CD 1

Hummel, Franz (*1939)
Archaeopteryx (1987)
Concerto for violin and orchestra
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
V. Verbickij, conductor
Ulf Hoelscher, violin
M. Nikanorov, soprano

Eshpai, Andrej (*1925)
Concerto for viola and orchestra (1987)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
F. Glooshchenko, conductor
Juri Bashmet, viola

Weiss, Manfred (*1935)
Metamorphoses (1985)
on a theme of H. Schütz‘s Motet
»Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich«
for orchestra and organ
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
V. Verbickij, conductor
N. Sirotskaja, organ

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CD 2

Jevtic, Ivan (*1947)
Concerto No. 2
for Piano and Orchestra (1985)
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Domarkas, conductor
M. Jevtic, piano

Kubík, Ladislav (*1946)
Concerto for Violin
and Orchestra (1980)
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Domarkas, conductor
G. Zhislin, violin

Kancheli, Gija (*1935)
Light Sorrow (1985)
Music for boy chorus, two soloists

and orchestra (on texts from works
by W. Shakespeare, J. W. von Goethe

G. Tabidze and A. Pushkin)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
D. Kaghidze, conductor

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CD 3

Lombardi, Daniele (*1946)
Concerto for Piano, Chamber
Orchestra, and Laser Beam (1988)
Daniele Lombardi, piano
»Virtuoses of Moscow«
Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

Cervello, Jordi (*1935)
Two Movements
for chamber orchestra
»Virtuoses of Moscow«
Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
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Penderecki, Krzysztof (*1933)
Capriccio (1965) for oboe and
eleven string instruments
A. Utkin, oboe
»Virtuoses of Moscow«
Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

Schnittke, Alfred (1934–1998)
Prelude in memoriam
Dmitri Shostakovich (1975)
for two violins or one violin and tape
Vladimir Spivakov, violin

Shchedrin, Rodion (*1934)
Music for Strings, Oboes, Horns and Celesta (1986)
based on the music of the ballet
»The Lady with a Lap-Dog«
»Virtuoses of Moscow«
Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

CD 4

Adams, John (*1947)
Harmonielehre (1985) for orchestra
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Domarkas, conductor

Karabits, Ivan (*1945)
Concerto No. 2 (1986) for orchestra
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Domarkas, conductor
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Akutagawa, Yasushi (*1925)
Rhapsody (1971) for orchestra
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Valeri Gergijev, conductor

CD 5

Tchaikovsky, Alexander (*1946)
Pavane (1988) for five violas
Ensemble-Soloists
J. Bashmet, conductor
World Premiere Recording

Schnittke, Alfred
Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1977)
for two violins, harpsichord

and strings
G. Kremer & T. Grindenko, violins
Ensemble-Soloists
Y. Bashmet, conductor

Balakauskas, Oswaldas (*1937)
Opera Strumentale (1987)
five fragments for orchestra
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Domarkas, conductor
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Rihm, Wolfgang (*1952)
Wölfli-Lieder (1981/82)
for baritone and orchestra
Richard Salter, baritone
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Dmitriyev, conductor

CD 6

Matthus, Siegfried (*1934)
Der Wald (1984) Concerto for
kettle-drum and orchestra
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
A. Dmitrijev, conductor

Mintchev, Georgi (*1939)
Concerto for Piano
and Orchestra (1976)
N. Petrov, piano
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
J. Domarkas, conductor

Gubaidulina, Sofia (*1931)
Hour of the Soul (1974)
for large orchestra, mezzo-soprano

and percussion
Mark Pekarsky, percussion
Lina Mkrtchyan, mezzo-soprano
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Timur Mynbajev, conductor