Russian Fireworks - Naxos Deutschland

RUSSIAN FIREWORKS celebrates the spirit and legacy of some of the country's most acclaimed composers.
This volume of the NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEY takes you on a memorable trip through Russia. Experience haunting scenes of winter in St. Petersburg or escape to the resort of Yalta on the Black Sea; climb the Odessa Steps as immortalized in Eisenstein's legendary film "The Battleship Potemkin"; travel across the breathtaking Russian countryside or stop in the old town of Khiva with its timeless mosques, medrese, tombs and palaces. This is a tour filled with the sight and sounds evoked in the melodies of Russia's greatest composers.

01 Ippolitov-Ivanov:
Procession of the Sardar
Lyadov: Eight Russion Folk-Songs
02 Religious Chant
03 Christmas Carol
04 Plaintive Song
05 Humorous Song
06 Legend Of The Birds
07 Cradle Song
08 Round Dance
09 Village-Dance Song

10 Kabelevsky: Comedian's Galop
11 Mussorgsky: Gopak (from The Fair at Sorochintsy)
12 Mussorgsky: Dance of the Persian Slaves
(from Khovanshchina)
13 Lyadov: Baba Yaga, Op. 56
14 Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
15 Lyadov: Kikimora, Op. 63
16 Rubenstein: Dance of the Bayadéres No. 2, from Feramors
17 Rubenstein: Bridal Procession, from Feramors

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Haymann, conductor
Kenneth Jean, condutor
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
Michael Halász, conductor