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Arensky: | March, in memory of Suvorov In the Fields, from: Characteristic Pieces for Piano, Op. 36 No. 24 Waltz in F major, from: 6 Children’s Pieces Op. 34 | Beethoven: | Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 | Bizet: | Patrie Overture, Op. 19 | Casella: | Italia | Dukas: | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Enescu: | Romanian Rhapsody in A major, Op. 11 No. 1 | Glazunov: | Spring, Op. 34 Waltz in D major Op. 42 No. 3 | Glinka: | Premiere Polka in B Flat Major Kamarinskaya Memory of Friendship Patriotic Song | Ivanov-Radkevich: | Russian Overture | Khachaturian: | Spartacus Suite Symphony No.1 in E minor | Liszt: | A Faust Symphony | Mendelssohn: | Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 | Miaskovsky: | Symphony No. 17 in G sharp minor, Op. 41 | Milhaud: | Suite Provençale | Prokofiev: | Flourish, Mighty Land Op. 114 Russian Overture, Op. 72 | Rachmaninov: | Three Russian Songs, Op. 41 Evegeny Kibkalo (baritone) | Rimsky Korsakov: | The Song of Oleg, The Wise Dmitri Tarkhov (tenor), Konstantin Polyaev (bass) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 'The year 1905' | Tchaikovsky: | Excerpts from "The Seasons" Op. 37a Hamlet: Overture & Incidental Music |
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Alexander Gauk This set presents a great opportunity to become more familiar with the charismatic Russian conductor, Alexander Gauk. He was also a composer but is probably better known for his orchestral arrangements, notably of Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Seasons’, included in this set.
Gauk also reconstructed the score of Rachmaninoff’s first piano concerto from the parts in 1945, thus enabling further performances after its disastrous première in 1897. He had a preference for Russian music which is shown here, eight out of the ten CDs being devoted exclusively to Russian composers.
Many of the most prominent Russian conductors of the twentieth century were once pupils of Alexander Gauk, for example, Evgeny Mravinsky and Evgeny Sveltanov. Gauk, who died in 1963, was one of those talented Russian musicians who rarely had the opportunity to experience the western lifestyle yet his fame did reach beyond his mother country.
Apart from featuring some of today’s better known symphonies by Shostakovich (Nos. 5 and 11) and the aforementioned ‘The Seasons’, the Gauk Edition comprises seldom performed works by Arensky, Balakirev (Islamey), Myaskovsky (Symphony No. 17) and Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Capriccioso (Under the Blue Skies)
Alexander Rudin (cello) with Vladimir Skanavi, Jana Ivanilova & Victor Ginsburg | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Arensky: | Autumn, Op. 27 No. 2 | Balakirev: | Embrace, kiss | Borodin: | For the shores of your far homeland | Cui: | The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57 No. 17 | Dargomïzhsky: | The Night Zephyr The Miller I remember | Glinka: | Ah, the sweetness of being beside you Bolero (No 3 of A Farewell to St Petersburg) | Grechaninov: | The Prisoner, Op. 20 No. 4 | Lyatoshinsky: | Dawn, Op. 37 No. 1 Supreme Happiness, Op. 37 No. 2 | Medtner: | I have outlived my aspirations, Op. 3 No. 2 Spring Solace, Op. 28 No. 5 | Mussorgsky: | Forgotten Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea | Rachmaninov: | She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 | Rimsky Korsakov: | On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | I bless you, forests, Op. 47 No. 5 In the midst of the ball, Op. 38 No. 3 Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38 No. 1 |
Vassily Savenko (bass-baritone), Alexander Blok (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Romantic Piano Concerto 4 - Arensky and Bortkiewiez
Stephen Coombs (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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London Primavera Chamber Orchestra, Paul Manley | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Maina Domashenko (mezzo-soprano), Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Alexander Vinogradov, Vsevolod Grivnov Philharmonia of Russia & Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia, Constantine Orbelian
Constantine Orbelian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Romantic Violin Concerto 7 - Arensky & Taneyev
Ilya Gringolts (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov This disc juxtaposes two significant Russian works for violin and orchestra, each written by a composer with a close relationship to Tchaikovsky, and each dedicated to the great violinist and pedagogue Leopold Auer. These two concertos are both formidable display pieces, designed to show off Auer’s transcendental technique. Ilya Gringolts, acclaimed as one of the great violin virtuosos of today and lauded for his debut recording on Hyperion, dazzles in this repertoire, ably supported by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov. Arensky’s Violin Concerto is a original single-movement work, cast in contrasting sections. It is a model of the flowering of Russian romantic nationalism: Tchaikovsky’s influence on his friend is pleasingly evident, as is Arensky’s gift for melody and delightful contrasts of musical character. Taneyev’s much larger Suite de concert is a synthesis of different styles: it looks back to the Baroque suite with its different dance movements, the Märchen movement suggesting the high Romanticism of Schumann and the Theme and Variations a homage to Tchaikovsky. Particularly striking is the finale: an energetic and vivacious Tarantella, almost relentless in its onrushing rhythm. As the finale proceeds the dance becomes more frenetic, driving to a viscerally exciting conclusion that must have brought the house down in live performances. | 
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| |  | Waltzes and Polonaises by Russian Composers
Arensky: | Polonaise in D Major from Suite No. 3, Op. 33 Waltz from the Suite No. 3, Op. 33 | Glazunov: | Grand Waltz from the Ballet Raymonda Waltz from the Ballet Les Ruses d'amour Waltz from the Suite Scene de Ballet, Op. 52 Polonaise from the Suita Scene de Ballet | Glinka: | Ivan Susanin ('A Life For The Tsar'): Waltz Polonaise from the Opera A life for the Tsar | Liadov: | Polonaise, Op. 49 Polonaise, Op. 55 | Mussorgsky: | Boris Godunov: Introduction and Polonaise | Nápravník: | Polonaise from the Opera Dubrovsky | Rimsky Korsakov: | Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise Polonaise from the Opera Pan Voyevoda | Rubinstein: | Valse Caprice in E flat major | Tchaikovsky: | Waltz from Act i, Swan Lake, Op. 20 Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 Waltz from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 Polonaise from the Ballet Swan Lake Polonaise from the Opera Cherevichki Waltz (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24) Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Polonaise from the Opera The Sleeping Beauty |
The USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov The USSR Symphony Orchestra plays with a great sense of fun. Evgeni Svetlanov is obviously enjoying himself on the podium. A highly enjoyable release of something on the lighter side from Svetlanov and his fantastic musicians. |
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