/ Tracks: CD 1 HISTORIC RUSSIAN ARCHIVES - ALEXANDER GAUK EDITION DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 47 1. Moderato 15:19 2. Allegretto 4:53 3. Largo 13:26 4. Allegro non troppo SERGEY RACHMANINOFF (RACHMANINOV) (1873-1943) 3 Russian Folk Songs, for Chorus & Orchestra Op. 41 5. Across the River 4:01 6. O Vanya, you bold fellow 5:05 7. Powder and Paint 3:39 8. SPRING, Cantata for Baritone, Chorus & Orchestra Op. 20 Total: 71:47 USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Evegeny Kibkalo, baritone CD 2 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Symphony No. 11 in G minor Op. 103, “The Year 1905” 1. Adagio, “The Palace Square” 14:23 2. Allegro “January” 17:27 3. Adagio, “In Memoriam” 12:01 4. Allegro non troppo, “Tocsin” 14:01 NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) 5. The Song of Oleg the Wise Op.58(Pesn’ o veshchem Olege),for 2 male voices, men’s chorus & Orchestra 14:55 Total: 72:50 USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (1-4) Small Symphony Orchestra & Male Chorus of the All-Union State Radio (5) Dmitri Tarkhov, tenor (5) Konstantin Polyaev, bass (5) CD 3 ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903 - 1978) SPARTACUS, Suite 1. Introduction and Dance of the Nymphs 5:15 2. Introduction, Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius 5:04 3. Variations of Aegina and Bacchanalia 3:21 4. Scene and Dance with Crotala 3:57 5. Sword Dance of the Young Thracians 1:54 6. Spartacus proclaimed Leader 2:48 7. Death of the Gladiator 4:41 8. The uprising of the slaves 3:37 9. Via Appia and Dance of the Shepherd and Shepherdesses 3:11 10. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia 9:05 11. Dance of the Gaditanian Maidens and Victory of Spartacus 6:40 MIKHAIL GLINKA (1804-1857) 12. Premiere Polka, in B flat major 6:46 13. Kamarinskaya 6:28 Total: 64:44 Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (1-11) • Grand Symphony Orchestra (12) USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (13) CD 4 ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903 - 1978) Symphony No. 1 in E minor 1. Andante-maestoso con passione-allegro ma non troppo 18:52 2. Adagio sostenuto 12:25 3. Allegro risoluto 11:08 MIKHAIL GLINKA (1804-1957) 4. ”Memory of Friendship”,Theme & Variations on Nocturne in F major of Johann Nepomuk Hummel 15:28 5. Patriotic Song 1:53 Total: 59:50 USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (1-3) Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (4) USSR State Symphony Orchestra (5) CD 5 NIKOLAI MYASKOVSKY (1881-1950) Symphony No. 17 in G sharp minor Op. 41 1. Lento-allegro molto agitato 16:50 2. Lento assai-andantino ma non troppo 13:44 3. Allegro poco vivace 5:06 4. Andante-allegro molto animato 9:53 SERGEY PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) 5. Flourish, Mighty Homeland Op. 114, Cantata for Chorus & Orchestra 7:26 6. Russian Overture Op. 72 13:04 NIKOLAI PAVLOVICH IVANOV-RADKEVICH (1904-1962) 7. Russian Overture Total: 75:39 USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (1-4,6) Grand Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (5) State Symphony Orchestra (7) CD 6 PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) The Seasons, 10 excerpts, Op. 37 1. No. 1 January, At the Fireplace 7:07 2. No. 2 Fabruary, Carnival 2:58 3. No. 12, December,Christmas 5:16 4. No. 9, September, Hunting Song 2:51 5. No. 3, March, Song of the Lark 1:45 6. No. 6, June,Barcarolle 5:19 7. No. 7, July, Song of the Reapers 2:02 8. No. 10, October, Autumn Song 4:41 9. No. 11, November, Troika 2:54 10. No. 4, April, Snowdrop 3:30 11. MILI BALAKIREV: Islamey (orchestration Alfredo Casella) 8:46 ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) 12. Spring, Musical Picture in D major Op. 34 9:59 13. Waltz in D major Op. 42 No. 3 3:46 ANTON STEPANOVICH ARENSKY (1861-1906) 14. March, in memory of Suvorov 4:43 15. In the Fields, from: Characteristic Pieces for Piano, Op. 36 No. 24 4:46 16. Waltz in F major, from: 6 Children’s Pieces Op. 34 3:34 Total: 74:07 Alexander Gauk, conductor USSR State Symphony Orchestra (1-10) USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (11-16) CD 7 PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) HAMLET, incidental music for soprano, baritone & orchestra, Op. 67a 1. Overture 9:38 2. Moderato assai 1:24 3. Allegro vivo 0:22 4. Moderato assai 0:31 5. Allegro giusto ed agitato 3:19 6. Allegro semplice 3:21 7. Fanfare 0:24 8. Andante quasi allegretto 4:27