LP record jacket — Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble (Ансамбль скрипачей Большого театра СССР), dir. Yuli Reyentovich (Melodiya)

Audio Recording

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Name/Title

LP record jacket — Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble (Ансамбль скрипачей Большого театра СССР), dir. Yuli Reyentovich (Melodiya)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.198

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. Front of a printed paperboard LP jacket. A color photograph shows the ensemble — about twenty musicians in formal black, holding violins and bows — standing across a theater stage before tall draped curtains lit blue, with chandeliers. Title text appears top and bottom in two languages: English in white across the top ("BOLSHOI THEATRE VIOLINISTS ENSEMBLE / Artistic director Yuli Reyentovich") and Russian in blue/violet across the bottom ("АНСАМБЛЬ СКРИПАЧЕЙ БОЛЬШОГО ТЕАТРА СССР / Художественный руководитель Юлий Реентович"). The Melodiya logo and ministry line are at upper right.

Audio Format

33 RPM Record

Recording Type

Instrumental

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

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

Melodiya

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

Notes

English title block (top) and Russian title block (bottom) as transcribed above; Melodiya logo (stylized "М") with the firm's name and "Министерство культуры СССР" (Ministry of Culture of the USSR) at upper right. No catalog number, date, or tracklist visible on the front.

Dimensions

Height

31 cm

Width

31 cm

Parts

album cover, plastic sleeve, vinyl

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Notes

owner

Person or Organization

Melodiya

Notes

producer

Person or Organization

Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble

Notes

artists

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

acquisition, use

Place

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

production

Web Links and URLs

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

Research Notes

Notes

The Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble was a popular Melodiya act, issuing many light-classical and operatic-transcription programs. Yuli Reyentovich was the ensemble's longtime artistic director, from its founding in the mid-1950s until the early 1980s.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

May 27, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026