Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
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Mravinsky's legendary stereo London recordings now remastered, at half the price they used to be. Great performances makes this essential for every library. —
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Building a Library, April 2007, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Building a Library, January 2017, Also Recommended
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Shostakovich: Symphony No.7, Op. 60 'Leningrad'
RecommendedLeningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky
Mravinsky’s interpretation of the Leningrad remains unrivalled in its emotional intensity and structural lucidity. This re-mastering breathes new life into the sonically-limited recording. —
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Building A Library, December 2021
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 (Excerpts) & Francesca da Rimini - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Arvīds Jansons
To these ears, then as now, Jansons was in essence a loyal ambassador for Mravinsky’s interpretation and the Leningraders followed him every step of the way. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Archive/Reissue of the Month
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Leningrad Ballet Music
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Chivzhel, Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Yuri Gamaley
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Leningrad Symphonies
Yevlakov, Falik & Slonimsky
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvids Jansons, Alexander Dmitriev, Israel Gusman
They may have been plundered after the USSR’s demise but Soviet radio archives continue to yield gems such as these three pieces…Performances by the (then) Leningrad Philharmonic lack nothing... —
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Tishchenko: Symphony No. 4, Op. 61
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor & narrator)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
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Yuri Falik: Concerto for Orchestra and other works
Viktor Lieberman (violin)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, St Petersburg Camerata Chamber Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Edward Serov, Saulius Sondeckis
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Leningrad Violin Concertos
Marina Yashvili (violin), Sergey Staadler (violin), Maxim Vengerov, Arkady Gutnikov (violins)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gintaras Rinkevicius, Vladimir Ponkin, Alexander Dmitriev
Most substantial here is the Violin Concerto by Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn. The influence of his teacher Shostakovich may be evident in the opening Sinfonia…but the hypnotic Ostinato and sardonic... —