Svetlanov

Glazunov - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 - Evgeni Svetlanov (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00025 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 7 Tracks | TT 67:25 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 268 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Sympohonic / Orchestral

The termination of Glazunov's quest in lyrical and loftily solemn spheres is embodied in Symphony No.4 (Op.48, 1893). Symphony No.5 (Op.55, 1895) is the acme of Glazunov's symphonism. Balance of forms, harmony of dramaturgy, bright national basis all this is characteristic of a mature style of the composer.

Taneyev - Symphony No.4, Apollo's Temple in Delphi - Evgeni Svetlanov (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00021 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | 5 Tracks | TT 46:54 | RAR 197 MB + 3% Recovery
Classical / Sympohonic / Orchestral

Symphony No.4 in С minor, Op.12 written by Taneyev in 1896—1898, was a landmark in the composer's long musical quest. The musical entr'acte «Apollo's Temple in Dephi» from the operatic trilogy «Oresteia» on Aeschylus is a hymn to Apollo, full of light and life force. Through the majestic diatonic structure of his music Taneyev expressed his admiration for ancient art. This entr'acte sound as majestically in Svetlanov's interpretation — it is a hymn to all the beautiful things existing in this world, on this planet.

Couplings of the two Balakirev symphonies are not uncommon. Naxos and Hyperion are examples although no doubt there are others. This set, which in terms of musical playing time is amongst the most generous in the BMG-Melodiya series, includes both symphonies and six other works, three tone poems and three overtures. Balakirev's dedication to folk music and the exotic orient is well known. It puts in an appearance to greater or lesser extents in all these works.

Sandra Lied Haga's album debut with Tchaikovsky and Dvorak is recorded in the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory. Supported by the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov' and conductor Terje Mikkelsen, Sandra Lied Haga emerges as one of the strongest musical voices in recent years.

Glazunov - Stenka Razin, Lyrical Poem, Finnish Fantasia, Mazurka, Theme with Variations - Evgeni Svetlanov (1991)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00161 | 1991 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 5 Tracks | TT 59:41 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 269 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Sympohonic / Orchestral

The first programme work by Alexander Glazunov was a symphonic poem "Stenka Razin" written in 1885.
"Lyrical Poem" composed in 1884 and dedicated to N. Shcherbachyov was the first work the composer conducted on stage. A. Glazunov was inspired to write "Finnish Fantasia" (1909) by the nature of Finland with its sombre beauty and gloomy grandeur. Mazurka in G major was composed in 1888. Theme with Variations for Strings in G minor, Op. 98 is the author's arrangement (1917) of the variations for strings quintet created already in 1895.

Glazunov - Symphony No.6, Volga Boatmen's Song, Serenade No.1, Characteristic Dance - Evgeni Svetlanov (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00026 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 7 Tracks | TT 46:27 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 183 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Sympohonic / Orchestral

Symphony No.6 (Op.58, 1896) created by A. Glazunov only a year after Symphony No.5, is distinguished among his other symphonies by its dramatic psychology, passionate agitation, particularly in the 1st movement. The 2nd and 3rd movements — Tema con variazioni and Intermezzo — are distinguished by light and clearness of colouring, even by a slight touch of chamber. The CD also features the symphonic miniatures by A. Glazunov: arrangement of «Volga Boatmen's Song» (1905), Serenade No.1 (Op.7) one of the earliest works of the composer, dated back to 1883 and Characteristic Dance (Op.68) composed in 1899.

Glazunov - (Overtures Nos. 1, 2), Arensky - (Marguerite Gautier, Introduction, March) - Evgeni Svetlanov (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00164 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 5 Tracks | TT 56:16 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 233 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Orchestral

A. Glazunov has entered the history of Russian musical culture as a prominent composer, his creative activity had been very intensive from the very start. Already among his early works written in the 1880s there is Symphony No. 1, several orchestral pieces, romances, instrumental ensembles. Two overtures on Greek themes date back to that period (1882, 1883).
A. Arensky was as A. Glazunov a pupil of N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Fantasia for orchestra 'Marguerite Gautier" (after A. Dumas) was composed by Arensky in 1886 during his wedding trip to France. Opera "Raphael" (musical scenes from Renaissance) was written in 1894, the same year its concert premiere took place in the Hall of the Moscow Noble Assembly.

Rachmaninov - Symphony No.1, Vocalise - Evgeni Svetlanov (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | CD 10 00141 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | Ape (img + cue), LOG | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | 5 Tracks | TT 56:18 | RAR 255 MB + 3% Recovery
Classical / Sympohonic / Orchestral

Symphony No.1 in D minor, Op.13 is significant in the creative biography of S. Rachmaninov. The special traits of the musical language typical of the composer are vividly revealed in the symphony. "Vocalise", Op.34 No.14 - is one of Rachmaninov's most popular works. It was written in 1915 and dedicated to an outstanding Russian singer, A. Nezhdanova. Artistic perfection, extraordinary plasticity and beauty of a melancholic melody, and lucidity rate the work among the best samples of the world's vocal literature.

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Song & Dances of Death, Golitsyn Train, Solemn March - Arkhipova, Svetlanov (1991)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00139 | 1991 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | TT 63:34 | RAR 290 MB + 3% Recovery
Classical / Orchestral / Vocal

Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" was inspired by a visit in early 1874 to a posthumous art exhibit of canvases by the talented artist and architect Victor Hartman who had been a close friend of the composer. Vocal cycles "Sunless" and "Songs & Dances of Death* on words by A. Golenishchev-Kutuzov were written by Mussorgsky in the middle of the 70s. "Songs & Dances of Death" — is the way the composer addresses the eternal human problems. "Golitsyn Train" is a picturesque symphonic episode from Act IV where the disgraced Prince Golitsyn is sent to an exile. The score of "Solemn March" (Capture of Kars) was completed on February 3, 1880 and soon performed at one of the concerts of the Russian Musical Society.