Russian Orchestral Masterworks
Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Rakhmaninov,
Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov

London Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
English String Orchestra
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
Bradley Creswick, solo violin
George Ives, solo cello
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
Adrian Levine, leader
London Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Martin Jones, piano
Graham Ashton, trumpet
Michael Bochmann, leader








Disc One
London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op. 64I Andante - Allegro con anima14.37
2II Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza13.39
3III Valse: Allegro moderato6.02
4IV Finale: Andante maestoso- Allegro vivace11.42
English String Orchestra, William Boughton, conductor
5Serenade for Strings, Op. 48Pezzo in forma di Sonatina Andante-Allegro-Andante9.37
6Waltzer: Moderato3.56
7Élegie: Larghetto elegacio9.31
8Finale: Thema Russo Andante-Allegro7.37
Disc Two
Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton, conductor, Bradley Creswick, solo violin, George Ives, solo cello
1Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op. 35Largo e maestoso - Allegro non troppo9.44
2Lento - Andantino11.24
3Andantino quasi allegretto10.52
4Allegro molto12.29
5Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 3613.55
Disc Three
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka, conductor, Adrian Levine, leader
1Prokofiev, Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Suite, Op. 64I Montagues and Capulets (Suite 2, No. 1)5.45
2II The Child Juliet (Suite 2, No. 2)4.26
3III Dance (Suite 2, No. 4)2.21
4IV Dance of the Antilles Girls (Suite 2, No. 6)2.55
5V Morning Dance (Suite 3, No. 2)2.39
6VI Romeo & Juliet (Suite 1, No. 6)8.43
7VII Romeo at the Grave of Juliet (Suite 2, No. 7)7.18
8VIII Death of Tybalt (Suite 1, No. 7)5.01
9Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture21.37
Disc Four
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
1Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873-1943), Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27I Largo - Allegro moderato18.48
2II Allegro molto10.03
(Martin Ronchetti, solo clarinet)
3III Adagio15.39
4IV Allegro vivace15.01
5Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 145.52
Disc Five
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor
1Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), The Firebird Suite (original version, 1910)Introduction and Dance of the Firebird6.46
2Adagio (Pas de deux) - Entreaty of the Firebird4.56
3Scherzo2.40
4Rondo (Khorovod)4.44
5Allegro - Infernal Dance4.39
6The Rite of Spring, I Adoration of the EarthIntroduction (Harbingers of Spring)3.42
7Dances of the Adolescents4.05
8Mock Abduction1.22
9Spring Rounds3.27
10Game of the Rival Tribes2.37
11Dance of the Earth1.32
12The Rite of Spring, II The SacrificeMystical Circles of the Adolescents3.21
13Glorification of the Victim1.40
14Evocation of the Ancestors0.57
15Ritual of the Ancestors3.32
16Sacred Dance - The Victim4.56
Disc Six
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor
1Igor Stravinsky, Pétrouchka (original version, 1911)First Scene: The Shrovetide Fair10.28
2Second Scene: Pétrouchka's Room4.33
3Third Scene: the Moor's Room7.18
4Fourth Scene: Grand Carnival14.43
5Symphony in Three Movements1st Movement10.42
62nd Movement10.42
73rd Movement6.16
Disc Seven
English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton, conductor, Michael Bochmann, leader
Martin Jones, piano; Graham Ashton, trumpet
1Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 for piano, trumpet & string orchestraI Allegro moderato5.40
2II Lento7.15
3III Moderato1.32
4IV Allegro brio6.45
Martin Jones, piano
5Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102I Allegro7.40
6II Andante5.09
7III Allegro6.04
8Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (arr. Rudolf Barshai)I Largo5.05
9II Allegro molto2.46
10III Allegretto4.35
11IV Largo5.16
12V Largo4.01
Disc One: Tracks 1-4 Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall 22-23 July, 1987. Tracks 5-8 Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University, 30-31 March, 1984.
Disc Two: Recorded in the Royal Albert Hall, London, 2-3 April, 1988.
Disc Three: Recorded in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 11-12 February, 1991.
Disc Four: Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 8-9 September, 1991.
Disc Five: Recorded at the Town Hall, Watford, 9-10 & 13-14 February, 1987.
Disc Six: Recorded at Leominster Priory, 14-15 November, 1990.
Disc Seven: Recorded at the Town Hall, Watford, 9-10 & 13-14 February, 1987.

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