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Arvids Jansons, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9 (Live) [ ICA Classics / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Arvids Jansons (1914-1984) was born in Liepāja on Latvia's west coast. He studied violin from 1929 until 1935 at the Conservatory of Liepāja, then composition and conducting (under Leo Blech) at the Conservatory of Riga from 1940 until 1944 while... |
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ARENSKY / BUSONI / MOZART / POULENC / RACHMANINOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Lyubov Bruk & Mark Taimanov Lyubov Bruk, Mark Taimanov (pianos) / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arnold Katz / Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Lazar Gozman [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 15 / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] Taimanov was a top concert pianist in the Soviet Union. With his first wife, Lyubov Bruk, he formed a piano duo, some of whose recordings were included in the Phillips and Steinway series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mravinsky Live Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1993 ] Recorded live in the Leningrad Hall in 1983 |
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CARL MARIA VON WEBER / FRANZ SCHUBERT / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Melodiya / CD - released 12/Apr/1995 ] Recorded live in the Leningrad Grand Hall in 1978 |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] Recorded live in the Large Hall of the Leningrad Conservatoire November 3, 1957 |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 / Francesca da Rimini Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky [ Erato / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Considered absolutely indispensable in the discography since its 1961 release on the yellow label, this set of Tchaikovsky's last three Symphonies offered a gripping synthesis of the conductor's art, his science of dynamics and inexhaustible poetic... |
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 'Pathetique' Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Evgeny Mravinsky (Conductor) [ Deutsche Gramophon Originals / 2 CD - released 10/May/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900). |
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MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH
Rostropovich-Mastercellist: Legendary Recordings 1956-1978 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Leningrad Philharmonic Orch. / Bonston Symphony Orchestra / various conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] Classic recordings from master cellist Rostropovich on a specially priced two CD set. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works (Incls Symphonies, Concertos & The Isle of the Dead) St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, with Mikhail Rudy (piano) [ Warner classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2014 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "Mariss Jansons is among the most respected musicians of his generation. He is a human dynamo, tireless in his pursuit of the highest musical standards." - David Gutman |
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SHOSTAKOVICH / KABALEVSKY / TANEYEV / ROKOFIEV / TCHAIKOVSKY
David Oistrakh: Russian Violin Concertos [3 CD set] David Oistrakh (violin) / State Symphony Orchestra of USSR / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics Historic Russian Archive Edition / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "..to compare and to contrast multiple recordings by this artist is an unmissable one, and rendered even more so by the budget price range. What are you waiting for?" (MusicWeb) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 Leningrad Philharmonic / Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor) [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Mravinsky's legendary live account of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony, performed live in Leningrad. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Evgeny Mravinsky: Historical Russian Archives (10 CD set) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Evgeny Mravinsky [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 27/Apr/2008 ] A new addition to our popular series of historic Russian radio recordings: Evegeny Mravinsky. With no less than 10 CD's to demonstrate his great art. |
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 'Pathetique' [recorded 1960-61] Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky (Conductor) [ Alto / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2020 ] "Mravinsky's stereo version of the 5th would occupy a distinguished place in any collection: full of Slavonic vitality … romantic and red-blooded. … exhilaratingly fast finale … reading of such fire and individuality" (Penguin Guide) |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100 (plus Britten's Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra) Rec 1971 & 1960 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky [ BBC Legends / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "This performance of Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony is the greatest I have heard, either live or on record. It is breathtakingly magnificent throughout and totally true to the score." (International Record Review Aug 2006) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 "Leningrad" Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Recorded at the Konserthus, Oslo, in April 1988. |
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SERGEY PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 6 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky [ Praga Digitals / CD - released 6/Oct/2017 ] A logical, albeit rare combination of works, presented by the Politburo to reflect victory and an irresistible force - understandably in the case of Op.100 (1950) but unjustifiably in the case of Op.111 (1945-7), the 'two-headed symphony' which had... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No 8 (with Scriabin - 'Le Poème de l'extase', Op. 54 (recorded 1961) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky [ Praga Digitals Reminiscenes / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Shostakovich's Symphony No.8 was written in the summer of 1943, and first performed in November of that year by the USSR Symphony Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky, to whom the work is dedicated. Many scholars have ranked it among the composer's... |
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BORIS IVANOVICH TISHCHENKO
The Twelve (Complete Ballet) & Shostakovich Variations Leningrad Philharmonic / Pavel Bubelnikov (conductor) [ Northern Flowers / CD ] First CD issue of Tishchenko's Ballet 'The Twelve' based on Alexander Block's famous text |
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SHOSTAKOVICH/KOVAL/SVIRIDOV
Choral Works: Shostakovich, Koval, Sviridov Leningrad Radio & TV Choir, Grigori Sandler (artistic director & conductor) [ Northern Flowers / CD - released 7/Nov/2021 ] |
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VADIM SALMANOV
Salmanov: Chorwerke Leningrad Radio & TV Choir, Grigori Sandler (artistic director & conductor) [ Northern Flowers St Petersburg Musical Archive / CD - released 22/Oct/2022 ] Never on CD, another NEW Compilation from Leningrad Studios |
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Les Georges Leningrad
Sangue Puro [ Pop Frenzy Records / CD - released 26/Jun/2007 ] Eight note F2 undulating synthesizers riffs, explosive rhythms and the sexy voice of the "South-Central Lil' Amazon", submerge us in the eerie and unforeseeable universe of this Montreal trio. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / GLAZUNOV
Tchaikovsky / Shostakovich / Glazunov: Cello Works Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Leningrad Philharmonic [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "charismatic accompaniments by the splendid Leningrad Philharmonic under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Rostropovich is nothing if not a larger-than-life cellist … The sound is excellent" (Gramophone) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Suite from 'Alone' David Oistrakh (violin) / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra [ Alto Records / CD - released 10/Feb/2017 ] (Op.126) "taken as a whole, this is a most rewarding work and gets a most eloquence performance from Oistrakh who plays with his familiar virtuosity and sweetness of tone." Gramophone |
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DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Leningrad Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Nose / The Gamblers (complete operas) Chorus & Orchestra of the Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Melodiya / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] "Both performances are magnificent, and all self-respecting Shostakovich enthusiasts should have them." BBC Music Magazine, October 2007 |
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TCHAIKOSVKY / BORODIN / DARGOMYZHSKY / GLAZUNOV / LIADOV / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Sviatoslav Richter plays Russian Composers (recorded 1945-1963) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with Nina Dorliak (soprano) / Brno Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Leningrad Philharmonic, Moscow Youth Symph [ Hanssler Profil / 13 CD Box Set - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was born on March 20, 1915 (Julian: March 7) in Zhitomir in present-day Ukraine. His father Teofil (Theophilus) came from a German commercial family. The famous Russian piano teacher Heinrich Neuhaus (of German origin)... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Song of the Forests, Op. 81 / The Sun Shines on Our Motherland, Op. 90 / etc Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor) & Ivan Petrov (bass) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / USSR Symphony Orchestra / Leningrad Radio & TV Chorus [ Praga Digitals / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |