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PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN / SHOSTAKOVICH
Russian Ballet Suites: Prokofiev / Khachaturian / Shostakovich Russian National Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] All Pentatone SACDs are 5.1 stereo sound. Playable on all Compact Disc players |
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RODION SHCHEDRIN
Carmen Suite / Naughty Limericks / The Chime Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ] |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies & Tone Poems [7 CD set] Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "All the innate aristocratic feeling Tchaikovsky could ask for . . . very fine and well-detailed sound" The Penguin Guide |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 11 Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 11/Mar/2006 ] “The Russian National Orchestra is in top form, with its brass department in resplendent form.” --Robert Benson, classicalcdreview.com |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 15 / Hamlet Op. 32 Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Nothing is as it seems here. And everything seems futile here. Can one say it any more briefly? Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 remains a complete enigma for the observant listener. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian' Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] "Here [Pletnev] presents not only the standard version, but also the first movement in its original form, which several of Tchaikovsky's colleagues thought far superior to the revised version...Pletnev's performance of this with the Russian National... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 3 / Coronation March Russian National Orchestra. Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] This is the penultimate release in the Tchaikovsky Symphonies cycle by the best Russian Orchestra conducted by its Music Director Mikhail Pletnev. The whole series has been critically acclaimed across the globe and this one will be eagerly awaited by... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 4, op. 36 / Romeo and Juliet Russian National Orchestra. Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] "[Pletnev] is without any quirks or deviations and leads the Russian National Orchestra in passionate and powerful performances, often with tempos quicker than the norm...and conjures compellingly direct accounts that are full-blooded, subtle and... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5, op. 64 / Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Russian National Orchestra. Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "... the orchestra is superbly responsive, shaping the love melody with nobility and warmth…" BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month Oct 2011 |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet) Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "The Russian National Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev highlights the delicacy of Tchaikovsky's orchestration. Even the more solemn moments have a wit and irreverence about them, as if the players are smiling to themselves as they play." (Daily... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet) Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "This is a performance that ballet lovers and Tchaikovsky fans alike can appreciate and enjoy without hesitation." (9/9 ClassicsToday.com) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55 (with Stravinsky - Divertimento & Ballet Suite from 'The Fairy's Kiss') Russian National Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 26/Jan/2006 ] "The Russian National Orchestra, under its Principal Guest Conductor makes a wonderful job of these two colourful and tuneful works. I recommend it unreservedly." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovsky: Symphonies Nos 1 & 6 Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - July 2006 |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony Nos. 1 & 6 Russian National Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] "It is one of the finest recordings in the PentaTone catalogue." -Christophe Huss, ClassicsToday 10/10 (France) |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 Russian National Orchestra / Yakov Kreizberg (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 5/Jun/2007 ] "The fifth symphony is given a most searing and intense account. I have never heard such a dramatic climax to the third movement allied with clear and precise playing - it is a wonderful but tragic moment that makes the heart ache with... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op 46 & 72 Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon First Choice / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra add to their store of fine recordings for DG with this distinctive and highly enjoyable version of Dvorak's colourful dances. These are, after all, works which for all their lack of pretension are... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony Nos 4 - 6 Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "There is a choir-like blend and evenness of tone from the top to the bottom of the orchestra" (Gramophone). "All the innate aristocratic feeling Tchaikovsky could ask for . . . very fine and well-detailed sound" The Penguin Guide |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY / DELIBES / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Great Ballet [10 CD set] Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Mogrelia / etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2015 ] This collection starts in France, with one of the most haunting and memorable examples of the ballet form: Giselle. We are then swept along in a whirlwind tour of some of the greatest Russian ballets by such composers as Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. |
MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth) Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano) Thomas Harper (tenor) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Michael Halasz, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "All in all this is an amazing bargain" - Gramophone |
RANDALL THOMPSON / SAMUEL BARBER / SAMUEL ADAMS
Thompson / Barber / S. Adams: Symphonies Samuel Adams (electronics) / National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, James Ross [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] The second Naxos recording by the elite conservatory students of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic explores further examples of the breadth of American music. Randall Thompson, famed for his vocal works, is represented by his Symphony... |
