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This set of 25 CDs Plus Bonus DVDs is divided into four sections:
1. The Bach Suites - CDs 1 & 2
2. The EMI Recordings - CDs 3 To 12
3. The Russian Years (1950-1974) - CDs 13 To 25
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The Bach Suites - 2 DVDs Bach, J S: | Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012 | Beethoven: | Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66 Vasso Devetzi (piano) 12 Variations on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45 Vasso Devetzi (piano) Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Bloch, E: | Schelomo Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Brahms: | Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 David Oistrakh (violin) Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Alexander Dedyukhin (piano) Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink | Britten: | Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72 Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Alexander Dedyukhin Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3 Alexander Dedyukhin | Dutilleux: | Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Glazunov: | Concerto ballata in C major for cello and orchestra, Op. 108 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov | Gubaidulina: | The Canticle of the Sun London Voices, Ryusuke Numajiri | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) | Honegger: | Cello Concerto USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Victor Dubrovsky | Kabalevsky: | Cello Sonata in B flat, Op. 71 Dmitry Kabalevsky (piano) | Khachaturian: | Cello Sonata Karen Khachaturian (piano) Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello in D minor Aza Amintayeva | Knipper: | Concerto-Monologue USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Lopes Graca: | Concerto da cámera Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Lutoslawski: | Cello Concerto Orchestre de Paris, Witold Lutoslawski | Miaskovsky: | Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 Alexander Dedyukhin | Piazzólla: | Le Grand Tango Igor Uriash | Prokofiev: | Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125 Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 Sviatoslav Richter Sinfonia Concertante in E minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 125 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Respighi: | Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Schnittke: | Concerto for Three Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Moscow Soloists String Trio Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola) Cello Sonata No. 2 Igor Uriash Epilogue from the ballet Peer Gynt, for cello, piano and tape Igor Uriash | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Shaporin: | Five Pieces Alexander Dedyukhin | Shostakovich: | Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Vasso Devetzi (piano) Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 Dmitri Shostakovich (piano) | Strauss, R: | Don Quixote, Op. 35 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6 Vasso Devetzi (piano) Don Quixote, Op. 35 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Taneyev: | Canzona in F minor Alexander Dedyukhin | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Tchaikovsky, B: | Suite in D minor Partita for Cello & Chamber Ensemble Alexander Dedyukhin, Boris Chaykovsky, Mr Khovov, Mr Malichko, Mr Godin Cello Concerto Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Tishchenko: | Concerto for Cello, 17 Wind Instruments, Percussion and Organ Igor Blazhkov | Toyama: | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Yuzo Toyama | Ustvolskaya: | Grand Duet for Cello & Piano Alexei Lubimov | Vainberg: | Cello Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for at least 8 cellos |
and short pieces and transcriptions of works by: Stravinsky; Scriabin; Milhaud; De Falla; Dvorák; Strauss; Sinding; Fauré; Debussy; Shaporin; Popper; Schubert; Prokofiev & Handel
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Mstislav Rostropovich was born on 27th March 1927 and died from cancer a month after his 80th birthday. Whereas Pablo Casals was the leading cellist of the first half of the 20th century, Rostropovich took on this mantle for the second half. He was more than just a cellist however as he conducted and was an excellent piano accompanist to his wife, the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He also became a leading citizen of the world by his support for the Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, then stripped of his Russian citizenship by the Communists after being granted a visa to work abroad in 1974 and flying back to assist Boris Yeltsin when the new Parliament was besieged by Communist renegades in 1991. This collection brings together all the recordings with cello that he made for EMI Classics including both versions of the Brahms Double Concerto made with Oistrakh and Szell in 1969 and Perlman and Haitink in 1979; the Dvorák Concerto with Boult in 1957 and Giulini in 1977 and Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 1 with Sargent in 1956 and Giulini in 1977; the Bach Cello Suites both on CD and DVD and the 13CDs of recordings which Rostropovich brought to EMI entitled “The Russian Years”. Such was his enthusiasm and remarkable playing he inspired numerous composers to write for him. He always expressed his view that the greatest were Sergei Prokofiev, who died on the same day as Stalin, 5th March 1953, Dmitri Shostakovich, died on 9th August 1975 and Benjamin Britten, died on 4th December 1976. Both Rostropovich and Shostakovich had lost their fathers whilst teenagers so when Shostakovich became his teacher he was more of a surrogate father and you may imagine his anguish at not being able to return to Moscow for the funeral (having been stripped of his citizenship); it was thus at Britten’s funeral service that he could give vent to his sadness at the loss of both great friends. Slava, as he was universally known by his countless friends and colleagues, has left the world a matchless recorded legacy of his genius. We should all listen and be grateful. “…the unmissable: the Shostakovich Sonata with the composer at the piano, Rozhdestvensky conducting idiomatic accounts of Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto and Concertino, the first tow Britten Cello Suites, a glorious Myaskovsky Concerto with Svetlanov from 1964, Piazzolla's Le Grand Tango, and Schnittke's Second Sonata and Epilogue.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 | 
