Taneyev: Orchestral & Choral Works

Melodiya presents a collection of some of Sergei Taneyev’s best works in performances led by Evgeny Svetlanov. Cantata John of Damascus was Taneyev’s first composition endowed with artistic maturity (the author himself numbered it Op. 1). Symphony No. 4 in C minor is a masterpiece of Taneyev’s instrumental music, the traditional structure of sonata-symphonic cycle filled with intense dramatic movement. The collection also features the Concert Suite for violin and orchestra (with Kogan pupil Andrey Korsakov) and the Symphonic Entr’acte from the opera Oresteia (Temple of Apollo at Delphi).

Price: $42.98