ROBERT SCHUMANN 1810–1856
1–4 Märchenbilder op.113*

SERGEI PROKOFIEV 1891–1953
5–9 Five Pieces from Romeo and Juliet op.64*
(arr. Rudolf Barshai)

CECIL FORSYTH 1870–1941
10 Celtic Song†

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN 1810–1849
11 Étude in F minor op.25 no.2*
(arr. Rudolf Barshai)

EDVARD GRIEG 1843–1907
12 To Spring* (Lyric Pieces, Book III op.43 no.6)

MAURICE RAVEL 1875–1937
13 Pavane pour une infante défunte*
(arr. Vadim Vasilyevich Borisovsky)

CLAUDE DEBUSSY 1862–1918
14–16 Sonata for flute, viola and harp‡
17 La Fille aux cheveux de lin* (Préludes, Book 1)
18 En bateau* (Petite Suite)

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola

Vladimir Shraibman*, Semyon Stuchevsky† piano

Alexander Korneev flute‡

Olga Erdeli harp‡

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685–1750
1–5 Partita No.2 in D minor BWV 1004

PAUL HINDEMITH 1895–1963
6–10 Sonata for solo viola op.25 no.1
11 Trauermusik*

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL 1685–1759
12–14 Concerto for viola and orchestra*
(unpublished arrangement by Rudolf Barshai)

Moscow Chamber Orchestra*

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola/conductor

REVOL BUNIN 1924–1976
1–3 Sonata in D minor for viola and piano op.26*

VLADIMIR KRYUKOV 1902–1960
4 Sonata in D minor for viola and piano op.15*

Attrib. IVAN KHANDOSHKIN 1747–1804
5–7 Concerto for viola and orchestra†

REVOL BUNIN
8–10 Concerto in G major for viola and orchestra op.22‡

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola/conductor†

Tatyana Nikolayeva piano*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra†

Great Symphony Orchestra / Nikolai Anosov conductor‡

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770–1827
1–6 String Trio No.1 in E flat major op.3
7–10 String Trio No.3 in G major op.9 no.1

Leonid Kogan violin

Rudolf Barshai viola

Mstislav Rostropovich cello

GABRIEL FAURÉ 1845–1924
1–4 Piano Quartet No.1 op.15*

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH 1906–1975
5–9 Piano Quintet in G minor op.57†

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola

Leonid Kogan violin* · Mstislav Rostropovich cello* · Emil Gilels piano*

Rostislav Dubinsky, Nina Barshai violin† · Valentin Berlinsky cello†

Dmitri Shostakovich piano†

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH 1906–1975
1–4 String Quartet No.1 in C major op.49*
5–9 String Quartet No.3 in F major op.73†
10–13 String Quartet No.4 in D major op.83†

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola

Rostislav Dubinsky, Nina Barshai violin* · Valentin Berlinsky cello*

Julian Sitkovetsky, Anton Sharoev violin† · Yakov Slobodkin cello†

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770–1827
1–4 String Quartet No.7 in F major op.59 no.1 (Razumovsky)*

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840–1893
5–8 String Sextet in D minor op.70 ‘Souvenir de Florence’†

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola

Julian Sitkovetsky, Anton Sharoev violin*· Yakov Slobodkin cello*

Leonid Kogan, Elizaveta Gilels violin† · Heinrich Talalyan viola†

Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, Mstislav Rostropovich cello†

LUIGI BOCCHERINI 1743–1805
1–3 Symphony in E flat major op.35 no.2 G510

ANTONIO VIVALDI 1678–1741
4–6 Concerto in B flat major for violin, cello and orchestra RV547*
7–9 Concerto in B minor for four violins, cello and orchestra op.3 no.10 RV580†

The Four Seasons‡

10–12 Violin Concerto in E major op.8 no.1 RV269 ‘Spring’
13–15 Violin Concerto in G minor op.8 no.2 RV315 ‘Summer’
16–18 Violin Concerto in F major op.8 no.3 RV293 ‘Autumn’
19–21 Violin Concerto in F minor op.8 no.4 RV297 ‘Winter’

Evgeny Smirnov concertmaster*†‡, Andrei Abramenkov†, Boris Kun’ev†, Leonid Polees† violin

Alla Vasilieva cello*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

TOMASO ALBINONI 1671–1751
1–3 Concerto in B flat major for string orchestra op.5 no.1
4–8 Concerto in D major for string orchestra op.5 no.3

GIUSEPPE TARTINI 1692–1770
9–11 Concerto in A major for cello and string orchestra*

ANTONIO VIVALDI 1678–1741
12–14 Violin Concerto in G minor RV 319†

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685–1750
15–17 Violin Concerto No.2 in E major BWV 1042†
18–20 Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra BWV 1043‡

Elizaveta Gilels violin‡ · Leonid Kogan violin†‡ · Mstislav Rostropovich cello*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685–1750
1–3 Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major BWV 1049*
4–6 Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor BWV 1041†
7–9 Violin Concerto No.2 in E major BWV 1042†

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756–1791
10–13 Symphony No.40 in G minor K550

David Oistrakh violin*† Alexander Korneev, Naum Zaidel flute*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756–1791
1–3 Divertimento No.1 in D major K136 (K125a)
4–6 Sinfonia concertante in E flat major K364*
7 Rondo in C major K373: Allegretto grazioso†
8–11 Symphony No.29 in A major K201

David Oistrakh violin*†

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI viola*

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756–1791
1–3 Symphony No.10 in G major K74
4–6 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major K219*
7–9 Piano Concerto No.21 in C major K467†
10 Rondo in D major for piano and orchestra K382†

Leonid Kogan violin* Emil Gilels piano†

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

JOSEPH HAYDN 1732–1809
1–4 Symphony No.49 in F minor ‘La passione’
5–7 Piano Concerto in D major Hob.XVIII:11*
8–11 Symphony No.104 in D major ‘London’

Emil Gilels piano*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

FRANZ SCHUBERT 1797–1828
1–4 Symphony No.5 in B flat major D485

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH 1906–1975
5–15 Symphony No.14 op.135*

Zara Dolukhanova soprano* · Yevgeny Nesterenko bass*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

ALEXANDER LOKSHIN 1920–1987
1–2 Symphony No.5 ‘Shakespeare’s Sonnets’ for baritone, string orchestra and harp*
3 Symphony No.4 ‘Sinfonia stretta’†
4–6 3 Scenes from Goethe’s Faust‡

Sir Thomas Allen baritone* · Elena Prokina soprano‡

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra*

National Youth Orchestra of Germany†

Ensemble Resonanz der Jungen Deutschen Philharmonie‡

RUDOLF BARSHAI

BOHUSLAV MARTINU 1890–1959
1–3 Divertimento H173*

BÉLA BARTÓK 1881–1945
4–6 Divertimento BB 118

IGOR STRAVINSKY 1882–1971
7–9 Concerto grosso in D major for string orchestra
10–19 Apollon musagète†

Evgeny Smirnov violin*

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

National Symphony Orchestra Taipei†

RUDOLF BARSHAI

HENRY PURCELL 1659–1695
1–2 Two Phantasies for string orchestra

BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913–1976
3–6 Simple Symphony op.4

MICHAEL TIPPETT 1905–1998
7–9 Concerto for double string orchestra*
10–14 Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage†

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra*

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra†

RUDOLF BARSHAI

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756–1791
1–4 Symphony No.35 in D major K385 ‘Haffner’*

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK 1841–1904
5–8 Symphony No.9 in E minor op.95 B178 ‘From the New World’†

GUSTAV MAHLER 1860–1911
9–12 Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen‡

Sir Thomas Allen baritone‡

Moscow Chamber Orchestra*

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra†

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln‡

RUDOLF BARSHAI

GUSTAV MAHLER 1860–1911

1–5 Symphony No.10 (performing version by Rudolf Barshai)

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

RUDOLF BARSHAI

SALUTE MAESTRO BARSHAI

ALEXANDER BORODIN 1833–1887
1–4 Chamber Symphony after String Quartet No.2 in D major (arr. Rudolf Barshai)

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840–1893
5–8 Chamber Symphony after String Quartet No.1 in D major op.11 (arr. Rudolf Barshai)

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH 1906–1975
9–13 Chamber Symphony after String Quartet No.8 op.110 (arr. Rudolf Barshai)

NSO String Ensemble