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ID: MELCD1001983 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Symphony Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra Alexander Lokshin composed eleven symphonies, but only No.4 included here, is purely orchestral.
Symphony No. 9 was only performed once in the composer’s lifetime, conducted by Barshai.
Symphony No. 9 is a lyrical chamber work.
Lokshin:
Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia Stretta'
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
Symphony No. 9 for baritone and string orchestra, to poems by Leonid Martynov
Yuri Grigoriev (baritone)
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
Symphony No. 11 for soprano and orchestra, to a sonnet by Luís de Camões
Ludmila Sokolenko (soprano)
Ensemble of soloists, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Hungarian Fantasy for violin and orchestra
Yulian Sitkovetsky (violin)
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling |
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ID: MELCD1001968 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Rock Subcollection: Piano Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers
Part 2 Disc 1: 1917-1991
Continuing their series, Melodiya presents Volume 5 of their Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers.
Another release of the Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers features works of the late 1950s and the first half of the 1970s by composers of ‘traditional’ school. Nevertheless, the listeners will find a lot of real surprises on this disc. It opens with a once famous Rondo by Dmitri Kobalevsky he composed for the First Tchaikovsky International Competition as an obligatory programme for the pianists in the second round. Alemdar Karamanov’s naïve and romantic Variations showcase his music from a peculiar angle while he is better known as an author of monumental biblical symphonies. The piano sonatas by two prominent representatives of the Leningrad composing school Boris Tishchenko and Boris Arapov are true gems of this release. They are complimented with compositions by the authors from the former Soviet republics such as Mikhail Skorik (Ukraine) and Yuri Nikolayev (Uzbekistan). |
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ID: MELCD1001967 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Subcollection: Piano Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers
Part 2 Disc 1: From 1991 |
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ID: MELCD1002013 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Viola Concerto Tchaikovsky’s virtuoso works are perfomed here by legendary Russian musicians. Not only are the soloists David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich, but the USSR State Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Kondrashin and the Leningrad Philharmonic by Rozhdestvensky.
Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
David Oistrakh (violin)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Lenigrad Philharmonic, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky |
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ID: MELCD1002062 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Vocal Collection Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, David Oistrakh, conductor
Melodiya presents another rare recording of David Oistrakh as a conductor. The outstanding violinist realized his old dream of conducting for the first time in 1962. Oistrakh’s in-depth comprehension of the music text and indisputable authority among fellow musicians scored him firm successes in this area of performing activities. He conducted some of the well-known orchestras of Moscow, Leningrad and European cities to enthusiastic reviews of the public and music critics. |
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ID: MELCD1002072 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Orchestral Works Subcollection: Orchestra Melodiya presents recordings of the outstanding Soviet conductor Alexander Melik- Pashayev.
His performing career at the USSR Bolshoi Theatre lasted more than 30 years and made up a whole era in the life of the famous company. His numerous recordings of opera sets, including those awarded with prestigious foreign prizes such as Borodin’s Prince Igor, Prokofiev’s War and Peace and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, are very well known. However, he is less known as a symphony conductor, but Melik-Pashayev’s concerts with the Bolshoi orchestra were some of the brightest ones in Moscow’s eventful music life. Melodiya revisits this part of Melik-Pashayev’s conducting legacy.
Schubert:
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
The USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Alexander Melik-Pashayev |
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ID: MELCD1002070 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Choral Collection Subcollection: Choir The Sealed Angel is choral music after Nikolai Leskov for mixed choir a capella with reed (flute) in 9 movements, Op. 1988 and is performed in the Church Slavonic language. It is one of the most significant choral works by modern classic Rodion Shchedrin.
Shchedrin uses texts of Orthodox prayers and fragments from service books but does not adhere to any strictly dogmatic text The music is performed by two outstanding choirs - the State Academic Russian Choir and the Moscow Choir conducted by Vladimir Minin.
Alexander Golyshev (flute), Tatiana Zhdanova (mezzo), Lolita Semenina (soprano), Natalia Belova (soprano), Alexander Illarionov (alto), Alexeye Alexeyev (tenor)
State Academic Russian Choir & The Moscow Chamber Choir, Vladimir Minin |
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ID: MELCD1002067 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Piano Concerto Subcollection: Piano and Orchestra Melodiya presents an album of Grigory Ginsburg, a wonderful virtuoso pianist and one of the glorious representatives of the Russian piano school of the 20th century.
Ginsburg’s name is now overshadowed by his some of his better known peers such as Emil Gilels, Sviatoslav Richter, Yakov Flier, Stanislav Neuhaus and others. Meanwhile, in his time in the 1930s-1950s, his concert performances entranced audiences and critics alike.
This album comprises compositions by Franz Liszt and Anton Rubenstein’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Ginsburg’s interpretation of the concerto became a model for musicians of many generations.
Liszt:
Gondoliera, S. 162 No. 1 (from Venezia e Napoli)
Tarantella, S. 162 No. 3 (from Venezia e Napoli)
Au lac de Wallenstadt (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 2)
Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4)
Les cloches de Genève (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 9)
Vallée d'Obermann (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 6)
Rubinstein:
Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70
The State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Aron Shereshevsky
Grigory Ginsburg (piano) |
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ID: MELCD1002085 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Orchestral Works Subcollection: Orchestra Glazunov’s ballet music continued the tradition of Tchaikovsky’s “symphonic ballets”. The Seasons was ordered by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the director of the Imperial Theatres, and completed in 1900 to be choreographed by Marius Petipa at the St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Theatre. Conceived as an allegory of Nature with its eternal cycle of youth, growing and ageing, the ballet did not see a proper stage production when the composer was around, but its music enjoyed popularity very quickly.
The suite Chopiniana, an orchestration of diverse pieces by Chopin, was composed in 1892. Sharing the love of many Russian composers for Chopin’s music, Glazunov displayed a magnificent sense of style and orchestral skills. The piano pieces did not become any heavier but got a new sound in a new facet. The Ballet master Michel Fokine made use of the suite fifteen years later when he created his famous ballet performance. Glazunov’s works were recorded by the celebrated Soviet symphony orchestras led by the prominent conductors of the 20th century Boris Khaikin and Evgeny Svetlanov.
Glazunov:
The Seasons, Op. 67
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR - B. Khaikin
Chopiniana, Op. 46
USSR State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra - Evgeny Svetlanov |
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