The Story Of Great Music: Slavic Traditions

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A1	"Ruslin And Ludmila": Oveture Conductor – George Weldon
A2	"Ivan Susanin": Act 4, Scene 2 They Begin To Guess The Truth (Susanin's Aria) Bass Vocals – Boris Shtokolov*Conductor – Sergei EltsinOrchestra – The Orchestra Of The Leningrad Kirov Theater*
A3	"In The Steppes Of Central Asia" Composed By – Alexander BorodinConductor – Georges Prêtre
A4	"Islamey" (Oriental Fantasy) Conductor – Eugene Goossens*
B1	"The Moldau" ("Vlatava")
B2	"Russian Easter" Overture, Op. 36
Scenes From "Boris Godounov"
C1	Prolgue: Coronation Scene
C2	Feodor's Narrative . . . Clock Scene
D1	Act 4: Death Of Boris (Conclusion)
D2	Act 4: Revolution Scene
E1	"Slavonic Rhapsody" No. 3 In A Flat, Op. 45 Conductor – Rafael Kubelik
Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104
E2	First Movement: Allegro
F1	Second Movement: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
F2	Third Movement: Allegro Moderato-Andante-Allegro Vivo
G1	"The Bartered Bride": Overture Conductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra*
"The Tale Of Czar Saltan": Suite, Op. 57
G2.1	The Czar's Departure And Farewell
G2.2	The Czarina In A Barrel At Sea
G2.3	The Three Wonders
Sinfonietta
H1	First Movement: Allegretto
H2	Second Movement: Andante
H3	Third Movement: Moderato
H4	Fourth Movement: Allegretto
H5	Fifth Movement: Andante Con Moto

Credits

• Bass Vocals – Boris Christoff (tracks: C1 to D2), Jacques Mars (tracks: C1 to D2), Konstadine Schekerlisky (tracks: C1 to D2)
• Cello – Mstislav Rostropovich (tracks: E2 to F2)
• Chorus – Chorus Of The National Opera Of Sofia* (tracks: C1 to D2)
• Chorus Master – Luben Kondov (tracks: C1 to D2)
• Composed By – Antonín Dvořák (tracks: E1 to F2), Bedřich Smetana (tracks: B1, G1), Leoš Janáček (tracks: H1 to H5), Mikhail Glinka* (tracks: A1, A2), Modest Moussorgsky* (tracks: C1 to D2), Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov* (tracks: B2, G2)
• Conductor – André Cluytens (tracks: C1 to D2), Eferm Kurtz* (tracks: G2), Erich Leinsdorf (tracks: B1, B2), Gennady Rozhdestvensky* (tracks: H1 to H5), Sir Adrian Boult (tracks: E2 to F2)
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Ana Alexieva (tracks: C1 to D2)
• Orchestra – Paris Conservtoire Orchestra* (tracks: C1 to D2), The Philharmonia Orchestra* (tracks: A1, A4, G2), The Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: B1, B2), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: A3, E1 to F2), Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: H1 to H5)
• Tenor Vocals – Dimitr Ouzounov* (tracks: C1 to D2), John Lanigan (tracks: C1 to D2), Kiril Dulguerov (tracks: C1 to D2), Milen Paounov* (tracks: C1 to D2), Vasil Benchov (tracks: C1 to D2)

Notes

Issued in a slip container box with 28 page "Listener's Guide to the Recordings" and 60 page booklet titled *Slavic Traditions: The Story Of Great Music*

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TL 148	Various	The Story Of Great Music: Slavic Traditions ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	TL 148	US	1967
STL 148	Various	Slavic Traditions ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 148	US	1967
STL 148	Various	Slavic Traditions ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 148	Canada	1967

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