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NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scenes from The Invisible City of Kitezh / Sheherazade St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov [ Signum / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] though he was counted amongst Mily Balakirev's 'Mighty Handful' (which dedicated itself to pursuing a more purely Russian art music, as opposed to the Austro-German musical dominance of the era), both works on this recording show how Nikolai... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad' St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "...there is no denying the power of it when played so proudly by an orchestra from the city for which it was written." (The Observer) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Cinderella & Romeo & Juliet St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov [ Signum / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] Prokofiev's ballet scores for Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet remain popular and often performed to this day, with their success at the time of composition leading to Prokofiev's creation of the orchestral suites performed on this disc. |
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St Petersburg Po/Temirkanov
Khachaturian: Orchestral Suite [ Signum / CD - released 22/Oct/2012 ] |
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PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Yuri Temirkanov conducts Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov [ Signum / CD - released 10/Jan/2011 ] Signum's fourth disc with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra continues their survey of the core Russian repertoire in which they excel. |
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St Petersburg Quartet
Plays Nadarejshvili [ Delos / CD ] |
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St Petersburg So/Anichanov
Rimsky-Korsakov:syms. 1 & 2 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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St Petersburg State So/Lande
Hickey: Cello & Clarinet Conce [ Delos / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] |
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GAVRILL NIKOLAEVICH POPOV
Popov: Symphony 1 / Chamber Symphony St Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Titov [ Northern Flowers St Petersburg Musical Archive / CD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] |
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PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: 1941-1945: Wartime Music, Vol. 18 St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Titov [ Northern Flowers / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] |
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KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (suites from the ballet) St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2007 ] "His [Andre Anichanov's] orchestra is polished. The Naxos sound is clearly superior to that on IMP with a solid bass and open airy highs With the budget pricing of Naxos this disc is a virtual 'steal'." - Fanfare (U.S.A.) - May/June 1996 |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Symphony No 3 / Sinfonietta on Russian Themes St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended a naval career, following the example of his elder brother. He showed some musical ability even as a very small child, but at the age of 14 he entered the Naval Cadet College in St. Petersburg... |
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KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian-Ballet Music: Spartacus, Gayneh (excerpts), Masquerade Suite St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Andre Anichanov, Conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] Famous ballet music including the famous Sabre Dance |
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REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: The Red Poppy (Complete Ballet) St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] "From the Russian orchestra comes everything you'd expect: crisp string playing, shimmering brass and a slight seediness to middle voices, which is an integral part of the picture. Andre Anichanov keeps rhythms fresh and gives his players the freedom... |
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KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (Suite No. 4) / Masquerade / Circus / Dance Suite St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov / Dmitry Yablonsky [ NAXOS / CD - released 27/Oct/2007 ] "At the price it is easy to recommend" - Fanfare |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 19 ‘Bright May’ / The Banners of Peace St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] Mieczysław Weinberg's 26 symphonies are seen today as a substantial continuation of the Russian tradition. Symphony No. 19 marks 'Bright May' as the month in which the Great Patriotic War came to an end, but expressed with ominous apprehension as... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Symphony No. 6 St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "No possible reason to hesitate...you will find much to reward you here" (International Record Review) |
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James AIKMAN
Venice of the North Concerti St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande / Charles Wetherbee (violin) / Taimur Sullivan (saxophone) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] |
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St Petersburg String Quartet
Glazunov:5 Novelettes/Quartet5 [ Delos / CD - released 9/Jul/2001 ] |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL
String Quartets St Petersburg String Quartet [ Marquis / CD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] The critically acclaimed St. Petersburg Quartet, founded as the Leningrad Quartet, has won numerous international awards and concertized across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. |