Russian Classical: The Romantic Era – Various Artists

1

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:24

2

A Night on the Bare Mountain (Arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

10:44

3

In the Steppes of Central Asia

Georges Prêtre & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Alexander Borodin

5:53

4

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Riccardo Muti, Andrei Gavrilov & Philadelphia Orchestra & Sergei Rachmaninoff

13:50

5

14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise

Sergei Rachmaninoff

5:34

6

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act III: The Flight of the Bumblebee

André Cluytens & Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

1:21

7

Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: II. Valse (Moderato: Tempo di valse)

Riccardo Muti & Philadelphia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:53

8

Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

Mikhail Pletnev & Maurice Ravel

0:55

9

Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens

Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Toronto Symphony Orchestra

1:14

10

Overture On Three Russian Themes, No. 1

Ari Rasilainen & Norwegian Radio Orchestra

8:59

11

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato

Seiji Ozawa, Vladimir Spivakov & Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6:47

12

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 2, Waltz (Tempo di valse)

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra

3:29

13

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 8, Danse des coupes (Tempo di Polacca)

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

5:05

14

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:47

15

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13, Danses des cygnes, IV. Allegro moderato

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra

1:28

16

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: II. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor (Lento)

Dmitri Alexeev & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:27

17

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: 6. Waltz

George Weldon & Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:30

18

1812, Op. 49

Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14:34

19

2 Mélodies, Op. 3: I. Moderato assai

Dame Moura Lympany

3:51

20

A Farewell to Saint Petersburg: X. The Lark

Various Artists

6:10

21

Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

10:43

22

Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea - The Ship goes to pieces on a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior

Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

13:01

23

Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince

Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

12:03

24

Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

10:05

25

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor

Simon Trpceski & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:24

26

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: Ouverture

John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:05

27

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: No. 2, March

John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:27

28

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers

John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

7:27

29

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux, Var. II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda

John Lanchbery & Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:45

30

Islamey, Op. 18

Arto Satukangas

9:09

31

Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances: I. Introduction. Andantino

Sir Thomas Beecham & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Alexander Borodin

2:35

32

Russlan et Ludmilla, Act I: Overture

Alain Lombard & Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

5:34

33

Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36

André Cluytens & Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

14:16

34

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo (Adagio)

André Cluytens, Emil Gilels & Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire & Sergei Rachmaninoff

10:03

35

Snow Maiden, Act III: Dance of the Tumblers

Sir Adrian Boult & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

3:58

36

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne

Sir Neville Marriner, Denis Vigay, Kenneth Sillito & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Alexander Borodin

7:46

37

Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances, Allegro con spirito

Denis Vaughan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Beecham Choral Society & Alexander Borodin

1:37

38

Sadko: Chant Hindou

Catrin Finch & Julian Lloyd Webber & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

3:08

39

Romeo and Juliet, TH 42 "Fantasy Overture"

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

20:45

40

Three Pieces, Op. 45: II. Poème fantasque

Mikhail Pletnev & Alexander Scriabin

0:38

41

The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29

André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Rachmaninoff

21:11

42

13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12, Allegro in G-Sharp Minor

Dmitri Alexeev & Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:23

43

12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor

Dame Moura Lympany & Alexander Scriabin

2:32

44

Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54

Riccardo Muti, Frank Kaderabek & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Alexander Scriabin

20:03