Pabst, Rimsky-Korsakov, Scriabin – Piano Concertos – Oleg Marshev

Pavel Pabst (1854-1897):
Piano Concerto in E flat major, op.82
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, op.30
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Paino Concerto in F sharp minor, op.20

Oleg Marshev - piano
South Jutland Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ziva - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodine, Mussorgsky – Orchestral Works – Yakov Kreisberg

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade, op.35
Alexandre Borodin (1833-1887):
'Polovtsian Dances' from the opera Prince Igor
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Night on Bald Mountain

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Yakov Kreisberg - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Honegger, Ravel – Transcriptions for Piano 4 Hands – Duo Trenkner-Speidel

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Shéhérazade (arr. for piano 4 hands by the author)
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Pacific 231 (arr. for piano 4 hands)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro (arr. for piano 4 hands by the author)

Piano Duo Trenkner-Speidel

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Various Composers – Music arranged for 5 pianos – The 5 Browns

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Flight of the Bumble-Bee (arr.for 5 pianos)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990):
Scenes from West Side Story (arr.for 5 pianos)
Paul Dukas (1865-1935):
The Sorcier's Apprentice (arr.for 5 pianos)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
La Valse (arr.for 2 pianos)
Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948):
Tabatière à musique, op.33 no.3 (for piano solo)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Moments musicaux, op.16 no.4 (for piano solo)
Elégie from Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3 (for piano solo)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
L'isle joyeuse (for piano solo)
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Sonata no.3 in A minor, op.28
York Bowen (1884-1961):
Toccata, op.155 (for piano solo)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt (for 5 pianos)

The 5 Browns

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Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (piano & orchestra – L.Leonard) – Geoffrey Simon

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Night on the Bald Mountain (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Gopak from "Sorochinsky Fair (orch.: Liadov)
Pictures from Crimea (orch.: Walter Goehr)
Orchestral Music from "Khovantchina" (orch.: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stokowski)
Scherzo in B flat major (orch.: Rimsky-Korsakov)
A Tea-Drop (orch.: Hans Kindler)
Pictures at an Exhibition - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (arr. Lawrence Leonard)

Tamás Ungár - piano
The Philharmonia
Geoffrey Simon - conductor

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Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestration Leo Funtek) – Leif Segerstam

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition (arr.Leo Funtek) *
Night on a Bare Mountain (arr.Rimsky Korsakov) *
Songs and Dances of Death (arr.Kalevi Aho) +

Martti Talvela - bass +
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leif Segerstam - conductor *
Neeme Järvi - conductor +

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Erkin – Orchestral works – Sascha Goetzel

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade, op.35

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910):
Islamey - Oriental fantasy, op.18
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935):
Caucasian Sketches - Suite no.1 no2, no4
Ulvicemal Erkin (1906-1972):
Köçekçe, dance rhapsody for orchestra

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchstra
Sascha Goetzel - conductor

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Arensky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky – Violin Concertos – Mark Lubotsky

Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, op.54
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Concert Phantasy on Russian Themes for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, op.33
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35

Mark Lubotsky - violin
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Arvo Volmer - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky – Works for Piano Trio – The Bekova Sisters

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Piano Trio in C minor
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition - arranged for Piano Trio by The Bekova Sisters

The Bekova Sisters

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Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition, Popular works arranged for low Strings – VA

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Träumerei - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Vocalise, op.34 no.14 - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Sicilienne (from Pelléas et Mélisande) - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Le petit nègre - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922):
Csárdás - arranged for low strings by Illka Pälli

Sinfonia Lahti Cello & Bass Ensemble

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Various Composers – Romantic Music for Cello and Orchestra – Vytautas Sondeckis

