Various Composers - Works for Cello and Orchestra – Steven Isserlis

Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Cello Concerto *
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959):
Schelomo *
Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Cello Concerto no.2 op.77 +
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33 #
Nocturne, op.19 no.4 #
Pezzo capriccioso, op.62 #
Andante cantabile, op.11 #
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Quixote, op.35 §

Steven Isserlis - cello
London Symphony Orchestra *
London Philharmonic +
Chamber Orchestra of Europe #
Minnesota Orchestra §
Richard Hickox - conductor *
Andrew Litton - conductor +
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor #
Edo de Waart - conductor §

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Kabalevsky, Khachaturian – Cello Concertos – Mats Lidström

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Concerto no.2 for Cello and Orchestra
Aram Khachaturian  (1903-1978):
Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Vocaliste, Op.34 No.14 - transcribed for cello and piano by Leonard Rose

Mats Lidström - cello
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy - conductor & piano

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J.S. Bach – Transcriptions for Piano (by various composers) – Risto Lauriala

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Ouverture from Cantata Wir danken dir Gott BWV 29 (Saint-Saens)
Adagio from Sonata for Violin and Cembalo no 5, F minor BWV 1018 (Siloti)
Chaconne from Partita for Violin, D minor BWV 1005 (Siloti)
Toccata and Fugue, D minor BWV 565 (Reger)
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582 (d'Albert)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, 'Dorian' BWV 538 (Kabalevsky)

Risto Lauriala - piano

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Kabalevsky – Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 – Alexander Rudin

remembering Dmitri Kabalevsky on the anniversary of his death

(30 December 1904 – 18 February 1987)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Cello Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.49
Cello Concerto No.2 in G major, op.77
Symphonic Poem "Spring", op.65

Alexander Rudin - cello
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovschin - conductor

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Bach – Piano Transcriptions (Vol.5) – Hamish Milne

Bach - Piano transcriptions (Vol.5) - Goedicke, Kabalevsky, Catoire, Siloti

Alexander Goedicke (1877-1957)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Georgy Catoire (1861–1926)
Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)

Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (arr.Goedicke)
Prelude in B minor  BWV 855a (arr.Siloti)
Prelude from Cantata No. 35 "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35 (arr.Siloti)
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 (arr.Goedicke)
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (arr.Siloti)
Adagio from Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 (arr.Siloti)
Fugue in C minor, BWV 575 (arr.Goedicke)
Andante from Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 (arr.Siloti)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (arr.Catoire)
Siciliano from Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat major, BWV 1031 (arr.Siloti)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 (arr.Kabalevsky)

Hamish Milne - piano

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Kabalevsky – Complete Piano Concertos – Michael Korstick

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) - complete works for Piano and Orchestra:

CD 1:
Piano Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.9
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.23

CD 2:
Piano Concerto No.3 in D major, op.50
Fantasy in F minor after Schubert D 940
Rhapsody, op.75
Piano Concerto No.4 in C major, op.99

Michael Korstick - piano
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Alun Francis - conductor

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Kabalevsky – Piano Concerto, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra – Sheludiakov

remembering Dmitri Kabalevsky on the anniversary of his death

(30 December 1904 – 14 February 1987)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Pathétique Overture, op.64
Piano Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.9
"Spring" - symphonic poem, op.65
Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra on the Theme of "School Years", op.75
"The Comediants", suite for Orchestra, op.26

Anatoly Sheludiakov - piano
Russian Cinematographic Symphony Orchestra
Walter Mnatsakanov - conductor

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Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Kabalevsky, Glinka – Fritz Reiner

remembering Fritz Reiner on his birthday

(December 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963)

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch.: Ravel)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Marche miniature (from Suite No.1)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
A Night on Bald Mountain
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Prince Igor: Polovtsian March
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Marche slave
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Colas Breugnon, op.24: Overture
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Russland and Ludmila: Overture

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner - conductor

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Kabalevsky – Piano Concertos No.1 & No.4; Symphony No.2 – Kathryn Stott, N.Järvi

remembering Dmitri Kabalevsky on his birthday

(17 December 1904 – 14 February 1987)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Piano Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.9 *
Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.19
Piano Concerto No.4, op.99 "Prague" *

Kathryn Stott - paino *
BBC Philharmonic
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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Kabalevsky – Piano Concertos No.2 & No.3 – Kathryn Stott

remembering Dmitri Kabalevsky on his birthday

(17 December 1904 – 14 February 1987)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Overture to 'Colas Breugnon", op.24
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.23 *
The Comedians - suite for small symphony orchestra, op.26
Piano Concerto No.3 in D major, op.50 *

Kathryn Stott - paino *
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - conductor

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Kabalevsky - Piano Sonatas - Pizarro

Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Piano Sonata No.1 in F major, op.6
Recitative and Rondo, op.84
Piano Sonata No.2 in E flat major, op.45
Four Preludes, op.5
Piano Sonata No.3 in F major, op.46

Artur Pizarro - piano

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Shostakovich, Kabalevsky - Cello Concertos - Yo-Yo Ma

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op.107
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Concerto fro Cello and Orchestra, op.49

Yo-Yo Ma - cello
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Kabalevsky - Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - Oue

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 in C sharp minor, op.18
Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.19

CD 2:
Symphony No.3 in B flat minor, op.22 for orchestra and mixed chorus "Requiem for Lenin"
Symphony No.4 in C major, op.54

NDR Chor
The Choir of Hungarian Radio
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Eiji Oue - conductor

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Kabalevsky - Piano Concertos 2,3 & 4 (various)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Piano Concerto No.2 *
Piano Concerto No.3 +
Piano Concerto No.4 #

Nikolai Petrov - piano *
Emil Gilels - piano +
Yuri Popov - piano #
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra * #
Large Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra +
Dmitri Kitaenko - conductor *
Dmitri Kabalevsky - conductor + #

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Kabalevsky - Comedians Suite; Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Borodin - Sawallisch

Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
The Comediants - Suite, op.26
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Capriccio Espagnol, op.34 *
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Ruslan and Ludmila - Overture
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
In the Steppes of Central Asia
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
The Love for Three Oranges, op.33

Luis Michael - solo violin *
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Wolfgang Sawallisch - conductor

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Khachaturian & Kabalevski: Concertos for Violin - Oistrakh

Besides being an edition of two of the most striking Violin Concertos of the twentieth century, played by the great David Oistrakh, one must note that both are conducted by each composer himself; the recordings are from 1965 (Khachaturian) and 1955 (Kabalevsky).

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978): Violin Concerto in D minor *
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987): Violin Concerto in C major, op.48 +

David Oistrakh - violin
USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra *
USSR State Symphony Orchestra +
Aram Khachaturian *
Dmitri Kabalevsky +

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Kabalevsky, Khachaturian - Cello concertos - Wallfisch

Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987) - Cello Concerto No.2, op.77
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) "Chant du Ménestrel" for Cello and Orchestra, op.71
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) - Cello Concerto

Raphael Wallfisch - cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson

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