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ID: MELCD1001876
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Opera CollectionSubkolektion: Voices and Orchestra
In 1849, the translator, poet and playwright Lev Mey (1822-1862) wrote a drama The Tsar’s Bride based on one of the passages from the era of Ivan the Terrible’s reign. In 1868, Mily Balakirev drew Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s attention to Mey’s work. However, the composer set to creating an opera based on the plot of The Tsar’s Bride only thirty years later. He began his work in February 1898 and completed it in ten months. Almost without changing Mey’s plot, Rimsky-Korsakov enhanced the dramatic qualities of The Tsar’s Bride with his musical means. The opera was premiered in the autumn of 1899 at a Moscow theatre of the industrialist and patron Savva Mamontov with Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov being the conductor. The Tsar’s Bride, a sample of realistic drama, is one of the most popular works for musical theatre at the present time. The performance of 1973 presented on these CDs brought together great artists of Russian stage - Evgeny Nesterenko, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vladimir Atlantov, Irina Arkhipova and others. |
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ID: MELCD1002349
CDs: 10
Type: CD
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Subkolektion: Piano and Orchestra
BOX set
Firma Melodiya presents a boxed set titled “International Tchaikovsky Competition. Phonographic Documents (1958-1986)”.
The first ever Soviet music tournament instantly became one of the world’s most prestigious competitions. The piano jury was chaired by Emil Gilels for many years, while David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich headed the violin and cello juries, respectively. Alexander Sveshnikov, an outstanding choirmaster and chancellor of the Moscow Conservatory, was a chairman of the vocal jury. For the fifty years of its existence, the Tchaikovsky Competition discovered numerous distinguished performers such as Van Cliburn, Vladimir Ashkenasi, Grigory Sokolov, Eliso Virsaladze, John Lill, Michail Pletnev, Viktor Tretiakov, Gidon Kremer, Vladimir Spivakov, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman, Elena Obraztsova, Maria Gulegina, Vladimir Atlantov, Yevgeny Nesterenko and Paata Burchuladze to name but a few. The set captures the brightest moments of eight Tchaikovsky Competitions in all categories. The recordings, including a number of never-before-released ones, were made immediately during the competition auditions
and at the prize-winners’ recitals. The release is dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the great Russian composer. |
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ID: RCD16221
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Russische PianistenschuleSubkolektion: Piano and Orchestra
(1 - 6) - Live recording in 1970
(7 - 9) - Live recording in 1971
(1 - 6) - Victor Merzhanov, piano
(7 - 9) - Victor Merzhanov, piano / The USSR TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra - Fuat Mansurov |
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ID: VVCD-97012
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Kolektion: Piano ConcertoSubkolektion: Piano and Orchestra
The Second symphony by Anton Rubinsyein is regarded as the most significant of the three the composer wrote altogether. It was finished ans first performed in 1852. Thchaikovsky called it "a work of an ebullient but quite mature talent". Prokofiev' Third piano concerto was written in 1921 and dedicated to a Russian poet Konstantin Balmont. |
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