Leonid Kogan (1924-1982) plays Russian music
CD 1
Aram KHATCHATURIAN (1903-1972)
VIOLIN CONCERTO in D minor (1940) 34:43
1. I. Allegro con fermezza 13:21
2. II. Andante sostenuto 12:03
3. III. Allegro vivace 09:19
Studio recording, Boston, Symphony Hall, 12 January 1958
Boston Symphony, Pierre MONTEUX
4. RHAPSODY-CONCERTO for violin and orchestra (1960) 22:04
Studio recording, London, 11 November 1964
USSR State Symphony, Kyrill KONDRASHIN
Tikhon KHRENNIKOV (1913-2008)
VIOLIN CONCERTO No.2 in C major Op.23(1976) 16:50
5 I. Allegro con fuoco 03:19
6. II. Moderato 07:51
7. III. Allegro moderato con fuoco 05:40
Recording live, Moscow, 5 January 1977
State Academic Symphony, Yevgeny Svetlanov
CD 2
Serge PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
VIOLIN CONCERTO No.2 in G minor (1935) 26:31
1. I. Allegro moderato 10:22
2. II. Andante assai – Allegretto –Andante assai 09:51
3. III. Allegro, ben marcato 06:20
Recording live, Moscow, 1961
USSR State Symphony, Kyrill KONDRASHIN
Mieczysław WEINBERG (1919-1996)
VIOLIN CONCERTO in G minor, Op.67 25:34
4. Allegro molto 07:02
5. Allegretto 05:59
6. Adagio 06:13
7. Allegro risoluto 06:18
Studio recording, Moscow, September 1961 - Sikorski Music Publishers
Moscow Philharmonic, Kyrill KONDRASHIN
Edison DENISOV (1929-1996)
PARTITA for VIOLIN and Chamber orchestra 27:49
after J-S.Bach Partita No.2 in D minor BWV1004 (1981)
8. I. Allemande 05:42
9. II. Courante 02:27
10. III. Sarabande 04:08
11. IV. Gigue 01:57
12. V. Chaconne 13:37
Recording live, Moscow, 5 September 1981 with Edition Le Chant du Monde, Paris
Instrumental Ensemble, Pavel KOGAN
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Leonid Kogan , violin
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PRD 250 373
