Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

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Release Date: 7th Feb 2011
Catalogue No: ICAC5007
Label: ica classics
Series: Legacy
Length: 80 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'

Work length46:30

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BBC Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

I. Allegro tranquillo (Dreams of a Winter Journey)

Track length12:19

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II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto (Land of Desolation, Land of Mists)

Track length12:50

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III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso

Track length8:52

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IV. Finale. Andante lugubre - Allegro maestoso

Track length12:29

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Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite

Work length34:00

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Philharmonia Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov

I. Introduction (1945 Version)

Track length3:28

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I. Variations - Firebird (1945 Version)

Track length1:42

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Pantomime 1 (1945 Version)

Track length0:28

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II. Pas de deux - Firebird and Ivan Tsarevich (1945 Version)

Track length5:21

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Pantomime 2 (1945 Version)

Track length0:28

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III. Scherzo - Dance of the Princesses (1945 Version)

Track length2:48

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Pantomime 3 (1945 Version)

Track length1:26

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IV. Rondo - Khorovod (1945 Version)

Track length5:59

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V. Infernal Dance (1945 Version)

Track length4:40

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VI. Lullaby - Firebird (1945 Version)

Track length3:35

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VII. Final Hymn (1945 Version)

Track length4:05

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The great Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov (1928-2002) was born in Moscow. He became Chief Conductor of the Bolshoi Ballet (1963-1965) and the USSR Symphony Orchestra (1965-2000) and in later years held positions with the Swedish Radio Symphony

Orchestra and Het Residentie in the Netherlands. He was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the LSO in 1979. He was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1975.

These live recordings are issued for the first time on CD.

The performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.1 in April 2002 with the BBCSO was the last concert he gave in London before his death two months later. Svetlanov’s studio-made Tchaikovsky recordings with the USSR Symphony Orchestra for Melodiya in the 1960s were the cornerstones of the catalogue at the time and he brings an unqualified authority to the Barbican concert recorded here.

Stravinsky’s Firebird ballet (1945) was a comparative rarity for Svetlanov but given his earlier position with the Bolshoi, he had a unique understanding of ballet conducting. It is a superbly detailed and imaginative account with the Philharmonia on tremendous form.

The digital sound recorded in the Barbican for both performances is totally natural and warm.

Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

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