Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Tchaikovsky wrote four works for piano and orchestra: the three concertos, and the Concert Fantasy in G Op.56 (1884). The First Concerto ranks today as possibly the most famous piano concerto ever composed. Its entry into the world was, how

Born in Moscow on 4 May 1931, Gennady Rozhdestvensky stands as one of the Russia's greatest conductors. Having studied at the city's conservatoire, he later became associated with orchestras including the Bolshoi and Western ensembles such

The first Soviet conductor of whom it can truly be said that he is a citizen of the world' John Warrack BBC Radio 3 1978 Gennadi Rozhdestvensky is a musician of catholic taste as this 10CD illustrates. His discography includes around 800 wo

Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13 ‘Winter dreams’ 1812 Ouverture: Festival Overture in E-Flat, Op. 49 Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 ‘Little Russian’ Francesca Da Rimini: Symphonic Fantasia in E Minor after Dante Symphony No. 3 in D, Op.