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Adams, J: | The Chairman Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Adčs: | Asyla City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Barber: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti | Bernstein: | West Side Story - Symphonic Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Birtwistle: | Tragoedia Melos Ensemble, Lawrence Foster | Boulez: | Le Soleil des Eaux Josephine Nendick, Barry McDaniel & Louis Devos BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Copland: | Fanfare for the Common Man Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Bátiz | Debussy: | La Mer Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Delius: | Brigg Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Dutilleux: | Cello Concerto Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Falla: | Noches en los jardines de Espana Gonzalo Soriano Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue orch. Grofé London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Gorecki: | Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Zofia Kilanowicz Kraków Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk | Henze: | Barcarola City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Honegger: | Movement symphonique No. 1 'Pacific 231' Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Landowski: | Adagio cantabile for string orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Marcel Landowski | Lutoslawski: | Concerto for Orchestra | Mahler: | Der Abschied (from Das Lied Von Der Erde) Christa Ludwig (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Maw: | Dance Scenes Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding | Messiaen: | Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Ensemble de Percussion de l'Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Milhaud: | La Création du Monde, Op. 81 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt | Orff: | Carmina Burana Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Raymond Wolansky & John Noble Wandsworth School Boys' Choir & New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Penderecki: | Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki | Poulenc: | Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani Gillian Weir City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Pärt: | Spiegel im Spiegel Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | Ravel: | Boléro Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Respighi: | Pines of Rome London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez Angel Romero London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Schnittke: | Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet & Mstislav Rostropovich | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Strauss, R: | Four Last Songs Nina Stemme Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Takemitsu: | Water-ways London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | Tavener: | The Protecting Veil Steven Isserlis (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky | Tippett: | Concerto for double string orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Turnage: | Drowned Out City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Sarah Chang (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Cello Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (revised version) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
At no time in its long history did European music go through a period of such revolution and diversification as in the 20th Century. Wagner had transformed music in the 19th century to the extent that every composer coming after had to acknowledge his existence, to a lesser or greater extent. The advent of the new century saw a great flourishing of compositional styles and techniques that were largely the direct result of Wagner's influence. Not only that, the new century was to be one of great technological advance and invention. The gramophone and, later, the spread of radio, brought about massive changes in the way that ordinary people accessed and perceived music. Suddenly a whole new world of serious music was to open up to an audience that had hitherto been excluded from what had previously been, albeit unintentionally, an elitist art form. The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition and the first disc begins with a work from 1901 that has become one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire, mainly through it's use in another great 20th-century art form – the film: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Thereafter each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible. |
