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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Boris Giltburg (piano) / Brussels Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto was composed while he was a student at the Moscow Conservatoire, then fully reworked before he left Russia in 1917 and again in 1919. It is hard to explain why it never achieved a higher level of popularity. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Etudes-tableaux Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Aug/2017 ] "Giltburg certainly has something fresh to say in Rachmaninov's Second Concerto...and he says it elegantly and eloquently...one of the most appealing aspects of this performance is its grand trajectory." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Variations on a theme of Corelli Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3' is a complex, epic narrative that moves from a simple opening melody to the triumphant apotheosis at its conclusion. The composer ingeniously links motifs, melodies and at times whole sections between the... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet / String Quartet No.3 Boris Rener (clarinet) / Quatuor Ludwig [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2002 ] "effective and touching contrasts of mood and idiom.." -Michael Jameson |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Chamber Choir "Lege Artis", Boris Abalyan [ St Petersburg Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/1993 ] Rachmaninov's most important contribution to choral music are his Vespers and The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom performed by the Chamber Choir "Lege Artis" directed by Boris Abalyan |
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MOZART / GOUNOD / GLUCK / MASSENET / ROSSINI / PUCCINI / VERDI / etc
100 Best Opera Classics Maria Callas, Roberto Alagna, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Gedda, Placido Domingo, Boris Christoff, Kiri Te Kanawa, Christa Ludwi [ EMI Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2006 ] This set offers 100 opera tracks, 6 CDs at a super special price! |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / RAVEL / MENDELSSOHN / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Australian Festival of Chamber Music [3 CD set] Mark Lindsay (violin) Theodore Kuchar (viola) Alexander Ivashkin (cello) Boris Berman (piano) Dong-Suk Kang (violin) [ ABC Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2000 ] A star-studded line-up of international performers and some of Australia's favourite soloists and ensembles. |
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CRUSELL / SPOHR / MOZART / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
Classic Clarinet: Best Loved Classical Clarinet Music Per Billman, Peter Schmidl, Ernst Ottensamer, Boris Rener, Nikolaus Friedrich (clarinets) with Sibylla Rubens (soprano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Leading performers inspired the greatest composers of their times to write imperishable masterpieces for the new instrument, exploiting its fullest range. |
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HENRI DUTILLEUX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dutilleux: Cello Concerto & Selected Orchestral Works Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / CD ] The virtues of those earlier issues remain evident here, with meticulously prepared, well-played performances, and recordings carefully adapted to the coloristic subtlety and textural delicacy of the music. |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Lauren Cuthbertson, Federico Bonelli, Francesca Hayward, Alexander Campbell / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 28/Nov/2017 ] The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker is the quintessential Christmas ballet. When her nutcracker toy comes to life, young Clara is transported by the magician Drosselmeyer to a magical world of excitement and delight. Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico... |
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Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Monster Mash (Limited Edition Green Vinyl 7") [ Decca / 7in - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Originally released in 1962, the spooky halloween favorite is back on 7″ neon green vinyl LP, featuring the official Next Habit remix. |
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Boris
Dear [ Sargent House / CD - released 14/Jul/2017 ] On the 25th year of their existence, Tokyo's amplifier worshipping experimental metal trio Boris delivers Dear, an album they describe as "heavenly-far beyond heavy." We don't feel comfortable calling Dear a return to our slow and heavy style," says... |
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Boris
Noise [ Sargent House / CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies 3 & 8 [with Schubert/Liszt - Wanderer Fantasia] Boris Berezovsky (piano) / New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur [ Warner Apex / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / KHACHATURIAN
Tchaikovsky/Khachaturian: Piano Concertos Boris Berezovsky (piano) / Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Liss [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "He performs with all his customary virtuoso assurance…" (BBC MUsic) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN / LEOPOLD GODOWSKY
Chopin/Godowsky: Etudes Boris Berezovsky (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] Rec. live at the Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, 19-20/4/2005 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Russian Romances and Folksongs Boris Christoff (bass) / Balalaika Orchester / Dima Liakhoff [ Deutsche Grammophon Spotlight / CD - released 19/Mar/2007 ] Famed for his commanding performances of the great bass opera roles like Boris Godunov, the incomparable singing actor Boris Christoff (1914 – 1993) reveals here a more intimate side of his genius. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded live in 1950) Maria Callas, Rolando Panarai, Boris Christoff, Africo Baldelli / RAI Roma, Vittorio Gui [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Live Remastered / 3 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] In her early years as a dramatic soprano, Callas sang three Wagner roles: Isolde, Brünnhilde (Die Walküre) and Kundry in Parsifal. |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Prince Igor (Complete Opera recorded in 1967) Constantin Chekerliksi, Boris Christoff, Todor Todorov / Orchestra & Chorus of the National Opera theatre of Sofia, Jerzy Semkow [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] "Boris Christoff is a past master at subtly altering his vocal colour: at this stage of his career, he was in full command of a magnificent voice with many shades of colour in it. This is superlative artistry." (Gramophone) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani (complete opera remastered recorded live 1953) Maria Callas, Boris Christoff, Enzo Mascherini, Giorgio Kokolios-Bardi / Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Erich Kleiber [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Live Remastered / 3 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "Callas is terrific in the Act 1 aria and cabaletta, as well as in the long duet with Arrigo in Act 4… Boris Christoff is magnificent as the gloomy, unforgiving Procida… Erich Kleiber… leads a vigorous performance…" (Gramophone) |