Sibelius – Symphony no.5; Shostakovich – Symphony no.1 – Bernstein

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82 *
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.1 in F minor, op.10 +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
Chicago Symphony Orchestra +
Leonard Bernstein - conductor

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2013

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2013

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Cello Sonata no.2 in G minor, op.5 no.2

CD 2:
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
Violin Sonata in B minor, P110
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
La lugubre gondola, S200 for violin and piano
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Cello Sonata in D minor, op.40

CD 3:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Violin Sonata, op.posth.
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Petite Suite for piano four hands
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880):
Gaité parisienne - transcr. for 3 pianos by Carlo Maria Griguoli
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Carnival of the Animals

Martha Argerich - piano
Francesco Piemontesi - piano
Jura Margulis - piano
Gabriela Montero - piano
Cristina Marton - piano
Giorgia Tomassi - piano
Carlo Maria Griguoli - piano
Alessandro Stella - piano
Lilya Zilberstein - piano
Renaud Capuçon - violin
Alissa Margulis - violin
Andrey Baranov - violin
Michael Guttman - violin
Mischa Maisky - cello
Gautier Capuçon - cello
Lyda Chen - viola
Alexandre Debrus - cello
Enrico Fagone - double bass
Alfred Rutz - flute
Corrado Giuffredi - clarinet
Gregorio Di Trapani - percussion
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana *
Hubert Soudant - conductor *

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Shostakovich – Symphony no.11 – Rostropovich

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.11 in G minor, op.103 "The Year 1905"

London Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor

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Shostakovich – Symphony no.8 – Rostropovich

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.8 in C minor, op.65

London Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor

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Shostakovich – Symphony no.5 – Rostropovich

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.5 in D minor, op.47

London Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor

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Shostakovich – Film Music – Vassily Sinaisky (Vol.3)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - film music (Vol.3):
Suite from "Hamlet"
from "The Unforgettable Year 1919" *
Suite from "Five Days, Five Nights"
Suite from "The Young Guard"

Martin Roscoe - piano *
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - conductor

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Shostakovich – Film Music – Vassily Sinaisky (Vol.2)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - film music (Vol.2):
Suite from 'The Golden Mountain', Op.30
Suite from 'The Gadfly', Op.97
Volochayev Days, Op.48

BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - 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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Shostakovich, Schoenberg – Chamber Music – The Nash Ensemble

CD 1:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Piano Quintet in G minor, op.57
4 Waltzes for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.67

CD 2:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
Kammersymphonie, op.9 (arr. Webern)
Ode to Napoleon, op.41 *
Verklärte Nacht, op.4

Thomas Allen - reciter *
The Nash 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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Shostakovich – Film Music – Vassily Sinaisky

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - film music (Vol.1):
Fragments from the music to the Maxim Trilogy, Op.50a
Music from 'The man with a gun', Op.53
Music from 'A girl alone', Op.26
Music from 'King Lear', Op.137

Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - conductor

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Shostakovich – Piano arrangements – Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.10 in E minor, op.93 - arranged for piano duet by the composer *
Four Preludes for Violin and Piano from '24 Preludes', op.34 - arranged by D.Tsyganov +
Music from the film "Ovod", op.97

Dmitri Shostakovich - piano
Moisei Vainberg - piano *
Leonid Kogan - violin +

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Oistrakh – Praga Edition Vol.6 – Shostakovich, Khachaturian

David Oistrakh in Prague (vol.6)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.77 *
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Violin Concerto in D minor +

David Oistrakh - violin
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra *
Prague Symphony Orchestra +
Yevgueny Mravinsky - conductor *
Rafael Kubelik - conductor +

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Shostakovich, Shchedrin – Piano Concertos – Marc-André Hamelin

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, op.35 with Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra
Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, op.102
Rodion Schedrin (b.1932):
Piano Concerto No.2

Marc-André Hamelin - piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton - conductor

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Shostakovich – Cello Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Truls Mørk

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major, op.107
Cello Concerto No.2 in G major, op.126

Truls Mørk - cello
The London Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons - conductor

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Shostakovich – String Quartets – Pacifica Quartet (Vol.4)

The Soviet Experience (Vol.4)

CD 1:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.13 in B flat major, op.138
String Quartet No.14 in F sharp major, op.142

CD 2:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.15 in E flat minor, op.144
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998):
String Quartet No.3

Pacifica Quartet

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Shostakovich – String Quartets – Pacifica Quartet (Vol.3)

The Soviet Experience (Vol.3)

CD 1:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.9 in E flat major, op.117
String Quartet No.10 in A flat major, op.118
String Quartet No.11 in F minor, op.122

CD 2:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.12 in D flat major, op.133
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996):
String Quartet No.6 in E minor, op.35

Pacifica Quartet

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Shostakovich – String Quartets – Pacifica Quartet (Vol.2)

The Soviet Experience (Vol.2)

CD 1:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.1 in C major, op.49
String Quartet No.2 in A major, op.68
String Quartet No.4 in D major, op.83

CD 2:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.3 in F major, op.73
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
String Quartet No.2 in F major, op.92

Pacifica Quartet

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Shostakovich – String Quartets – Pacifica Quartet (Vol.1)

The Soviet Experience (Vol.1)

CD 1:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.5 in B flat major, op.92
String Quartet No.6 in G major, op.101

CD 2:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
String Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor, op.108
String Quartet No.8 in C minor, op.110
Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881-1950):
String Quartet No.13 in A minor, op.86

Pacifica Quartet

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Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos.13, 14 & 15 – Neeme Järvi

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.15 in A major, op.141
Symphony No.14, op.135 for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion *
Symphony No.13 in B flat major, op.113 "Babi-Yar", for bass, bass chorus and orchestra +

Ljuba Kazarnovskaya - soprano *
Sergei Leiferkus - bass*
Anatoly Kotscherga - bass +
National Male Choir of Estonia +
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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