Valery Polyansky
The Russian conductor Valery Polyansky is recognized today as a leading interpreter of the works of Sergei Rachmaninov and a number of other Russian composers. Appointed music director in 1992, he has led the Russian State Symphony Orchestra to new heights of achievement and artistic integrity.
Polyansky was born in Moscow in 1949. At the Moscow Conservatory, Polyansky distinguished himself as a student in both the choral and orchestral conducting programs, where his teachers included Boris Kulikov and Odisei Dimtriadi. Although Polyansky did have a fleeting engagement conducting the Moscow Operetta Theater while still a student, it was not until his introduction to conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky (at a postgraduate conducting course) that the full form of his musical ethos would take shape.
In 1977, he assisted Rozhdestvensky (having become his mentor) at the Bolshoi Theater in a production of Shostakovich's Katerina Ismailova. The production was a success, and Polyansky was immediately re-engaged as a permanent opera conductor there, a post which would prove to be the springboard for his career. During the next decade, his guest appearances became more frequent and included the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra in Finland, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan, and numerous other orchestras scattered across Germany, Holland, Iceland, and Turkey.
Polyansky's commitment to the music of Rachmaninov is extensive. In addition to serving as the President of the Rachmaninov Music Society, Polyansky has also recorded his complete choral and orchestral works. Devoted to his homeland and heritage, Polyansky has invested a considerable amount of time and energy into the recording and performing of works by neglected Russian composers, including Alfred Schnittke, Sergei Taneyev and Nikolai Miaskovsky. Polyansky has also helped to unearth a large number of works by Alexander Grechaninov and Dimitri Bortnyansky, saving them from almost certain oblivion.
Polyansky's career solidified once he was invited to succeed Rozhdestvensky at the Russian State Symphony Orchestra in 1992. Polyansky's strong initiative and choral background led to his creation of the Symphonic Capella choir as a subsidiary. His performances there have received consistent praise for their musical creativity, quality, and integrity. In 1993, he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Opera Nights Festival in Göteburg, Sweden after an acclaimed performance of Eugene Onegin. He has conducted performances for a number of recordings on the Chandos recording label.
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Symphonie n° 2 "Pastorale" op. 27 & Messe "Et in terra pax", op. 166
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Anatoly Obraztsov, Valery Polyansky, Ludmilla Golub, Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Symfonische muziek - Released by Chandos on 1 sep. 1996
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Traditional Russian Folk Songs
Russian State Symphony Cappella, Valery Polyansky
Wereldmuziek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 1994
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Symphonie n°3 - Valses de Concert n°1 & 2
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valery Polyansky
Symfonische muziek - Released by Chandos on 1 mrt. 2002
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Symphonie n° 2, op. 40 - Symphonie - concerto pour violoncelle, op. 125
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Ivashkin, Valery Polyansky
Symfonische muziek - Released by Chandos on 1 jun. 2002
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Russian Sacred Music of the 19th & 20th Century
Irina Arkhipova, USSR Chamber Choir, The, Sergei Babeshko, Valery Polyansky
Koormuziek - Released by CDK Music Classical on 1 feb. 2016
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Symphonie n° 6 - Suite charactéristique en ré majeur
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valery Polyansky
Symfonische muziek - Released by Chandos on 1 aug. 2004
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Bortniansky: Concertos for Choir Nos. 34, 2, 14, 13, 17, 31, 22, 26, 6
Valery Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on 1 jan. 1991
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Bortniansky: Concertos for Choir Nos. 16, 3, 35, 5, 27, 8, 23
Valery Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on 24 apr. 2018
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Russian Choir School: Valery Polyansky (Alexander Arkhangelsky - Bible - Old Testament - Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky)
Klassiek - Released by Russian Compact Disc on 4 okt. 2011
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Psaume 100 - Variations sur un thème de Mozart
Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valery Polyansky
Symfonische muziek - Released by Chandos on 1 jan. 2002
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Salomé - Tsar Judieiskiï
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Valery Polyansky
Religieuze vocale muziek - Released by Chandos on 1 mei 2000
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 / The Great Lightning
Klassiek - Released by Chandos on 1 okt. 2000
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Shostakovich: Concertos for Cello and Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2
Alexander Ivashkin, Symphony Orchestra of Moscow, Valery Polyansky
Klassiek - Released by Ode Records on 23 mrt. 1997
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Bortniansky: Concertos for Choir Nos. 4, 28, 15, 10, 25
Valery Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on 4 jun. 2018
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Tchaikovsky: Choral Works
Valery Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on 12 apr. 2018
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Bortniansky: Concertos for Choir Nos. 11, 33, 19, 1, 21, 7, 18
Valery Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on 20 apr. 2018
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Bartók: Orchestral Works
Yuri Zhislin, State Symphony Capella of Russia, Valery Polyansky
Klassiek - To be released on 7 jun. 2024 by Orchid Classics
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Valery Polyansky - Russian Conducting School (Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev - Anton Stepanovich Arensky)
Klassiek - Released by Russian Compact Disc on 4 okt. 2011
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