Kirill Kondrashin
Kirill Kondrashin (1914-1981) was a Russian conductor, one of the major Soviet conductors of the twentieth century. He was admired in Russian repertory and as a powerful concerto collaborator.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears with Van Cliburn, Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter in Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and other Russian concerto repertory.
Kondrashin’s conducting was taut, urgent and rhythmically alive, with th...
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
Studio and live recordings · 1958 & 1960
Total duration: 62:35
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF Piano Concerto
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1
GLAZUNOV Piano Concerto No. 1
Studio Recordings · 1950-59
Total duration: 2hr 33:34
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Moscow Youth Orchestra
USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Mravinsky - Kirill Kondrashin - Kurt Sanderling, conductors