KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (highlights) / Gayaneh (highlights) Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] Aram Khachaturian, 20th century Armenian composer, kept the Soviet authorities happy: his music is accessible, melodious, dramatic, folkloristic and glorifies the victory over evil forces. The ballet suites Spartacus and Gayane enjoy huge popularity,... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Ballets (Incls 'Chout', 'Romeo & Juliet', 'The Stone Flower' & 'Cinderella') Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky [ Melodiya / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2016 ] Firma Melodiya presents an anniversary set of recordings of Sergei Prokofiev's ballets. In 2016, the world will commemorate 125th anniversary of the Russian genius's birth. Prokofiev's contribution to 20th century music cannot be overestimated -... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet) Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow / Alexander Vedernikov [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "I suspect this is the Nutcracker Ballet by which all others will be judged - past and future...Performed with such professionalism and sense of place which immediately shows, "this is it"." (SA-CD.Net) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete ballet) Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet & Kirov Ballet [ Via Vision / DVD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Symphonies Nos 1 - 3 Symphony Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Mark Ermler [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] It seems strange that such a celebrated composer as Alexander Borodin actually spent much of his life as a distinguished research chemist. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded in 1984) Tamara Milashkina / Vladimir Atlantov / Yuri Mazurok / Choir & Orchestra Bolshoi Theatre / Gennady Cherkasov [ ALTO / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] "This 1984 recording, previously unreleased outside Russia, shows the Bolshoi at its beefiest" (BBC) |
Mikhail Glinka
Ivan Susanin USSR Bolshoi Theatre Soloists [ Melodiya / 3 CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] |
TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN
Russian Ballets Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/Nov/2016 ] Towards the end of the 19th century, ballet was declining in popularity in Western Europe but acquired an increased significance in Russia. This was thanks in part to the music for dancing which had been part of native operas ever since Glinka... |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (complete opera) Yevgeni Nesterenko, Elena Obratsova, Vladimir Atlantov / Bolshoi Chorus & Orchestra Mark Ermler (conductor) [ ALTO / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2013 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) -- A tremendous performance by this all-star cast, in a recording never before issued outside Russia. Nesterenko at the top of his form in his ideal career role. |