Gergiev, Valery

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus

"This studio account of Ivan ranks with the best of Gergiev's opera recordings. The Russian choir and some notably forward timpani help Gergiev to build...continue...

Homage - The Age of the Diva / Fleming, Gergiev, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2006-10-17

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The oprichnik; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane, oper...
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Skvarova, Yvona; Terentiev, Kirill
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

Acclaimed American soprano Renee Fleming enjoys particular success in roles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when glorious vocal writing and opulent orchestrations...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergei; Bezzubenkov, Genadij; Boitsov, Yevgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Galusin, Vladimir; Tarasova, Marianna; Tsidipova, Valentina
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"A tight, well worked and beautifully scored opera whose time must come on our stages, Sadko is like Peer Gynt with a happy ending. The...continue...
Run Time: 175 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Historic Russian Archives - Kissin in Concert

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Soustrot, Bernard
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Spivakov, Vladimir; Kitayenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra

The Great Piano Concertos / Kissin, Gilels, Grimaud, et al

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Freire, Nelson; Gilels, Emil; Grimaud, Hélène; Kissin, Evgeni; Lugansky, Nikolai; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Shpiller, Ivan; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gergiev, Valery; Susskind, Walter; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Masur, Kurt; Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian State Academi...

Portrait - Dmitri Hvorostovsky

2 CD / Philips / 2006-05-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; Don Pasquale; Vincenzo Bellini: I ...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Marin, Ion; Marriner, Sir Neville; Skripka, Sergei; Kalinin, Nikolai; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; The Chorus O...

Dmitri Hvorostovksy is one of the leading representatives of a generation of Russian singers who, unlike their immediate predecessors, have able to establish themselves as...continue...

Puccini: Turandot: Re-Release / Valery Gergiev, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gabriele Schnaut [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2006-01-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Schnaut, Gabriele
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 141 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 , Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0
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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4-6 / Gergiev, Vienna PO

3 CD / Philips / 2005-11-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Valery Gergiev / Against Stalin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"; Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. ...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

This DVD presents Larry Weinstein's award - winning film 'Shostakovich against stalin', Musical response.Described by the composer as his ''tombstones'', simphonies 4 to 9 represented...continue...
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Prokofiev: Betrothal In A Monastery / Netrebko, Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-09-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gergalov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Tarasova, Marianna
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Netrebko looks utterly gorgeous and sings beautifully. The crafty Don Jerome and the equally crafty Duenna are wonderfully acted and sung with great sympathy and...continue...
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Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Lang Lang, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-04-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Lang Lang
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Lang Lang, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-02-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Lang Lang
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Lang Lang joins forces with Valery Gergiev and the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater for two of Rachmaninov masterpieces - the Second Piano Concerto and...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 2004-11-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Orchestra

Valery Gergiev - today's outstanding champion of the music of Shostakovich - leads the Kirov Orchestra in a blazing account of the first of the...continue...

SACD - The Ultimate Audio Experience - The Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Universal Classics Import / 2004-06-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance no 9 for orchestra in B major, B. 147/1 (Op. 72/1); Rusalka; Ludwig van Beethoven...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego; Gheorghiu, Angela; Harada, Takashi; Keenlyside, Simon; Menafra, Andrea; Michael, Nadja; Moore, Latonia; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Fischer, Iván; Noseda, Gianandrea; Masur, Kurt; Dantone, Ottavio; Chailly, Riccardo; Summers, Patrick; Goebel, Reinhard; McCreesh, Paul; Gergiev, Valery; Kaplan, Gilbert; Frizza,...
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Musica Antiqua Köln ; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Verdi ...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5 & 9 / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Valery Gergiev's live Shostakovich Five seizes hold of its relatively plain rock face right at the start and sculpts a convincing masterpiece from sometimes unpromising...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips Import / 2004-04-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Performers: Alexashkin, Sergei; Diadkova, Larissa; Loskutova, Irina; Putilin, Nikolai
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra

Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this dramatic staging of Tchaikovsky's historical opera, based on Pushkin's verse tale of the legendary Cossack...continue...
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Heavenly Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (H...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berbié, Jane; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona; Caracciolo, Franco; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chorus, Vienna State Opera; Davis, Colin, Sir [Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; Gergie...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Agoult, Raymond; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Judd, James; Page, Neil; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rogé, Pasca...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Sinfonia; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Naples Rossini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Marie Goosens, Marisa Robles (harp); Michael Kennedy, Iona Brown (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Miklós Perényi (cello); Pascal Rogé (piano)....continue...

