Rachmaninov: 3 Symphonies · The Rock / Berliner Philharmoniker/ Lorin Maazel (2 CD) (FLAC)

 

Rachmaninov: 3 Symphonies · The Rock / Berliner Philharmoniker/ Lorin Maazel

CD 1

Symphony Nº 2 in E minor, op.27

1-1 Largo - Allegro Moderato 17:55

1-2 Allegro Molto 9:21

1-3 Adagio 15:29

1-4 Allegro Vivace 13:07

Symphony Nº 1 in D minor, op. 13

1-5 Grave - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Vivace 13:58

1-6 Allegro Animato 8:42

CD 2

Symphony Nº 1 in D minor

2-1 Larghetto 9:04

2-2 Allegro Con Fuoco 12:29

Symphony Nº 3 in A minor, op.44

2-3 Lento - Allegro Moderato - Allegro 12:24

2-4 Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Vivace 11:29

2-5 Allegro - Allegro Vivace 11:47

"The Rock", op.7

2-6 The Rock 12:39

Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninov

Conductor – Lorin Maazel

Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

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Sergei Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works / The USSR State Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov (6 CD) (FLAC)

 

Sergei Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works / The USSR State Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov 

Disk 1 (1:02:30)

Symphony No. 1 in D Minor (Op. 13)

1. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo

2. Allegro animato

3. Larghetto

4. Allegro con fuoco

5. The Rock (Op. 7) (15:10)

Disk 2 (1:14:25)

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor (Op. 27)

1. Largo - Allegro moderato

2. Allegro molto

3. Adagio

4. Allegro vivace

5. Isle of the Dead (Op. 29) 

Disk 3 (1:12:58)

Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (Op. 44) 

1. Lento - Allegro moderato

2. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace

3. Allegro

Symphonic Dances (Op. 45)

4. Non allegro - Lento - Tempo I

5. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) 

6. Lento assai - Allegro vivace

Disk 4 (0:52:44)

Six Choruses for Female Voices and Piano

1. Glory to People (lyrics by N. Nekrasov) 

2. Night (lyrics by V. Lodyzhensky) 

3. Pine Tree (lyrics by M. Lermontov) 

4. Waves Are Dreaming (lyrics by K. Romanov) 

5. Caged Nightingale (lyrics by  by N. Tsygankov) 

6. Angel (lyrics by M. Lermontov) 

7. Spring: Cantata for Bariton, Chorus and Orchestra (lyrics by N. Nekrasov) (Op. 20)

Aleko: Orchestral Fragments

8. Introduction

9. Women’s Dance

10. Intermezzo

11. Men’s Dance

Disk 5 (0:50:14)

The Bells: Poem for Sytmphony Orchestra, Choris and Soloists (lyrics by E. A. Poe, Russian text by K. Balmont) (Op. 35)

1. Allegro ma non tanto

2. Lento

3. Presto

4. Lento lugubre

5. Vocalise (Op. 34:14) (orchestrated by B. Kin) (8:53)

Disk 6 (1:14:01)

1. Prince Rostislav (1891) 

2. Capriccio on Gypsy Themes (Op. 12) 

3. Scherzo for Orchestra in D Minor (1887) 

Moments musicaux (Op. 16)

4. Andante cantabile in B Minor (Op. 16:3) 

5. Adagio sostenuto in D Flat Major (Op. 16:5) 

6. Vocalise (Op. 34:14) (piano transcription by E. Svetlanov) 

7. Prelude in D Major - Andante cantabile (Op. 23:4) 

8. Elégie in E Flat Minor (Op. 3:1) 

Performers:

The USSR State Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov (I:1-5; II:2-5; III:1-6; IV:7-11; V:1-5; VI:1-3)

Evgeny Svetlanov (piano) (IV:1-6; VI:4-8)

Female group of the USSR TV and Radio Chorus, Artistic Director: Lyudmila Yermakova (IV:1-6)

Alexei Maslennikov (tenor) (V:1)

Galina Pisarenko (soprano) (V:2)

Sergei Yakovenko (bariton) (IV:7; V:4)

Yurlov Russian Choir, Artistic Directors: Stanislav Gusev (IV:7), Yuri Ukhnov (V:1-4)

Recorded 1966 (I:1-4; II:5), 1968 (II:1-4; III:1-3), 1973 (I:5, IV:8-11; V:5; VI:1-3), 1979 (V:1-4), 1984 (IV:7), 3.02.1986 (III:4-6, IV:1-6) , 1989 (VI:4-8)

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Sibelius: Symphonies No 2 & No.4 and Tapiola; Rachmaninov: The Isle of The Dead / Ernest Ansermet / L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (2 CD) (FLAC)

Sibelius: Symphonies No 2 & No.4 and Tapiola; Rachmaninov: The Isle of The Dead / Ernest Ansermet / L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

CD 1  

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (1901-1902) [42:31]
01. - Allegretto
02. - Tempo Andante
03. - Vivacissimo
04. - Allegro Moderato

05. Tapiola, Op. 112 (1926) [16:23]




CD 2  

Symphony No. 4 in A minor. Op. 63 (1911) [35:37]
01. - Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
02. - Allegro molto vivace
03. - Il tempo largo
04. - Allegro

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

05. The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (1909) [19:33]





L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande 
conducted by Ernest Ansermet (Sibelius)

Paris Conservatoire Orchestra 
conducted by Ernest Ansermet (Rachmaninov)

rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, October 1963 (Symphony No. 2) 
November 1963 (Symphony No. 4, Tapiola) 
La Maison de la Mutualité, Paris, France, September 1954 (Rachmaninov)






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Rachmaninov: The Symphonies (Symphonies 1-3; The Bells; Symphonic Dances; The Isle of the Dead) / Vladimir Ashkenazy / Concertgebouw Orchestra (3 CD) (FLAC)

Rachmaninov: The Symphonies (Symphonies 1-3; The Bells; Symphonic Dances; The Isle of the Dead) / Vladimir Ashkenazy / Concertgebouw Orchestra

Disc 1

  Symphony No.1 In D Minor, Op.13

1-1 I: Grave — Allegro Ma Non Troppo 13:10

1-2 II: Allegro Animato 7:44

1-3 III: Larghetto 8:53

1-4 IV: Allegro Con Fuoco 12:47


Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

1-5 I: Non Allegro 11:19

1-6 II: Andante Con Moto (Tempo Di Valse) 8:53

1-7 III: Lento Assai — Allegro Vivace 13:29




Disc 2

Symphony No.2 In E Minor, Op.27

2-1 I. Largo — Allegro Moderato 18:04

2-2 II. Allegro Molto 9:37

2-3 III. Adagio 14:21

2-4 IV. Allegro Vivace 13:11



2-5 The Isle Of The Dead, Op.29 20:56




Disc 3

Symphony No.3 In A Minor, Op.44

3-1 I. Lento — Allegro Moderato 17:01

3-2 II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo — Allegro Vivace 12:35

3-3 III. Allegro 12:25


The Bells, Op.35

3-4 I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 6:15

3-5 II. Lento 11:03

3-6 III. Presto 8:20

3-7 IV. Lento Lugubre 10:36



    Art Direction – Lucy Gowans
    Baritone Vocals – Tom Krause (tracks: 3-7)
    Chorus – Chorus Of The Concertgebouw Orchestra (tracks: 3-4 to 3-7)
    Chorus Master – Arthur Oldham (tracks: 3-4 to 3-7)
    Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninov
    Conductor – Vladimir Ashkenazy
    Engineer – Colin Moorfoot, John Dunkerley (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3), Kenneth Wilkinson (tracks: 1-
    1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-3)
    Liner Notes [Translated By] – Dennis Collins (2), Theo Schmitt
    Orchestra – Concertgebouw Orchestra
    Photography By – Akg London
    Producer – Andrew Cornall (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3), Christopher Raeburn (tracks: 3-4 to 3-7)
    Soprano Vocals – Natalia Troitskaya (tracks: 3-5)
    Tenor Vocals – Ryszard Karczykowski (tracks: 3-4)





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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Evgeny Svetlanov / BBC Symphony Orchestra (FLAC)

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Evgeny Svetlanov / BBC Symphony Orchestra 



The Bells Op.35

Baritone Vocals – Sergei Leiferkus
Chorus – BBC Symphony Chorus 
Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninov 
Orchestra – BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Soprano Vocals – Elena Prokina 
Tenor Vocals – Daniil Shtoda


1 I Allegro Ma Non Tanto (The Silver Sleigh Bells) 7:23
2 II Lento (The Mellow Wedding Bells) 11:26
3 III Presto (The Loud Alarum Bells) 9:05
4 IV Lento (The Mournful Iron Bells) 12:00




Alexander Nevsky Op.78

Chorus – Philharmonia Chorus 
Composed By – Sergei Prokofiev 
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Alfreda Hodgson 
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra

 
5 I Russia Under The Mongolian Yoke 2:43
6 II Song About Alexander Nevsky 3:21
7 III The Crusaders In Pskov 6:25
8 IV Arise, Ye Russian People 2:22
9 V The Battle On The Ice 12:06
10 VI The Field Of The Dead 6:47
11 VII Alexander's Entry Into Pskov 4:40









Art Direction – Georgina Curtis
Conductor – Evgeny Svetlanov
Executive-Producer – John Pattrick
Liner Notes – Colin Anderson (4), Marina Bower
Liner Notes [Booklet Edited By] – WLP Ltd.
Liner Notes [Translated By] – Dennis Collins (2), Eckhardt Van Den Hoogen
Music Consultant [Executive] – Stephen Wright (6)
Music Consultant [Rights Executive] – Aurélie Baujean
Photography By – T. Martinot
Recorded By – BBC
Remastered By – Paul Baily


Recorded live:
Rachmaninov in the Barbican Hall, London on 19th April 2002
Prokofiev in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 30th January 1988 









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Rachmaninov: Vespers / Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (FLAC)

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Choir Of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury




Vespers: Vsenoshchnoe Bdenie - All-Night Vigil Op.37 60:51

1 - Vosstanite…Slava Svyatei 1:13
    Bass Vocals [Deacon] – Jan LochmannTenor 
    Vocals [Priest] – Richard Eteson


2 - 1. Priidite, Poklonimsya (O Come, Let Us Worship) 1:52

3 - 2. Blagoslovi, Dushe Moya', Gospoda (Praise The Lord, O My Soul) 5:53
    Alto Vocals – Margaret Cameron


4 - 3. Blazhen Muzh (Blessed Is The Man) 5:15

5 - 4. Svete Tikhii (Hail, Gladdening Light) 2:51
    Tenor Vocals – James Gilchrist


6 - 5. Nyne Otpushchaeshi (Nunc Dimittis) 3:28
    Tenor Vocals – James Gilchrist


7 - 6. Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin Mother Of God) 3:03

8 - 7. Shestopsalmie (Hexapsalmos) 2:38

9 - 8. Khvalite Imya Gospodne (O Praise The Name Of The Lord) 2:06

10- 9. Blagosloven Esi, Gospodi (Blessed Art Thou, O Lord) 6:11
    Tenor Vocals – James Gilchrist


11- 10. Voskresenie Khristovo Videvshe (Having Beheld The Resurrection) 2:56

12- 11. Velichit Dusha Moya Gospoda (Magnificat) 9:32

13- 12. Slavoslovie Velikoe (The Great Doxology) 6:58

14- 13. Tropar': Dnes' Spasenie (Today Is Salvation Come) 1:53

15- 14. Tropar': Voskres Iz Groba (Thou Didst Rise From The Tomb) 3:05

16- 15. Vzbrannoi Voevode (To Thee, Our Leader In Battle) 1:50







Choir – Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Composed By – Sergei Rachmaninov
Directed By – Stephen Cleobury
Engineer [Balance] – Simon Rhodes
Other [Assistant Language Coach] – Jan Lochmann
Other [Language Coach] – Xenia De Berner
Photography – Camil Vojnar
Producer, Edited By – Simon Kiln


Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, 21–25 June 1998 








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Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom / King's College Choir of Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury (FLAC)

Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom / King's College Choir of Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury 





Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, for chorus, Op. 31


1 - Blessing (Blagoslovenie) / Great Litany (Velikaya Yektenia)  6:10

2 - First Antiphon ('Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Gospoda')  3:10

3 - Small Litany (Malaya Yektenia)  1:39

4 - Second Antiphon ('Yedinorodnï Sïne')  2:17

5 - Small Litany (Malaya Yektenia)  1:41

6 - Third Antiphon ('Vo tsarstvii tvoem')  5:08

7 - Little Entrance ('Priidite, poklonimsa')  1:19

8 - Trisagion (Trisvatoe)  1:49

9 - Cherubic Hymn ('Ishe Heruvim')  4:46

10- Litany of Supplication (Prositelnaya Yektenia)  5:41

11- The Creed (Simvol Verï)  6:50

12- 'Mercy and peace' ('Milost Mira')  4:47

13- 'We praise you' ('Tebe poem')  2:44

14- Hymn to the Mother of God ('Dostoyno Yest')  2:27

15- 'First of all remember, Lord' ('F pervïh pmyani')  1:48

16- The Lord's Prayer ('Otche nash')  5:37

17- 'One is Holy' ('Yedin svat')  1:49

18- Communion Verse  2:01

19- Communion of the Faithful (Prichastie Vernïh)  2:30

20- 'Let our mouths be filled' ('Da ispolnyatsa usta nasha')  3:31

21- Small Litany (Malaya Yektenia)  2:18

22- 'Blessed be the name of the Lord' ('Budi Imya Gospodne')  0:46

23- Dismissal and Blessing (Otpust i Blagoslovenie) / Many Years (Mnogoletstvovanie)  4:12






Xenia de Berner Language Coach
Stephen Cleobury Director
Dennis Collins Liner Note Translation
Mike Cox Technical Engineer
Sally Drew Editing
Simon Eadon Balance Engineer
Edmund Forey Editorial
Simon Fowler Photography
Caroline Haigh Editing
Richard Hale Technical Engineer
Eckhardt van den Hoogen Liner Note Translation
Jennifer Howells Editing
Kyril Jenner Liner Notes
Stephen Johns Producer
King's College Choir of Cambridge  
Paul Mitchell Design
Peter Scorer Vocals
Tobias Sims Transliteration, Vocals  










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Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Spring, Three Russian Songs (Noseda)

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Spring; Three Russian Songs - Gianandrea Noseda / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Chorus



1  Spring, Op. 20 14:46


Three Russian Songs, Op. 41

2.1.  Moderato (alla breve). Allegro assai - Più vivo - Moderato - Tempo 1 (poco meno mosso) - Più mosso 3:06

3.2.  Largo 4:41

4.3.  Allegro moderato (Alla marcia, al rigore di tempo) - Meno mosso 3:50



The Bells, Op. 35

5.1. Allegro, ma non tanto. Meno mosso - Largo un poco - Tempo 1 - Meno mosso. Maestoso
Sergey Rachmaninov 6:21

6.2. Lento. Poco più mosso - Tempo 1 - Poco più mosso - Tempo 1 - Poco più mosso - Più mosso - Meno mosso - Adagio - Poco più mosso 10:28

7.3. Presto. Meno mosso - Tempo 1 - Meno mosso - Poco meno - Poco meno - Meno mosso - Prestissimo - Calando - Meno mosso - Prestissimo 9:13

8.4. Lento lugubre. Poco più mosso - Poco più mosso - Poco più mosso - Allegro - Andante - Tempo 1 - 10:21




BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda
Misha Didyk, Tenor
Alexei Tanovitski, Bass
Svetla Vassileva, Soprano










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