Romantic Russia

~ Release by Borodin, Glinka, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky; Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ruslan and Lyudmila
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-02-03)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила
Mikhail Glinka5:02
2Khovanschchina‐Prelude
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Prelude: Dawn Over the River Moscow (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov) (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-02-03)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian composer) (in 1882)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (in 1880)
librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
orchestration of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
Modest Mussorgsky5:05
3Night on the Bare Mountain
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
recording of:
A Night on Bald Mountain (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov) (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-02-03)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Modest Mussorgsky11:11
4Prince Igor (Overture)
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Overture (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-02-03)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor (opera by Borodin, most contemporary performances shouldn't link to this work)
Alexander Borodin10:50
5Polovtsian Dances
producer:
John Culshaw
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (on 1966-05-27)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-05-27)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor) (on 1966-05-27)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-27)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890) (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-05-27)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
Alexander Borodin13:47
6Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (in 1956-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1956-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1956-05)
recorded at:
Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1956-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo (1880 revision [commonly performed]) (in 1956-05)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1879 until 1880)
is based on:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro comodo (original 1872 version [rarely performed])
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10:46
7Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (in 1956-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1956-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1956-05)
recorded at:
Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1956-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato (1880 revision [commonly performed]) (in 1956-05)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1879 until 1880)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
revision of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": II. Andante marciale quasi Moderato (original 1872 version [rarely performed])
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:20
8Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (in 1956-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1956-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1956-05)
recorded at:
Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1956-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto vivace (1880 revision [commonly performed]) (in 1956-05)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1879 until 1880)
is based on:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace (original 1872 version [rarely performed])
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:09
9Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: IV. Finale. Moderato assai – Allegro vivo
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (in 1956-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1956-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1956-05)
recorded at:
Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1956-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": IV. Finale. Moderato assai – Allegro vivo (1880 revision [commonly performed]) (in 1956-05)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1879 until 1880)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
revision of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": IV. Finale. Moderato assai — Allegro vivo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:47