Gergiev/Kirov Opera / Opera Collection [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

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Country of Origin: USA
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Borodin: Prince Igor / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-09-09

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this magnificent 1998 production of Borodin's epic 'Prince Igor', presented in a new Mariinsky Theatre performing...continue...
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Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-07-01

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

"The director might well have devised a less static staging of the long first scene, and the filming of the big dramatic moments is not...continue...
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Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber C...

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Tchaikovsky - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Jul...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Gabarro, Francisco; Garbarro, Francisco; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Josefowicz, Leila; London...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Ozawa, Seiji; Bonynge, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pletnev, Mikhail; Karajan, Herbert von; Markevitch, Igor; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gotting, Ove; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Russian National Orchest...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Tchaikovsky, Miaskovsky: Violin Concertos / Repin, et al

1 CD / Philips / 2003-01-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Nikolay Myaskovsky: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 44
Performers: Repin, Vadim [Violin]
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"The Tchaikovsky is well known and these performers give a fine, pungent reading, but it is the magnificent concerto by Myaskovsky that makes this disc...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 2002-10-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Alexander Borodin: In the steppes of central Asia; Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"
Performers: Levitin, Sergei
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Valery Gergiev's new version of Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scherazade' pins you back with its red-blooded thrust and sound of a fullness and brilliance I have never known...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2002-07-16

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Alexashkin, Sergei; Grigorian, Gegam; Leiferkus, Sergei; Solodovnikov, Vladimir
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Gergiev/Kirov Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Philips / 2002-05-14

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Re-Mastered
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc / Gergiev, et al

1 CD / Philips / 2002-05-14

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Khovanshchina; Night on the Bare Mountain; Sorochintsy fair
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"In this live performance, Gergiev persuades the Vienna Philharmonic to sensitivity and discretion. The saxophone solo in 'The Old Castle', so often obtrusive, is beautifully...continue...

Essential Tchaikovsky - 22 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Swan Lake; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Moll, Phillip; Suwanai, Akiko
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Karajan, Herbert von; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gergiev, Valery; Mehta, Zubin; Dutoit, Charles; Markevitch, Igor; ; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Gabrieli String Quartet; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchest...

Essential Rachmaninoff - 15 of his greatest masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-01-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Symphony no 2 in E minor, O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fleming, Renee; Kocsis, Zoltan; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Mostovoy, Vladimir; Orozco, Rafael; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rachmaninov, Sergei
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Tate, Jeffrey; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; De Waart, Edo; Fistoulari, Anatole; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Scriabin / Gergiev, Kirov

1 CD / Philips / 2001-10-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no 1, etc; Khrennikov

1 CD / Audiophile New / 2001-09-25

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Tikhon Khrennikov: Pieces (3) for violin & orchestra, Op. 26
Performers: Futer, Arkady; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gergiev, Valery; Katz, Arnold
Ensemble: Moscow State Symphony Orchestra; Russian Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra

Gubaidulina: Johannes-Passion / Gergiev, Kornewa, Lutsiuk

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2001-09-04

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Johannes-Passion, for soloists, double chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Kornewa, Natalia; Lutsuk, Viktor
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Sofia Gubaidulina's St. John Passion is a phenomenal feat of composition. It's hard to believe that anyone could make so much from so little... The...continue...

Verdi: Requiem

2 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Borodina, Olga; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

"From almost every point of view this is a superb version of a work whose vocal, choral and orchestral requirements...make it a severe challenge. Gergiev's...empathy...continue...
Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most tuneful, beloved composers of vocal music Italy has produced. Verdi wrote REQUIEM in honor of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist he greatly admired. Acc...continue...

Eloquence - Movie Classics - Music From Famous Films

1 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Requiem in D minor, K 6...
Performers: Brymer, Jack; Civil, Alan; Domingo, Placido; Grumiaux, Arthur; Hajdu, István; Magaloff, Nikita; Marshall, Margaret; McNair, Sylvia; Shicoff, Neil
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Haitink, Bernard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Davis, Colin, Sir; Mauceri, John; Monteux, Pierre; Prêtre, Georges; Gergiev, Valery; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Negri, Vittorio
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchest...

