Yevgeny Svetlanov – Yevgeny Svetlanov – Rimsky-Korsakov Glinka (Live) [CD]

Description

The great Russian conductor Yevgeny Svetlanov was born in Moscow in 1928 and studied with Alexander Gauk at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1955 he conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, becoming principal conductor (1962-1964). From 1965 he was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra (now the Russian State Symphony Orchestra). In 1979 he was appointed principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Residentie Orchestra (The Hague 1992 – 2000) and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1997- 1999). He frequently visited the UK, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, USA, and other countries. Svetlanov was a leading interpreter of Russian composers including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky, Miaskovsky and Scriabin, but also a large number of non-Russian composers ranging from Debussy to Elgar. He died in Moscow aged 73 in 2002.

Tracklist:

1. Maid of Pskov~Overture
2. Scheherazade Op. 35~I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
3. Scheherazade Op. 35~II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince
4. Scheherazade Op. 35~III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
5. Scheherazade Op. 35~IV. Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman
6. Symphony on Two Russian Themes

UPC: 5060244551862
Label: Ica Classics
Release Date: 9.19.25
Format: CD