Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Rozhdestvensky was the son of conductor Nikolai Anosov Rozhdestvensky and soprano Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya. A pupil at the Gnesin School of Music and the Moscow Conservatory school for children, he entered the Conservatory in 1941 to study conducting with his father and piano with Lev Oborin. While still at the Conservatory, Rozhdestvensky conducted Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker at the Bolshoi Theater. Following his graduation in 1954, he was appointed assistant conductor at the Bolshoi and in 1956 made his first visit to England with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1961, Rozhdestvensky was named artistic director of the Soviet Radio Symphony Orchestra, remaining there until 1974. Three years later, he became Bolshoi's youngest principal conductor, remaining at that post until 1970. During the Soviet era, Rozhdestvensky programmed music by contemporary foreign composers, most likely alienating the Soviet musical establishment; nevertheless, as chief conductor and director of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, he was allowed to lead performances of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Benjamin Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as works by Poulenc, Hindemith, Orff, and other composers that were new to Soviet audiences. He also revived the symphonies of Sergey Prokofiev, who was regarded with suspicion in Russia, having lived in America from 1918 to 1936. Only the most eminent and respected Russian musicians were allowed extensive foreign tours, and Rozhdestvensky visited many European countries, the U.S., and Japan. He also appeared several times in Britain, mainly with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and at Covent Garden. In 1971, he conducted the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in three Promenade Concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. The following year, Rozhdestvensky became music director of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra. Artistic director of the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra from 1974-1977, he was principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1978 to 1981. His next post was principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, where he stayed until 1983. In 1982, he founded, and became chief conductor of, the State Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture in Moscow. In 1987, Rozhdestvensky started teaching conducting at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Sienna. The Stockholm Philharmonic hired him as conductor in 1991, and three years later he was appointed chairman of the Bolshoi's artistic committee. Rozhdestvensky maintained his reputation for adventurous programming in his many recordings and live performances. Known for his balanced and refined interpretations of Romantic and 20th century music, he premiered numerous 20th century works, including Denisov's Symphony for two string orchestras and percussion (dedicated to Rozhdestvensky), Buzko's White Nights, Shchedrin's Carmen Suite, Prokofiev's opera The Gambler, Schnittke's Symphony No. 2 "St. Florian" and Gerhard's Don Quixote. An enthusiastic champion of contemporary composers, Rozhdestvensky also performed works by Kancheli, Mirzoian, Organesian, and Skoryk. Rozhdestvensky's writings include Techniques of Orchestral Direction and Reflections on Music. He was married to Viktoria Postnikova, a pianist.
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Sergej Larin Sings Russian Opera Arias, Vol. 1
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sergej Larin, Alexander Faris
Ópera - Editado por Chandos el 1 feb. 1998
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Lidholm: Greetings from an Old World, Toccata e Canto, Kontakion & Ritornell
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sinfonías - Editado por Chandos el 1 oct. 1993
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Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in A minor
Clásica - Editado por Pipeline Music el 7 jun. 2006
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 8 "Apocalypsis" & 9 "Dem lieben Gott"
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Denon el 1 ene. 2009
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Balakirev: "Russia" Symphonic Poem (Digitally Remastered)
Clásica - Editado por EMG Classical el 13 feb. 2013
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Legendary Artists: Guennadi Rozhdestvenski (Guennadi Rozhdestvenski, Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra)
Clásica - Editado por Denon el 1 ene. 2009
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Symphonie n° 1
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Música sinfónica - Editado por Chandos el 1 oct. 1996
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Lidholm: Greetings from an Old World - Toccata e canto - Kontakion - Ritornell
Elemer Lavotha, Urban Agnas, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Jens-Christoph Lemke, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Clásica - Editado por Chandos el 1 oct. 1993
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Symphony No. 2 in D minor
Clásica - Editado por Digital Music Group, Inc. el 9 nov. 2005
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Sinfonía Fantástica Berlioz
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group el 30 may. 2020
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Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group el 30 may. 2020
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The Glorious Melodies Of Tchaikovsky
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Clásica - Editado por imp el 1 ene. 1993
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Clásica - Editado por imp el 1 ene. 1987
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Capriccio Italien
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, London Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonías - Editado por LSO Live el 1 ene. 2005
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Shchedrin: Symphony No. 2
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service and Central Television Networks
Clásica - Editado por JSC Firma Melodiya el 1 ene. 1990
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Islamey Oriental Fantasy
Clásica - Editado por Digital Music Group, Inc. el 9 nov. 2005
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Mozart: Concerto No.10 in E Flat Major for Two Pianos
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Clásica - Editado por Red Note OMP el 17 may. 2010
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Igor Bezrodny
Música concertante - Editado por Red Note OMP el 5 abr. 2010
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Prokofiev: Cinderella - Ballet In Three Acts, Op. 87
Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Clásica - Editado por Red Note OMP el 5 abr. 2010
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Ziyadullo Shakhidi
Eduard Ayrapetyants, Maxim Shostakovich, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Clásica - Editado por Music 2 Business el 1 ene. 2014
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Grieg: Peer Gynt, Lyric Suite
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service and Central Television Networks
Clásica - Editado por JSC Firma Melodiya el 1 ene. 1967
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