This comprehensive collection showcases one of the most fascinating and renowned conductors of the Soviet Era. A founding member of the Borodin Quartet, Rudolf Barshai was born in Russia in 1924 and was regarded as the leading violist of is generation by his early 20s. He founded the legendary Moscow Chamber Orchestra before emigrating to Israel in 1977 and denouncing Soviet authorities. Today his recordings, especially of Shostakovich, stand out as some of the greatest of all time. Those recordings and many others, all performed live from 1956-1974, are included in this 10-CD set.
Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080, (Begining)
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestrated By – Rudolf Barshai
1-1 Contrapunctus 1 3:02
1-2 Contrapunctus 2 3:04
1-3 Contrapunctus 3 2:37
1-4 Contrapunctus 4 3:33
1-5 Canon Per Augmentationem In Contrariu Motu 4:59
1-6 Contrapunctus 5 2:31
1-7 Contrapunctus 6 A 4, In Stilo Francese 5:12
1-8 Contrapunctus 7 A 4, Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem 2:50
1-9 Canon Alla Ottava (Hypodiapason) 3:28
1-10 Contrapunctus 8 A 3 6:00
1-11 Contrapunctus 9 A 4 Alla Duodecima 2:46
1-12 Contrapunctus 11 A 4 8:56
1-13 Contrapunctus 10 A 4 Alla Decima 5:10
1-14 Canon Alla Decima (Contrapuncto Alla Terza) 5:07
1-15 Contrapunctus 12 A 4 (Rectus) 2:40
1-16 Contrapunctus 12 A 4 (Inversus) 2:42
1-17 Contrapunctus 13 A 4 (Rectus) 2:15
1-18 Contrapunctus 13 A 4 (Inversus) 2:17
Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080, (Conclusion)
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestrated By – Rudolf Barshai
2-1 Canon Alla Duodecima In Contrapuntu Alla Quinta 2:20
2-2 Fuga A 3 Soggetti 13:45
2-3 Don Giovanni - Allegretto (Pizzicato)
Composed By – C. Willibald von Gluck*
1:00
Concerto No. 6 In G Minor From 6eme Pieces De Clavecin En Concerts
Composed By – J.-Philippe Rameau*
2-4 La Poule 6:57
2-5 Menuets 3:45
2-6 L'Enharmonique 6:57
2-7 L'Egyptienne 3:31
2-8 Gavotte In A Major 2:05
Menuet & Arioso
Composed By – J.-Baptiste Lully*
2-9 Menuet 2:24
2-10 Arioso 2:50
Trois Pieces De Viole
Composed By – Marin Marais
2-11 La Provencale 1:39
2-12 La Musette 2:02
2-13 La Basque 2:12
Fantasias For Viols
Composed By – Henry Purcell
2-14 Fantasia For Viols No. 8 3:55
2-15 Fantasia For Viols No. 12 3:47
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat Major
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
3-1 Allegro Con Spirito 5:55
3-2 Andante 3:59
3-3 Finale - Rondo: Allegro 5:50
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 In G Major
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
3-4 Allegro Moderato 9:04
3-5 Adagio Cantabile 8:33
3-6 Rondo: Presto 4:19
Symphony No. 100 In G Major, "Military"
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
3-7 Adagio - Allegro 8:31
3-8 Allegretto 6:17
3-9 Menuetto: Moderato - Trio 5:35
3-10 Finale: Presto 5:33
Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K201
Composed By – W. Amadeus Mozart*
4-1 Allegro Moderato 8:55
4-2 Andante 8:57
4-3 Menuetto - Trio 3:09
4-4 Allegro Con Spirito 6:36
Divertimento No. 17 In D, K334
Composed By – W. Amadeus Mozart*
4-5 Allegro 9:21
4-6 Thema (Andante) Mit 6 Variationen 9:21
4-7 Menuetto - Trio 4:07
4-8 Adagio 6:26
4-9 Allegro 6:50
4-10 Allegro 9:16
Divertimento In D Major, K136
Composed By – W. Amadeus Mozart*
5-1 Allegro 5:56
5-2 Andante 5:08
5-3 Presto 2:47
Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 19
Composed By – L. Van Beethoven*
5-4 Allegro Con Brio 13:11
5-5 Adagio 9:47
5-6 Rondo: Molto Allegro 5:49
Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93
Composed By – L. Van Beethoven*
5-7 Allegro Vivace E Con Brio 9:26
5-8 Allegretto Scherzando 4:05
5-9 Tempo Di Menuetto - Trio 4:59
5-10 Allegro Vivace 7:08
6-1 Children's Corner - The Little Shepard
Composed By – Claude Debussy
3:20
6-2 Album Des Six - No. 5: Waltz
Composed By – Francis Poulenc
2:01
Ein Jager Aus Kurpfalz "Spielmusik Für Streicher Und Blaaser", Op. 45 No: 3
Composed By – Paul Hindemith
6-3 Breit. Majestaatich 1:52
6-4 Munter 2:34
Divertimento
Composed By – Bohuslav Martinů
6-5 Allegro 2:20
6-6 Andante Moderato 2:10
6-7 Allegretto 2:18
