Herbert Von Karajan - Russian Music 1949-1960 (2014) [7 CDs Box Set]

The Karajan Official Remastered Edition is a series of 13 box sets containing official remasterings of the finest recordings he made for EMI between 1946 and 1984. Karajan captures all the splendour, power and charm of the Russian repertoire in this 7-CD box, recorded almost entirely with the Philharmonia. Tchaikovsky, both symphonies and ballet music, takes pride of place beside Mussorgsky, Borodin, Balakirev, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. The great Bulgarian bass Boris Christoff performs an aria from Boris Godunov and the celebrated comic actor Peter Ustinov narrates Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.


Tracks:



Disc: 1
1. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: I. Largo - Allegro vivo
2. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: II. Scherzo (Vivo)
3. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: III. Andante
4. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: IV. Finale (Allegro moderato)
5. Borodin: Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
6. Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
7. Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina: Act 4 Entr'acte
8. Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves
9. Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov: In the Town of Kazan (Varlaam's Drinking Song)



Disc: 2
1. Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade - Gnomus - Promenade (arr. for Orchestra)
2. Pictures at an Exhibition: II. The Old Castle (arr. for Orchestra)
3. Pictures at an Exhibition: III. The Tuileries (arr. for Orchestra)
4. Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo - Promenade (arr. for Orchestra)
5. Pictures from an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (arr. for Orchestra)
6. Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (arr. for Orchestra)
7. Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. The Market-place at Limoges (arr. for Orchestra)
8. Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. The Catacombs (Catacombae Sepulchrum romanum) - cum mortuis in ling
9. Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga) [arr. for Orchestra]
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev (arr. for Orchestra)
11. Khovanshchina, Act 4: Entr'acte
12. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: Introduction
13. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: Early one morning
14. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: On a branch of a big tree
15. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: Just then, a duck came waddling round
16. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: Suddenly, something caught Peter's eye
17. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: Grandfather came out
18. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: No sooner had Peter gone
19. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: And now, this is how things stood
20. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: IMeanwhile, Peter made a lasso
21. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: Just then….
22. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67: And there…imagine the triumphant procession



Disc: 3
1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36: I Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
2. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36: II Andantino in modo do canzona
3. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36: III Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato, allegro
4. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36: IV Finale: Allegro con fuoco
5. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Scène
6. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Valse (Act I)
7. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Danse des petits cygnes (Act II)
8. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Introduction & Danse de la reine des cygnes (Act III)
9. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Danse hongroise (Csárdás) (Act III)



Disc: 4
1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op. 64: I Andante - Allegro con anima
2. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op. 64: II Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
3. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III Valse: Allegro moderato
4. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
5. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Introduction & fée des lilas (Prologue)
6. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Pas d'action: Adagio (Act I)
7. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Pas de caractere: Le chat botté (Act III)
8. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Panorama (Act II)
9. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Valse (Act I)



Disc: 5
1. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique': I Adagio - Allegro non troppo
2. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique': II Allegro con grazia
3. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique': III Allegro molto vivace
4. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique': IV Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante
5. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Ouverture miniature
6. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Marche
7. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Danse de la fee dragée
8. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Trepak: Danse russe
9. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Danse arabe
10. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Danse chinoise
11. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Danse des mirlitons
12. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Suite, Op. 71a: Valse des fleurs



Disc: 6
1. Prince Igor, Act 2: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
2. Prince Igor, Act 2: Polovtsian Dances
3. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Scène
4. Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20, Act 1: Valse
5. Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20, Act 2: Danse des petits cygnes
6. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Introduction & Danse de la reine des cygnes (Act III)
7. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Danse hongroise (Csárdás (Act III)
8. The Sleeping Beauty - Ballet Suite, Op. 66: Introduction & fée des lilas
9. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty - Ballet Suite, Op. 66: Pas d'action: Adagio (Act I)
10. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty - Ballet Suite, Op. 66: Pas de caractere: Le chat botté (Act III)
11. The Sleeping Beauty - Ballet Suite, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama
12. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty - Ballet Suite, Op. 66: Valse (Act I)
13. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49



Disc: 7
1. Jeu de cartes: Première donne
2. Jeu de cartes: Deuxième donne
3. Jeu de cartes: Troisième donne
4. Khovanshchina, Act 4: Dance of the Persian Slaves
5. Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
6. Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: II. Andantino in modo do canzona
7. Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato, allegro
8. Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco