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Russian Orchestral Masterworks
7 CD SET
The passion, colour and emotional fervour of Russian music shine through in this diverse collection. Featuring international performers inclduing:
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
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CD 1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op. 64
London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
English String Orchestra, William Boughton, conductor
CD 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op. 35
Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton, conductor, Bradley Creswick, solo violin, George Ives, solo cello
CD 3
Serge Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet - Ballet Suite, Op. 64
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
CD 4 Sergey Rakhmaninov
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
CD 5 Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite (original version, 1910)
The Rite of Spring
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor
CD 6 Igor Stravinsky
Pétrouchka (original version, 1911)
Symphony in Three Movements
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor
CD 7 Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 for piano, trumpet & string orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102
Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (arr. Rudolf Barshai)
Martin Jones, piano; Graham Ashton, trumpet English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton, conductor
| Review | "This was a collection of C D's featuring outstanding Russian composers and the music was absolutely beautiful."- Anonymous |
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Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.5 IV
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade Andantino quasi allegretto
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juilet, Ballet Suite, Op.6 VII
Rakhmaninov, Symphony No.2 III Adagio
Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite, Scherzo
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements I
Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No.1 Op.35 IV
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