Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Feast of St. Nicholas


Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.
Zolotoĭ Petushok
and Scenes and arias from operas
Musical Heritage Society, 1979. Moscow Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra ; Alexei Kovalyov and Yevgeni Akulov, conductors (1st work) ; soloists ; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (2nd work).
Music for the domra Melodiya/Angel, 1972.
Concerto for domra and folk instrument orchestra by Nikolai Budashkin
Vladimir Yakovlev, domra; Osipov Balalaika Orchestra; Viktor Dubrovsky, conductor.
Ivanov-Kramskoĭ, A. (Aleksandr)
Variations on Russian themes, guitar, orchestra. Monitor, [1961]with the composer as soloist, with orchestra of folk instruments; Nikolaĭ Anosov, conductor.
Arias. Capitol [1954] Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu che m'acchiavi.--Falstaff: Ford's monologue.--Il trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso.--Rigoletto: Pari siamo. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata.--Otello: Iago's credo.--La traviata: Di Provenza il mar, il suol.--Don Carlo: Death of Rodrigo. Robert Weede, baritone; Concert Arts Orchestra; Nicholas Rescigno, conductor.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Zoltan Kodaly


Show may be shortened due to basketball game!
Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Háry Janos suite ; Dances of Galánta ; Arias from Háry Janos. London [1964] London Symphony Orchestra, with Olga Szönyi, soprano; István Kertész, conductor.
The World's greatest cellists [Fall River, Mass.] : Sine Qua Non, [c1973]
SQN 112X Janos Starker, Sonata for Unaccompanied cello, op. 8
Sinfonie-Orchester des Ungarischen Rundfunks und Fernsehens; György Lehel, conductor Variations uber ein ungarisches Volkslied 138 875 Deutsche Grammophon
Psalmus hungaricus, op. 13. The peacock; folk song for unaccompanied male chorus. Variations on a Hungarian folk song (The peacock). London [1971] Lajos Kozma, tenor, Brighton Festival Chorus and Wandsworth School Boys' Choir; in 2d work: Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra; in 1st and 3d works: London Symphony Orchestra: Istvan Kertesz, conductor.

Friday, November 05, 2010

Carl Nielsen


Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931.
I Musici Litte suite, op. 1, for string orchestra Philips, [1968?]
Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 7 (1892) / Saul and David: Prelude to act 2.
RCA Victor [1967] London Symphony Orchestra; André Previn, conductor.
Maskarade: Overture. Symphony no. 4, op. 29 (The inextinguishable).
Decca [1966] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Max Rudolf, conductor.
Sinfonia espansiva (no. 3) op. 27. Columbia [1965] Royal Danish Orchestra, with Ruth Guldbaek, soprano, and Niels Moller, tenor; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
Pops McGonigle Episode 2