Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Symphonies (Evgeny Svetlanov)

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Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

CD1:

• (01-04) Scheherazade, Op. 35
• (05-08) Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 1

CD2:

• (01-04) Antar, symphonic suite (Symphony No. 2), Op. 9
• (05-08) Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 32

Heinrich Friedheim, violin (Op. 35)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1969 (Op. 35), 1977 (Op. 9), 1983 (Op. 1 & Op. 32)
Label: Melodiya

More info & reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Rimsky-Korsakov-Sheherazade-Symphonies-Nos-1-3/dp/B000001HDP
http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/m/mda34167a.php
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2014/Aug14/RimskyK_orchestral_MELCD1002130.htm
http://www.audaud.com/2014/06/rimsky-korsakov-symphonic-works-ussr-state-academic-sym-orch-evgeny-svetlanov-melodiya-4-cds/

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1844 – 21 June [O.S. 8 June] 1908) was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. He was considered a master of orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Rimsky-Korsakov shaped a generation of younger composers and musicians during his decades as an educator, and is considered "the main architect" of what the classical music public considers the Russian style of composition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Rimsky-Korsakov

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Evgeny Svetlanov (6 September 1928—3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and though less well-known, a pianist. Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting at the Moscow Conservatory. He was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra (now the Russian State Symphony Orchestra) from 1965 to 2000. Svetlanov was particularly noted for his interpretations of Russian works as he covered the whole range of Russian music, from Mikhail Glinka to the present day. He was also one of the few Russian conductors to conduct the entire symphonic output of Gustav Mahler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Svetlanov

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