Lazarev, Alexander

Glinka: Chamber Music / Soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Soloists

The pieces in this collection span a considerable stretch of Glinka's life and includes rarely recorded chamber music. These works smell of chic 19th century...continue...

Rodion Shchedrin: Seagull, ballet in two acts / Alexander Lazarev

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-06-12

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: The Seagull, ballet
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Rodion Shchedrin's ballet, a musical interpretation of Chekhov's Seagull, is an exciting work full of belief in life and in the power of art. The...continue...
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Russian Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan et Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades); Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anatol Lyadov: Preludes Op. 39; Nikolay M...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Kniazev, Alexander; Krainev, Vladimir; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Rostropovich, Mstisl...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Masur, Kurt; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Inbal, Eliahu; Kitaenko, Dimitri; ; Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

1 1/2 hours of Russian romance and tragedy...continue...

Legends XX Century: Vera Dulova, Harp

1 CD / Melodiya / 2011-06-14

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Harp Concerto, for harp & orchestra, A. 515; Ernst Hermann Meyer: Harp Concerto; Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane, for chromatic harp & string orchestra, L. 103
Performers: Dulova, Vera
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander; Gauk, Alexander

The new CD from the series is devoted to famous Russian harp player Vera Dulova. Her repertoire, featuring more than 300 compositions, included pieces composed...continue...

The Tchaikovsky Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Souvenir d'un lieu ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Mehta, Zubin; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Krivine, Emmanuel

Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 / Lazarev, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Shchedrin: The Seagull / Lazarev / Bolshoi Ballet / Plisetskaya, Bogatyrev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Rodion K. Shchedrin: The Seagull
Performers: Bogatyrev, Alexander; Plisetskaya, Maya
Conductors: ; Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Ballet; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

The Seagull is an amazing and touching ballet performance in two acts based on the play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. It tells...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Bonus: Russian, English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Shchedrin: The Seagull / Plisetskaya, Lazarev, Bolshoi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2009-11-10

Works: Rodion K. Shchedrin: The Seagull
Performers: Bogatirev, Alexander; Butzkova, Lyudmila
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Ballet; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Lazarev, Maslennikov, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-08-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: The Gambler, opera, Op. 24
Performers: Andryushchenko, Georgy; Borissova, Galina; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Maslennikov, Alexei; Ognivtsiev, Alexander
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

'The Gambler' was Prokofiev's first opera to gain a public performance, and the first opera ever based on a story by Dostoyevsky. It is funny,...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

Tchaikovsky, Scriabin: Piano Concertos / Nikolai Demidenko

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-12-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Alexander Scriabin: Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

'A major achievement' (Classic CD)

'It is something of an achievement when one manages to hear afresh such an over-familiar work' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Altogether, this is...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Gabriel's Message (Basque); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); I Wonder As I Wander (American); This is the truth sen...
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; George, Michael; Hampson, Thomas; Harjanne, Jouko; Jo, Sumi; Lipovsek, Marjana; Ochs, Barbara; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Upshaw, Dawn [So...
Conductors: Stapleton, Robin; Higginbottom, Edward; Wolff, Hugh; ; Gardiner, John Eliot; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Schneider, Michael; Scimone, Claudio; Werner, Fritz; Glahe, Will; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]; Lazarev, Al...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Brass; Will Glahe Soloists

Personnel: Marjana Lipovsek , Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Michael George, Thomas Hampson, Sumi Jo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dawn Upshaw (vocals); Jouko Harjanne (trumpet); Gottfried Bach (forte...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Opera Edition [Box Set]

8 CD / Capriccio / 2005-03-07

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) (i), opera ("springtime tale") in 4 acts with a prologue; May Night; Golden Cockerel; Boyarinya Vera Sheloga, Op. 54
Performers: Andreyev, Avram; Babacheva, Evgenia; Bakardzhiev, Peter; Bodourov, Lyubomir; Bogatschow, Wladimir; Borissova, Galina; Brilowa, Elena; Dyakovski, Lyubomir; Erastova, Tatiana; Evstatieva, Stefka; Kruti...
Conductors: Angelov, Stoyan; Lazarev, Alexander; Manolov, Dimiter

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Lazarev, Maslennikov, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-01-07

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: The Gambler, opera, Op. 24
Performers: Andryushchenko, Georgy; Borissova, Galina; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Maslennikov, Alexei; Ognivtsiev, Alexander
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

Khatchaturian: Spartacus (Excerpts), etc / Lazarev, Bolshoi SO

1 CD / Apex / 2002-05-14

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Circus
Performers: Ferapontov, Vladimir; Girshenko, Sergei; Shlepakov, Boris
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Terence Judd

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-06-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Judd, Terence
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

In a meteoric career tragically cut short at the age of 21, Terence Judd achieved international recognition for his artisty and virtuosity. By the age...continue...

James MacMillan: Epiclesis, Ninian / Wallace, Cushing, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-07-25

Works: James MacMillan: Concerto for Trumpet "Epiclesis"; Concerto for Clarinet "Ninian"
Performers: Cushing, John; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos no 1, 4 & 5 / Demidenko, Lazarev

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-10-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53; Concerto for Piano no 5 in G major, Op. 55
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

With this disc, Demidenko completes his cycle of the Prokofiev Concertos with the London Philharmonic. The First Concerto launched the youthful composer's career - he...continue...

Medtner. Pno Con. No.1. Romantic Cto 8. D.alexeev. Bbc So

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-10-01

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 33; Piano Quintet in C major, Op. posth.
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Bársony, László; Balogh, Ferenc; Kiss, Andras
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: ; New Budapest String Quartet

'A tour de force of impassioned eloquence and white-hot intensity' (Piano International)

'Once again Hyperion hold the day. Strongly recommended ... for a first-rate performance...continue...

Baby Dance - A Toddler's Jump on the Classics

1 CD / Erato / 1994-09-06

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C ...
Performers: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Heisser, Jean-Francois; InterContemporain, Ensemble; Koo...
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gardiner, John Eliot; Scimone, Claudio; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Boulez, Pierre; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond; Lomba...
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble InterC...

Personnel: Ugo Orlandi (mandolin); Maria Joao Pires (piano)....continue...