Melodiya presents the second part of the Anthology of Russian and Soviet Symphonic Music, an anniversary limited collection of recordings of orchestral works by Russian composers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The second set continues the publication of Evgeny Svetlanov’s Anthology of Russian Symphonic Music, a larger-than-life project knowing no equals in the world history of sound recording.

Complete recordings of Alexander Glazunov’s orchestral music (eight symphonies, ballets and all orchestral works – 17 CDs in all!) open the second part of the Anthology. Most of them were made in 1989 and 1990. The set also includes an earlier, never before released recording of the Concerto Ballata for cello and orchestra featuring Mstislav Rostropovich.

Evgeny Svetlanov had very special feelings for the symphonic music of Rachmaninov and Scriabin. To him these names were eternal beacons in the world of Russian music.

The music of the outstanding domestic symphonist Nikolai Myaskovsky, who combined his strong personality with fundamental continuity of classical traditions, was particularly brightly realized in the great conductor’s interpretations. The set comprises 14 of the composer’s 27 symphonies and his cello concerto.

The second part of the Anthology also includes recordings of a number of symphonic and instrumental concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich and some of the pieces by Soviet classical composers such as Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khachaturian and Reinhold Glière.

Contemporary repertoire was always important in Svetlanov’s concert and studio activities. So the Anthology includes a symphony by Anatoly Alexandrov, a piano concerto by German Galynin, Symphony no.4 by Nikolai Peiko, Sinfonietta no.1 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg and other little-known pages of Soviet music – orchestral pieces by Alexandra Pakhmutova, Rostislav Boiko, Alexander Mosolov, Zinovy Kompaneyets, Arkady Mazayev and Grigory Zaborov. Svetlanov’s recordings of most of these works have never been released previously and see the light of day for the first time.

Evgeny Svetlanov was also known for his enduring creative collaboration and friendship with Tikhon Khrennikov, Andrei Eshpai and Rodion Shchedrin, the leading composers of their era.

The bonus of the second set comprises recordings on which Evgeny Svetlanov appears as a pianist and … reciter! The Melodiya LP with him reading Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poems was a surprise even for the conductor’s longtime admirers. Mayakovsky’s poetry definitely reflected the great, tragic and rebellious spirit of the epoch – this is what makes it akin to the large-scale symphonic opuses of Shostakovich, Myaskovsky and Khachaturian.

The second box set of the Anthology of Russian and Soviet Symphonic Music is a lined hard board box with a lid. The edition contains a hardback booklet in four languages (Russian, English, French and German) with illustrations of the cover works of the original releases.

Contents:

CD 1
Alexander Glazunov
- Symphony no.1
- The Kremlin

CD 2
Glazunov
- Symphony no.2
- The Song of Destiny

CD 3
Glazunov
- Symphony no.3

CD 4
Glazunov
- Symphonies nos 4 & 5

CD 5
Glazunov
- Symphony no.6
- Serenades nos 1 & 2
- Pas de caractère
- Two Preludes
- To the Memory of Gogol

CD 6
Glazunov
- Symphony no.7
- The Spring
- Karelian Legend

CD 7
Glazunov
- Symphony no.8
- Two Pieces

CD 8
Glazunov
- Overtures nos 1 & 2
- Triumphal March
- Cortèges solennels
- Ballade
- March on a Russian Theme
- Solemn Overture

CD 9
Glazunov
- From the Middle Ages
- To the Memory of a Hero
- Slavonic Festival
- Wedding March

CD 10
Glazunov
- Stenka Razin
- From Dark into Light
- Finnish Fantasy
- Finnish Sketches
- Introduction and Danсe of Salomée
- Song of the Volga Boatmen

CD 11
Glazunov
- Lyrical Poem
- Mazurka
- Romantic Intermezzo
- Chopiniana
- Concerto Ballata

CD 12
Glazunov
- The Forest
- The Sea
- Oriental Rhapsody
- Theme with Variations

