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Russian Symphonies (I)

MILY ALEXEYEVICH BALAKIREV (1837-1910)

SYMPHONY No.1 in C major (1866-99) 44:07
SINFONIE Nr.1 in C-Dur
SYMPHONIE no1 en ut majeur
1. I. Largo –Allegro vivo 15:05
2. II. Scherzo – Vivo 06:41
3. III. Andante 13:28
4. IV. Finale: Allegro moderato 08:52
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, November 1949

SYMPHONY No.2 in D minor (1900-8) 33:46
SINFONIE Nr.2 in d-Moll
SYMPHONIE no2 en ré mineur
5. Allegro ma non troppo moderato 10:18
6. Scherzo alla cosacca: Allegro ma non troppo, ma con fuoco ed energico 07:06
7. Romanza. Andante 07:56
8. Finale. Tempo di polacca 08:18
Recorded by Radio Moscow, May 1966

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(1-4) The Philharmonia, London
Herbert von KARAJAN
(5-8) Moscow Radio Symphony
Gennadi ROZHDESTVENSKY

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