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Gennady Rozhdestvensky
12+ albums
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Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky (Генна́дий Никола́евич Рожде́ственский) (born May 4, 1931) is a Russian conductor. Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow to musician parents as Gennady Nikolayevich Anosov, but adopted his mother's maiden name in its masculine form for his professional career. He studied conducting with his father Nikolai Anosov at the Moscow Conservatory and piano with Lev Oborin. Already known for having conducted Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre at the age of 20, he quickly established his reputation. He premiered many works of Soviet composers, including Edison Denisov's Sun of the Incas (1964)[1], as well as giving the Russian premiere of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Western premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival. Rozhdestvensky is considered a versatile conductor and a highly cultured musician with a supple stick technique. In moulding his interpretations, he gives a clear idea of the structural outlines and emotional content of a piece, combined with a performing style which melds logic, intuition and spontaneity Orchestra tenures * 1951-1961 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (conductor) * 1961-1974 Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio and Television (Moscow) * 1964-1970 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (principal conductor) * 1974-1985 Chamber Theatre Orchestra * 1974-1977 Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (artistic director) * 1978-1981
top songs
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L'Internationale (Instrumental Version)
2332Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio)
1483The Protecting Veil: The Resurrection
644The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
575Ballet Suite for Grand Symphony Orchestra, Op. 52: II. Marionettes
476The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34
437Tale Of The Buffoon, "Chout": Concert Suite From Ballet, Op. 21a: 1 The Buffoon and His Wife
438The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
399The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
3810Spur 19
35albums
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Prokofiev: On The Dnieper, Romeo and Juliet Suite, The Year 1941
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Holst: The Planets - Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 14 & 15
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Basic Russian Music
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Prokofiev: Tale Of The Buffoon "Chout," Autumnal Sketch, Waltz Suite
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Symphonies Nos. 5, 6
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Caucasian Sketches, Pictures at an Exhibition
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Schnittke: Symphony No. 1
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Luciano Pavarotti and friends
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Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète, Firebird