CD 13
Glazunov
- Characteristic Suite
- Ballet Suite
- Carnival

CD 14
Glazunov
- Lady-Soubrette
- Fortune Telling and Dance

CD 15-16
Glazunov
- Raymonda

CD 17
Alexander Scriabin
- Symphony no.1
- Piano Concerto

CD 18
Scriabin
- Symphony no.2
- Le Poème de l’extase

CD 19
Scriabin
- Symphony no.3
- Prometheus (Le Poème du feu)
- Rêverie

CD 20
Sergei Rachmaninov
- Symphony no.1
- The Rock
- Scherzo

CD 21
Rachmaninov
- Symphony no.2
- Isle of the Dead

CD 22
Rachmaninov
- Symphony no.3
- Symphonic Dances

CD 23
Rachmaninov
- Prince Rostislav
- Fragments from the opera Aleko
- Capriccio on Gypsy Themes

CD 24
Rachmaninov
- Piano Concerto no.2
- Vocalise

CD 25
Nikolai Myaskovsky
- Symphony no.3

CD 26
Myaskovsky
- Symphony no.4
- Cello Concerto

CD 27
Myaskovsky
Symphonies nos 5 & 7

CD 28
Myaskovsky
- Symphonies nos 9 & 18

CD 29
Myaskovsky
- Symphonies nos 14 & 21

CD 30
Myaskovsky
- Symphony no.17

CD 31
Myaskovsky
- Symphonies nos 22 & 24

CD 32
Myaskovsky
- Symphonies nos 25 & 27

CD 33
Myaskovsky
- Symphony no.26

CD 34
Igor Stravinsky
- The Rite of Spring
- A Card Game

CD 35
Reinhold Glière
- Festive Overture
Anatoly Alexandrov
- Symphony no.1

CD 36
Sergei Prokofiev
- Symphony no.1
- Peter and the Wolf
- Overture on Hebrew Themes

CD 37
Aram Khachaturian
- Violin Concerto
- Concerto-Rhapsody for cello

CD 38
Dmitri Shostakovich
- Symphonies nos 1 & 5

CD 39
Shostakovich
- Symphonies nos 6 & 9

CD 40
Shostakovich
- Symphony no.7

CD 41
Shostakovich
- Symphony no.10

CD 42
Shostakovich
- Cello Concertos

CD 43
Shostakovich
- Violin Concerto no.1
- Festive Overture
- Romance from The Gadfly
- Tahiti Trot

CD 44
Alexander Mosolov
- Iron Foundry
Zinovy Kompaneyets
- Rhapsody in Folk Style
Arkady Mazayev
- Defenders of Krasnodon
Nikolai Peiko
- Symphony no.4

CD 45
Tikhon Khrennikov
- Symphonies nos 1–3

CD 46
Khrennikov
- Violin Concertos nos 1 & 2
- Cello Concerto no.2

CD 47
Khrennikov
- Piano Concertos nos 1–3
- Fragments from the ballets Love for Love, A Hussar Ballad

CD 48
Mieczysław Weinberg
- Sinfonietta no.1
- Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes
German Galynin
- Piano Concerto no.1

CD 49
Andrei Eshpai
- Concerto Grosso
- Piano Concerto no.2
- Violin Concerto no.2

CD 50
Boris Parsadanian
- David of Sassoun
Grigory Zaborov
- Symphony no.1

CD 51
Alexandra Pakhmutova
- Russian Suite
- To the Memory of Podolsk Cadets
- Concerto for orchestra
- Ode to the Setting Fire
- Youth

CD 52
Rostislav Boiko
- Rhapsodies
- Cortège solennel

CD 53
Rodion Shchedrin
- Piano Concertos nos 1–3

CD 54
Shchedrin
- Naughty Limericks
- Solemn Overture
- Not Love Alone
- Maidens’ Round Dance from the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse
- Anna Karenina

CD 55
Shchedrin
- Symphony no.1
- The Chimes