Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 5; I palpiti, Op. 13; Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 / Ivan Pochekin, violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor (orchestral part lost), MS 78; Introduction and Variations on Rossini's "I Palpit...
Performers: Pochekin, Ivan
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Paganini defined violin bravura in the first half of the nineteenth century. As one of the greatest and certainly the most spectacular executants of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos....continue...

American Violin Concertos by Wiprud, Barber & Menotti / Ittai Shapira, violin

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Concerto for Violin in A minor; Theodore Wiprud: Concerto for Violin ("Katrina"); Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
Performers: Shapira, Ittai
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas; Thomson, Neil
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

In this laudable effort Israeli virtuoso violinist Ittai Shapira gathers three seemingly disparate violin concertos to create a picture of the genre through a particularly...continue...

Sergei Ivanovich: Suite de concert; Cantata 'Ioann Damaskin'

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Sergei Taneyev: Saint John of Damaskus, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 1; Suite de concert for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Inspired by a poem by Aleksey Tolstoy, Taneyev's cantata 'John of Damascus' was the first work that the self-critical Russian composer deemed worthy of an...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...

Bruch: Violin Concertos no 2 & 3 / Fedotov, Yablonsky, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-06-30

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 44; Concerto for Violin no 3 in D minor, Op. 58
Performers: Fedotov, Maxim
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

While Max Bruch's first violin concerto is one of the most popular in the repertoire, his other two remain relatively unknown. The second, dedicated to...continue...

Echoes from Ugarit - Original Music Composed by Malek Jandali

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-06-02

Works: Malek Jandali: Andalus, for piano & orchestra; Sulaima, for piano & orchestra; Piano Dream, for piano & orchestra in E minor; Leil, nocturne for piano & orchestra in G minor; Yafa, for piano & orches...
Performers: Jandali, Malek
Conductors:
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Arensky: Piano Concerto Op 2, Fantasia Op 48, etc / Yablonsky, Scherbakov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Anton Arensky: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, Op. 2; Fantasia on a Russian Folk Song, for piano & orchestra, Op. 48; To the memory of Suvorov; Symphonic Scherzo, for orchestra
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and later a teacher of Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Gliere, Anton Arensky was a precocious composer whose youthful 'Piano Concerto' combines Lisztian...continue...

Balakirev: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Yablonsky, Seifetdinova, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Mily Balakirev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major (completed by Lyapunov); Grand Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, for piano & orchestra, Op. 4
Performers: Seifetdinova, Anastasia
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Leader of the "Mighty Handful" of Russian composers, Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was praised by Rimsky-Korsakov as "an excellent pianist... endowed by nature with a sense...continue...

Karayev: Symphony no 3, Don Quixote, etc / Dmitry Yablonsky, Russian PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Kara Karayev: Symphony no 3; Leyli and Madjnun, symphonic poem; Don Quixote (Symphonic Engravings), for orchestra
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

A pupil of Shostakovich, Kara Karayev had a highly expressive, individual style infused with the harmonies and melodic characteristics of the music of his native...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, Sleeping Beauty / Friedmann, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-09-09

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. Till 1973, Friedmann...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5, etc / Friedmann, Russian PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-08-12

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Marche slave, Op. 31; Festival Coronation March in D major
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

This Symphony was often interpreted as a self-portrait of the composer: the first movement reflecting his musical development, deriving from humble beginnings and moving on...continue...

Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto no 3 Op 50, Rhapsody Op 75, etc; Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto Op 30 / Liu, Yablonsky, Russian PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D major ("Youth"), Op. 50; Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (on a theme from the song "School Years"), Op. 75; Poem of Struggle, for chorus & orchestra, ...
Performers: Liu, Hsin-Ni
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Kabalevsky's most lasting achievement was in the field of music education, notably his development in later years of a programme for music in schools. His...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3, etc / Friedmann, Russian PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-05-13

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Rodin, Kyril
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

The soloist who here presents the Rococo Variations is one of Russia's most exceptional cellists - proved as such by his spectacular win of the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2, Romeo & Juliet Overture / Friedmann, Russian PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-04-08

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Romeo & Juliet
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. In 1973 he...continue...

Hisato Ohzawa: Piano Concerto no 2, Symphony no 2 / Yablonsky, Saranceva, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Hisato Ohzawa: Concerto for Piano no 2; Symphony no 2
Performers: Dronov, Andrey; Erdman, Galina; Kovalev, Aleksander; Kudryavtsev, Andrey; Panasyk, Igorj; Puryzhinsky, Alexey; Saranceva, Ekaterina; Shamin, Genady
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Hisato Ohzawa, one of the foremost Japanese composers of the first half of the twentieth century, studied in the 1930s in Boston and Paris. This...continue...

Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1; Glinka: Dances / Samuel Friedmann, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-03-11

Works: Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1 in G minor; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonesa (Spanish Overture no 1), for orchestra, G. ii3
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. In 1973, he...continue...

Komei Abe: Symphony no 1, Divertimento, etc / Yablonsky

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

Works: Komei Abe: Symphony no 1; Divertimento for alto saxophone & orchestra; Sinfonietta, for orchestra
Performers: Volkov, Aleksey
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Komei Abe was one of the finest pupils trained at the Tokyo Music School (now the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music) in the...continue...

American Classics - Duke: Piano and Cello Concertos, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Vernon Duke: Concerto for Piano in C major; Concerto for Cello; Homage to Boston, suite for piano solo
Performers: Dunn, Scott; Magill, Samuel
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

The Russian-born composer Vernon Duke (Vladimir Dukelsky) produced a distinguished body of concert music. His 'Piano Concerto' was written for Arthur Rubinstein, who had requested...continue...

Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante / Khitruk

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Concerto for Violin & orchestra, Op. 24; Sinfonia Concertante, for violin, cello & orchestra, Op. 29
Performers: Khitruk, Anastasia; Tchekmazov, Andrey
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Combining dazzling virtuosity with Hungariantinged lyricism, the Violin Concerto, written for Jascha Heifetz, is one of his finest works, which was later adapted for the...continue...

Film Music Classics - Shostakovich: Hamlet / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)
Performers: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

"Here is an invaluable survey of one of the great Russian film scores, and one that many proudly stand beside the Stromberg series for Marco...continue...
This lush remastering of Shostakovich's HAMLET offers a joyous celebration of music for the ears. Conceived as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, this work originates in the early 1960s. Havin...continue...