Prokofiev: Symphonies / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (3 CD) (FLAC)

 

Prokofiev: Symphonies / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

CD1

Symphony No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 25 ("Classical Symphony)

1-1 I. Allegro

1-2 II. Larghetto

1-3 III. Gavotte

1-4 IV. Molto Vivace

Symphony No. 2 In D Minor, Op. 40

1-5 I. Allegro Ben Articolato

1-6 II. Tema Con Variazioni

Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 44

1-7 I. Moderato

1-8 II. Andante

1-9 III. Allegro Agitato

1-10 IV. Andante Mosso - Allegro Moderato

CD2

Symphony No. 4 In C Major, Op. 112

2-1 I. Andante

2-2 II. Andante Tranquillo

2-3 III. Moderato Quasi Allegretto

2-4 IV. Allegro Risoluto

Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100

2-5 I. Andante

2-6 II. Andante Marcato

2-7 III. Adagio

2-8 IV. Allegro Giocoso

CD3

Symphony No. 6 In E-Flat Minor, Op. 111

3-1 I. Allegro Moderato

3-2 II. Largo

3-3 III. Vivace

Symphony No. 7 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131

3-4 I. Moderato

3-5 II. Allegro

3-6 III. Andante Espressivo

3-7 IV. Vivac

Composed By – Serge Prokofiev

Conductor – Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Orchestra – Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Borodin: Symphonies / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky (2 CD) (FLAC)

 

Borodin: Symphonies / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Disc 1

Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major

1.1 Adagio - Allegro - Andantino 13:52

1.2 Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio. Allegro 7:40

1.3 Andante.

Cello, Soloist – Elemér Lavothas 6:50

1.4 Allegro Molto Vivo 7:00

Symphony No. 3 In A Minor

1.5 Moderato Assai 9:12

1.6 Scherzo. Vivo - Trio. Moderato 10:24

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1.7 Romance For Baritone And Orchestra

        Baritone Vocals – Tord Wallström 3:29

1.8 "At The Homes Of Other Folk" For Mezzo-Soprano And Orchestra

        Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Larissa Dyadkova* 3:52

Disc 2 

Symphony No. 2 In B Minor

2.1 Allegro 8:17

2.2 Scherzo. Prestissimo - Allegretto 5:50

2.3 Andante 8:35

2.4 Finale: Allegro 6:52

Petite Suite

2.5 Au Couvent: Andante Religioso 4:34

2.6 Intermezzo: Tempo Di Menuetto 5:14

2.7 Mazurka: Allegro 3:35

2.8 Mazurka: Allegretto 3:44

2.9 Rêverie: Andante 2:59

2.10 Serenade: Allegretto 2:03

2.11 Finale: Scherzo - Nocturne - Scherzo: Allegro Vivace - Andantino - Allegretto 7:24

Polovtsian Dances

2.12 Presto 2:32

2.13 Introduzione: Andantino 2:32

2.14 Allegro Vivo 1:17

2.15 Allegro 2:22

2.16 Presto 1:30

2.17 Moderato Alla Breve 1:31

2.18 Presto 1:32

2.19 Allegro Con Spirito 1:41

Composed By – Alexander Borodin

Conductor – Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Orchestra – Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestrated By – Glazunov (tracks: 1.7, 2.5 to 2.11)

Producer – Brian Couzens

Recording: 1993/1994, Stockholm Concert Hall

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Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen-Suite; Anna Karenina / Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / USSR Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov (FLAC)

Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen-Suite; Anna Karenina / Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / USSR Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov

Carmen-Suite (Excerpts From Bizet's "Carmen", Transcribed For Strings And Percussion 41:15

1 Introduction. Andante Assai 1:14

2 Dance. Allegro 2:10

3 First Intermezzo. Allegro Moderato - Andante Moderato 0:54

4 Changing Of The Guard. Moderato 1:51

5 Carmen's Entrance And Habanera. Allegro Moderato - Sostenuto 2:57

6 Scene. Allegro Moderato - Andante Assai 5:56

7 Second Intermezzo. Larghetto 2:03

8 Bolero. Allegro Vivo 1:05

9 Torero. Moderato Con Stoltezza 2:46

10 Torero And Carmen. Lento 4:41

11 Adagio. Andante Moderato - Adagio 5:03

12 Fortune-Telling. Andantino - Andante Assai 4:52

13 Finale. Allegro - Largo 5:43



Anna Karenina 25:27

14 Bad Omen. Andante Assai 3:07

15 Anna's Love. Allegro 6:35

16 Anna's Lie. Allegretto Moderato 4:17

17 Anna's Rebellion. Allegro Assai - Sostenuto Espressivo 3:35

18 Anna's Nightmares. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 4:30

19 Anna's Death. Sostenuto Assai - Allegro Moderato 3:23


    Composed By – Georges Bizet (tracks: 1-13), Rodion Shchedrin (tracks: 14-19)
    Conductor – Evgeny Svetlanov (tracks: 14-19), Gennady Rozhdestvensky (tracks: 1-13)
    Engineer – Igor Veprintsev, Elena Buneeva
    Orchestra – Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (tracks: 1-13), USSR Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 14-19)
    Production Manager – Reimar Bluth
    Remastered By – Michael Glaser


    Tracks 1-13 recorded in Moscow, 1967.

    Tracks 14-19 recorded 27.2 1979 live in the Grand Hall of the Conservatoire.

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Prokoviev: Ode on the End of the War; Symphony No. 5; Pushkin Waltzes / Fuat Mansurov / Leonid Nikolayev / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra (FLAC)

Prokoviev: Ode on the End of the War; Symphony No. 5; Pushkin Waltzes / Fuat Mansurov / Leonid Nikolayev / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100 (1944)


1 - Andante       11:51


2 - Allegro Marcato      8:47


3 - Adagio      12:03


4 - Allegro Giocoso      8:54

Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conductor
USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra



5 - Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105 (1945)      13:42

USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra
Leonid Nikolayev Conductor



Pushkin Waltzes for orchestra, Op. 120   (1949)


6 - No. 1, Allegro espressivo in F major      3:47


7 - No. 2, Allegro meditativo in C sharp minor      3:26

Fuat Mansurov Conductor
USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra





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Dmitri Shostakovich: Orchestral Works / USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky (2 CD) (FLAC)

Dmitri Shostakovich: Orchestral Works / USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky  

Disc 1


  "Tale Of The Priest And His Servant Balda", Suite, Op. 36  

1-1 1. Overture 1:28

1-2 2. Procession Of Obscurantists 1:09

1-3 3. Merry-Go-Round 1:51

1-4 4. Bazaar 1:26

1-5 5. Popovna's Dream 2:41

1-6 6. Final 1:25


2 Fables After Ivan Kylov, Op. 4  

1-7 1. The Dragonfly And The Ant
        Soprano Vocals – Galina Borisova      2:48

1-8 2. The Ass And The Nightingale
        Choir – Chamber Choir Of The Moscow Conservatory
        Chorus Master – Valeri Polyansky      4:42


6 Transcriptions For Orchestra
        Arranged By – Dmitri Shostakovich

1-9 Pastorale, Op. 17
        Composed By – Domenico Scarlatti      3:42

1-10 Capriccio, Op. 17
        Composed By – Domenico Scarlatti      3:38

1-11 "Es War Einmal Ein König..."
        Bass Vocals – Evgeni Nesterenko 
        Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven      2:32

1-12 Vergnügungszug
        Composed By – Johann Strauss II      2:10

1-13 "Ya Dolgo Zhdal Tebya"
        Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
        Soprano Vocals – Alla Ablaberdyeva      2:36

1-14 "Tahiti Trot" ("Tea For Two"), Op. 16
        Composed By – Vincent Youmans      3:20


1-15 Scherzo For Orchestra In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 5:02


1-16 Theme With Variations In B Major, Op. 3 15:32


1-17 Scherzo For Orchestra In E-Flat Major, Op. 7 3:36



"Alone", Suite From The Film Score, Op. 26 (12:39)

1-18 1. Part I 4:19

1-19 2. Part II 2:18

1-20 3. Part III 6:02


"Big Lightening", Excerpts From The Comic Opera
         Baritone Vocals – Nikolai Myasoedov 
         Bass Vocals – Anatoly Obraztsov, Nikolai Konovalov
         Choir – USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir 
         Chorus Master – Valeri Polyansky 
         Tenor Vocals – Victor Gukov, Yuri Friov, Victor Rumyantsev



Disc 2

2-1 1. Overture - 2. Scene 5:01

2-2 3. Architect's Song 4:03

2-3 4. Scene (Yankee) 1:40

2-4 5. Matofel's Song 2:18

2-5 6. Selyan's Song 1:04

2-6 7. Duet 0:47

2-7 8. Procession Of The Models 2:01


"Adventures Of Korzinkina", Suite, Op. 59
         Piano – Natalia Kordalina, Mikhail Muntyan

2-8 1. Overture 0:31

2-9 2. March 1:55

2-10 3. Chase 2:45

2-11 4. Restaurant Music 2:04

2-12 5. Intermezzo 0:34

2-13 6. Finale

        Choir – USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir
        Chorus Master – Valeri Polyansky      1:26


Suite No. 1 For Jazz Band  

2-14 1. Waltz 2:41

2-15 2. Polka 1:54

2-16 3. Foxtrot 4:02


2-17 Romance On Pushkin's Poem "Spring, Spring...", Op. 128
        Bass Vocals – Evgeny Nesterenko      2:03


"Golden Hills", Suite, Op. 30a  

2-18 1. Introduction 1:27

2-19 2. Waltz
        Guitar [Hawaiian Guitar] – Nicolai Stepanov      5:12

2-20 3. Fugue
        Organ – Ludmila Golub      8:34


2-21 4. Funeral March - 5. Finale 7:46


"The Bug", Excerpts From The Play By Mayakovsky, Op. 19  

2-22 1. March 2:06

2-23 2. Intermezzo 3:36

2-24 3. Scene On The Boulevard 2:30

2-25 4. Final March 1:55



Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 1-15 to 2-25)
Concept By [Reissue Concept] – Niels Høirup
Conductor – Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Design, Layout – BKMS, Hamburg
Engineer – Igor Veprintsev (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-9 to 1-12, 1-18 to 1-20, 2-14 to 2-16, 2-22 to 2-25), Pyotr Kondrashin* (tracks: 1-7, 1-13), Severin Pazukhin* (tracks: 1-8, 1-15 to 1-17, 2-1 to 2-13, 2-17 to 2-21)
Engineer [Restoration] – Eberhard Richter
Ensemble – USSR Symphony Orchestra Soloists Ensemble (tracks: 1-18 to 1-20), Soloists Ensemble* (tracks: 1-9 to 1-11, 2-14 to 2-16)
Liner Notes – Dr. Sigrid Neef
Liner Notes [English Translation] – J & M Berridge
Liner Notes [French Translation] – C. Hinzelin
Orchestra – Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 1-14), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 1-8, 1-12), USSR Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 1-13), USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13, 2-17 to 2-25)
Painting [Cover] – Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
Remastered By – Digital Media Service GmbH, Michael Glaser

Disc 1, Recorded in Moscow, 1979 (1-13), 1982 (15-20), Leningrad, 1979 (14)

Disc 2 Recorded in Moscow, 1984 (1-13), 1985 (14-25) 







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Shostakovich: The Bolt -Complete Ballet- / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (2 CD) (FLAC)

Shostakovich: The Bolt -Complete Ballet- / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra   







Disc 1

The Bolt, ballet, Op. 27

1 - Overture    6:02

2 - Act 1. Gymnastics    3:00

3 - Act 1. Exit to Work    0:41

4 - Act 1. Scene of Lyonka Gulla    2:15

5 - Act 1. The Installation of the Machines Pantomime    1:40

6 - Act 1. The Chief Engineers', Technicians', and Workers' Pantomime   1:55

7 - Act 1. Enter Kozelkov    0:21

8 - Act 1. The Mimic Dance of the Cleaners (Tidying up the Department)    2:56

9 - Act 1. The Department is Filling (March)    2:47

10- Act 1. Wreckers (Interlude)    3:09

11- Act 1. The Beauorcrat    2:32

12- Act 1. The Blacksmith    2:03

13- Act 1. Enter the Members of the Young Communist League and Pioneers    3:04

14- Act 1. The Department Starts Working    3:06

15- Act 1. Ruffian Mimic Dance    3:58

16- Act 1. Ruffians' and Workers' Pantomime (Indignation of the Workers)    2:27

17- Act 1. The Department Works    0:46

18- Act 2. Prelude: A Sacristan, A Lad, Women in Shabby Coats, A Priest and Pioneers    3:18

19- Act 2. Pantomime and Dance of the Priest    3:04

20- Act 2. Enter Pilgrims    1:36

21- Act 2. Dance of the Young Communist League    8:17

22- Act 2. Kozelkov's Dance    1:57

23- Act 2. Dance of the Women in Shabby Coats    3:51

24- Act 2. The Lad's Dance    1:51

25- Act 2. Dance of the Members of the Young Communist League, Dance of the Sacristan and Scene of the    4:23



Disc 2

The Bolt, ballet, Op. 27

1 - Act 2. Dance of the Ruffians    4:56

2 - Act 2. Ruffians' Dance and Scene of Lyonka and the Priest    3:35

3 - Act 2. Kozelkov Pantomime and Boris and Olga Pantomime    7:06

4 - Act 2. Dance of Kozelkov and his Friends    5:29

5 - Act 3. Interlude    4:20

6 - Act 3. Exit from Work    0:52

7 - Act 3. Scene of the Bolt    10:36

8 - Act 3. March    0:55

9 - Act 3. The Naval Disarmament Conference    2:58

10- Act 3. Dance of the Aesthete Women    2:42

11- Act 3. A Conciliator    2:31

12- Act 3. Dance of the Textile Workers    3:59

13- Act 3. Dance of the Carter    1:50

14- Act 3. Dance of the Colonial Bondmaid    4:24

15- Act 3. Dance of the Youths and Girls form the Young Communist League    3:00

16- Act 3. The Exposure of the Provocation (The Story of the Land)    4:03

17- Act 3. The Red Army Dances    9:43

18- Act 3. Final Dance and Apotheosis    2:21 







Paul Barker Cover Photo
Roy Bivon Liner Note Translation
Ben Connellan Editing, Engineer
Brian Couzens Producer
Sarah Haines Art Direction
Brigitte Pinaud Liner Note Translation
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 
Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conductor, Piano, Vocals
Antonie von Schonfeld Liner Note Translation
Jaquetta Sergeant Cover Design
Richard Smoker Assistant Engineer
Stockholm Transport Band Band
Manashir Yakubov Liner Notes 





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