Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra has generally been highly regarded among Russian orchestras of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. In the twentieth century, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic was, on the whole, viewed as the finest Russian orchestra, with the MPO probably a close second. In recent times, however, some critics have hailed the MPO as Russia's finest, comparing it with the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestras. Over the years the MPO has concertized throughout the world, giving more than 4,000 concerts and making over 300 recordings. The list of conductors leading the ensemble has included some of the most respected artists and composers of the day: Samosud, Kondrashin, Mravinsky, David Oistrakh, Benjamin Britten, Stravinsky, Rozhdestvensky, Kitayenko, Maazel, Mehta, and Penderecki. Most of the MPO's early recordings were made available on the old Soviet label Melodiya, but many of those have been reissued on Brilliant Classics, Moscow Studio Archives, Live Classics, and Globe, while some of the MPO's efforts in the West, such as the Britten and Van Cliburn recordings, have been re-released on EMI and RCA. Newer recordings have appeared on Naxos and other major labels.
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1951, but did not adopt its current name until 1953. Its founder was veteran Bolshoi Opera conductor Samuel Samosud. The ensemble was initially established for broadcast performances of operatic music. But its mission quickly expanded in the early '50s, when it began playing much contemporary Russian music, as well as repertory standards.
In 1958 Kiril Kondrashin was appointed music director, and under his leadership the ensemble became one of the Soviet Union's finest and most prominent orchestras. Kondrashin used the MPO for the first International Tchaikovsky Competition, famously won (in the piano division) by American Van Cliburn.
Kondrashin recorded heavily with the orchestra, his Shostakovich symphony series being among his most memorable efforts. Dmitri Kitayenko succeeded Kondrashin in 1976, and led the ensemble until 1990. The MPO has had two additional music directors since: Mark Ermler (1996-1998) and Yuri Simonov, who took the helm in 1998.
Simonov has led the orchestra on highly successful tours of the U.S., U.K., and throughout much of Europe. The MPO's 2006-2007 concert schedule included tours of Japan, Germany, and Croatia. Among the MPO's later recordings is the 2004 Naxos CD of the Tischenko Symphony No. 7, led by the orchestra's principal guest conductor, Dmitry Yablonsky.
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Nelli Shkolnikova, Vol. 1: Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos
Nelli Shkolnikova, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Kirill Kondrashin, Yevgeny Malinin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by DOREMI on Jul 12, 2005
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Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, William Stromberg
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on May 1, 1991
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 9 and The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 119
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Vitali Gromadzky, Kirill Kondrashin, USSR Radio Choir
Classical - Released by Urania Records on Jan 27, 2017
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Chopiniana / Overtures on Greek Themes
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jun 30, 2003
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Symphony No. 3 / Poem of Ecstasy
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Lokalenkov, Igor Golovschin
Classical - Released by Naxos on Sep 3, 1997
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Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniil Borisovich Shafran, Leonid Kogan, Kirill Kondrashin, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classical - Released by Urania Records on Jan 27, 2017
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Concerto Pour piano / Prométhée
Konstantin Scherbakov, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian State TV and Radio Choir, Igor Golovschin
Classical - Released by Naxos on Aug 17, 1999
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FRIEDHOFER: Adventures of Marco Polo / Lodger (The)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, William Stromberg
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Jul 11, 1997
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Autumn: Classical Music for a New Season
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on Oct 8, 2013
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Piano Concertino in A Minor, Op. 94
Classical - Released by Archipel on Mar 26, 2021
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Nikolaevsky: 2 Dances for Orchestra, Piano Music & Songs
Mikhail Mordvinov, Svetlana Zlobina, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Philipp Chizhevsky
Classical - Released by Toccata Classics on Oct 2, 2015
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Hatikva - Fukushima
Giora Feidman, Elena Denisova, Franz Hummel, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kornienko Alexei
Chamber Music - Released by TYXart on Jul 16, 2012
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The Uninvited: Classic Film Music of Victor Young
Film Soundtracks - Released by Naxos on Jan 1, 1998
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GLAZUNOV (THE BEST OF)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Ilya Kaler, Igor Golovschin, Alexander Anissimov, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camilla Kolchinsky
Symphonic Music - Released by Naxos on Jul 31, 2000
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Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Spring, Op. 65
Alexander Rudin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Golovschin
Classical - Released by Naxos on Oct 9, 1997
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Yuri Simonov conducting Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, Five Études-tableaux
Classical - Released by RMS Records on Nov 16, 2012
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Piano Concerto / Concert Rhapsody
Oxana Yablonskaya, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
Classical - Released by Naxos on Feb 17, 1997
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Stenka Razin / Une fete slave / Cortege solennel
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Konstantin Krimetz
Classical - Released by Naxos on Sep 9, 1996
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor - Prokofiev: Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 74
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Valentina Levko, Yurlov State Capella, Kirill Kondrashin, Moscow State Chamber Choir, female section, Moscow State Children's Choir
Classical - Released by Urania Records on May 27, 2016
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Shostakovich - Symphony No. 13
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Classical - Released by Everest Records on Mar 24, 1965
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The Sea / Oriental Rhapsody / Ballade
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Golovschin
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 29, 2001
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