record, Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble

Audio Recording

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

record, "Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble"

Entry/Object ID

ACS-000941

Description

This compilation of performances by the Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble hosts ten pieces recorded in the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory between 1981 and 1982. Tracks 1-4 are on Side 1 and tracks 5-10 are on Side 2.

Audio Format

33 RPM Record

Recording Type

Instrumental

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Album Detail

Contributors

Contributor

Yuli Reyentovich

Role

Artistic Direction

Contributor

Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble

Role

Performer

Contributor

George Karetnikov

Role

Recording Engineer

Contributor

Margarita Kozhukhova

Role

Recording Engineer

Contributor

Larissa Abelyan

Role

Editor

Contributor

S. Nelyubin

Role

Designer

Contributor

V. Pishchalnikov

Role

Photographer

Contributor

Irina Zaitseva

Role

Pianist

Record Label

Мелодия

Musical Genre

Classical

Release Date

circa 1983

Place Recorded

City

Moscow

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Liner Notes

The majority of pieces were recorded in 1981, although tracks 2 and 8 were recorded in 1982.

Album Artwork Description

The front cover depicts 18 violinists standing on a grand stage with three chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. There are two candelabras behind the line of musicians. The album title and information is printed in English at the top in a white font; the same information in printed in Russian in purple ink at the bottom. The back cover provides the track information in both Russian and English.

Notes

Different sources provide different release dates for this album -- one cites that it was released in 1983 while another says it was released in 1987.

Track Details

Title

Passacaglia

Track Contributors

Contributor

George Frederic Handel

Role

Composer

Contributor

Grigory Zaborov

Role

Orchestration

Title

Poem for Violins and Violas, Op. 25

Track Contributors

Contributor

E. Ysaye

Role

Composer

Contributor

The Viola Group of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Role

Performer

Contributor

Evgeny Svetlanov

Role

Conductor

Title

Variations of Caprice No. 24

Track Contributors

Contributor

Niccolo Paganini

Role

Composer

Contributor

Arnold Roitman

Title

Navarra

Track Contributors

Contributor

Pablo de Sarasate

Role

Composer

Contributor

A. Gurfinkel

Role

Orchestration

Contributor

Aleksei Ogorodnikov

Role

Percussionist

Contributor

G. Butov

Role

Percussionist

Contributor

Irina Zaitseva

Role

Pianist

Track Notes

a Spanish dance

Title

Cordoba

Track Contributors

Contributor

Isaac Albeniz

Role

Composer

Contributor

Grigory Zaborov

Role

Orchestration

Contributor

Irina Zaitseva

Role

Pianist

Contributor

Vera Dulova

Role

Harpist

Contributor

Aleksei Ogorodnikov

Role

Percussionist

Contributor

G. Butov

Role

Percussionist

Title

Procession from "Peter and the Wolf", an orchestral fairy tale

Track Contributors

Contributor

Sergei Prokofiev

Role

Composer

Contributor

L. Feigin

Role

Orchestration

Contributor

Irina Zaitseva

Role

Pianist

Title

Waltz from "The War and Peace" opera

Track Contributors

Contributor

Sergei Prokofiev

Role

Composer

Contributor

A. Birchansky

Role

Orchestration

Contributor

Irina Zaitseva

Role

Pianist

Title

Aria

Track Contributors

Contributor

Evgeny Svetlanov

Role

Composer

Contributor

Evgeny Svetlanov

Role

Pianist

Title

Maidens' Dance from "The Path of Thunder" ballet

Track Contributors

Contributor

K. Karaev

Role

Composer

Contributor

Grigory Zaborov

Role

Orchestration

Contributor

Irina Zaitseva

Role

Pianist

Contributor

Aleksei Ogorodnikov

Role

Percussionist

Contributor

G. Butov

Role

Percussionist

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Note

Location

Back cover

Material/Technique

Pen

Notes

Underlining in blue pen under first words of English liner notes

Dimensions

Height

31 cm

Width

31 cm

Parts

album cover, plastic sleeve, vinyl

Web Links and URLs

https://www.discogs.com/master/1848287-Bolshoi-Theatre-Violinists-Ensemble-Yuli-Reyentovich-Bolshoi-Theatre-Violinists-Ensemble

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

May 27, 2022

Updated By

Hana Flamm

Update Date

August 23, 2022