Lyapunov – Symphony no.2 – Svetlanov

Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924):
Symphony no.2 in B flat minor, op.66
Zelazowa Wola - symphonic poem, op.37

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto, Variations on a Rococo Theme – Oistrakh, Rostropovich

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35 *
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op.33 +

David Oistrakh - violin *
Mstislav Rostropovich - cello +
USSR Symphony Orchestra *
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra +
Kiril Kondrashin - conductor *
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky - conductor +

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Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky – Piano Works – Sviatoslav Richter

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Grand Sonata in G major, op.37
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures At An Exhibition

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Scriabin, Khachaturian – Symphonic Works – Kyrill Kondrashin

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Universe - Mysterium (reconstruction: Alexander Nemtin) *
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Piano Concerto in D flat major +

Alexei Lyubimov - piano *
Irina Orlova - organ *
Yakov Flier - piano +
USSR State Academy Chorus *
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kyrill Kondrashin - conductor

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Schumann – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition IV)

Vol.4 Melodiya Series

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasiestücke, op.12
Humoreske in B flat major, op.20
Noveletten (Nos.1, 2 & 8), op.21

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Scriabin, Myaskovsky, Prokofiev – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition X)

Vol.10 Melodiya Series

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
12 Etudes
Piano Sonata No.6, op.62
Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950):
Piano Sonata No.3 in C minor, op.19
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Sonata No.7 in B flat major, op.83

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition IX)

Vol.9 Melodiya Series

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Grand Sonata for Piano in G major, op.37
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an exhibition

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, Prokofiev – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition VIII)

Vol.8 Melodiya Series

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, op.30
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Piano Concerto No.1 in F minor, op.92
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat major, op.10

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition VII)

Vol.7 Melodiya Series

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.1 *
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 +

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra *
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra +
Kurt Sanderling - conductor

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Chopin, Saint-Saens, Franck – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition VI)

Vol.6 Melodiya Series

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21 *
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Piano Concerto No.5 in F major, op.103 +
César Franck (1822-1890):
Les Djinns - symphonic poem for Piano and Orchestra +

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
USSR Symphony Orchestra *
Moscow Youth Orchestra +
Yevgeny Svetlanov - conductor *
Kirill Kondrashin - conductor +

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Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition V)

Vol.5 Melodiya Series

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Moments musicaux, D 780
Impromptu in A flat major, D 935 no.2
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Etude, Op. 10 No. 3, in E major
Etude, Op. 25 No. 5, in E minor
Polonaise, Op. 26 No. 1, in C sharp minor
César Franck (1822-1890):
Prelude, Choral et Fugue
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Schubert – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition III)

Vol.3 Melodiya Series

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Sonata No.16 in A minor D.845
Piano Sonata No.17 in D major D 850

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Beethoven – Works for Piano – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition II)

Vol.2 Melodiya Series

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 "Pathétique"
8 Bagatelles
Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 "Appassionata"
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op.80 *

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
State Academy Russian Chorus *
USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra *
Kurt Sanderling - conductor *

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J.S.Bach – English Suite No.3, Piano Concertos – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition I)

Vol.1 Melodiya Series

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 808
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1052 *
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in C major BWV 1061 +

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Anatoly Vedernikov - piano *
USSR Symphony Orchestra *
Moscow Chamber Orchestra +
Kurt Sanderling - conductor *
Rudolf Barshai - conductor +

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.5) – Boccherini, Haydn, Tchaikovsky

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (No.9) in B flat major *
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (No.2) in D major Hob. VII:1 +
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op.33 #

Daniil Shafran - cello
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra *
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra +
Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Philarmonics #
Arvid Jansons - conductor *
Neeme Järvi - conductor +
Kirill Kondrashin - conductor #

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.4) – Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Italian Suite from the ballet "Pulcinella" (transcr.Grigory Piatigorsky)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op.119
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Sonata for Viola and Piano (transcr.Shafran)

Daniil Shafran - cello
Anton Ginsburg - piano +

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.3) – Brahms, Cincadze

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor, op.38 *
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F major, op.99 *
Sulkhan Cincadze (1925-1991):
Five Pieces for Cello and Piano +

Daniil Shafran - cello
Felix Gottlieb - piano *
Nina Musinian - piano +

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.2) – Chopin, Rachmaninov

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op.65
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op.19

Daniil Shafran - cello
Anton Ginsburg - piano

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.1) – Schubert, Schumann, Debussy

remembering Daniil Shafran on his birthday

(January 13, 1923 – February 7, 1997)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata (Sonatina) No.1 in D major, op.137 no.1, D.384 (transcr.Janos Starker) *
Sonata "Arpeggione" in A minor, D.821 +
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Adagio and Allegro for French Horn and Piano, op.70 (transcr.Daniil Shafran) *
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor *
Ministrels (Prelude no.12) (transcr.G.Pecker) *
Ministrels (Prelude No.3) (transcr.G.Gurt) *

Daniil Shafran - cello
Anton Ginsburg - piano *
Felix Gottlieb - piano +

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Khrennikov – Symphonies, Concertos – Various Artists

Tikhon Khrennikov (1913-2007):

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 in B flat minor, op.4
Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.9
Symphony No.3 in A major, op.22

USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov - conductor


CD 2:
Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in C major, op.14 *
Concerto No.2 for Violin and Orchestra in C major, op.23 *
Concerto No.1 for Cello and Orchestra, op.16 +
Concerto No.2 for Cello and Orchestra, op.30 #

Vadim Repin - violin *
Valentin Feigin - cello +
Mikhail Khomister - cello #

USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra * #
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra +
Evgeny Svetlanov - conductor * #
Maxim Shostakovich - conductor +


CD 3:
Concerto No.1 for Piano and Orchestra in F major, op.1 *
Concerto No.2 for Piano and Orchestra in C major, op.21 *
Concerto No.3 for Piano and Orchestra in C major, op.28 +
Concerto No.4 for Piano with string orchestra and percursion, op.37 #

Tikhon Khrennikov - piano * +
Anatoly Sheludyakov - piano #
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra *
Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic Society +
ARCO Chamber Orchestra #
Evgeny Svetlanov - conductor *
Dmitri Kitayenko - conductor +
Levon Ambartsumian - conductor #


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