Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Rachmaninov & Prokofiev

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[Svetlanov's] right on top of his game in this performance and so too are the Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra.The music leaps out of the loudspeakers right from the start...This is a tremendous,... — MusicWeb International, August 2012 More…

Release Date: 30th Apr 2012
Catalogue No: ICAC5069
Label: ica classics
Series: Legacy
Length: 78 minutes

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Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35

Work length40:01

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Elena Prokina (soprano), Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Sergey Leiferkus (bass)
BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

I. The Silver Sleigh Bells: Allegro ma non tanto

Track length7:23

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II. The Mellow Wedding Bells: Lento

Track length11:26

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III. The Loud Alarum Bells: Presto

Track length9:04

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IV. The Mournful Iron Bells: Lento lugubre

Track length12:08

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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78

Work length38:24

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Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

I. Russia under the Mongolian Yoke

Track length2:43

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II. Song about Alexander Nevsky

Track length3:21

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III. The Crusaders in Pskov

Track length6:25

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IV. Arise, ye Russian People

Track length2:22

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V. The Battle on Ice

Track length12:06

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VI. The Field of the Dead

Track length6:47

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VII. Alexander's Entry into Pskov

Track length4:40

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The great Evgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002) was music director of the USSR State Orchestra (1965–2000) and also had permanent positions with the LSO, the Residentie Orchestra in the Hague and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

He frequently guest conducted the NHK Orchestra in Japan, the Orchestre National in Paris as well as the Philharmonia in London. May 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of his death and ICA mark this with a coupling of Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky. These two composers were very closely associated with the conductor. The performance of The Bells was taken from Svetlanov’s last concert in April 2002; he died one month later.

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August 2012

[Svetlanov's] right on top of his game in this performance and so too are the Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra.The music leaps out of the loudspeakers right from the start...This is a tremendous, gripping performance of The Bells. If there’s a better one in the catalogue I should love to hear it...
This is a phenomenal disc! It shows Evgeny Svetlanov at his incandescent, inspirational best.

25th May 2012

a performance of The Bells that was possessed of a passion, an intensity and a radiant glow that were qualities forever associated with a Svetlanov concert...Svetlanov could plumb the music’s very soul...Throughout, the orchestral playing is rich, luminous and lucid of texture. The CD is worth having for this performance alone. Coupled with Svetlanov’s 1988 Alexander Nevsky, it is a must.

Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Rachmaninov & Prokofiev

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