Philips 50 - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Gergiev, Kirov

2 CD / Philips / 2001-03-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"When this urbane performance was first released, it stood with Ozawa's Boston recording as the most luxuriously colored and most scrupulously detailed version of the...continue...

Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges / Gergiev, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2001-02-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Love for three oranges
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Bulycheva, Zlata; Diadkova, Larissa; Gerelo, Vassily; Karasev, Grigory; Kit, Mikhail; Korzhenskaya, Olga; Kuznetsov, Fyodor; Morozov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin;...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Recorded live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, this is the Kirov at its considerable best. 'The Love for Three Oranges' is very much an ensemble piece...continue...

Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass; Otello; Mac...
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borodina, Olga; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; ...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Pritchard, John; Santi, Nello; Davis, Colin; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, ...
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Kirov Theater...

2001 is the Verdi Year - Verdi's 100th Anniversary. "Essential Verdi" is packed with 40 selections from the great Verdi operas sung by the greatest...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, etc / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 2000-01-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; Romeo & Juliet
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Valery Gergiev's recent recordings of the music of Tchaikovsky have been met with unanimous critical acclaim. Symphony No. 5 received four stars from USA Today...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 / Gergiev, Wiener Philharmoniker

1 CD / Philips / 1999-04-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Valery Gergiev, born in Moscow in 1953, has enjoyed a series of critically acclaimed recordings during the past years, including his Russian opera recordings with...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 1998-10-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev

1 CD / Philips / 1998-10-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Toradze, Alexander
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Gergiev's 'Firebird' is certainly a startling performance. All manner of things probably contribute here to the impression of distinctive but completely natural pacing, timing, voicing...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips Import / 1998-02-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

World renowned for his fiery performances of Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev here delivers a stunning performance of Prokofiev's "Ivan." Besides being Music Director...continue...

The Domingo Collection / Placido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-05-20

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: La travi...
Performers: Adams, John; Adams, John [Singer/Songwriter]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Iglesias, Julio; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Prêtre, Georges; Prêtre, Georges; Neschling, John; Queler, Eve; Kohn, Eugene; Gergiev, Valery; Patanè, Giuseppe; ; Navarro, Luis A. Garci...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Beethovenhalle Orchestra, Bonn; Byrne Camp Chorale; Evergreen Studios Orchestra; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestr...

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Gergiev, Kirov Opera

3 CD / Philips / 1997-01-28

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla
Performers: Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bogachova, Irina; Diadkova, Larissa; Gorchakova, Galina; Kit, Mikhail; Marusin, Yuri; Netrebko, Anna; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus

Massenet: Hérodiade - Highlights / Gergiev, Domingo, Fleming

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-11-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Hérodiade
Performers: Campo, Eduardo del; Clayton, Kristin; Cox, Kenneth; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Pons, Juan; Portilla, Alfredo; Vasquez, Hector; Zajic, Dolora; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Tchaikovsky at Tea Time

1 CD / Philips / 1996-06-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Swan Lake; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op....
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Maguire, Hugh; Mullova, Viktoria
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Monteux, Pierre; Davis, Colin; Gergiev, Valery; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Beaux Arts Trio; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 1996-03-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

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Massenet: Hérodiade / Gergiev, Domingo, Fleming, Zajick

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 1995-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Hérodiade
Performers: Campo, Eduardo del; Clayton, Kristin; Cox, Kenneth; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Pons, Juan; Portilla, Alfredo; Vasquez, Hector; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: San Francisco Opera Chorus

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Rachmaninoff for Romance

1 CD / Philips / 1995-10-17

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Work(s); Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op....
Performers: Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Janis, Byron; Kocsis, Zoltan
Conductors: ; Järvi, Neeme; Gergiev, Valery; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kirov Theater Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Gergiev, Kirov Opera

3 CD / Philips Import / 1993-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina; Borodina, Olga; Chernov, Vladimir; Grigorian, Gegam; Guleghina, Maria; Putilin, Nikolai
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus