Greatest Hits: The Tsar (Russian Orchestral Favorites)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Alexander Glazunov (Composer), Lev Konstantinovich Knipper (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Georges Boulanger (Composer), Mikhail Glinka (Composer), Russian Traditional (Composer), Reinhold Gliere (Composer), Aram Khachaturian (Composer), Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (Composer), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Emil Tchakarov (Conductor), André Kostelanetz (Conductor), Claudio Abbado (Conductor), Johannes Somary (Conductor), Andrew Davis (Conductor), Sir Andrew Davis (Conductor), Zubin Mehta (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy, Emil Tchakarov, André Kostelanetz, Claudio Abbado, Johannes Somary, et al.
• Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Glazunov, Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, et al.
• Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029T1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,672 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The true Russian spirit....., June 17, 2000

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Cory (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits: The Tsar (Russian Orchestral Favorites) (Audio CD)

This CD has a wonderful combination of the best tunes Russia has to offer (under 10 minutes of course!). Folk tunes like Two Guitars and Dark Eyes add to the Russian spirit. Also a nice war-like tune by an unfamilar man by the name of Knipper. This is his only work that made it to the world of classical music. Many other works done nicely by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and many others who don't end with 'sky'. Very nice way to introduce you to the Russians. Buy it even if you know about the Russian works. There are a few 'one hitters' on this CD.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A huge disapointment, December 1, 2004

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Tom Sanders "Tom Sanders" (Lansing, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits: The Tsar (Russian Orchestral Favorites) (Audio CD)

Yes, this disc has some stunning music...about 2 minutes per selection of it. Sometimes a little more, but this is just a movement or so of each. I was thrilled to find Andrew Davis' version of The Polovstian Dances and found only a short choral section of it. It is a useful survey if you are a fledgeling listener to Russian classical music, but other than that, it is pretty useless for listening.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Treat, October 14, 2007

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Too Cold in Madison (Madison, WI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits: The Tsar (Russian Orchestral Favorites) (Audio CD)

I've been searching all over for good versions of "Meadowlands," the Russian military march song I first heard about thirty years ago in a documentary about the Eastern Front that I saw on Swedish TV. The symphonic version on this CD is excellent. For me, that alone is worth the price. The other tidbits are pleasant enough, though short. How someone ordering this would not notice that they're all short tidbits is beyond me. Some people just don't pay attention when buying.