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Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky

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Born 20 April 1881. Died 08 August 1950.

Biography

Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский; 20 April [O.S. 8 April] 1881 – 8 August 1950) was a Russian composer. He is sometimes referred to as the "father of the Soviet symphony".

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
Symphonies Nos. 24, 25 (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Dmitri Yablonsky) 2003
Symphonies Nos. 5, 9 (BBC Philharmonic feat. conductor: Sir Edward Downes) 1994
Symphonies Nos. 1, 19 (USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Brass Orchestra feat. conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Nikolai Sergeyev) 1993
Symphonies Nos. 24, 25 (Russian State Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Evgeni Svetlanov) 1992
Symphony No. 6 (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Róbert Stankovský) 1992
 

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