Orchestral Works
Kalinnikov (1866-1901) was a Russian composer whose brief life produced exquisite orchestral works deserving far wider recognition. This 1997 Melodiya/BMG Classics release pairs the USSR Symphony Orchestra under Evgeny Svetlanov, one of Russia's great conductors, with a repertoire bridging Russian Romanticism and emerging modernism. The Suite in B Minor flows with lyrical warmth, while "Cedar and Palm" offers impressionistic orchestral painting and the "Bylina" overture channels folk material through symphonic form. The Second Symphony is the crown jewel—expansive, emotionally direct, with melodies staying with you long after. Svetlanov's conducting captures both the music's Romantic lushness and formal sophistication. If you've exhausted Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov, Kalinnikov's orchestral world awaits discovery.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Style | Romantic |
| Notes | Mint (NM or M-) Mint (NM or M-) CDs are NM. Sleeve is EX. |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Label | Мелодия, BMG Classics |
| Year | 1997 |
| Country | Europe |
| Format | 2xCD |
Tracklist+
. Suite In B Minor
1-5. Cedar And Palm (Symphonic Picture In A Major) 12:21
1-6. Bylina (Overture In B-Flat Major) 12:04
. Symphony No. 2 In A Major
2-5. Intermezzo No. 1 In A Major 5:00
2-6. Intermezzo No. 2 In G Major 4:39
2-7. Serenade For Strings In G Minor 9:47
2-8. Nymphs (Symphonic Picture) 10:14
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