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Russian Orchestral Works |  | Artists: Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Creators: Mily Balakirev, Reinhold Gliere, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Aram Khachaturian, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Philadelphia Orchestra
Label: Sony Classical
Category: Music
Buy New: $11.98
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 88610
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 074646264720
EAN: 0074646264720
Release Date: December 29, 2009
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| Tracks:
| • | Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), opera in 3 acts with a prologue & epilogue: 1. Tsar Dodon in his Palace | | • | Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), opera in 3 acts with a prologue & epilogue: 2. Tsar Dodon on the Battlefield | | • | Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), opera in 3 acts with a prologue & epilogue: 3. Tsar Dodon and the Queen of Shema | | • | Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), opera in 3 acts with a prologue & epilogue: 4. Bridal Procession and the Lamenta | | • | The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) (ii), opera ('springtime tale') in 4 acts with a prologue: Dance of the Tumblers | | • | Mlada, suite for orchestra: Procession of the Nobles | | • | The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), musical pictures (suite) for orchestra, Op. 57: Farewell of the Tsar | | • | Christmas Eve Suite (Noch' pered rozhdestvom), for orchestra (with optional chorus ad lib): Polonaise | | • | The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), musical pictures (suite) for orchestra, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee | | • | The Maid of Pskov (Pskovityanka), incidental music for orchestra: Ivan the Terrible | | • | Islamey, Oriental fantasy for piano | | • | The Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70: Russian Sailor's Dance | | • | Gopak (Hopak), for orchestra, transcribed by Liadov from the opera Sorochintsï Fair | | • | Masquerada, suite from the incidental music for orchestra (or piano): Galop | | • | Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Dance of the Young Maidens | | • | Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3: Sabre Dance | | • | The Comedians, suite for small orchestra, Op. 26: Comedians' Galop | | • | Caucasian Sketches, suite for orchestra, Op. 10: Procession of the Sardar |
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Album Description
Russian Orchestral Works / Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold StokowskiThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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| Customer Reviews:
Exciting, energetic, different, and wonderful May 11, 2007
Biblibio
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Essential Classics", which has provided the world with many wonderful, delightfully cheap performances of the best known repertoire presents something a little different - a wonderful, delightfully cheap performance of little known pieces by some of the best Russian composers who have been overshadowed by their comrades.
No, you won't find Tchaikovsky here. You'll find Rimsky-Korsakov in something beyond "Scheherezade" (and boy do you find him). You'll find Balakirev, and will hopefully turn towards his other pieces (the incredible piano concertos on Hyperion [with Rimsky-Korsakov, as it so happens] are highly recommended!) and fall in love. You'll see another side of Mussorgsky, the one beyond "Pictures at an Exhibition". You'll spot Khachaturian, too. You'll meet Kabalevsky (who?) and Ivanov (again, who?). You'll find Gliere in his amazing form in "Russian Sailor's Dance" (my personal favorite - exciting, energetic, and awesome).
There are composers here you've heard of, but never heard. There are composers you know from one piece, and are curious for more. There are the obscure, the forgotten, and the brilliant. And it's cheap. If not found here, it's downloadable, but having it's preferable to purchase (thus the Amazon review).
Enjoy!
Rimsky Korsakov rocks! May 22, 2002
D. Dubei (New York, NY)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
i bought this CD solely for the purpose of owning once piece on here, Rimsky-Korsakov's Procession of Nobles. i have loved that piece ever since my band played it in high school. it is a great piece of music. oh, and all the others on here are awesome as well. :)
 Raucous Russian Collection April 1, 2001
Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This Sony Essential Classics disc collects some lesser-known works by great nineteenth and twentieth century Russian composers, and some great works by some lesser-known Russian composers. "Russian Orchestral Works" features yet another in a long line of terrific performances by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The most familiar compositions here by far are Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" (one of two pieces performed by Leopold Stokowski and the National Philharmonic Orchestra and not Ormandy) and "Procession of the Nobles," and Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance." The other pieces range from other excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov operas, to less familiar works by Mussorgsky, Kabalevsky and Khachaturian, to three composers I had never heard prior to purchasing this CD -- Balakirev, Gliere and Ivanov. In all, the disc is sequenced intelligently, and the music played and recorded impeccably. This might not be the most "Essential" of the Sony Essential Classics series, but it will make a welcome addition to any classical collection.
Great Ormandy collection April 1, 2001
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Ormandy's skill never ceases to amaze me. This is an incredible collection of many of the greatest Russian Orchestral pieces, all performed excellently -- attention to dynamics, expression, and timing is all superb. The lion's share of this cd is devoted to Rimsky. A brilliant performance of Le Coq d'or, and of course the usual Procession of Nobles, Tumblers, and Flight of the Bumblebee. The big surprise is Ivan the Terrible, which is rarely performed (neither orchestral nor opera).The rest is made largely of modern Russians, save a Balakirev piece and a brief excerpt of Mussorgsky, thankfully excluding Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and gang. Worth it even just for the performances, if not for the pieces.
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