Divertimento, Sz. 113 For String Orchestra
Composed By – Béla Bartók
6-8 Allegro Non Troppo - Lento 7:50
6-9 Molto Adagio 8:49
6-10 Allegro Assai 6:07
For Children
Composed By – Béla Bartók
Transcription By – Leó Weiner
6-11 Andante Grazioso (Play Song, Vol. 1/7) 0:37
6-12 Vivace (Vol. 1/12) 0:54
6-13 Moderato Sostenuto (Vol. 1/3) 0:50
6-14 Allegro Robusto (Vol. 1/21) 0:43
6-15 Allegretto (Vol. 2/34) 0:49
6-16 Vivace Risoluto (Canon, Vol. 3/29) 0:34
6-17 Poco Allegro (Drinking Song, Vol. 1/20) 0:42
6-18 Allegro Giocoso (Jest, Vol. 2/27) 0:52
6-19 Andante Sostenuto (Vol. 2/31) 1:43
6-20 Risoluto (Vol. 2/36) 0:49
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Composed By – Britten*
6-21 Boisterous Bourree: Allegro Ritmico 2:58
6-22 Playful Pizzicato: Presto Possible, Pizzicato Sempre 3:01
6-23 Sentimental Sarabande: Poco Lento E Pesante 6:26
6-24 Frolicsome Finale: Prestissimo E Con Fuoco 3:02
Symphony No. 14, Op. 135, For Soprano, Bass, Strings And Percussion
Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
7-1 I. De Profundis (Lorca) 4:27
7-2 II. Malaguena (Lorca) 2:15
7-3 III. Loreley (Apollinaire After Brentano) 7:40
7-4 IV. The Suicide (Apollinaire) 6:30
7-5 V. On Watch (Apollinaire) 2:51
7-6 VI. Madam, Look! (Apollinaire) 1:48
7-7 VII. In The Sante Prison (Apollinaire) 8:40
7-8 VIII. Reply Of The Zaporozhean Cossacks To The Sultan Of Constantinople (Apollinaire) 1:50
7-9 IX. O Delvig! O Delvig! (Küchelbecker) 4:09
7-10 X. The Death Of The Poet (Rilke) 4:45
7-11 XI. Conclusion (Rilke) 1:31
Sinfonietta No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 74 For String Orchestra And Timpani
Composed By – Mieczysław Weinberg
7-12 Allegro 3:33
7-13 Allegretto 3:51
7-14 Adagio 3:49
7-15 Andantino 4:47
Chamber Symphony, Op. 118a
Arranged By – Rudolf Barshai
Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
8-1 Andante 4:18
8-2 Allegretto Furioso 3:36
8-3 Adagio 7:24
8-4 Allegretto 7:15
Prelude And Fugue No. 20 In C Minor, Op. 87
Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
8-5 Prelude 4:41
8-6 Fugue 5:12
8-7 Prelude In F Sharp Minor, Op. 87 No. 8
Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
1:31
Concerto For Strings, Op. 16
Composed By – Jaan Rääts
8-8 Allegro 2:49
8-9 Andante 3:51
8-10 Allegro 1:40
8-11 Grave 1:28
8-12 Allegro 3:10
Chamber Symphony
Composed By – Boris Tchaikovsky*
8-13 Sonata 4:19
8-14 Unison 2:26
8-15 Choral Music 3:05
8-16 Interlude 1:55
8-17 March Motifs 3:29
8-18 Serenade 4:54
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22
Composed By – Sergei Prokofiev
Orchestrated By – Rudolf Barshai
9-1 No. 1 Lentamente 1:03
9-2 No. 2 Andante 1:17
9-3 No. 3 Allegretto 0:57
9-4 No. 4 Animato 0:48
9-5 No. 5 Molto Giocoso 0:20
9-6 No. 6 Con Eleganza 0:28
9-7 No. 7 Commodo 1:11
9-8 No. 8 Allegretto Tranquillo 0:54
9-9 No. 9 Ridicolosamente 0:44
9-10 No. 10 Con Vivacita 0:56
9-11 No. 11 Assai Moderato 1:30
9-12 No. 12 Allegretto 0:37
9-13 No. 13 Feroce 0:44
9-14 No. 14 Inquieto 0:47
9-15 No. 15 Dolente 2:51
9-16 Fairy Tale, Op. 65 No. 3
Composed By – Sergei Prokofiev
2:19
Serenade For Chamber Orchestra
Composed By – Mikhail Meerovich*
9-17 Allegre Non Troppo 2:58
9-18 Sostenuto 3:22
9-19 Con Moto 4:05
9-20 Cello Sonata - Aria: Andante
Composed By – Karen Khachaturian
5:20
Symphony No. 7 On Ancient Japanese Verses
Composed By – Alexander Lokshin*
9-21 Introduction: Commodo 1:42
9-22 Main Theme: Sostenuto 1:53
9-23 Variation 1: Larghetto 1:40
9-24 Variation 2: Animato 2:19
9-25 Variation 3: Adagio 4:27
9-26 Variation 4: Allegretto 1:14
9-27 Variation 5: Andante 4:41
9-28 Variation 6: Lento 2:14
Symphony No. 5, Op. 45
Composed By – Revol Bunin*
10-1 Allegro 3:10
10-2 Andantino Semplice 4:27
10-3 Allegro Con Fuoco 3:46
10-4 Andante Mosso 7:55
10-5 Concerto In G Minor, Op. 33 For Chamber Orchestra: Andante Maestoso - Largo - Allegretto
Composed By – Revol Bunin*
15:58
Concerto In D Major For String Orchestra
Composed By – Igor Stravinsky
10-6 Vivace 5:13
10-7 Arioso: Andantino 2:31
10-8 Rondo: Allegro 3:11
Concerto In E Flat Major "Dumbarton Oaks"
Composed By – Igor Stravinsky
10-9 Tempo Giusto 5:33
10-10 Allegretto 4:53
10-11 Con Moto 5:46
