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LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadère (complete ballet recorded in 2019) Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Natalia Makarova's acclaimed production of this 19th-century classic ballet brings an exotic world of temple dancers and noble warriors to life. Featuring opulent sets by Pier Luigi Samaritani and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend. |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2014) Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Carlos Acosta, Thomas Whitehead / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "This new Opus Arte disc now joins [the 2011] Bolshoi version at the very top of the list…indeed, this Royal Ballet performance may well sweep the board as the new Giselle of choice." (MusicWeb) |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Carlos Acosta / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Natalia Osipova [is] a dancer of superlative technique and of incredible grace and refinement in every motion and gesture. The conducting and orchestral playing are secure…and are co-ordinated to the stage action with exceptional precision." Fanfare |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet recorded in 2015) Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding, Elizabeth McGorian, Gary Avis / Boris Gruzin, conductor [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony Dowell's interpretation of Petipa and Ivanov's 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and style that made it... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding, Elizabeth McGorian, Gary Avis / Boris Gruzin, conductor [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2015 ] This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony Dowell's interpretation of Petipa and Ivanov's 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and style that made it a 'yardstick for others' (New York Times). |
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ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian: Violin & Piano Concertos Boris Gutnikov (vln), USSR Large Symphony, Konstantin Ivanov / Annette Servadei (pno), London Philharmonic, Joseph Giunta [ Alto / CD - released 20/Sep/2017 ] "Gutnikov's reading of the Violin Concerto is worthy to stand alongside the Oistrakhs and Kogans. Servadei delivers a most poetic & reflective performance"(MusicWeb 2009) |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (complete opera recorded in 1991) Ruggero Raimondi (Boris Godunov), Paul Plishka, Kenneth Riegel, Nicolai Gedda, Galina Vishneyevskaya / National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropov [ Erato / Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2018 ] "Ruggero Raimondi's Boris is sung firmly and lyrically. He responds to the elegance to be found in Mussorgsky's brief, speech-inflected phrases, and some scenes, notably his final exchanges with his son, are movingly done." (Gramophone) |
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LEON MINKUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Minkus: Paquita / La Bayadere (ballets) Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Spassov [ Capriccio / CD - released 12/Dec/1995 ] "This is a wonderful recording of music of the under-rated Minkus (and a few others), a way to often neglected composer of some of the most famous works of ballet." (Amazon.com) |
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TIGRAN MANSURIAN
Con Anima - Chamber Music by Tigran Mansurian Movses Pogossian (violin), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Boris Allakhverdyan (violin), Tatevik Mokatsian (piano) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Conceived jointly by violinist Movses Pogossian and violist Kim Kashkashian on the occasion of Tigran Mansurian's 80th birthday, the Con anima project brings together a dedicated cast of players to perform the Armenian composer's chamber music. |
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PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / STRAUSS
Polychrome Tobias Feldmann (violin), Boris Kusnezow [ Alpha / CD - released 17/Feb/2017 ] Polychrome. A simple concept that defines the very essence of this recording, in which colour is omnipresent and takes on diverse and nuanced forms. The choice of works in itself forms at once a harmony and a contrast of shades and sonorities: this... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 & Variations on a Rococo Theme Ural Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Liss; Boris Andrianov [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] "Music is not a hoax, it is a revelation… It reveals elements of beauty that cannot exist in any other sphere, the contemplation of which reconciles us to life not temporarily, but forever. It enlightens and brings joy." |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: The Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works Olga Pasichnyk (soprano), Aga Mikol/aj (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (alto), Wiesl/aw Ochman (tenor), Romuald Tesarowicz (bass) & Boris Carmeli (narrator) [ Naxos / 5 CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] "Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves..." |
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TRADITIONAL
Georgi Robev Russisch-Orthodoxe Weihnachtschore [Chants for Christmas] Boris Christoff (Bass) Choir Of The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Angel Popkonstantinov / Bulgarian National Choir Svetoslav Obretenov [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / CD - released 28/Feb/2009 ] RUSSISCH-ORTHODOXEN WEIHNACHTSCHÖRE Russian Orthodox Chants for Christmas |
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VERDI
Simon Boccanegra (complete opera recorded in 1957) Victoria de los Angeles / Tito Gobbi / Boris Christoff / Giuseppe Campora / Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Gabriele Santini [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "Go on, treat yourself: this is Gobbi, Christoff and de Los Angeles in spectacular form." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
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NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Contes & Poemes Yana Ivanilova (soprano) Vassily Savenko (bass) Boris Berezovsky (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "If you haven't yet got into Medtner, this new disc is a compelling introduction to his world." Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 |
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Boris
Attention Please [ Sargent House / CD - released 30/May/2011 ] Attention Please comes as a very noteworthy and distinctive album in Boris' large and labyrinthine catalog, whether one likes it or not. |
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Boris
Attention Please (LP) [ Sargent House / LP - released 23/May/2011 ] |
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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
Dear (LP) [ Sargent House / 2 LP - 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
New Album [ Sargent House / CD - released 5/Dec/2011 ] |