Tag: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies & Other Orchestral Works
The complete Symphonies of Tchaikovsky along with other favourite orchestral works in one box set. Featuring famous Russian conductors such as Rozhdestvensky, Mravinsky, Svetlanov, Kogan and Kondrashin along with famous artists such as Richter, Oistrakh and Rostropovich.
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 15
“(9th) They capture not only the joyful irreverence but the sense of danger lurking beneath … solo wind playing is excellent throughout…brilliantly played and vividly recorded” (CD Review) (15th) “with a superbly vivid Fifteenth, generally hard-driven à la Mravinsky but far more convincingly poised … first movement goes at a frightening lick, deserting the toy…
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Romantic Violin – Symanowski: Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata; Hindemith Violin Concerto
“Szymanowski is among the most exciting of twentieth century composers … a highly individual style which owes nothing to anyone … Try the first few bars of this recording; I should be surprised if you wanted to (stop) before the end … his early sonata, has many signs of that strange genius … Its melodies,…
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Tishchenko: Symphony No. 4, Op. 61
“Composer Boris Tishchenko, born a Soviet in 1939 and died Russian in 2010, was a disciple of Galina Ustvolskaya until 1957, and of Shostakovich until 1965. This “outsider” of the Russian musical scene distinguished himself with a very large body of work, often rather experimental pieces – both in style and substance: his Concerto No. 1…
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Falik: Orchestral Works
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Schnittke: Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 & 2
(C.G No.1) “This is a special work. It begins with a dialogue between the soloists, cello and viola which seems very elaborated. Then starts a Handel-like concerto grosso sound which is in that context very mad. Soon join drums and electrical guitar to the orchestra. This is a great fun and could be called a…
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Schnittke: Viola & Cello (No.1) Concertos
“Both these especially lyrical works were composed specifically for (these) star players whose recordings have generally been accepted as definitive….(Viola) Improving on Yuri Bashmet’s recordings…was never going to be an easy task. Other performers may play the piece, but Bashmet lives it” (Cello):“The Schnittke concerto was written for Gutman, and she takes possession of it…
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Tishchenko: Symphony No. 6