Lyadov – Orchestral Works – Vassily Sinaisky

Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Baba Yaga, op.56
From the Apocalypse, op.66
Polonaise, op.55
The Enchanted Lake, op.62
Mazurka 'Village Scene by the Inn', op.19
Kikimora, op.63
Eight Russian Folksongs, op.58
Scherzo, op.16
Polonaise, op.49

BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - conductor

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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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Various Composers – 'Russian Dances and Ballets' – Paavo Järvi

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Polonaise
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Masquerada, suite from the incidental music for orchestra: Waltz
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
The Age of Gold, ballet, Op. 22: Polka
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
The Love for Three Oranges, opera, Op. 33: March
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Sabre Dance
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Raymonda, ballet, Op. 57: Entracte
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Dance of the Amazon, Op. 65
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2: Waltz No. 2
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: Dance of the Knights
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Waltz
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Tahiti Trot
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Valse-Fantasie
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances

Mariinsky Choir
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Paavo Järvi - conductor

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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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Lyadov – Complete Piano Music – Marco Rapetti

remembering Anatoly Lyadov on the anniversary of his death

(May 11 1855 – August 28 1914)

Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914):

CD 1:
Biryul'ki (Spillikins) Op. 2
3 Pieces Op. 3a
3 Mazurkas Op. 3b
4 Arabesques Op. 4
24 Variations and Finale on a Simple Theme for piano 4 hands *
4 Paraphrases on a Simple Theme for piano 4 hands *

CD 2:
Etude in A flat Op. 5
Impromptu in D Op. 6
2 Intermezzi Op. 7
2 Intermezzi Op. 8
2 Pieces Op. 9
3 Pieces Op. 10
3 Pieces Op. 11
Etude in E Op. 12
Velichaniye (Song of Praise) for piano 4 hands *
4 Preludes Op. 13
2 Mazurkas Op. 15
2 Nabroska (Sketches) Op. 17
Novinka (Novellette) Op. 20

CD 3:
Shestviye (Procession)
Pro starinu (About Olden Times) Op. 21
Bagatelle in D flat Op. 30
3 Pieces Op. 33
Na luzhayke, nabrasok (In the Glade, Sketch) Op. 23
2 Pieces Op. 24
Shutka-Kadril' (Quadrille-Joke) (4 hands) *
Idylle Op. 25
Malenkiy Val's (Little Waltz) Op. 26
3 Preludes Op. 27
Kukolki (Marionettes) Op. 29
2 Pieces Op. 31
Muzïkal'naya tabakerka (A Musical Snuffbox) Op. 32

CD 4:
Slavleniya (Celebration) for piano 4 hands *
3 Canons Op. 34
Variations on a Theme by Glinka Op. 35
Prelude-Pastorale in A
3 Preludes Op. 36
Etude in F Op. 37
Mazurka in F Op. 38
4 Preludes Op. 39
Sarabande in G minor (ornamented repeats by Marco Rapetti)
2 Fugues Op. 41
Prelude in F Op.posth.
Etude in C sharp minor Op. 40a
3 Preludes Op. 40b
2 Preludes Op. 42a
Mazurka on Polish themes in A Op. 42b
Barcarolle in F sharp Op. 44

CD 5:
Variations on a Russian Folk Theme
4 Preludes Op. 46
Slava (Glory) Op. 47 for 2 pianos *
Etude in A Op. 48a
Canzonetta in B flat Op. 48b
Prelude in D flat Op. 57 No. 1
Variations on a Polish Folk Theme Op. 51
Baletnikh nomera (Ballet Numbers) Op. 52
3 Bagatelles Op. 53
Valse in E Op. 57 No. 2
Mazurka in F minor Op. 57 No. 3
4 Pieces Op. 64
Tanets Komara (Mosquito's Dance), Russian folksong
Detskikh pesen (Children's Songs) Op. posth. (2 hands) *
Scherzo in B minor Op. posth
Fuga on LA-DO-FA Op. posth.

Marco Rapetti - piano
Akane Makita - piano *

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Mussorgsky, Lyadov – Symphonic Miniatures – Samuel Friedmann

remembering Anatoly Lyadov on the anniversary of his death

(May 11 1855 – August 28 1914)

Russian Symphonic Miniatures (Vol.1)

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Excerpts from the Opera "Khovanshchina"
A Night on the Bare Mountain
Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914):
Polonaise in C major, op.49
Eight Russian Folksongs for Orchestra, op.58
Three Tone-Pictures of Russian Popular Fairy-Tales

Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Samuel Friedmann - conductor

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Music from Diaghilev's Ballet Russes – Stravinsky – Petrushka – Thierry Fischer

remembering Sergei Diaghilev on the anniversary of his death

(31 March 1872 – 19 August 1929)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Petrushka
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Baba-yaga
The Enchanted Lake
Kikimora

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer - conductor

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Schumann – Carnaval arranged for Orchestra – Peter Gülke

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Carnaval arranged for orchestra:

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Preambule, Valse Allemande / Paganini, Dvidsbündlertänze

entire Carnaval arranged by the russian composers:
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Nikolai Klenowski (1857-1915)
A. (?) Petrov (18??-1???)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Vasili Kalafati (1869-1942)
Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945)
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914)
Alexander Winkler (1865-1935)
Joseph Wihtol (1863-1948)
Nikolai Sokolov (1859-1922)

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Peter Gülke - conductor

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Evgeny Svetlanov Edition – Historical Russian Archives

remembering Evgeny Svetlanov on the anniversary of his death

(6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002)

CD 1:
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Symphony No.1 in E flat major
Symphony No.3 in A minor
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Concert Waltz No.1 in D major, op.47
Concert Waltz No.2 in F major, op.51

CD 2:
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Overture Solennelle in D major Op.73
Cortège Solennel in D Op.50
Poème Lyrique in D flat major Op.12
Finnish Fantasy in C Op.88
March on a Russian Theme Op.76
Triumphal March in E flat major Op.40
Mazurka in G major Op.18    [0:07:42.44]
Alexander Dargomïzhsky (1813-1869):
Rusalka Overture

CD 3:
Mily Balakirev (1837-1910):
Symphony No.1 in C major
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
The Snow Maiden - suite
Pan Voyevoda - suite

CD 4:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Symphony No.2 in E minor, op.27
Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924):
Polonaise in D major, op.16
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Polonaise in C major, op.49
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894):
Waltz-Caprice in E flat major

CD 5:
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Patriotic Song
Prince Kholmsky; Incidental Music
Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin) Suite
Eduard Nápravník (1839-1916):
Polonaise from 'Dubrovsky'
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Polonaise from 'Cherevichki'
Waltz of the Flowers ('The Nutcracker')
Polonaise from 'Eugene Onegin'
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Suite for Orchestra N°3 Op.33

CD 6:
Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950):
Symphony N°22 in B minor Op.54 'Symphonic Ballad'
Symphony N°25 in D flat major Op.69

CD 7:
Boris Parsadanian (1925-1997):
Symphony N°2 'Martyros Saryan' in E flat major Op.6
Alexandra Pakhmutova (b.1929):
Concerto for Orchestra in E major
Arkady Mazaev (1848-1928):
The Krasnodonians

CD 8:
Rotislav Boiko (b.1931):
Symphony N°2
Peter's Chimes; Symphonic Suite Op.36
Symphony N°3 in D minor
Halik Zaimov (1914-1977):
Overture

CD 9:
Evgeny Svetlanov (1928-2002):
Siberian Fantasy
Preludes (Symphonic Reflections)
Festive Poem Op.9
Daugava

CD 10:
Evgeny Svetlanov (1928-2002):
Symphony N°1 in B minor Op.13
Pictures of Spain
Alexei Muravlev (b.1924):
Azov Mountain - Symphonic Poem in D major Op.10

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Grand Symphony Orchestra of TV and Radio
Evgeny Svetlanov - conductor

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Lyadov – Piano Miniatures – Monique Duphil

Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Biryulki, op.1 (nos.1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Mazurka, op.3 no.4
Arabesque, op.4 no.4
Mazurka, op.10 no.2
Prelude op.11 no.1
Kukolki, op.29
Prelude, op.40 no.3
Barcarolle, op.44
Variations on a Popular Polish Song, op.51
4 Pieces, op.64

Monique Duphil - piano

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Tchaikovsky & other russian composers – Piano pieces – Fingerhut

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Humoresque op.10 no.2
Nocturne op.19 no.4
Chanson sans Paroles
Dumka
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Prelude in D major op.25 no.1
Étude in E minor op.31 no.2
Étude in E major op31 no.3
Sergey Taneyev (1856-1915):
Scherzo in E flat minor
Andantino semplice
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Two Bagatelles op.17
Prelude in F sharp minor op.39 no.4
Prelude in B minor op.11 no.1
Anton Arensky (1861-1901):
Intermezzo op.36 no.12
Romance op.53 no.5
Le Ruisseau dans la Forêt
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Canon in E minor
Mélodie op.3 no.3
Polichinelle op.3 no.4
Élégie op.3 no.1

Margaret Fingerhut - 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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Stravinsky - The Firebird; Lyadov - Baba-Yaga; R.-Korsakyov - Dubinushka - Järvi

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
The Firebird - Ballet Suite
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Baba-Yaga, op.56
Kikimora, op.63
The Enchanted Lake, op.62
Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Dubinushka, op.62

London Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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