Rodion Shchedrin - Symphonic Works (Evgeny Svetlanov)

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Composer: Rodion Shchedrin

• (01) Naughty Limericks, concerto for large symphony orchestra
• (02-06) Not Love Alone, symphonic suite from the opera
• (07) Maidens' Round Dance, from the ballet 'Humpbacked Horse'
• (08) Solemn Overture
• (09) Chimes, concerto for orchestra

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1978 (9), 1987
Label: Melodiya

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Rodion Shchedrin (born 16 December 1932 in Moscow) is a Russian composer and pianist. He is also a citizen of Lithuania and Spain. Shchedrin studied at the Moscow Choral School and Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Shaporin and Yakov Flier. Shchedrin's early music is tonal, colourfully orchestrated and often includes snatches of folk music, while some later pieces use aleatoric and serial techniques. In the west the music of Shchedrin has won popularity mainly through the work of Mstislav Rostropovich who has made several successful recordings. Shchedrin is a virtuoso pianist and organist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodion_Shchedrin

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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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