO of Ukraine

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 4
Conductors: Fagen, Arthur
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Forced to flee his homeland after the annexation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, Martinu settled initially in the United States where he wrote all six of...continue...

Ferrero: La Nueva España / Takuo Yuasa, Ukraine National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Lorenzo Ferrero: La Nueva España, for orchestra
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

One of Italy's leading contemporary composers, Ferrero has had numerous works performed at major festivals and institutions. Although his predominant interest is the theatre, he...continue...

American Classics - Gould: American Ballads, etc / Kuchar

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

Works: Morton Gould: American Ballads, for orchestra; Stephen Foster Gallery; American Salute
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Morton Gould wrote in a wide variety of musical forms, from ballet to Broadway and from classical orchestral works to film and television scores. Gould's...continue...

American Classics - Creston: Symphonies no 1-3 / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-04-01

Works: Paul Creston: Symphony no 1, Op. 20; Symphony no 2, Op. 35; Symphony no 3 ("Three Mysteries"), Op. 48
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"The largely self-taught Creston's best works--including these symphonies--are a strong argument that 'modern' music can be immediately appealing...Kuchar digs in to produce lively readings with...continue...

American Classics - Lees: Symphony no 4 / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Benjamin Lees: Symphony no 4 ("Memorial Candles")
Performers: Buswell, James; Wheeler, Kimball
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

American Classics - Piston: Violin Concertos /Buswell, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Walter Piston: Concerto for Violin & orchestra No 1 in D; Fantasia for violin & orchestra; Concerto for Violin no 2
Performers: Buswell, James
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"This may be the most distinguished of the Naxos label's enterprising "American Classics" series to date...It's amazing that such wonderful music and such finely wrought...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 4, The Prodigal Son / Kuchar

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

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: L'Enfant prodigue, Op. 46; Symphony no 4 in C major, Op. 112
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The ballet "The Prodigal Son," originally commissioned by Diagilev, enjoyed tremendous success at it's premiere. Owing to a pressing deadline, Prokofiev recycled some of the...continue...

Martinu: Symphonies no 1 & 6 / Fagen, Ukrainian National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-11-04

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 6 ("Fantaisies symphoniques"), H. 343
Conductors: Fagen, Arthur
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

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

Prokofiev: Symphonies no 1 and 5 / Kuchar, Ukrainian SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Suites from Romeo and Juliet, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Cinderella Suite no 1, Op. 107; Love for Three Oranges
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Prokofiev

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 1...
Performers: Paik, Kun-woo; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Shostakovich

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; The Gadfly; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony n...
Performers: Houston, Michael
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kuchar, Theodore; Slovák, Ladislav
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Discover The Classics Volume 2

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Saltan; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Mily Balakirev:...
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony; Anichanov, André; Golovschin, Igor; Jean, Kenneth; Johanos, Donald; Walter, Alfred; Monnard, Jean Francois; Hal&aac...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State...

Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, etc / Fagen, Ukraine

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-04

Works: Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, suite for orchestra, Op. 10; Caucasian Sketches, suite No 2, for orchestra, Op 42 "Iveriya"; Turkish March for orchestra, Op 55; Turkish Fr...
Conductors: Fagen, Arthur
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"At first glance I thought this was a reissue of the earlier Marco Polo recordings of these four works. That would be in line with...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello, etc / Rudin, Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Concertino for Cello in G minor, Op. 132; Pushkin Waltzes (2), for orchestra, Op. 120
Performers: Rudin, Alexander
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"The two cello works from the end of Prokofieff's career are fascinating, if a mite discursive...Rudin has a fine technique: he gets around the pyrotechnics...continue...

Shostakovich: The Gadfly, Five Days-Five Nights / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-01-20

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Five Days - Five Nights, suite from the film score, Op. 111a (assembled by Atovmyan)
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"...[The Gadfly suite is] roughly three-quarters of an hour of Shostakovich at his best, alternately powerful and poignant, bittersweet or bawdy as the occasion requires...[In...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphonies nos 1 & 2 / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-12-03

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Dreams, Op. 6; Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"...The performances are atmospheric, almost hallucinogenic, and they redeem the feverish Dreams and Autumnal Sketch from classification as mere juvenilia...Kuchar and his orchestra can stand...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 5, etc / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-01-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; The Year 1941, suite for orchestra, Op. 90
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"The three movements in The Year 1941 are so typically Prokofiev that each could slip almost unnoticed into one of the ballets. In the Struggle...continue...

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet highlights, Cinderella Suite

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-11-17

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite no 3 for orchestra, Op. 101; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Cinderella Suite no 1, Op. 107
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Romance - Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorák, Mozart, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Carl Stamitz: Concerto for...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Biret, Idil; Jando, Jeno; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Prunyi, Ilona
Conductors: Sobotka, Wolfgang; ; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore; Leaper, Adrian; Stankovsky, Robert; Kolchinsky, Camilla
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Prague Cha...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 6, Waltzes / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-06-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111; Mephisto Waltz
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Kalinnikov: Symphonies nos 1 & 2 / Kuchar, Ukraine NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-05-17

Works: Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1 in G minor; Symphony no 2 in A major
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphonies nos 3 & 7 / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-05-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Symphony no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

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I love Kuchar's interpretive grip on the symphonies. His Seventh counts as the best I've heard...
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