A powerful Soviet-era orchestral recording featuring two dramatic Russian masterworks. On Side 1, Khachaturian’s Gayaneh ballet excerpts include the famous Sabre Dance, bursting with rhythmic fire and folkloric colour. Side 2 presents Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini, a sweeping symphonic fantasy inspired by Dante’s Inferno, full of stormy passion and lyrical intensity.
Performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, this Deutsche Grammophon “Privilege” pressing captures the bold, rich orchestral sound typical of the great Russian tradition. A strong addition for collectors of Eastern European orchestral recordings and dramatic Romantic repertoire.
Track Listing
Side 1 – Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh (Excerpts from the Ballet Suite)
Sabre Dance
Berceuse
Variation de Noune
Dance of the Mountaineers
Gayaneh’s Adagio
Dance of the Young Kurds
Dance of the Young Maidens
Lezghinka
Side 2 – Peter Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
