Rozhdestvensky: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (2 CD, APE)

Composer: Pyotr Il’yoch Tchaikovsky
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Audio CD
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Melodiya
ASIN: B000001HDQ
Size: 388 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Disc: 1
01. Overture
02. Act 1, Scene 1: The Decoration Of The Christmas Tree
03. Act 1, Scene 1: March
04. Act 1, Scene 1: Children’s Galopp And Entrance Of The Parents
05. Act 1, Scene 1: Drosselmeyer’s Arrival
06. Act 1, Scene 1: Scene And Grandfather-Dance
07. Act 1, Scene 1: Depart Of The Guests. Night- The Magic Spell Begins
08. Act 1, Scene 1: The Battle
09. Act 1, Scene 2: In The Pine Forest
10. Act 1, Scene 2: Waltz Of The Snowflakes

Disc: 2
01. Act 2, Scene 3: Confiturenbourg Castle
02. Act 2, Scene 3: Clara And The Prince
03. Act 2, Scene 3: Divertimento: Chocolate: Spanish Dance
04. Act 2, Scene 3: Divertimento: Coffee: Arabian Dance
05. Act 2, Scene 3: Divertimento: Tea: Chinese Dance
06. Act 2, Scene 3: Divertimento: Trepak (Russian Dance)
07. Act 2, Scene 3: Divertimento: Dance Of The Reed-Pipes
08. Act 2, Scene 3: Divertimento: Mother Gigogne And The Clowns
09. Act 2, Scene 3: Waltz Of The Flowers
10. Act 2, Scene 3: Pas De Deux: Dance Of The Prince And The Sugar-Plum Fairy
11. Act 2, Scene 3: Pas De Deux: Variation I: Tarantella
12. Act 2, Scene 3: Pas De Deux: Variation II: Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
13. Act 2, Scene 3: Pas De Deux: Coda
14. Act 2, Scene 3: Final Waltz And Apotheosis

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Rozhdestvensky: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (24bit/48kHz, 2 LP, FLAC)

Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Vinyl
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Melodiya
Size: 846 MB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Ouverture

Act 1. Scene 1.
02. Scene. Decorating the Christmas Tree
03. March
04. Children’s gallop and parents’ dance
05. Scene with dances
06. Scene and Gross-vater dance
07. Scene. (The guests leave. Night)
08. Scene. (The battle)

Act 1. Scene 2.
09. Scene. (Fir wood in winter)
10. Waltz of the snowflakes

Act 2. Scene 3.
11. Scene. (Palace of Sweetmeats)
12. Scene. (arrival of Clara and Nutcracker)
13. Divertissement
a). Chokolate (The Spanish dance)
b. Coffee (The Arabian dance)
c). Tea (The Chineese dance)
d). Trepak (The Russian dance)
e). Dance of the little shepherds
f). Mother Gigogne and buffoons
13. Waltz of the flowers
14. Pas de Deux

Variation I
Variation II
Coda

16. Final dance and apotheosis

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Shostakovich Edition - Symphonies, Concertos, Etc (27 CD boxset, APE)

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Sergei Aleksashkin, Alla Simoni, Vladimir Vaneev, Cristina Ortiz, David Oistrakh, Alexander Ivashkin, Godfried Hoogeveen, Paul Rosenthal, Edward Auer, Christiaan Bor, Marcus Thompson, Nathaniel Rosen, Ronald Brautigam, Isabelle van Keulen, Klára Würtz, Timora Rosler, Colin Stone, Peter Devos, Marc Sonnaert, Dirk Van den Hauwe, Dirk Van de Velde
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai, Theodore Kuchar, Paavo Berglund, Eugeny Mravinsky, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Valeri Polyanskii
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Moscow Choral Academy, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra, Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonia Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Rubio String Quartet
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 27 CD box set
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Size: 6.75 GB
Recovery: +3%
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1. Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924-1925; USSR

2. Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 14 “To October” by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; USSR

3. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 “First of May” by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929; USSR

4. Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935-1936; USSR

5. Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; USSR

6. Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; USSR

7. Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 60 “Leningrad” by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; USSR

8. Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; USSR

9. Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; USSR

10. Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1953; USSR

11. Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 “Year 1905″ by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; USSR

12. Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 “To the Memory of Lenin – 1917″ by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1961; USSR

13. Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 “Babi Yar” by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Sergei Aleksashkin (Bass)
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Choral Academy
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1962; USSR

14. Symphony no 14 in G minor, Op. 135 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Alla Simoni (Soprano), Vladimir Vaneev (Bass)
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1969; USSR

15. Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1971; USSR

16. Symphony for Strings and Woodwinds in F major, Op. 73a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR

17. Chamber Symphony in D major, Op. 83a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR

Notes: This work is Rudolf Barshai’s arrangement of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 4.
18. Chamber Symphony in C major, Op. 49a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; USSR

19. Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; USSR

Notes: This work is Rudolf Barshai’s 1960 arrangement of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8.
20. Chamber Symphony in A flat major, Op. 118a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano, Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; USSR

Notes: This work is Rudolf Barshai’s 1964 arrangement of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 10.
21. Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 2, Op. 50b by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; USSR

22. Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; USSR

23. Bolt Suite, Op. 27a “Ballet Suite no 5″ by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; USSR

24. Limpid Stream Suite, Op. 39a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; USSR

25. Age of Gold Suite, Op. 22a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; USSR

26. Hamlet: Suite, Op. 32a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; USSR

27. Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1955; USSR

28. Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; USSR

29. Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; USSR

30. Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922; USSR

31. Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
Conductor: Eugen Mravinsky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR

Notes: This concerto was originally published in 1956 as Op. 99.
Composition written: USSR (1947 – 1955).
32. Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1967; USSR

33. Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Alexander Ivashkin (Cello)
Conductor: Valeri Polyanskii
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; USSR

34. Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Alexander Ivashkin (Cello)
Conductor: Valeri Polyanskii
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966; USSR

35. Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Godfried Hoogeveen (Cello), Paul Rosenthal (Violin), Edward Auer (Piano),
Christiaan Bor (Violin), Marcus Thompson (Viola)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; USSR

36. Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Nathaniel Rosen (Cello), Edward Auer (Piano), Christiaan Bor (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USSR

37. Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Ronald Brautigam (Piano), Isabelle van Keulen (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1968; USSR

38. Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Ronald Brautigam (Piano), Isabelle van Keulen (Viola)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1975; USSR

39. Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Klára Würtz (Piano), Timora Rosler (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; USSR

40. Sonata for Piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 61 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Timora Rosler (Cello), Colin Stone (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; USSR

41. Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USSR

42. Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; USSR

43. Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1970; USSR

44. Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946; USSR

45. Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; USSR

46. Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; USSR

47. Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 122 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966; USSR

48. Quartet for Strings no 12 in D flat major, Op. 133 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1968; USSR

49. Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Dirk Van de Velde (Violin), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Peter Devos (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1949; USSR

50. Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, Op. 101 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin), Dirk Van de Velde (Violin), Peter Devos (Cello),
Marc Sonnaert (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; USSR

51. Quartet for Strings no 10 in A flat major, Op. 118 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin), Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; USSR

52. Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; USSR

53. Quartet for Strings no 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Peter Devos (Cello), Dirk Van de Velde (Violin),
Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1973; USSR

54. Quartet for Strings no 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin), Dirk Van de Velde (Violin),
Peter Devos (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1974; USSR

55. Quartet for Strings no 5 in B flat major, Op. 92 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Peter Devos (Cello), Marc Sonnaert (Viola), Dirk Van den Hauwe (Violin),
Dirk Van de Velde (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rubio String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; USSR

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Arrau in Moscow 1968 (2 CD, FLAC)

Composer: Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Claudio Arrau
Orchestra: USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Doremi
Size: 592 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Brahms:
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 In Bb Major
USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Live Performance, Grand Hall, Moscow, May 31, 1968

Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 13 In Eb Major, No. 1 Quasi una Fantasia
Piano Sonata No. 26 In Eb Major, Les Adieux
Live Performance, Moscow, May 1968

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Richter - Concerto Edition (10 CD box set, FLAC)

Performer: Sviatoslav Richter
Composer: Johann S. Bach, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, et al.
Audio CD (July 26, 2011)
Number of Discs: 10
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
ASIN: B004HGQXEK
Size: 2.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
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CD 01
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D minor BWV1052
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling
Recorded 22.04.1955

Keyboard Concerto No.3 in D major BWV1054
Keyboard Concerto in G minor BWV1058
Students’ Orchestra of the Moscow State Conservatory
Yuri Nikolayevsky
Recorded 19.12.1983

CD 02
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat major K271
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded 25.03.1966

Piano Concerto No.17 in G major K453
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai
Recorded 10.04.1968

CD 03
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Karl Eliasberg
Recorded 20.05.1958

Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major K595
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded 28.03.1973

CD 04
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major K449
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai
Recorded 27.05.1973

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37
Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling

Choral Fantasy in C minor Op.80
USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Kurt Sanderling
Recorded 22.03.1952

CD 05
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Op.54
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
George Georgescu
Recorded 17.04.1958

Pyotr I’lyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.23
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded 09.04.1968

CD 06
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major Op.83
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
George Georgescu
Recorded 17.04.1958

Richard Strauss
Burleske in D minor
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Recorded 18.12.1961

CD 07
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded 22.12.1966

César Franck
Les Djinns
Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded 30.12.1952

Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto in D major Hob.XVIII/11
Minsk Chamber Orchestra
Yuri Tsiryuk
Recorded 19.11.1983

CD 08
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Concerto in G minor Op.33
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded 29.05.1966

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat major Op.10
Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded 31.05.1952

CD 09
Bela Bartók
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21/Sz95
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded 06.05.1967

Benjamin Britten
Piano Concerto No.1 in D major Op.13
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded 28.05.1967

CD 10
Alban Berg
Chamber Concerto for piano, violin and 13 wind instruments
Oleg Kagan, violin
All-Union Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai
Recorded 09.04.1972

Paul Hindemith
Kammermusik No.2
Moscow Conservatory Orchestra
Yuri Nikolayevsky
Recorded 22.05.1978

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The Perlman Edition (15 CD box set, FLAC)

Performer: Jules Eskin, Israel Zohar
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Max Bruch, Jean Sibelius, Christian Sinding, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, et al.
Audio CD (May 4, 2004)
Number of Discs: 15
Format: FLAC (tracks+cue)
Label: EMI Classics
ASIN: B0000AF1O4
Size: 4.7 GB
Recovery: +3%
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# Piano Trio in B flat major (“Archduke”), Op. 97
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

# Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO 38
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

# Piano Trio in D major (“Ghost”), Op. 70/1
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

# Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op. 44
Composed by Max Bruch
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos

# Scottish Fantasy, for violin & orchestra, Op. 46
Composed by Max Bruch
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos

# Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Andre Previn

# Suite for violin & orchestra in A Minor, Op 10 (“Suite in the Old Style”)
Composed by Christian Sinding
Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Andre Previn

# Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Andre Previn

# Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

# Sérénade mélancolique, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in B minor, Op. 26
Composed by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

# Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Andre Previn

# Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

# Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

# Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman
Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

# Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (revised as Op. 99)
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

# Pieces (5) for 2 violins & piano (arranged from theater music by Atovmyan) 1. Praeludium
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders, Pinchas Zukerman
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

# Pieces (5) for 2 violins & piano (arranged from theater music by Atovmyan) 2. Gavotte
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders, Pinchas Zukerman
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

# Pieces (5) for 2 violins & piano (arranged from theater music by Atovmyan) 3. Waltzes
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders, Pinchas Zukerman
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

# Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

# Violin Concerto No.1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Lawrence Foster

# Concert Fantasy on themes from Bizet’s “Carmen,” for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op 25
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Lawrence Foster

# Introduction and Tarantella, for violin & orchestra, Op 43
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
with Itzhak Perlman, Abbey Road Ensemble
Conducted by Lawrence Foster

# Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) (“Gypsy Airs”), Op. 20
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
with Itzhak Perlman, Abbey Road Ensemble
Conducted by Lawrence Foster

# Violin Concerto in A minor (2 versions), B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Romance for violin & orchestra in F minor (arr. from Andante of Str Qrt No. 5), B. 39 (Op. 11)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Sonatina for violin & piano in G major (“Indian Lament”), B. 183 (Op. 100)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Romantic Pieces (4) for violin & piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (rev. of Miniatures, B. 149)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Concert Caprice, for violin & piano, Op 5/4
Composed by Ottokar Novacek
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Berceuse Sfaradite for violin & piano
Composed by Paul Ben Haim
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Zapateado for violin & piano, Op. 23/2
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Estrellita for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Manuel Ponce
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Guitarre, for piano, Op 45
Composed by Moritz Moszkowski
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Nocturne for piano No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 123
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Presto for piano in B flat major, FP 70
Composed by Francis Poulenc
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# The Swan (from “Carnival of the Animals”), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Toccata for harpsichord in A
Composed by Domenico Paradies
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# La capricieuse — morceau de genre, for violin & piano, Op. 17
Composed by Edward Elgar
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Old Folks at Home, for voice & piano
Composed by Stephen Foster
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Souvenir d’Amérique, variations on “Yankee Doodle”, for violin & piano, Op. 17
Composed by Henri Vieuxtemps
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat
Composed by Maria Theresia von Paradis
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Cavatina for violin & piano, Op. 85/3
Composed by Joseph Joachim Raff
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Spanish Dances, for violin & piano, Op. 21, No. 1, Malagueña, Op. 21/1
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Caprice basque, for violin & piano, Op 24
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Spanish Dances, for violin & piano, Op. 22, No. 1, Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22/1
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# A Yiddish Mamme
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# As der Rebbe Elimelech is gevoyrn asoi freylach
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Israel Zohar
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Reyzele
Composed by Mordechai Gebirtig
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Israel Zohar
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Oifn Pripetshok (At the Fireplace)
Composed by Mark Warshavsky
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Doyna
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Israel Zohar
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Raisins and Almonds (Rozhinkes mit Mandelen) for voice & piano
Composed by Abraham Goldfaden
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Israel Zohar
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Oif’n Weyg steyt a Boim
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Song (A Dudele)
Composed by Reb Levi Yitzhak
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Israel Zohar
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Where Shall I Go? (Vi ahin soll ich geyn?)
Composed by Oscar Strock
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Dov Seltzer

# Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Scherzo for violin & piano in C minor (third movement of “F-A-E Sonata”), WoO posth. 2
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in D minor, WoO 1/2
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in A major, WoO 1/7
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in E minor, WoO 1/9
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Paris Orchestra (members of)
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Jean Martinon

# Poème, for violin & orchestra, Op. 25
Composed by Ernest Chausson
Performed by Paris Orchestra (members of)
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Jean Martinon

# Havanaise, in E major for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 83
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Paris Orchestra (members of)
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Jean Martinon

# Méditation, violin & orchestra version and various arrangements (from opera “Thäis”)
Composed by Jules Massenet
with Itzhak Perlman, Abbey Road Ensemble
Conducted by Lawrence Foster

# Tzigane, rhapsodie de concert, for violin & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Paris Orchestra (members of)
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Jean Martinon

# Serenade (after Plato: Symposium), for violin, harp, percussion & strings; also for violin & piano
Composed by Leonard Bernstein
Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra
with Jules Eskin, Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa

# Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Composed by Samuel Barber
Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa

# American Pieces (3) for violin & piano
Composed by Lukas Foss
Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa

# Caprice Viennois for violin & piano/orchestra, Op.2
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Songs My Mother Taught Me for violin & piano (transcription of Dvorak’s Gypsy Songs, Op. 55/4)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Tempo Di Menuetto in the Style of Pugnani for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Slavonic Dance No. 2 for violin & piano in E minor (transcription of Dvorák’s Slavonic Dance No. 10, Op. 72/2)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) for violin & piano (transcriptin of Gluck’s Lento from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Danse Espagnole for violin & piano (transcription of Granados’ Andaluza, Op. 37/5)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Mazurka for violin & piano in A minor (transcription of Chopin’s Op. 67/4)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Sérénade Espagnole for violin & piano (transcription of work by Chaminade)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Serenade for violin & piano (transcription from Lehár’s Frasquita)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# March of the Toy Soldiers
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Syncopation for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Molly on the Shore, Irish reel for violin & piano (transcription of work by Grainger)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Andantino in the Style of Padre Martini, for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Slavonic Dance No. 3 for violin & piano in G major (transcription of Dvorák’s Slavonic Dance No. 16, Op. 72/8)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Liebesleid “Love’s Sorrow” for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice for violin solo, Op 6
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Tango for violin & piano (transcription of Albéniz’s Op. 165/2)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Tambourin Chinois for violin & piano, Op 3
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Romanza for violin & piano in A major (Transcription of Schumann’s Op. 94/2)
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
with Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders

# Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with English Chamber Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with English Chamber Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor (“Double”), BWV 1043
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with English Chamber Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

# Concerto for oboe & violin (or 2 violins), strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1060R
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
with Ray Still
Conducted by Itzhak Perlman

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Maria Yudina Edition (8 CD, FLAC)

Audio CD (February 10, 2009)
Number of Discs: 8
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Brilliant Classics
ASIN: B001OBVABM
Size: 1.93 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Disc: 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
1. Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor BWV903
The Well-Tempered Clavier:
Book I ( selection )
2. Prelude & Fugue No.24 in B minor
3. Prelude & Fugue No.20 in A minor
4. Prelude & Fugue No.19 in A
5. Prelude & Fugue No.23 in B
6. Prelude & Fugue No.21 in B flat
7. Prelude & Fugue No.22 in B flat minor
Sonata No.3 for violin & keyboard
8. I. Adagio
9. II. Allegro
10. III. Adagio ma non tanto
Total: 65:41
Maria Yudina, piano
Marina Kozolupova, violin (8-11)

Disc: 2
JOSEPH HAYDN
Piano Sonata No.62 in E flat Hob.XVI:52
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Finale: Presto
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
4. ‘Duport’ Variations in D K573
5. Fantasia in D minor K397
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
6. Méditation (Album leaf for piano)
7. Sleza (A Tear)
8. Duma (Rêverie)
9. Scherzo in C sharp minor
Total: 54:34
Maria Yudina, piano

Disc: 3
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/FRANZ LISZT
1. Prelude & Fugue in A minor
FRANZ LISZT
2. Variations on Bach’s ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor Op.10 No.1
3. I. Allegro molto e con brio
4. II. Adagio molto
5. III. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111
6. I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
7. II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Total: 68:29
Maria Yudina, piano

Disc: 4
JOHANNES BRAHMS
1. Rhapsody in G minor Op.79 No.2
2. Intermezzo Op.116 No.2: Andante
Intermezzi Op.117
3. No.1: Andante moderato
4. No.2: Andante non troppo
5. No.3: Andante con moto
Intermezzi Op.118
6. No.1: Allegro assai, ma molto appassionato
7. No.2: Andante teneramente
8. No.3: Grazioso e giocoso
9. No.4: Allegretto un poco agitato
10. No.6: Andante, largo e mesto
FRANZ SCHUBERT
11. Impromptu in E flat D899 No.2
12. Impromptu in A flat D899 No.4
13. Impromptu in A flat D935 No.2
Total: 53:05
Maria Yudina, piano

Disc: 5
SERGEI TANEYEV
Piano Quartet in E Op.20
1. I. Allegro brillante
2. II. Adagio più tosto largo
3. III. Finale: Allegro molto
Piano Quintet in G minor Op.30
4. I. Introduzione: Adagio mesto – Allegro patetico
5. II. Scherzo: Presto
6. III. Largo
7. IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
Total: 76:49
Maria Yudina, piano
Beethoven Quartet
Dmitri Tsyganov, Vassily Shirinsky (4–7), violins
Vadim Borisovsky, viola • Sergei Shirinsky, cello

Disc: 6
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Visions fugitives Op.22 (selection)
1. No.1: Lentamente
2. No.2: Andante
3. No.3: Allegretto
4. No.4: Animato
5. No.5: Molto giocoso
6. No.6: Con eleganza
7. No.7: Arpa – Pittoresco
8. No.8: Comodo
9. No.9: Allegretto tranquillo
10. No.10: Ridicolosamente
11. No.11: Con vivacità
12. No.12: Assai moderato
13. No.13: Allegretto
14. No.16: Dolente
15. No.19: Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
Cello Sonata in C Op.119
16. I. Andante
17. II. Moderato – Andante dolce
18. III. Allegro ma non troppo
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Cello Sonata in D minor
19. I. Prologue
20. II. Sérénade
21. III. Finale
Total: 56:47
Maria Yudina, piano
Lev Evgrafov, cello (16-18)
Natalia Shakhovskaya, cello (19-21)

Disc: 7
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Concerto for piano & wind instruments
1. I. Largo – Allegro
2. II. Largo
3. III. Allegro
4. Circus Polka for a Young Elephant
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
5. Variations on a Theme by Paganini
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Preludes Op.1
6. No.1 in B minor: Andante non troppo
7. No.2 in D minor: Andante con moto
8. No.3 in D flat: Andantino
9. No.4 in B flat minor: Andantino con moto
10. No.5 in D minor: Allegro molto
11. No.6 in A minor: Lento
12. No.7 in C minor: Moderato
13. No.8 in E flat minor: Andante ma non troppo
14. No.9 in B flat minor: Lento, mesto
15. Variations in B flat minor Op.3
Total: 59:19
Maria Drozdova, piano (4–5)
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (1-3)
Maria Yudina, piano

Disc: 8
PAUL HINDEMITH
Viola Sonata in F Op.11 No.4
1. I. Fantasie
2. II. Thema und Variationen
3. III. Finale
ARTHUR HONEGGER
Viola Sonata
4. I. Andante – Vivace
5. II. Allegro moderato
6. III. Allegro non troppo
YURI SHAPORIN
Piano Sonata No.2 in B minor Op.7
7. I. Allegro agitato, alla toccata
8. II. Andante
9. III.Finale: Moderato assai
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
10. The Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon
11. Les Bouquinistes du quai Malaquais
ANDRÉ JOLIVET
Mana (selection)
12. La Chèvre
13. La Vache
14. La Princesse de Bali
Total: 67:53
Fyodor Druzhinin, viola (1–6)
Maria Yudina, piano

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Rozhdestvensky: Tchaikovsky - The Maid of Orleans (3 CD, APE)

Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Performer: Irina Arkhipova, Evgeny Vladimirov, Andrey Sokolov, Vladimir Makhov, Vladimir Valaitis, Sergei Yakovenko, Lev Vernigora, Claudia Radchenko, Viktor Selivanov, Alexander Sibirtsev, Vartan Mikaelian, Alexandra Firstova
Orchestra: USSR RTV Large Symphony
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Audio CD (February 23, 2010)
Number of Discs: 3
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Melodiya
ASIN: B0013V9RXG
Size: 894 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Beware. This is an historic recording and one of the worst I have encountered. Its origins seem to be a studio performance in front of a live – and reasonably quiet – audience in the studios of Radio France in 1975. I say ‘seem’ because the inadequate booklet provided with the set gives no details whatsoever of the recording’s origin. Arkhipova in the title role sings very well, but many of the minor roles exhibit the worst characteristics of Slavic singing – uncontrolled tone and formidable wobble. The acoustic does not help. Was the ‘studio’ the local swimming baths I wonder? And the sound itself is simply appalling. It is rather like listening at the end of one of those string and tin can ‘telephones’ made by children. There is no libretto provided, nor is the opera given complete: the ballet music is absent – this is not made clear. Although on three discs, the third is nothing to do with the Opera at all, consisting of songs and arias by a range of composers sung by Arkhipova. This, despite the fact that the labelling on disc three proclaims ‘The Maid of Orleans’. Isn’t this against the Trades Descriptions Act? If not, it should be. There is much fine music in this work, but it is ill-served by this issue. Buyer, take my advice. Look elsewhere. Trevor Cattell.

I am not an audiophile, and I have bought and enjoyed numerous of ‘historical’ recordings. I was especially pleased to see this newly released version of Maid of Orleans come on the market because it’s long been one of my favorite Tchaikovsky operas. I already have the wonderful Bolshoi DVD (2005), the 1949 Kirov recording with Preobrazhenskaya, conducted by Khaikin, and a Melodiya LP version from the 1970s, featuring Irina Arkhipova in the title role. This set is a live recording of a 1975 Paris performance, also with Arkhipova (and her husband Vladislav Piavko in the role of the Dauphin). But it’s an ordeal to listen to! The orchestra is barely audible, the singers fade in and out, and the audio squeals during Joan’s famous aria ‘Prostite vi.’ At times the shuffling of feet and movements of scenery–more audible than any live performance I’ve ever heard–are more clearly recorded than anything else. I wouldn’t be surprised if this recording was made by someone with a not very good tape recorder, sitting somewhere in the house. Part of disk 2 and all of disk 3 give us a 1983 recital by Arkhipova and Piavko, with some glorious singing, but also with a distracting amount of noise. Although the audience is well-behaved, we get a muffled, running conversation among two or more of the audience between each song/aria. Once again, my best guess is that what we’re hearing is a recording made by someone sitting in the hall. All in all, this is an incredibly shoddy recording, by turns painful and irritating. –T.J.Rice

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Russian Legends: Legendary Russian Soloists of the 20-th Century (100 CD boxset, WV)

# Audio CD
# Number of Discs: 100 CD box set
# Format: WavPack (image+cue)
# Label: Brilliant Classics
# ASIN: B000T2ONOI
# Size: 24 GB
# Recovery: +3%
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• Our series of historic radio recordings from Russian archives has proved very popular all over the world. Many people have chosen performance over recording quality. – which, when necessary, we have improved optimally. – Thus allowing themselves the infinite joy of listening to legendary performers.

• The musicians in this large set are all (living) legends indeed: pianists, Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Lazar Berman, Evgeny Kissin; violinists David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Viktor Tretiakov and Gidon Kremer; cellists Rostropovich and Daniel Shafran. Solo works, chamber music and works with orchestra are included.

• The recordings of lesser-known and hardly ever heard repertoire are a definite additional bonus of this series. The list of mainly Russian composers comprises such names as Catoire, Medtner, Kazhlaev, and Vladigerov.

• This 100 CD set is combination of previously issued sets, with the exception of the recordings of Gidon Kremer. Simultaneously with this 100 CD box we separately issue a set of 10 CD’s by this violinist.

• A great opportunity to acquire an valuable collection of historic material in one purchase.

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Rozhdestvensky: Bruckner - The Complete Symphonies vol.1,2 (2 x 8 CD box set, APE)

Composer: Anton Bruckner
Orchestra: USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 16 CD box set
Label: Melodiya
Size: 4.68 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Vol.1
CD1
[1-4] Symphony No.1 “Linz red.”

CD2
[1-4] Symphony No.1 “Viena red.”

CD3
[1-4] Symphony No.2 (1877 red.)

CD4
[1-4] Symphony No.3 (1877 red.)

CD5
[1-4] Symphony No.3 (1873 red.)

CD6
[1] Symphony No.3 (1876 red.) – Adagio
[2-5] Symphony No.3 (1889 red.)

CD7
[1-4] Symphony No.4 (1874 ver.)

CD8
[1] Symphony No.4 – Volksfest Finale
[2-5] Symphony No.4 (red. G.Mahler)

Vol.2
CD1
[1-4] Symphony No.4 (1878-1880 red.)

CD2
[1-4] Symphony No.5

CD3
[1-4] Symphony No.6

CD4
[1-4] Symphony No.7

CD5
[1-4] Symphony No.0
[5] Symphony No.8 – I.

CD6
[1-3] Symphony No.8 – II. III. IV.

CD7
[1-3] Symphony No.9

CD8
[1] Symphony No.9 – Finale (Samale, Mazzuca rec.)
[2-5] Symphony No.00 (red. 1863)

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