The Russian Archives
Brilliant Classics BRIL9286 (3 CDs)
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barchaï, direction
CD : 17 mai 2012
mp3 : 15 mai 2012

Live recordings:
6 October 1969 (CD1: 1–11), 7 March 1967 (CD1: 12–15);
7 March 1967 (CD2: 1–4), 22 November 1960 (CD2: 5–6), 3 December 1960 (CD2: 7), 14 October 1963 (CD2: 8–12), 27 October 1967 (CD2: 13–18)
7 March 1967 (CD3: 1–15, 17–19, 20), 27 November 1959 (CD3: 16), 1974 (CD3: 21–28)
CD1
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) : Symphony No.14 Op.135 for soprano, bass, strings and percussion
  1 I. De Profundis (Lorca) 4'27
  2 II. Malagueña (Lorca) 2'15
  3 III. Loreley (Apollinaire after Brentano) 7'40
  4 IV. The Suicide (Apollinaire) 6'30
  5 V. On Watch (Apollinaire) 2'51
  6 VI. Madam, Look! (Apollinaire) 1'48
  7 VII. In the Santé Prison (Apollinaire) 8'40
  8 VIII. Reply of the Zaporozhean Cossacks to the Sultan of Constantinople (Apollinaire) 1'50
  9 IX. O Delvig! O Delvig! (Küchelbecker) 4'09
10 X. The Death of the Poet (Rilke) 4'45
11 XI. Conclusion (Rilke) 1'31
(6 October 1969)

Galina Vishnevskaya soprano
Mark Reshetin bass

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996) : Sinfonietta No.2 in A minor Op.74 for string orcheestra and timpani
12 I. Allegro 3'33
13 II. Allegretto 3'51
14 III. Adagio 3'49
15 IV. Andantino 4'47
(Enregistré le 7 mars 1967)

Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai

Total time: 62'31
 
CD2

Dmitri Shostakovich : Chamber Symphony Op.118a arr. Barshai
  1 I. Andante 4'18
  2 II. Allegretto furioso 3'36
  3 III. Adagio 7'24
  4 IV. Allegretto 7'15
(Enregistré le 7 mars 1967)

Prelude and Fugue No.20 in C minor Op.87
  5 Prelude 4'41
  6 Fugue 5'12
(Enregistré le 22 novembre 1960)

  7 Prelude in F sharp minor Op.87 No.8 1'31
(Enregistré le 3 décembre 1960)

Jaan Rääts (b.1932) : Concerto for Strings Op.16
  8 I. Allegro 2'49
  9 II. Andante 3'51
10 III. Allegro 1'40
11 IV. Grave 1'28
12 V. Allegro 3'10
(Enregistré le 14 Octobre 1963)

Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996) : Chamber Symphony
13 I. Sonata 4'19
14 II. Unison 2'26
15 III. Choral Music 3'05
16 IV. Interlude 1'55
17 V. March Motifs 3'29
18 VI. Serenade 4'54
(Enregistré le 27 octobre 1967)

Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai

Total time: 67'10
 
CD3

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) : Visions fugitives Op.22 orch. Barshai
  1 No.1 Lentamente 1'03
  2 No.2 Andante 1'17
  3 No.3 Allegretto 0'57
  4 No.4 Animato 0'48
  5 No.5 Molto giocoso 0'20
  6 No.6 Con eleganza 0'28
  7 No.8 Commodo 1'11
  8 No.9 Allegretto tranquillo 0'54
  9 No.10 Ridicolosamente 0'44
10 No.11 Con vivacità 0'56
11 No.12 Assai moderato 1'30
12 No.13 Allegretto 0'37
13 No.14 Feroce 0'44
14 No.15 Inquieto 0'47
15 No.16 Dolente 2'51
(Enregistré le 7 mars 1967)

16 Music for children Op.65 - III. Fairy Tale (orch. Rudolf Barchaï) 2'19
(Enregistré le 27 novembre 1959)

Mikhail Meerovich (1920–1993) : Serenade for chamber orchestra
17 I. Allegro non troppo 2'58
18 II. Sostenuto 3'22
19 III. Con moto 4'05
(Enregistré le 7 mars 1967)

Karen Khachaturian (1920–2011)
20 Cello Sonata – III. Aria: Andante 5'20
(Enregistré le 7 mars 1967)

Alexander Lokshin (1920–1987) : Symphony No.7 on ancient Japanese verses* for contralto and string orchestra
21 Introduction: Commodo 1'42
22 Main Theme: Sostenuto 1'53
23 Variation 1: Larghetto 1'40
24 Variation 2: Animato 2'19
25 Variation 3: Adagio 4'27
26 Variation 4: Allegretto 1'14
27 Variation 5: Andante 4'41
28 Variation 6: Lento 2'14
(Enregistré en 1974)

*Nina Grigorieva contralto
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai

Total time: 53'30