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
The Flight of the Bumble-bee (arr. B. Traubas)
Balys Dvarionas (1904-1972):
By the Lake
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Mélodie for Cello and Orchestra, Op.42, No.3 (arr. P.Meshchaninov)
Nocturne Op.19, No.4
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894):
Melodie (arr. B. Traubas)
Carl Davidoff (1838-1889):
Ballade, Op.25
At the Fountain, Op.20, No.2
Balys Dvarionas (1904-1972):
Introduction and Rondino for Cello and Orchestra (arr. B. Traubas)
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1845-1915):
Canzona in F Minor
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Adagio for Cello and String Orchestra from Ballet Suite No.2 (arr. Atovmyan)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Serenade for Cello and Orchestra, Op.37
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Andante Cantabile for Cello from String Quartet No.1 in D Major, Op.11

Vytautas Sondeckis - cello
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
David Geringas - conductor

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Various Composers – 'Clarinet Evergreens' – Budapest Clarinet Quintet

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847):
Songs without Words
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Romance
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Menuetto from Septet Op. 20
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Chant d`amour
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Träumerei: Schumann
Johann Strauss (1825-1899) and Joseph Strauss (1827-1870):
Pizzicato Polka
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Humoresque
Leó Weiner (1885-1960):
Fox`s Dance
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Le petit nègre
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1867):
Epigrams
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
The Easy Winners
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Tango
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
Rose Leaf Rag
Carlos Antonia Jobim (b. 1927):
The Girl from Ipanema
Erroll Garner (1921-1977):
Misty
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922):
Csárdás

Budapest Clarinet Quintet

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Rimsky-Korsakov – Christmas Eve, Night on Mount Triglav – Igor Golovschin

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Christmas Eve: Overture and Suite
Night on Mount Triglav (Mlada: Act III)
The Tsar's Bride: Overture and Intermezzo
On the Tomb (Prelude), op.61
Greetings

Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovschin - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov – Symphonic Works – Igor Golovschin

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Pan Voyevoda, suite
Sadko - musical picture, op.5
Overture on Russian Themes, op.28
May Night - overture
Boyarïnya Vera Sheloga - Overture and Lullaby *

Elena Okolysheva - mezzo-soprano
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovschin - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Ravel – Symphonic Works – Karajan

remembering Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov on his birthday

(18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherezade, op.35
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Polovtsian Danses from "Prince Igor"
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Various Composers – Piano Transcriptions – Arcadi Volodos

Bizet / Horowitz:
Carmen Variations
Rachmaninoff / Volodos:
Utro
Melodiya
Liszt / Horowitz:
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Schubert / Liszt:
Litanei
Aufenthalt
Liebesbotschaft
Rimsky-Korsakov / Cziffra:
Flight of the Bumblebee
Prokofiev:
Gavotte (from Cinderella)
Orientale (from Cinderella)
Valse (from Cinderella)
Tchaikovsky / Feinberg:
Scherzo (from Symphony no.6)
Bach / Feinberg:
Largo (from Trio Sonata no.5 BWV 529)
Mozart / Volodos:
Turkish Marsch

Arcadi Volodos - piano

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, Prokofiev – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition VIII)

Vol.8 Melodiya Series

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, op.30
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Piano Concerto No.1 in F minor, op.92
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat major, op.10

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Arensky, Glazunov – Symphonic Works – Svetlanov, Barbirolli

CD 1:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Scheherazade, op.35 *
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky +

CD 2:
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
The Seasons, op.56 #
Concert Waltzes op.47 & op.51 #

London Symphony Orchestra * +
Philharmonia Orchestra #
Yevgeny Svetlanov - conductor * #
Sir John Barbirolli - conductor +

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Rimsky-Korsakov – Sheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol – Mackerras

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade - symphonic suite, op.35 *
Capriccio espagnol, op.34 +

Kees Hulsmann - solo violin *
Rudolf Gaehler - solo violin +
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov – The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, Sheherazade – Temirkanov

tribute to Yuri Temirkanov on his birthday

(born 10 December 1938)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
excerpts from "The Legend of the Invisible city of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya"
Sheherazade, op.35

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov - conductor

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