Kirill Kondrashin – Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances by Kirill Kondrashin (2023 Remastered) (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Kirill Kondrashin – Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances by Kirill Kondrashin (2023 Remastered) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:09 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording

Legendary Russian maestro Kirill Kondrashin conjures all the color and passion of two sonic spectaculars by Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances. These two recordings, originally released by Melodiya, have achieved legendary status amog music lovers – and are now available together in stunning digital transfers.

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Kirill Kondrashin, Alexander Sladkovsky – Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1, 5, 9 (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Kirill Kondrashin, Alexander Sladkovsky – Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1, 5, 9 (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 06:35:45 minutes | 3,55 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © JSC Firma Melodiya

Melodiya presents a set of selected symphonies by Gustav Mahler interpreted by Kirill Kondrashin and Alexander Sladkovsky. Almost fifty years separate the recording of these interpretations. The name of Kirill Kondrashin is linked with the everlasting glory of the Moscow philharmonics the orchestra that became one of the best collectives of the former Soviet Union under his leadership. Kondrashin not only resumed the tradition of Russian Mahleriana that had been interrupted by the Soviet ideologists of music for three decades – he actually rediscovered the world of Mahlers music for the domestic audience. Peoples Artist of Russia Alexander Sladkovsky is among the best known conductors of modern Russia. He was the one who resuscitated the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan (former Tatar ASSR) and won the recognition in this country and overseas during his six-year leadership. Just as Kondrashin did, Sladkovsky possesses an extensive repertoire, devotes much attention to contemporary music and achieves the highest technique and combination of emotional uplift with academic strictness in his interpretations. Mahler and Shostakovich take a special place in the modern maestros music pantheon. While Mahlers First, Fifth and Ninth symphonies recorded by Sladkovsky and his orchestra in 2016 preserve the traits of Kondrashins tradition, they also capture the conductors distinction as his art is addressed to todays listeners.

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Kirill Kondrashin – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 by Kirill Kondrashin (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Kirill Kondrashin – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 by Kirill Kondrashin (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:55 minutes | 684 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording

Kondrashin was born in Moscow to a family of orchestral musicians. Having spent many hours at rehearsals, he made a firm decision at the age of 14 to become a conductor. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1931 to 1936 under the conductor Boris Khaikin. Kondrashin began conducting in the Young People’s Theatre in Moscow in 1931, continuing in the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre three years later. He conducted at the Maly Opera Theatre in Leningrad from 1938 to 1942 and the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow from 1943. His performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.1 attracted the composer’s attention and led to the formation of a firm friendship. In 1947, he was awarded the Stalin Prize.

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