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Alexander Gauk Edition Vol.2 | Brilliant Classics 9146

Alexander Gauk Edition Vol.2

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 9146

Barcode: 5029365914628

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 22nd March 2010

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Contents

Artists

Conductor

Alexander Gauk

Artists

Conductor

Alexander Gauk

About

Alexander Gauk (1893-1963) studied with Glazunov and Tcherepnin at Petrograd Conservatory. His early appointments included the Petrograd Music Drama Theatre and the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (formerly the Mariinsky, latterly the Kirov). He went on to become principal conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic, succeeding Nikolai Malko. He was also appointed to the role of first director of the USSR State Symphony. In addition, he taught at the conservatories in Tbilisi, Leningrad and Moscow.

Gauk premiered many works, including Shostakovich’s 3rd Symphony, The Golden Age and The Bolt. He was a champion of Khatchaturian, Miaskovsky, Prokofiev and Shaporin, and was also one of the first conductors to resurrect Rachmaninov’s 1st Symphony after its catastrophic premiere under a clearly drunk Glazunov. He rather daringly (for the time and place) tackled Mahler and Richard Strauss.

Gauk was a visceral conductor, favouring tight rhythms and driven structures, and the discipline he exerted over orchestral ensemble was breathtaking, and completely free of any blemish. His recorded legacy is extensive, and his is still a formidable name in Russian musical history.

Contents:
- Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Symphony No.4, Suites 2 & 4
- Cui: Suite No.2 and 3 ‘In modo populari’
- Taneyev: Symphony No.4
- Dargomyzhsky: Baba-Yaga
- Laskovsky: Mazurka for clarinet and orchestra
- Lyapunov: Symphony No.1, Zelazowa Wola
- Kryukov: Czech Rhapsody
- Boris Tchaikovsky: Sinfonietta
- Schubert: Symphonies 3 & 4
- Roussel: Symphony No.4
- Ravel: Introduction et Allegro
- Debussy: Danse sacree et danse Profane
- Piston: Symphony No.6 ‘Gettysburg’

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