Ultimate Russian Classics: The Essential Masterpieces |
| 1.
| 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 16:04
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit |
| Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| 2.
| Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 45 15:23
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit |
| Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| 3.
| Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a 22:37
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit |
| Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| 4.
| Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31 10:46
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Conducted by Charles Dutoit |
| Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| 5.
| Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35 43:33
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| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Conducted by Ernest Ansermet |
| Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Lorand Fenyves |
| 6.
| Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances: Dance of the Maidens 2:29
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| Composed by Alexander Borodin |
| Conducted by Ernest Ansermet |
| Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,
Lausanne Youth Choir and Chœur De Radio, Lausanne |
| 7.
| Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances: Dances with Chorus 11:13
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| Composed by Alexander Borodin |
| Conducted by Ernest Ansermet |
| Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,
Lausanne Youth Choir and Chœur De Radio, Lausanne |
| 8.
| Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel 32:37
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| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky |
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 9.
| Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 10:40
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| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky |
| Conducted by Riccardo Muti |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 10.
| The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis 15:42
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| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 11.
| Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60 20:47
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| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 12.
| Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25 14:19
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| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev |
| Conducted by Neville Marriner |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 13.
| L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra 43:35
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| Composed by Igor Stravinsky |
| Conducted by Antal Dorati |
| Performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| 14.
| Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra 33:40
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| Composed by Igor Stravinsky |
| Conducted by Antal Dorati |
| Performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra |