Ultimate Russian Classics: The Essential Masterpieces

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49
    16:04
  2. 2.
    Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 45
    15:23
  3. 3.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 1. Miniature Overture
    3:23
  4. 4.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 2a. March
    2:18
  5. 5.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
    1:46
  6. 6.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)
    1:09
  7. 7.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 2d. Arabian Dance
    3:22
  8. 8.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 2e. Chinese Dance
    1:14
  9. 9.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 2f. Dance of the Reed Pipes
    2:19
  10. 10.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: 3. Waltz of the Flowers
    7:06
  11. 11.
    Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31
    10:46

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: 1. The Sea and Sindbad's Ship
    10:07
  2. 2.
    Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: 2. The Story of the Kalender Prince
    11:13
  3. 3.
    Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: 3. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
    9:39
  4. 4.
    Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: 4. Festival in Baghdad - The Sea - Shipwreck
    12:34
  5. 5.
    Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances: Dance of the Maidens
    2:29
  6. 6.
    Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dances: Dances with Chorus
    11:13

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade
    1:32
  2. 2.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Gnomus
    2:28
  3. 3.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade
    0:54
  4. 4.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Old Castle
    4:25
  5. 5.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade
    0:29
  6. 6.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Tuileries
    1:08
  7. 7.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Bydlo
    2:46
  8. 8.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade
    0:43
  9. 9.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
    1:14
  10. 10.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
    2:22
  11. 11.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Market in Limoges
    1:20
  12. 12.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Catabombs
    1:54
  13. 13.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: With the Dead in the Language of the Dead
    2:10
  14. 14.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Hut on Fowl's Legs
    3:34
  15. 15.
    Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate of Kiev
    5:38
  16. 16.
    Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
    10:40

Disc 4

  1. 1.
    The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: 1. The Eccentrics
    3:07
  2. 2.
    The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: 2. The Magician Celio and Fata Morgana Playing Cards (Infernal Scene)
    3:24
  3. 3.
    The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: 3. March
    1:41
  4. 4.
    The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: 4. Scherzo
    1:25
  5. 5.
    The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: 5. The Prince and Princess
    3:50
  6. 6.
    The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: 6. The Flight
    2:15
  7. 7.
    Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 1. The Birth of Kijé
    4:21
  8. 8.
    Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 2. Romance
    4:33
  9. 9.
    Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 3. Kijé's Wedding
    2:50
  10. 10.
    Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 4. Troika
    2:47
  11. 11.
    Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 5. Burial of Kijé
    6:16
  12. 12.
    Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25: 1. Allegro
    4:25
  13. 13.
    Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25: 2. Larghetto
    3:55
  14. 14.
    Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25: 3. Gavotta
    1:32
  15. 15.
    Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25: 4. Finale
    4:27

Disc 5

  1. 1.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Introduction
    2:44
  2. 2.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Kashchei's Magic Garden
    1:39
  3. 3.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Appearance of the Firebird Pursued by Prince Ivan
    2:10
  4. 4.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The Firebird's Dance
    1:33
  5. 5.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Prince Ivan Captures the Firebird
    1:02
  6. 6.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Supplication of the Firebird - Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses
    7:19
  7. 7.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The Princesses' Game with the Golden Apples
    2:28
  8. 8.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Sudden Appearance of Prince Ivan
    1:13
  9. 9.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The Princesses' Round-Dance
    3:48
  10. 10.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Daybreak - Prince Ivan Enters Kashchei's Palace
    1:19
  11. 11.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Magic Carillon - Appearance of Kashchei's Guardian Monsters - Capture of Prince Ivan - Int
    5:04
  12. 12.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Dance of Kashchei's Retinue under the Firebird's Spell
    0:51
  13. 13.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Infernal Dance of All Kashchei's Subjects
    4:58
  14. 14.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Lullaby (the Firebird) - Kashchei awakes - Death of Kashchei - Darkness
    4:35
  15. 15.
    L' oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2. Dissolution of the Palace and Kashchei's Spells - Animation of the Petrified Warriors - Ge
    2:52
  16. 16.
    Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part 1: The Adoration of the Earth
    15:53
  17. 17.
    Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part 2: The Sacrifice
    17:47

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