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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Anton Arensky; P. I. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto; Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Sergei Stadler; Evgeny Svetlanov)


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Composer: Anton Arensky
  • (01) Arensky - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
  • (02) Tchaikovsky - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

(01) Sergei Stadler, violin
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladislav Chernushenko, conductor

(02) USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1986 (1), 1990 (2-5)
Label: Olympia (recorded by Melodiya)


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Review

"...Arensky genuflects without shame before Tchaikovsky’s music. With the exception of the operas Arensky has had his music thoroughly recorded over the years. The most systematic of his champions has been Svetlanov who recorded three CDs worth as part of hisAnthology of Russian Symphonic Music. The Violin Concerto has been recorded before this by Aaron Rosand for Vox and Alexei Trostiansky for Chandos. It is a work after Tchaikovsky’s style and orchestration. Many of its themes and their treatment follow his example. None of this stops it being highly attractive and the finale in particular is a triumph of almost casually engaging romance. You can think also of the Glazunov Violin Concerto as a blood brother in song to the Arensky. Do not expect the absolute heights but if you like Tchaikovsky then this concerto is certainly one you need to hear ..."

"... Everything is played with fiery attention by Stadler and the recording is respectably clear."

-- Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International
reviewing MANCHESTER CDMAN156 - LVOV, ARENSKY, CONIUS Violin Concertos

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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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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the romantic period who wrote some of the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote many works that are popular with the classical music public, including his Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, three ballets, last three symphonies, the 1st Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto. Despite his many popular successes, Tchaikovsky's life was punctuated by personal crises and depression.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky

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Sergei Stadler (born May 20, 1962, Saint Petersburg) is a Russian musician. He studied the violin with David Oistrakh and Leonid Kogan, and took the first prize and gold medal in the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He is also a laureate of the Jacques Thibaud competition in Paris, where he won the Grand Prize in 1980. Stadler has performed as soloist with many renowned orchestras and conductors. He is now Artistic Director of the Hermitage Musical Academy in St Petersburg, as well as Artistic Director of the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet of the St Petersburg Conservatory of Music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Stadler

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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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