Historical Russian Archives: Rudolf Barshai Edition (10 CD box set, APE)

Audio CD
Number of Discs: 10 CD box set
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Size: 2.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD1: Bach
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, orch. Barshai (beginning)
01. Contrapunctus 1
02. Contrapunctus 2
03. Contrapunctus 3
04. Contrapunctus 4
05. Canon per augmentationem in contrariu motu
06. Contrapunctus 5
07. Contrapunctus 6 a 4, in stilo Francese
08. Contrapunctus 7 a 4, Per augmentationem et diminutionem
09. Canon alla ottava (Hypodiapason)
10. Contrapunctus 8 a 3
11. Contrapunctus 9 a 4 alla duodecima
12. Contrapunctus 11a 4
13. Contrapunctus 10 a 4 alla decima
14. Canon alla decima (Contrapunto alla terza)
15. Contrapunctus 12 a 4 (Rectus)
16. Contrapunctus 12 a 4 (Inversus)
17. Contrapunctus 13 a 4 (Rectus)
18. Contrapunctus 13 a 4 (Inversus)

CD2: Bach & Gluck & Rameau & Lully & Marais & Purcell
Bach
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, orch. Barshai (conclusion)
01. Canon alla Duodecima in contrapuntu alla quinta
02. Fuga a 3 soggetti

Gluck
03. Don Giovanni – Allegretto (Pizzicato)

Rameau
Concerto No. 6 n G Minor, from 6ème Pièces de Clavecin en concerts
04. La Poule
05. Menuets
06. L’Enharmonique
07. L’Égyptienne
08. Gavotte in A

Lully
09. Menuet et Arioso
10. Menuet et Arioso

Marais
Trois Pièces de Viole
11. La Provencale
12. La Musette
13. La Basque

Purcell
14. Fantasia for viols No. 8
15. Fantasia for viols No. 12
Alexander Korneyev, flute (Rameau)
Boris Dobrokhotov & Irina Morozova, violas de gamba

CD3: Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E Flat
01. I. Allegro con spirito
02. II. Andante
03. III. Finale – Rondo: Allegro

Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in G
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Adagio cantabile
06. III. Rondo: Presto

Symphony No. 100 in G ‘Military’
07. I. Adagio – Allegro
08. II. Allegretto
09. III. Menuetto: Moderato – Trio
10. IV. Finale: Presto
Timofei Dokshitzer, trumpet

CD 4: Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A, K 201
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto – Trio
04. IV. Allegro con spirito

Divertimento No. 17 in D, K 334
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Thema (Andante) mit 6 Variationen
07. III. Menuetto – Trio
08. IV. Adagio
09. V. Allegro
10. VI. Allegro

CD 5: Mozart & Beethoven
Mozart
Divertimento in D, K 136
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Presto

Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondo: Molto allegro

Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93
07. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
08. II. Allegretto scherzando
09. III. Tempo di menuetto – Trio
10. IV. Allegro vivace
John Lill, piano (Beethoven)

CD6: Debussy & Poulenc & Hindemith & Martinu & Bartók & Britten
Debussy
01. Children’s Corner – The Little Shepherd

Poulenc
02. Album des Six – No. 5: Waltz

Hindemith
Ein Jäger aus Kurpfalz, Spielmusik für Streicher und Bläser, Op. 45 No. 3:
03. I. Breit, Majestätisch
04. II. Munter

Martinu
Divertimento
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante moderato
07. III. Allegretto

Bartok
Divertimento Sz 113 for string orchestra
08. I. Allegro non troppo – Lento
09. II. Molto adagio
10. III. Allegro assai

For Children, Transcription for orchestra by Leo Weiner
11. Andante grazioso (Play Song, Vol. 1/7)
12. Vivace (Vol. 1/12)
13. Moderato sostenuto (Vol. 1/3)
14. Allegro robusto (Vol. 1/21)
15. Allegretto (Vol. 2/34)
16. Vivace risoluto (Canon, Vol. 3/29)
17. Poco allegro (Drinking Song, Vol. 1/20)
18. Allegro giocoso (Jest, Vol. 2/27)
19. Andante sostenuto (Vol. 2/31)
20. Risoluto (Vol. 2/36)

