USSR Symphony – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:43:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Scriabin Symphony no.1/Poem of Ecstasy https://altocd.com/product/scriabin-symphony-no-1-poem-of-ecstasy/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:43:20 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51959 Scriabin Symphony no.1/Poem of Ecstasy USSR Symphony Evgeni Svetlanov Catalogue Number: ALC 1329 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: stereo 1963/6 time 71:13 Barcode: 5055354413292]]> “This ‘poème de l’extase is something else altogether. …this develops into a thrillingly intense, even intimidating experience. Subtle refinement is scarcely on the agenda, yet the sheer theatrical fervour of this account is hard to resist, and those malignant sneers from muted USSR SO trombones at 8:27 onwards have to heard to be believed (was this particular passage ever more evil-sounding than here?). What a pity the applause was edited out—I was on my feet long before the end!” © Gramophone

  • Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 26 [48:54]
  • [1] I. Lento 7:56
  • [2] II. Allegro dramatico 8:16
  • [3] III. Lento 9:38
  • [4] IV. Vivace 3:20
  • [5] V. Allegro 6:59
  • [6] VI. Andante 12:43
  • Poem of Extasy, Op. 54
  • [7] Poem of Ecstasy / Le Poème d’extase 22:08
]]> Borodin & Kalinnikov: 1st Symphonies https://altocd.com/product/borodin-kalinnikov-1st-symphonies/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:43:19 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51943 Borodin & Kalinnikov: 1st Symphonies USSR Symphony Evgeni Svetlanov Catalogue Number: ALC 1316 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Barcode: 5055354413162]]> “Svetlanov’s performance is a welcome replacement of a charming and most accomplished work by a talented composer who died tragically young … Svetlanov gives a splendidly energetic yet sensitive performance, and he is rewarded with beautiful lyrical playing in the Andante but also in the graceful, fresh lines of the opening movement. It is a work that should be better known in this country: a Prom audience, for instance, would surely take to it with delight.” (Gramophone) “Kalinnikov had a real gift for the tenderly lilting as Andante commodamente goes to prove, especially with the Steppe-longing aspirations of the finale – if you like Borodin then it is a dead cert that this lovely symphony – will appeal.” (MusicWeb)

Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901) Symphony No. 1 in G minor

    • 1. Allegro moderato                    14:04
    • 2. Andante commodamente         7:28
    • 3. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo    7:38
    • 4. Finale. Allegro moderato         7:57

Alexander Borodin (1833-87) Symphony No. 1 in E flat major

  • 5. Adagio Allegro – 13:25
  • 6. Scherzo. Prestissimo – 6:41
  • 7. Andante – 8:20
  • 8. Finale. Allegro molto vivo – 6:41
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