Anton Arensky - Orchestral Suite No. 2; Egyptian Nights (Evgeny Svetlanov)

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Composer: Anton Arensky

• (01) Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Silhouettes", Op. 23
• (06) Egyptian Nights, ballet suite, Op. 50a
• (13) Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
• (14) Fantasia on themes of Ryabinin, for piano & orchestra, Op. 48

Lubov Timofeyeva, piano (14)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1983 (1-5), 1987 (6-14)
Label: Melodiya

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Anton Arensky (12 July [O.S. 30 June] 1861 – 25 February [O.S. 12 February] 1906) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. Arensky was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory. Among his students there were Scriabin, Rachmaninov and Gretchaninov. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was the greatest influence on Arensky's musical compositions. Arensky are best known for his chamber music, including two string quartets, two piano trios, and a piano quintet. Despite a long-term neglect of his music, in recent years a large number of his compositions have been recorded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Arensky

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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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