Since you are interested in Symphony no. 2 / Symphony No 11, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CILEA / PUCCINI / MASSENET / JANACEK / KORNGOLD / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Homage: The Age of the Diva Renee Fleming (soprano) / Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Decca / CD - released 20/Nov/2006 ] 2008 Grammy Award nomination for Best Classical Album |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes [the Firebird & The Rite of Spring] (recorded in 2009) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Ballet / Ekaterina Kondaurova, Ilya Kuznetsov, Alexandra Iosifidi / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ BelAir Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] G - BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010 - DVD of the Year |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No 4 in C minor Op 43 Kirov Orchestra / Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Decca SACD / SACD - released 7/Dec/2004 ] Hybrid/SACD (SACD Surround ) Playable on all CD players - "As usual, there isn't a dead bar or an underarticulated phrase in Gergiev's latest Shostakovich recording - all the more amazing as the composer's wildest symphony constantly tries to trick... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony no.4 Kirov orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Philips / Decca / CD - released 30/Mar/2005 ] "A notable addition to the on-going Shostakovich cycle from Gergiev and his colleagues, aided and abetted by the recording" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor / Rapsodie sur un theme de Paganini Lang Lang (piano) / Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Apr/2005 ] "Lang Lang is a marvel, his ease of virtuosity astonishing, his stage presence magnetic" - The Times (London), May 2004 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor / Rapsodie sur un theme de Paganini Lang Lang (piano) Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev [ Deutsche Grammophon SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Apr/2005 ] Acclaimed in the major concert halls of North America, Europe and Asia, Lang Lang - at the age of 22 - has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level and has established himself as one of the most... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 10 Mariinsky orchestra & chorus, Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "In the Third Symphony, the overriding priority is a sense of enthusiasm - one that has to be driven towards the manic, then shadowed by nightmarish visions, and finally colossally reasserted..If this is outstanding, the Tenth is even more so."... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes [The Firebird & The Rite of Spring] (recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Ballet / Ekaterina Kondaurova, Ilya Kuznetsov, Alexandra Iosifidi / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Dec/2009 ] "For those who only know the black-and-white pictures of the original production of The Rite of Spring, the colours of Roerich's designs are a revelation, while the vision of Nijinksy's revolutionary choreography can be experienced in its full... |
NEW YEARS CONCERT FROM ST PETERSBURG
New Year's Concert from Mariinsky Theatre (recorded in 2007) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Chorus / Valery Gergiev, with Yefim Bronfman (piano) & Yuri Bashmet (viola) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Jul/2008 ] G : - New Year's 2007 marked the beginning of the seventh year of the opening of the Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall in Saint Petersburg and the new name of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater under the direction of Valery Gergiev. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SAINT-SAENS / ROSSINI
New Year's Eve in Saint Petersburg (recorded in 2006) Orchestra & Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ BelAir Classiques / DVD - released 31/Dec/2007 ] G - Directed for video by Denis Caiozzi, Produced by François Duplat |