Prokofiev – Symphony No.1 (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev)

Conducted by Valery Gergiev, St Petersburg based Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra performs Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D major (Op. 25), widely known as the Classical Symphony. Recorded on 15 April 2012 at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, published by the EuroArts channel. It is one of the most popular and most frequently …

The Second Waltz (Shostakovich) by André Rieu’s Johann Strauss Orchestra

The Second Waltz of Dmitri Shostakovich is a Music to the 1955 Soviet feature film “The First Echelon“. It is actually only the “Waltz” (eighth movement) from The First Echelon (suite from the film score), Op. 99a. Its popular name is coming from “Suite for Variety Orchestra” (also named Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra); a …