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Evgeny Svetlanov
12+ albums
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Yevgeny Svetlanov (Russian: Евгéний Фёдорович Светлáнов; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and pianist. Life and work: Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting with Aleksandr Gauk at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1955 he conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, being appointed principal conductor there in 1962. 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. Svetlanov was also music director of the Residentie Orchestra (The Hague) from 1992 to 2000 and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 1999. In 2000 Svetlanov was fired from his post with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra by the minister of culture of Russia, Mikhail Shvydkoi. The reason given was that Svetlanov was spending too much time conducting abroad and not enough time in Moscow. Svetlanov was particularly noted for his interpretations of Russian works – he covered the whole range of Russian music, from Mikhail Glinka to the present day. He was also one of the few Russian conductors to conduct the entire symphonic output of Gustav Mahler. His own compositions included a String Quartet (1948), Daugava, Symphonic Poem (1952), Siberian Fantasy for Orchestra, Op. 9 (1953), Images d'Espagne, Rhapsody for orchestra (1954), Symphony (1956), Festive Poem (1966), Russian Variations for harp and orchestra (1975), Piano C
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Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 in E minor Op.27 : II Allegro Molto
1952Tchaikovsky : Serenade in C major Op.48 : II Valse
1643Tchaikovsky : The Swan Lake Op.20 : Act 4 Dance of the Cygnets
1024Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 in E minor Op.27 : III Adagio
945Валькирия, WWV 86B, действие III: Полёт валькирий
926Tchaikovsky : The Swan Lake Op.20 : Act 1 Waltz
927Сюита из балета «Щелкунчик», соч. 71а: VIII. Па-де-де
908Tchaikovsky : The Swan Lake Op.20 : Act 4 Scene
889Rachmaninov : Symphonic Dances Op.45 : I Non allegro
8010Rimsky-Korsakov : Snow Maiden : I Introduction
73albums
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Rachmaninov: The Bells - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
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Евгений Светланов: Вальсы и полонезы
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Tchaikovsky Essentials
Rachmaninov Essentials
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Russian Waltzes and Polonaises
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Зимние грёзы
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake & Nutcracker Ballet Suites
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Вагнер: Симфонические фрагменты из опер
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Alfvén: Bergakungen / The Mountain King
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40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics
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Debussy's La Mer, Nocturnes & Rimsky-Korsakov's Mlada Suite: Evgeny Svetlanov Conducts
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Чайковский: Лебединое озеро. Избранное