Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition – Jeno Jando

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Islamey
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Hopak (from Sorochintsy Fair)
On the Southern Shore of the Crimea
Une Larme

Jenö Jandó - piano

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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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Balakirev – Symphony No.2, Russia – Igor Golovschin

Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Symphony no.2 in D minor
Russia - symphonic poem

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovschin - conductor

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Balakirev – Symphony No.1, Islamey, Tamara – Igor Golovschin

Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Symphony no.1 in C major
Islamey (orch.: Liapunov)
Tamara

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovschin - conductor

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Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Julius Katchen

CD 1:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, op.5
Ned Rorem (b.1923):
Piano Sonata No.2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, op.35 no.1
Rondo capriccioso in E major, op.14
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Hungarian Rhapsody No.12
Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Islamey

CD 2:
César Franck (1822-1890):
Prélude, Choral et Fugue
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Ballade No.3 in A flat major, op.47
Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dances (vol.1)

Julius Katchen - piano

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Balakirev – Symphonies Nos.1 & 2, Symphonic works – Yevgeny Svetlanov

remembering Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev on his birthday

(2 January 1837 – 29 May 1910)

Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910):

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 in C major
Symphonic Poem "Russia"

CD 2:
Overture on Three Russian Themes
Symphonic Poem "Tamara"
Symphony No.2 in D minor

The Philharmonia
Yevgeny Svetlanov - conductor

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Various Composers – Shura Cherkassky – Live Encores

remembering Shura Cherkassky on the anniversary of his death

(7 October 1909 – 27 December 1995)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941):
Menuet célèbre, op.14 no.1
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
None but the lonley heart (arr.Nagel)
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Waltz in E minor, op. posth.
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Polka de VR
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Polka from "The Age of Gold"
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No.1
Mili Balakirev (1836-1910):
Islamey
Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995):
Prelude pathetique
Christian Sinding (1854-1941):
The Rustle of Spring
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909):
Tango, Op. 165 No. 2 (arr.Godowsky)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Rondo Alla Turca
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Arabesque No. 1
Vladimir Rebikov (1866-1920):
Christmas Tree
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Elegie Op. 3 No. 1
Moritz Moszkovski (1854-1925):
Liebeswalzer in A flat, Op. 57 No. 5
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Romance in D flat, Op. 24 No. 9

Shura Cherkassky - piano

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Various Composers – Marc-André Hamelin Live at Wigmore Hall

Beethoven / Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
First movement from Piano Concerto No.3
Chopin /  Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Romanza from Piano Concerto No.1
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
Trois Grandes Études, op.76
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Sonatina No.6: Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951):
Danza festiva, op.38/3

Marc-André Hamelin - piano

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Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Chopin – Piano works – Pletnev

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Busoni)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
4 Scherzi, opp.20, 31, 39, 54
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Étude-Tableau, op.39 no.5
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Poème, op.32 no.1
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):
Sonata in D minor, K. 9
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925):
Étude de virtuosité, op.72 no.6
Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Islamey

Mikhail Pletnev - piano

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Various Composers – Russian Moods – Evgeny Svetlanov

remembering Yevgeny Svetlanov on his birthday

(6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002)

CD 1:
Eduard Napravnik (1839-1916):
Melancholy, op.48 no.3
Night Intermezzo
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Dawn at the Moskva River
Dance of the Persian Maidens
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Lyrical Poem in D flat major
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Petite Suite (orch.: Glazunov)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
At the Tomb, op.61
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Intermezzo in G minor, op.13

CD 2:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Vocalise, op.34 no.14
The Rock, op.7
Anatoli Liadov (1855- 1914):
Eight Russian Folk Songs for Orchestra, op.58
Musical Snuff-Box, op.32
Vasili Kalinnikov (1866-1901):
Serenade in G minor for String Orchestra
Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Suite in D minor in Four Pieces by Frédéric Chopin

USSR Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Svetlanov - conductor

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Balakirev – Complete Piano Works – Alexander Paley

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) - complete Piano Works:

CD 1:
Islamey - Oriental Fantasy
Fantasy on Themes from Glinka's "A Life for the Tsar"
Fantsiestück
Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor
Nocturne No.2 in B minor
Nocturne No.3 in D minor
Capriccio

CD 2:
Piano Sonata No.1 in B flat major, op.5
Sonatina (Esquisses)
Piano Sonata in B flat major

CD 3:

Kamarinskaya (Glinka)
Ne govori (Glinka)
Romance (Chopin, from Piano Concerto no.1)
Cavatina (Beethoven, from String Quartet no.13
Allegretto (Beethoven, from String Quartet no.8)
Reverie (Zapolsky)
Pustinya (Balakirev)
Introduction to "La Fuite en Egypte" (Berlioz)
Impromptu (Balakirev, on Themes of two Preludes of Chopin)
Jota Aragonesa (Balakirev)

CD 4:
Valse di bravura, waltz for piano No. 1 in G major
Valse mélancholique, waltz for piano No. 2 in F minor
Valse-impromptu, waltz for piano No. 3 in D major
Waltz for piano No. 4 in B flat major (Valse de concert)
Waltz for piano No. 5 in D flat major
Waltz for piano No. 6 in F sharp minor
Waltz for piano No. 7 in G sharp minor
Polka, for piano in F sharp minor
Tarantella for piano in B major
Valse-Caprice, for piano No. 1 in A flat major (after Taneyev, arr. by Balakirev)
Valse-Caprice, for piano No. 2 in D flat major (after Taneyev, arr. by Balakirev)

CD 5:
Mazurka for piano No. 1 in A flat major (2nd Version)
Mazurka for piano No. 2 in C sharp minor (2nd Version)
Mazurka for piano No. 3 in B minor
Mazurka for piano No. 4 in G flat major
Mazurka for piano No. 5 in D major
Mazurka for piano No. 6 in A flat major
Mazurka for piano No. 7 in E flat minor
Scherzo for piano No. 1 in B minor
Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor
Scherzo for piano No. 3 in F sharp major

CD 6:
Dumka, for piano in E flat minor
Au jardin, étude-idylle for piano in D flat major
Gondellied, for piano in A minor
Berceuse for piano in D flat major
The Lark (Zhavoronok), for piano (after Glinka's song)
Spanish Song (Ispanskaya pesnya)
Sérénade espagnol, for piano (revision of Fandango-étude)
La Fileuse, for piano in B flat minor
Tyrolienne, for piano in F sharp major
Chant du pêcheur, for piano in B minor
Humoresque, for piano in D major
Rêverie, for piano in F major
Novelette, for piano in A major
Toccata for piano in C sharp minor

Alexander Paley - piano

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Balakirev – Piano Works – Alexander Paley (Vol.4)

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Piano works (Vol.4):
Valse di bravura, waltz for piano No. 1 in G major
Valse mélancholique, waltz for piano No. 2 in F minor
Valse-impromptu, waltz for piano No. 3 in D major
Waltz for piano No. 4 in B flat major (Valse de concert)
Waltz for piano No. 5 in D flat major
Waltz for piano No. 6 in F sharp minor
Waltz for piano No. 7 in G sharp minor
Polka, for piano in F sharp minor
Tarantella for piano in B major
Valse-Caprice, for piano No. 1 in A flat major (after Taneyev, arr. by Balakirev)
Valse-Caprice, for piano No. 2 in D flat major (after Taneyev, arr. by Balakirev)

Alexander Paley - piano

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Balakirev – Piano Works – Alexander Paley (Vol.3)

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Piano works (Vol.3) Transcriptions:
Kamarinskaya (Glinka)
Ne govori (Glinka)
Romance (Chopin, from Piano Concerto no.1)
Cavatina (Beethoven, from String Quartet no.13
Allegretto (Beethoven, from String Quartet no.8)
Reverie (Zapolsky)
Pustinya (Balakirev)
Introduction to "La Fuite en Egypte" (Berlioz)
Impromptu (Balakirev, on Themes of two Preludes of Chopin)
Jota Aragonesa (Balakirev)

Alexander Paley - piano

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Balakirev – Piano Works – Alexander Paley (Vol.2)

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Piano works (Vol.2):
Piano Sonata No.1 in B flat major, op.5
Sonatina (Esquisses)
Piano Sonata in B flat major

Alexander Paley - piano

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Balakirev – Piano Works – Alexander Paley (Vol.1)

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Piano works (Vol.1):
Islamey - Oriental Fantasy
Fantasy on Themes from Glinka's "A Life for the Tsar"
Fantsiestück
Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor
Nocturne No.2 in B minor
Nocturne No.3 in D minor
Capriccio

Alexander Paley - piano

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Balakirev – Chopin Suite, Overtures – Hoey

Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
In Bohemia
Overture to King Lear
Overture on a Spanish March Theme
Chopin Suite

Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Choo Hoey - conductor

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Balakirev – Scherzi & Mazurkas – Joseph Banowetz

Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Scherzi and Mazurkas (complete)

Joseph Banowetz - piano

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Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Liadov, Medtner, Balakirev – Piano music – Berezovsky

tribute to Boris Berezovsky on his birthday

(born January 5, 1969)

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Night on the Bare Mountain
Sergei Rachmaninov (1863-1943):
Etudes-Tableaux, op.39
Anatoly Liadov (1855-1914):
3 Preludes
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951):
Fairy Tales
Romantic Sketches for the Young
Mily Balakirev (1837-1910):
Islamey

Boris Berezovsky - piano

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Balakirev – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Piano Concerto, Orchestral works – Sinaisky

remembering Mily Balakirev on his birthday

(2 January 1837 – 29 May 1910)

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910):

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 in C major
Overture to "King Lear"
"In Bohemia"

CD 2:
Symphony No.2 in D minor
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor *
"Tamara"

Howard Shelley - piano *
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - conductor

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Balakirev - Piano Concertos; Grande Fantaisie - Yablonsky

Mili Balakirev (1837-1910):
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
Piano Concerto No.2 in E flat major (completed by Sergey Lyapunov)
Grande Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, op.4

Anastasia Seifetdinova - piano
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky - conductor

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