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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Shtoda, Prokina, Leiferkus - Evgeny Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Performers: Hodgson, Alfreda; Leiferkus, Sergei; Prokina, Yelena; Shtoda, Daniil
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

ICA marks the 10th anniversary of the great Evgeny Svetlanov's death with a coupling of Rachmaninov's The Bells and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, two composers that...continue...

Fritz Reiner conducts Prokofiev & Mussorgsky / Chicago SO

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-02-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Pictures at an exhibition; Sergey Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op....
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz

ORIGINALLY RECORDED from 1956-59 by RCA VICTOR...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

1 DVD Audio / Classic / 2010-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Performers: Carlson, Claudine; Rabinovitsj, Max
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Semkov, Jerzy

On this recording, Leonard Slatkin leads the Saint Louis Symphony in Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky and Jerzy Semkow takes the helm for Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Originally produced...continue...

Dallas Symphony Orchestra plays Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Copland

6 CD / Sono Luminus / 2010-04-27

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Symphony no 9 in E fl...
Conductors: Mata, Eduardo

Recording information: Eugene McDermott Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Cent....continue...

Franck: Symphony in D minor; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Op 78, etc / Sante, Stokowski, Netherlands Radio PO, et al

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2008-09-30

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'éventail de Jeanne; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Performers: Sante, Sophia van
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

"As Stokowski's record-making career may be said to have begun with the Franck D minor, there was reason to believe that this 1970 recording might...continue...

Classics - Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Alexander Nevsky, etc / Neeme Järvi, Scottish NO, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-08-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Le pas d'acier (The Steel Step), suite for orchestra, Op. 41 bis; Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

The colourful cinematic cantata 'Alexander Nevsky' takes centre stage here. The original recording with the then Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi received rave...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible; Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kije

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-06

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116; Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Carlson, Claudine; Timberlake, Samuel; Voketaitis, Arnold
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: St Louis Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lt. Kijé / Casadesus, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Latvian State Academic Choir; Lille National Orchestra

Composed as a soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same name, 'Alexander Nevsky,' a dramatization of the thirteenth-century conflict between the Russian people and Teutonic...continue...

Prokofiev, Mussorgsky / Schippers, New York Philharmonic

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Westminster Choir

"Schippers dynamic temperament and ability to produce the most luscious of orchestral sounds are ideally suited to this music. The performance is loud, brilliant, and...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 36 - Prokofiev / Navarra, Soukupov

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-11-04

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Performers: Navarra, André; Soukupova, Vera
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is Volume 36 in Supraphon's Gold Edition of Ancerl recordings; it brings together two recordings from 1963. If you want this combination or a...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Previn, Los Angeles PO

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-10-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Cairns, Christine
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Los Angeles Master Chorale; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

"The light-hearted and tuneful 'Lieutenant Kije Suite'... with crystalline aural qualities... the disc is highly recommended." - High Performance Review...continue...

Prokofiev: Orchestral Masterpieces /Rossi, Somary, Abravanel

2 CD / Artemis / 2004-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Le pas ...
Performers: Iriarte, Ana Maria
Conductors: Rossi, Mario; Somary, Johannes; Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Pushkiniana, etc / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Pushkiniana, for orchestra (compiled by Gennady Rozhestvensky); Hamlet, incidental music, Op. 77; Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Gelakhova, Irina
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stanislavsky Chorus

"Two ominous encores round out the program: the terrifying ghost music from 'Hamlet' and the menacing 'Dance of the Oprichniks' from 'Ivan'. Yablonsky leads spirited,...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Khachaturian / Reiner, Elias

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-09-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kogan, Leonid
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"Finally we get the Khachaturian on CD--a wonderful recording, never surpassed. Finally we get the Reiner 'Nevsky' in outstanding sound...The conducting is thrilling, and the...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kijé / Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-01-23

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Herseth, Adolph
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Basic 100 Vol 72 - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Reiner

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-11-07

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
Performers: Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra