Simon Rattle – Russian Music [EMI edition]

tribute to Sir Simon Rattle on his birthday

(born 19 January 1955)

CD 1:
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (orch. Glazunov & Rimsky-Korsakov)

CD 2:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Symphony No.2 in E minor
Vocalise

CD 3:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 *
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43 *

CD 4:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Symphonic Dances Op.45
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10

CD 5:
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 +

CD 6:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.4 in C minor
Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931):
Zeitgestatten (excerpts)

CD 7:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.10 in E minor

CD 8:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No. 14, for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion #


Cécile Ousset - piano *
Andrei Gavrilov - piano +
Karita Mattila - soprano #
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone #

London Symphony Orchestra
Philarmonia Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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