Britten
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
21. I. Boisterous Bourrée: Allegro ritmico
22. II. Playful Pizzicato: Presto possibile, pizzicato sempre
23. III. Sentimental Sarabande: Poco lento e pesante
24. IV. Frolicsome Finale: Prestissimo e con fuoco
Alexander Korneyev, flute (Debussy)
Evgeny Smirnov, violn – Rudolf Barshai, viola (Bartok)

CD 7: Shostakovich & Weinberg
Shostakovich
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135, for soprano, bass, strings and percussion:
01. I. De Profundis (Lorca)
02. II. Malaguña (Lorca)
03. III. Lorely (Apollinaire after Brentano)
04. IV. The Suicide (Apollinaire)
05. V. On Watch (Apollinaire)
06. VI. Madam, Look ! (Apollinaire)
07. VII. In The Santé (Apollinaire)
08. VIII
09. IX. O Delvig! O Delvig! (Küchelbecher)
10. X. The Death Of The Poet (Rilke)
11. XI. Conclusion (Rilke)

Weinberg
Sinfonietta No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 74, for string orchestra and timpani:
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Allegretto
14. III. Adagio
15. IV. Andantino
Galina Vichnevskaïa, soprano · Marquer Reshetin, basse (Shostakovich – Symphonie No14)

CD 8: Shostakovich & Rääts & Tchaikovsky
Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony, Op. 118a, arr. Barshai
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegretto furioso
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegretto
05. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in C Minor, Op. 87
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in C Minor, Op. 87
07. Prelude in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 87 No. 8

Rääts
Concerto for Strings, Op. 16
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Andante
10. III. Allegro
11. Concerto For Strings, Op. 16: IV. Grave
12. Concerto for Strings, Op. 16: V. Allegro

Tchaikovsky
Chamber Symphony
13. I. Sonata
14. II. Unison
15. III. Choral Music
16. IV. Interlude
17. V. March Motifs
18. VI. Serenade

CD 9: Prokofiev & Meerovich & Khachaturian & Lokshin
Prokofiev
Vision fugitive, Op. 22, orch. Barshai
01. No. 1: Lentamente
02. No. 2: Andante
03. No. 3: Allegretto
04. No. 4: Animato
05. No. 5: Molto giocoso
06. No. 6: Con eleganza
07. No . 8: Commodo
08. No. 9: Allegretto tranquillo
09. No. 10: Ridicolosamente
10. No. 11: Con vivacità
11. No. 12: Assai Moderato
12. No. 13: Allegretto
13. No. 14: Feroce
14. No. 15: Inquieto
15. No. 16: Dolente
16. Fairy Tale, Op. 65, No. 3

Meerovich
Serenade for chamber orchestra
17. I. Allegro non troppo
18. II. Sostenuto
19. III. Con moto

Khachaturian
20. Cello Sonata – Aria: Andante

Lokshin
Symphony No. 7 on Ancient Japanese verses
21. Introduction: Commodo
22. Sostenuto
23. Variation 1: Larghetto
24. Variation 2: Animato
25. Variation 3: Adagio
26. Variation 4: Allegretto
27. Variation 5: Andante
28. Variation 6: Lento
Nina Grigorieva, contralto

CD10: Bunin & Stravinsky
Bunin
Symphony No. 5, Op. 45
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andantino semplice
03. III. Allegro con fuoco
04. IV. Andante mosso
05. Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33: Andante maestoso – Largo – Allegretto

Stravinsky
Concerto in D, for string orchestra
06. I. Vivace
07. II. Arioso: Andantino
08. III. Rondo: Allegro

Concerto in E-Flat, ‘Dumbarton Oaks’
09. I. Tempo giusto
10. II. Allegretto
11. III. Con moto

Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai – Conductor