Arensky, Anton Stepanovich - Symphony No. 1 etc. (Chandos Audio CD)

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Symphony No. 1, Op. 4 33:38
in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur
1 I Adagio - Allegro patetico 11:20
2 II Andante pastorale con moto 9:34
3 III Scherzo. Allegro con spirito 5:33
4 IV Finale. Allegro giocoso 7:01

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5 Cantata on the Tenth Anniversary of the Coronation, Op. 26* 6:33
For solo voices, choir and orchestra
Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro molto - Presto

6 Fantasia on Themes by I.T. Ryabinin, Op. 48 9:24
For piano and orchestra
Andante sostenuto - Allegretto - Tempo I - Allegretto - Andante sostenuto
Tatiana Polyanskaya piano

Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a 15:50
7 Theme. Moderato 1:11
8 Variation I. Un poco più mosso 1:47
9 Variation II. Allegro non troppo 1:11
10 Variation III. Andantino tranquillo 1:51
11 Variation IV. Vivace 1:39
12 Variation V. Andante 2:44
13 Variation VI. Allegro con spirito 1:32
14 Variation VII. Andante con moto 1:38
15 Coda. Moderato 2:13

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Three Vocal Quartets, Op. 57† 7:08
With cello accompaniment
Words by Afanasy Fet
Dmitri Miller cello
16 1 Serenade. Andantino 2:27
17 2 To the Dying Stars. Moderato 1:52
18 3 The Hot Spring. Allegro 2:49
73:04
Tatiana Sharova soprano*
Andrei Baturkin baritone*
Russian State Symphonic Cappella *†
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
under
Valeri Polyansky
Recorded in:
Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory
December 2001
Producer(s)
Valeri Polyansky
Sound Engineer(s)
Igor Veprintsev
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K