Melodiya presents the first complete CD release of the Anthology of Russian Symphonic Music, the largest project in the history of sound recording! Evgeny Svetlanov… It is needless to remind what a mark the great musician left in Russian, and even world, performing art. An outstanding pianist and composer, he became a legendary conductor who helmed Russia’s main orchestra, the State Academic Symphony Orchestra, for 35 years. From his early youth upwards Svetlanov was possessed by the idea of rescuing from obscurity little known and forgotten pages of Russian music; his aspiration gradually grew into the idea of the Anthology. He worked on it for about 30 years, and it still appears to be a true heroic feat. Glinka, Dargomyzhsky, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Lyadov, Taneyev, Arensky, Kalinnikov, Lyapunov, Medtner – all orchestral works by the Russian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries were captured on tape by Evgeny Svetlanov and his orchestra. The first part of the Anthology comprises 55 CDs with works presented in chronological order from Glinka to Lyapunov. The bonus CD includes recordings of Nikolai Medtner’s piano works performed by Svetlanov the pianist. He had a special fondness for the outstanding composer’s music and in many ways contributed to the return of his music into the context of contemporary performing culture.
Includes
Arensky:
Symphony No. 1 in B minor Op. 4
Symphony No. 2 in A major Op. 22
Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7
Suite for two pianos No. 2 'Silhouettes', Op. 23
Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
Fantasia on Themes by I.T. Ryabinin Op. 48
Suite for two pianos No. 3 'Variations in C major', Op. 33
Introduction to the opera “Nal and Damajanti”
Marguerite Gautier- a fantasia for orchestra, Op. 9
Raphael: Introduction
Egyptian Nights
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Balakirev:
Overture on a Spanish March Theme
Overture on three Russian Themes
Suite for orchestra
Rus
In Czechia - Symphonic Poem
Symphonic Poem 'Tamara'
Islamey - Oriental Fantasy
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Borodin:
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Symphony No. 3 in A minor (unfinished)
Petite Suite
Prince Igor: Fragments
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Dargomïzhsky:
Kazachok
Baba Yaga
Bolero
Finnish Fantasia
Rusalka: Slavonic Dance
Rusalka: Gypsy Dance
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Glinka:
Valse-Fantaisie in B minor for orchestra, G. ii213
Capriccio brillante on a Russian theme
Spanish Overture No. 2 'Summer Night in Madrid'
Symphony on Two Russian Themes
Premiere Polka in B Flat Major
Andante Cantabile and Rondo in D minor
A Life for the Tsar: Fragments
Ruslan and Lyudmila: excerpts
Prince Kholmsky – Incidental Music
Patriotic Song
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov
Prayer after Lermontov
Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor)
Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Evgeny Svetlanov
Memory of Friendship
Overture in G minor
Overture in D major
Kamarinskaya
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Kalinnikov, Vasily:
Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Symphony No. 2 in A major
Intermezzi No. 1 & No. 2
Serenade for strings
The Nymphs - symphonic poem
Bylina overture
The Cedar and the Palm
Suite
Tsar Boris: excerpts
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Liadov:
From the Apocalypse, Op. 66
Ballade, Op. 21b
Baba-Yaga, Op. 56
The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Kikimora, Op. 63
Russian Folksongs (8), Op. 58
A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32
Scherzo in D major, Op. 16
Nenie, Op. 67
Intermezzo, Op. 8
Dance of the Amazon, Op. 65
Polonaise, Op. 49
Polonaise for the Unveiling of the Statue of Rubinstein, Op. 55
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Lyapunov:
Symphony No. 1 in B minor, Op. 12
Triumphal Overture on Russian Themes in C major, Op. 7
Zelazowa Wola, Op. 37
Hashish - symphonic poem for big orchestra, Op. 53
Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 66
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Medtner:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
Tatyana Nikolaeva (piano)
USSR State Academic Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
Abram Schatzkes (piano)
USSR State Academic Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Mussorgsky:
Boris Godunov: Introduction and Polonaise
Khovanshchina: excerpts
Sunless
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Songs and Dances of Death
Irina Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano)
Scherzo in B flat major
Intermezzo in modo classico
A Night on the Bare Mountain
The Capture of Kars - Solemn March
Pictures at an Exhibition
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Nápravník:
Dubrovsky: Fragments
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Rimsky Korsakov:
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2, Op. 9 'Antar'
Symphony No. 3 in C
Sadko (tone poem), Op. 5
Fantasia on Serbian Themes, Op. 6
Overture on Russian Themes, Op. 28
Legend (Conte féerique), Op. 29
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Scheherazade, Op. 35
Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
On the Tomb, (Prelude), Op. 61
The Maid of Pskov: Suite
The Maid of Pskov: In the Woods, Tsar’s Hunt and Storm
May Night Overture
Snow Maiden Suite
Mlada: Procession of the Nobles
Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise
Sadko (opera): introduction
Boyarinya Vera Sheloga: Overture
The Tsar's Bride Overture
The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57
Pan Voyevoda Suite
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia: excerpts
Le Coq d'Or Suite: fragments
Le Coq d'Or Suite
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Rubinstein:
Valse Caprice in E flat major
Taneyev, S:
Symphony No. 4 in C minor Op. 12
Apollo's Temple in Delphi (entr'acte from Oresteia)
Suite de Concert Op. 28
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Tchaikovsky:
The Seasons, Op. 37b
Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (complete)
Manfred Symphony, Op. 58
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Elena Gilels (piano)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
Emil Gilels (piano)
Concert Fantasy, Op. 56
Mikhail Bank (piano)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major
Emil Gilels (piano)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Suite No. 3 in G major, Op.55
Suite No. 4 in G major, Op.61 'Mozartiana'
Festival Coronation March
Marche slave, Op. 31
The Snow Maiden, Op. 12: orchestral excerpts
Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Concert Overture in C minor
Overture in F major
Hamlet - Fantasy overture, Op. 67
1812 Overture, Op. 49
The Storm Overture (Groza), Op.76
The Voyevoda: Fragments
The Oprichnik: Introduction
The Oprichnik: Dances of Oprichniks and Women
Cherevichki: Suite
Jeanne d'Arc, La Pucelle d'Orleans: fragments
Entr’acte & Waltz and Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24)
Eugene Onegin: Ecossaise
Cherevichki: Introduction
Cossack Dance (Hopak/Gopak) from Mazeppa
Mazeppa: The Battle of Poltava
The Enchantress: Fragments
Introduction to The Queen of Spades
Overture from Iolanta
Swan Lake, Op. 20
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov