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About the conductor Valery Gergiev

Born to Ossetian parents in Moscow in 1953 and raised in the Caucasus, Valery Gergiev studied music in the Leningrad Conservatory under Ilya Musin. Having trained as a pianist at first, at the age of 23 he was given his first passport to go to Berlin for the Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition and two years later took up a conducting post at the Kirov. Valery Gergiev was elected Artistic Director of the Mariinsky opera company in 1988 at the age of 35, and in 1996 the Russian government gave him complete control over the orchestra, opera and ballet. His ‘mission’ has been to make the Mariinsky companies the best in the world. He is considered today as one of the leading conductors, in demand at virtually all the world’s best orchestras and opera companies; but his main motivation always remains the same: to give people pride in St Petersburg and the Mariinsky (he sees their paths as inextricably intertwined). At the Mariinsky, Gergiev has brought on a number of world-class singers such as Galina Gorchakova and Olga Borodina. But his greatest musical achievement has been to expand and rejuvenate the repertoire, particularly that of the Russian composers, making his mark as no other late 20th-century conductor has done. He is devoted to Prokofiev, who he feels has ‘been neglected’. Important operas by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich as well as Stravinsky’s ballets are now in the company’s repertoire. Now that Gergiev has rebuilt the orchestra and re-established its reputation, he has begun to introduce Western works. Two of his biggest achievements were the 1997 staging of Parsifal, given in Russia for the first time in 80 years, and his debut at the Metropolitan Opera with a new production of Otello with Placido Domingo. "Valery Gergiev is a maestro with an authority equal to the best conductors of this century. He has become the philosopher-king of Russian opera, the star of everything he conducts. Yet he is also able to bring a score to life with unsurpassed vigor and a sympathy for each composer’s unique voice. That’s a hard combination for musicians and listeners to resist." - Washington Post.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Valery Gergiev

CATALOGUE NR: BAC053
RECORD LABEL: Bel Air Classiques
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-2010

TITLE: You cannot start without me
TRACKS: Bonus Material - Interview / Concerts excerpts.
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 16:9 NTSC / Sound Format: PCM stereo Dolby 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 156 minutes / Recorded: a film directed by Allan Miller / Subtitles: English French German Japanese Russian Spanish - Apr-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 0741739
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.99
RELEASE DATE: 06-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Alexander Borodin
TITLE: Prince Igor - complete
ORCHESTRA: Kirov Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Nikolai Putilin   Galina Gorchakova   Sergej Aleksashkin   Olga Borodina

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1988 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0685
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.25
RELEASE DATE: 27-Jul-2009

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Duke Bluebeard's Castle - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Willard White   Elena Zhidkova    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DSD recording live at the Barbican Jan-2009 / sung in Hungarian with spoken prologue in English / text in Hungarian with English translation - Oct-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: MAR0502
RECORD LABEL: Mariinsky
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 29-Jun-2009

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in F minor op.10. Symphony No.15 in A op.141.
ORCHESTRA: Mariinsky Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dsd recording Marinsky Concert Hall St Petersburg 24/25-Jul-2008 - Sep-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: MAR0501
RECORD LABEL: Mariinsky
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.49
RELEASE DATE: 25-May-2009

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: The Nose - complete
ORCHESTRA: Mariinsky Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Vladislav Sulimsky   Alexey Tanovitsky   Tatiana Kravtsova   Andrei Popov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 104 page perfect bound book in slipcase - notes in Russian (cyrillic) English French and German - sung in Russian - Jul-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 0743117
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.75
RELEASE DATE: 17-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Shostakovich against Stalin - film
TRACKS: plus - Symphony No.4 in C minor op.43 3rd movement conclusion. Symphony No.5 in D minor op.47 1st movement. Symphony No.6 in B minor 2nd movement. Symphony No.7 in C op.60 'Leningrad' 1st movement. Symphony No.8 in C minor op.65 3rd movement. Symphony No.9 in E flat op.70 1st movement. Shostakovich Wartime Radio Broadcast. Shostakovich Chronology.
ORCHESTRA: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Sound Format: DTS 5.1 Surround Sound PCM Stereo - Feb-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4758070
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 13-Nov-2006

COMPOSER: Francesco Cilea  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Homage - The Age of the Diva
TRACKS: Adriana Lecouvreur : Poveri fiori (Cilea). Dalibor : Dobra! Ja mu je dam!... Jak je mi? (Smetana). Oprichnik : Pochudilis mne budto golosa… Za dvorom luzhok zelenvoshek (Tchaikovsky). Tosca : Vissi d'arte (Puccini). Das Wunder der Heliane : Ich ging zu ihm (Korngold). Mireille : O legere hirondelle (Gounod). Die Liebe der Danae : Orchesterzwischenspiel… Wie umgibst du mich mit Frieden (Richard Strauss). Servilia : Tsveti moi! (Rimsky-Korsakov). Il Trovatore : Che pie t'arresti?… Tacea le notte…. Di tale amo (Verdi). Cleopatre : J'ai verse le poison dans cette coupe d'or (Massenet). Jenufa : Mamicko mam tezkou hlavu … Kdo to je? - Jenufko ty jsi jeste vzuru? (Janacek). Die Kathrin : Ich soll ihn niemals niemals merh sehn (Korngold).
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Renee Fleming      

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CATALOGUE NR: DVOPTURSF
RECORD LABEL: TDK
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.99
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jun-2003

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Turandot - complete
ORCHESTRA: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Gabriele Schnaut   Robert Tear   Johan Botha   Paata Burchuladze

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 16:9 / Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 LPCM Stereo / Region Code: All / Duration: 125 minutes / Recorded: 2002 / PG rating - Penguin Guide 1/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: OA0967D
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.99
RELEASE DATE: 02-Apr-2007

COMPOSER: Gioachino Rossini
TITLE: Il Viaggio a Reims - complete
ORCHESTRA: St Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Anastasia Belyaeva   Vladislav Ouspenski   Larissa Youdina   Daniil Shtoda

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 16:9 anamorphic / Sound Format: LPCM Stereo DTS 5.1 Surround / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 135 minutes / Recorded: live at Le Chatelet Paris Dec-2005 / Subtitles: English German French Spanish Italian - Jul-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 100078
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.99
RELEASE DATE: 29-Aug-2000

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: La Forza del Destino - complete
ORCHESTRA: Kirov Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Galina Gorchakova   Nikolai Putilin   Gegam Grigorian   Marianna Tarasova

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 160 minutes duration - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0660
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in D minor.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Anna Larsson   Tiffin Boys Choir    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DSD recording live at the Barbican Mar-2008 stereo and multi-channel 5.0

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0666
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 12-Jan-2009

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.2 in C minor 'Resurrection'. Symphony No.10 in F sharp minor : Adagio.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Elena Mosuc   Zlata Bulycheva    

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0662
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.25
RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-2010

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in G.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Laura Claycomb      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DSD recording live at the Barbican Jan-2008 Stereo & multi-channel 5.1

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0661
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.25
RELEASE DATE: 31-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.6 in A minor.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DSD recording live at the Barbican Nov-2007 - May-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2008 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'this is one of the most exciting accounts on disc - definitely one for the shelves'

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0663
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.25
RELEASE DATE: 26-May-2008

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in D.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DSD recording live at the Barbican Jan-2008 - Proms-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0665
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.25
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jul-2008

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in E minor.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: DSD recording live at the Barbican London Mar-2008 - Sep-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0669
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.25
RELEASE DATE: 30-Mar-2009

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in E flat 'Symphony of a Thousand'.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Viktoria Yastrebova   Ailish Tynan   Ludmila Dudinova   Lilli Paasikivi

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded at St Paul's Cathedral Jul-2008

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CATALOGUE NR: 2110271
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.99
RELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz
TITLE: Benvenuto Cellini - complete
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Burkhard Fritz   Laurent Naouri   Maija Kovalevska   Mikhail Petrenko

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Dolby Surround Sound 5.0 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 163 minutes / Recorded: at the Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg Aug-2007

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CATALOGUE NR: BAC441
RECORD LABEL: Bel Air Classiques
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray
PRICE: including VAT £ 27.99
RELEASE DATE: 27-Jul-2009

COMPOSER: Igor Stravinsky
TITLE: Stravinsky And The Ballets Russes
TRACKS: Ekaterina Kondaurova / Ilya Kuznetsov / Marianna Pavlova / Vladimir Ponomarev - The Firebird. Alexandra Iosifidi / Elena Bazhenova / Vladimir Ponomarev - The Rite of Spring. Bonus - documentary 1909-2009 Ballets Russes & interviews with Millicent Hodson & Kenneth Archer.
ORCHESTRA: Mariinsky Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev
ARTISTS: Mariinsky Ballet      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: DTS Master Audio 5.1 PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 123 minutes / Recorded: in High Definition at the Mariinsky Theatre Jun-2008 / Subtitles: French English / Booklet: 16 pages French English German - Sep-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4680352
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 10-Sep-2001

COMPOSER: Igor Stravinsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky). The Poem of Ecstasy (Scriabin).
ORCHESTRA: Kirov Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Valery Gergiev

- Oct-2001 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Nov-2001 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A stunning interpretation of Stravinsky's great ballet, with playing at white heat'

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