![Glinka [vol. 1]: Ruslan & Ludmila, Dances at Naina's Castle, Life for the Tzar](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61gds63h9hL.jpg)
Ruslan and Ludmila · Dances at Naina's Castle · Life for the Tzar Ever wonder who composed that tune you've heard before? Even if we were not aware of it, all of us grew up listening to classical music in cartoons, movies, and other settings. With our new series, Heard Before Classical Hits, you'll be sure to recognize the relaxing, uplifting, and beautiful classical music we're all familiar with. Whether you are a music aficionado with highly refined tastes, or you simply take pleasure in listening to good music, you'll find that we have selected the best quality recordings of classical pieces for this CD. Enjoy! Bonus MP3 Tracks Included Ruslan and Ludmilla Rostov Symphony Orchestra Pavel Levashov, Conductor, 1976 I: Overture 4:23 II: March of Tchernomor 4:24 III: Turkish Dance 2:18 IV: Arabic Dance 1:49 V: Lezginka (Georgian Dance) 3:11 Dances at Nainas Castle Rostov Symphony Orchestra Pavel Levashov, Conductor, 1976 I: Allegro moderato 2:32 II: Adagio 3:15 III: Grazioso 5:37 IV: Coda 2:10 Life for the Tzar Rostov Symphony Orchestra Pavel Levashov, Conductor, 1976 I: Overture 11:20 II: Polonaise 6:08 III: Mazurka 5:23 Waltz-Phantasia Rostov Symphony Orchestra Pavel Levashov, Conductor, 1976 7:46 Total Time: 60:23
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Well played collection of less familiar Glinka
For those of us who know only Glinka's "Ruslan..." overture, and the overture and polonaise from "Life for the Tsar", this disc provides about forty additional minutes of charming and well-played instrumental music. This predigital recording from 1976 is somewhat harsh-sounding, particularly in this transfer, but the price is right, and there's a built-in MP3 copy in addition to the regular cd tracks. Never heard of the Rostov Symphony Orchestra or Pavel Levashov, but they present an ideally idiomatic reading of this material. By the way, if you think Solti or Reiner's readings of the "Ruslan" overture are speedy, wait 'til you hear Levashov's! N.B. A couple of years later, I must reiterate that, while the performances are exemplary, this is not an ideal disc in terms of recorded sound. And, yet, I do find myself returning to it surprisingly often.
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