Anton Rubinstein - A Collection (Mark Ermler; Gennady Rozhdestvensky; Alexander Bahichev)

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Composer: Anton Rubinstein

1. Demon, opera: Demon's aria "In the ocean of air" (from Act II)
2. Demon, opera: Choir "The Night" (from Act I)
3. Demon, opera: Lezghinka (from Act II)
4. Demon, opera: Romance Tamara 'The night is warm, quiet night' (from Act III)
5. Melody in F major, Op. 3 No. 1
6. Melody in B major, Op. 3 No. 2
7. Serenade in D minor, Op. 93 No. 9
8. Impromptu in F major
9. Mazurka in D minor, Op. 75 No. 10
10. Waltz in E minor, Op. 109 No. 2
11. Barcarolle in G minor, Op. 50 No. 3
12. Romance "Night"
13. Symphony No. 2 in C major "Ocean", Op. 42: I. Moderato assai

Yuri Mazurok, baritone (1)
Maria Bieşu, soprano (4)
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (1-4)
Mark Ermler, conductor (1, 4)
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor (2)
Boris Haykin, conductor (3)
Alexander Bahichev, piano (5-11)
Irina Arkhipova, mezzo-soprano (12)
Igor Gusel'nikov, piano (12)
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, cond. Fuat Mansurov (13)

Date: 1961 (3), 1965 (2), 1966 (1), 1970 (5-11), 1971 (4), 1975 (12), 1982 (13)
Label: Melodiya

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Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein (November 28 [O.S.November 16] 1829 – November 20 [O.S. November 8] 1894) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein who founded the Moscow Conservatory. As a pianist, Rubinstein ranks amongst the great 19th-century keyboard virtuosos. Rubinstein was also a prolific composer throughout much of his life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Rubinstein

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