GEORGE TEMPLETON STRONG
Strong: Orchestral Music Vol.2 Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2001 ] |
GEORGE TEMPLETON STRONG
Strong: Orchestral Works Vol.3 Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Adriano [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Nov/2002 ] George Templeton Strong was born in New York on 26th May 1856. His father, a lawyer and a friend of Abraham Lincoln, was President of the New York Philharmonic Society. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 Alexander Ivashkin (cello) / Symphony Orchestra of Moscow / Valeri Polyansky [ Ode Records / CD - released 23/Apr/2007 ] ALEXANDER IVASHKIN is one of three Russian cellists (after Mstislav Rostropovich and Natalia Gutman) for whom Schnittke wrote his cello works. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
TchaikovskY: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 (with Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66) Alexander Knyazev (cello) / Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Filmed in one of the most prestigious world concert halls, the Musikverein, in Vienna, this fourth volume concludes a cycle of the concerts by the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under conductor, Vladimir Fedoseyev. This programme included the... |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Works for Cello and Orchestra Alexander Rudin (cello) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD ] "I would draw your attention to the Concerto Ballata. Sweet, very Russian, and just the right amounts of melancholy and drama. Recorded only three times." Penguin Guide |
DMITRY KABALEVSKY
Kabalevsky: Cello Concertos. Nos 1&2 Alexander Rudin (cello) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2016 ] "these performances convey the flow and character of the music admirably" (BBC Music) |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Tchaikovsky Cycle Volume I - Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Daydreams" / Francesca da Rimini, Variations on a Rococo Theme (Recorded 1991) Alte Oper Frankfurt / Antonio Meneses (cello) / The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 16/Jul/2007 ] Hailed by the press as "the definitive video production" of Tchaikovsky's music, this exceptional concert series, recorded live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, features the leading Russian conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Moscow Radio Symphony... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
The Tchaikovsky Cycle Volume II - Symphony No. 2 in C minor / Eugene Onegin excerpts (Recorded 1991) Alte Oper Frankfurt / Lydia Shernikh / Alexander Nenadovsky / The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 16/Jul/2007 ] G :-Hailed by the press as "the definitive video production" of Tchaikovsky's music, this exceptional concert series, recorded live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, features the leading Russian conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Moscow Radio Symphony... |
PUCCINI / CILEA / VERDI / DONIZETTI / FRANCK / SCHUBERT / TRADITIONAL
Viaggio Italiano Andrea Bocelli (tenor) / Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Philips / CD - released 8/Nov/1998 ] Viaggio Italiano sees Bocelli perform a concert of famous opera arias and traditional songs. It's an imaginary journey through the melodrama of the Italian opera |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov - Orchestral Works Vol 10: The Sea / Oriental Rhapsody / etc Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovchin [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] "An enjoyable disc, on the whole, and the sound is good too." ClassicsToday |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works Volume 15: Symphonies 5 & 8 Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Anissimov [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2000 ] "Serviceable recordings and detailed notes added to an evocative front cover make this a very desirable bargain." (ClassicalNet) |
MARCEL POOT
Poot: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 Antwerp Philharmonic, Belgian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Franz André, Frédéric Devrees [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 14/May/2021 ] The Belgian composer, Marcel Poot, was one of the most striking musical figures of his time, with a spicy compositional style that exemplified his zest for life. His cycle of seven symphonies, the earliest of which show the influence of Ravel,... |
W. A. MOZART
Rudolf Barshai Vol.1 (LP) The Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai [ Melodiya / LP - released 7/Oct/2014 ] Firma Melodiya revisits the art of the Rudolf Barshai, an outstanding domestic musician and founder of the first chamber orchestra in the USSR. Once the Moscow Chamber Orchestra founded by Barshai and a few other enthusiasts in the Thaw period... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Complete Symphonies / Symphonic Poems Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "Sanderling glories in detail..brings out details that others gloss over or elide. He is not afraid to allow these Northern flowers and trees to bloom at a natural pace. He is no stranger to drama but will not force it unnaturally." MusicWeb |
ARUTIUNAN / PAKHMUTOVA / VAINBERG
Soviet Trumpet Concertos Bibi Black (trumpet) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Constantine Orbelian [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] The beautiful Bibi Black plays some ccntemporary Soviet composers.! |
BORODIN
Edition [10 CD set includes Symphonies, Chamber Works & Prince Igor] Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra / Moscow Trio / Nikolai Okhotnikov (baritone) / Marco Rapetti (piano) / etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2012 ] "This set remains uniquely valuable for letting us hear so much of the composer's music that is otherwise scarce or simply unobtainable. For that reason, and at Brilliant's price, these recordings are an essential acquisition" |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B falt minor Op 23 / Violin Concerto in D major Op 35 Boris Berezovsky (piano) Akiko Suwanai (violin) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitaenko [ Teldec Basic Edition / CD - released 1/Apr/2001 ] "Berezovsky, born in 1969, is the 1990 winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Ever since then he has been in demand with leading orchestras. He is, to say the least, a virtuoso of the keyboard, able easily to dazzle the ear... |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Encores Byron Janis (piano) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] The original 35 mm Magnetic Film recording made on location in Moscow in 1961 & 1962 |
Constantine Orbelian / Moscow
Shostakovich/Schnittke Quintet [ Delos / CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] |