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Bartók: | No. 2: Allegro giocoso from 14 Bagatelles Op.6/Sz38/BB50 Evening in Transylvania, Ten Easy Pieces for piano No. 5 (Este a székelyeknél), Sz. 39/5, BB 51/5 Medvetánc (Bear Dance) from 10 Easy Pieces Sz39/BB51 Romanian Dance, Sz. 43, BB 56: No. 1 - Allegro vivace No. 2: Kicsit ázottan… (A bit drunk…) from 3 Burlesques Op.8c/Sz47/BB55 Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49 Piano Suite Op. 14 Staccato (Allegretto mosso), Vol.V, No.124 from Mikrokosmos Sz107/BB105 Ostinato (Vivacissimo), Vol.VI, No.146 from Mikrokosmos Sz107/BB105 5 Hungarian Folk Songs from Sz33/BB97 Vilma Medgyaszay (soprano) 8 Hungarian Folk Songs Sz64/BB47 Mária Basilides (contralto) & Ferenc Székelyhid (tenor) 7 Hungarian Folk Tunes (transcribed 1926, by Joseph Szigeti from 7 pieces from For Children, 1909, for piano, Sz42) Béla Bartók (piano) & Joseph Szigeti (violin) 6 Romanian Folk Dances (transcribed 1925, by Zoltán Székely from 6 Romanian Folk Dances, 1915, for piano, Sz56) Béla Bartók (piano) & Joseph Szigeti (violin) | Dohnányi: | Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 Erno Dohnányi (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Collingwood | Hindemith: | Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1 Paul Hindemith (viola) Scherzo for viola and cello Paul Hindemith (viola) & Emanuel Feuermann (cello) Nobilissima Visione Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Symphonia serena Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith String Trio No. 2 Szymon Goldberg (violin), Paul Hindemith (viola) & Emmanuel Feuermann (cello) Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra Louis Cahuzac (clarinet) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Horn Concerto Dennis Brain (horn) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Konzertmusik, Op. 50 for strings & brass Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith | Honegger: | Pastorale d'été Arthur Honegger Cello Concerto Maurice Maréchal (cello) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Arthur Honneger | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor David Oistrakh (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Gayane Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian | Poulenc: | Trois Mouvements perpétuels Francis Poulenc (piano) Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon Roger Lamorlette (oboe), Gustav Dhérin (bassoon) & Francis Poulenc (piano) Deux Novelettes Francis Poulenc (piano) Nocturne Nos. 1 & 4 Francis Poulenc (piano) Nocturne No. 2 in A (‘Bal des jeunes filles’) Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 2 in A flat major Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 5 in A minor Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 9 in D Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 10 in F (‘Éloge des gammes’) Francis Poulenc (piano) Aubade Francis Poulenc (piano) Walther Straram Concerts Orchestra, Walther Straram |
There can be few, if any, musicians, whilst practicing works written earlier than the 20th century, who have not wondered how the composer himself might have performed their music. There are reports, some of which are most skilful in their description, how the likes of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven may have played or improvised; furthermore there are lines of teacher/pupil relationships which can trace their lineage back to the pianistic greats such as Liszt, but still we have to imagine the sound since we cannot actually hear it. Edison’s invention of a recording machine which developed through the Gramophone to the latest Hi-Fi system of today has been able to capture an extraordinary range of music which continues to give us endless pleasure, though some of us might occasionally even have sympathy with the perspicacious remark that Sir Arthur Sullivan recorded in a message to Edison congratulating him on his invention but expressing his terror “at the thought that much hideous and bad music may be put on record for ever”. Some composers have left us an extensive catalogue of recorded performances, most notably Edward Elgar, Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten. Others like Olivier Messiaen, Heitor Villa-Lobos and William Walton have left us significant, although limited, editions. All too many, however, have merely left us a mere fraction of their output and it was to bring these recordings to the record-buying public that the EMI Classics series COMPOSERS IN PERSON was planned and researched by Ken Jagger (1945-2007). He did include representative issues for five the above named composers in the series so as to provide a total of 20 releases. Most composers are found as either conductors or pianists (so sometimes both) although some appear on other instruments – Hindemith as violist as well as conductor and Messiaen, Widor, Vierne and Dupré as organist. |
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Beethoven: | Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 Lev Oborin (piano) & Sviatsolav Knushevitzky (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke' Lev Oborin (piano) & Sviatsolav Knushevitzky (cello) Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) & Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Orchestre National de la Radioffusion Française, André Cluytens Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Lev Oborin (piano) Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Brahms: | Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Orchestre National de la Radioffusion Française, Otto Klemperer Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Pierre Fournier (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 London Symphony Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic | Debussy: | Clair de Lune Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Falla: | Jota Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Franck, C: | Violin Sonata in A major Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Khachaturian: | Violin Concerto in D minor Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Violin Sonata, Op. 1 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Kodály: | Three Hungarian Folksongs Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Philharmonia Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Mozart: | Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207 Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 Igor Oistrakh (viola) Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 "Turkish" Berliner Philharmoniker Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, K261 Berliner Philharmoniker Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B flat, K269 Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Philharmonia Orchestra, David Oistrakh Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190 Igor Oistrakh Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 London Symphony Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Schubert: | Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898 Lev Oborin (piano) & Sviatsolav Knushevitzky (cello) Octet in F major, D803 Peter Bondarenko, Mikhail Terian, Sviatoslav Knushevitzky,
Vladimir Sorokin, Joseph Gertovich, Joseph Stidel & Jacov Shapiro | Shostakovich: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling | Suk: | Love-song from Six Pieces Op. 7 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Szymanowski: | Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Taneyev: | Suite de Concert Op. 28 Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolai Malko | Tartini: | Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill' arr. Kreisler Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Waltz-Scherzo for Violin and Piano Op. 34 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Wieniawski: | Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Ysaye: | Extase Op. 21 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Zarzycki: | Mazurka in G, Op. 26 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) |
EMI Classics are proud to be able to present this 17-CD set of some of the finest recordings by David Oistrakh, one of the truly great violin virtuosi of the past 100 years. Like Nathan Milstein, five years before him, Oistrakh was born in Odessa in the Ukraine, on 30 September 1908, and grew up and was educated in what was soon to become the Soviet Union. In spite of this he was a frequest visitor to the West and, in his early years, took part in many of Europe's best-known instrumental competitions, winning first prize in many cases.
During World War II Oistrakh gave many concerts in his homeland: at the front, in factories and hospitals and in besieged Leningrad. Being an eager advocate of new music brought him into contact with most Soviet composers of the time and he befriended many of them. Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Miaskovsky, Khachaturian, Rakov and Vainberg all dedicated works to him, many of which were specially written for him.
Aside from his activities on the concert platform Oistrakh also taught many young and up-coming violinists amongst whom were Oleg Kagan, Gidon Kremer, Cyrus Forough and his own son, Igor Oistrakh.
After an immensely successful international career Oistrakh suffered a fatal heart attack whilst working with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 1974. His remains were returned to Moscow where he was interred in Moscow's famous Novodevichy Cemetery where, in 2007, Rostropovich was also buried. The asteroid '42516 Oistrakh' is named in honour of him and his son Igor.
Oistrakh was a prolific recording artist and left behind him a large legacy of incomparable recorded performances. Naturally, the majority of these recordings were made for Melodiya, the Soviet State recording company, but EMI Classics are privileged to have worked with Oistrakh in the studio more than any other record company in the West and these recordings are not only technically superior but are of immeasurable musical worth.
This unique set brings together for the first time all of Oistrakh's EMI recordings on 17 CDs. The collection includes most of the great works of the violin repertoire, both solo and concerto, and there are some fine examples of Oistrakh as a player of chamber music. |
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The powerful Rome of the 1st century BC conquers new territories and peoples. Having seized great amount of spoils of war and
slaves, with another victory, the legions of the Roman Consul Crassus are returning to Rome. Among the enchained slaves are the
Thracian king Spartacus and his wife Phrygia. The gently loving married couple is separated. Horrible lot is prepared for them.
Phrygia, turned to slavery, has to become one of Crassus’s concubines; Spartacus has to become one of gladiators in order to die
in life-death fight, amusing the Roman nobles. Rebellious and freedom-loving Spartacus calls up the slaves for uprising.
On the occasion of victory Crassus has invited in his palace the Roman patricians. The guests are amusing themselves, enjoying the
atrocious scenes of gladiators' fights, who have to fight blindfold. Has the arena been hardly cleared from dead bodies, it fills with
slave-dancers. Among them is Phrygia. When the orgy reaches the climax, all of a sudden Spartacus, leading a group of rebels,
bursts into the palace. In panic Crassus and his guests escape, running away they swear to take revenge. The insurgent people are
exulting! They won back the long-awaited freedom.
Having gathered considerable forces, Crassus pursues the rebellious slaves. The troops of Spartacus, weakened by defeats in
unequal battles, by inner discords and betrayals, can't stand up against well-equipped Roman army. The Revolt is doomed to a
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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 premičre 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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Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Loris Tjeknavorian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Philharmonia Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov & Aram Khachaturian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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