New World Premiere recordings of gloriously cellistic cello repertoire from Marina Tarasova who has recently been getting much well deserved acclaim for her work

Classical Music

More great Melodiya recordings (never issued) from Petersburg studios

Classical Music

Classical Music

Tarasova already has two of the label's biggest sellers with Weinberg Cello Music (99131, 99132)

Recorded on this release by the Admiralty Band (the best military band in Russia!) are fast marches, which were well-known by the early 20th century in military bands' repertoires, but were not regimental marches. They were composed in different countries at different times, and on different occasions - German/Prussian, Austrian, Danish, French, and Russian marches. The recordings cover a great time period, from the early 19th century to the turn of the 20th century.

Another superb Leningrad collection, this time most interesting symphonies including very successful composers in recent years

Unique Russian Choral music

More sought after Soviet Rareties, played here by the legendary Taneyev Quartet

Cello Sonatas: Prokofiev/Shostakovich/Khachaturian by Marina Tarasova and Ivan Sokolov - More New Recordings from Marina Tarasova following up the recent successes on Northern Flowers

This is dedicated to the remarkable Russian harpist Tatiana Tower who became a musical legend of Leningrad. Born in Moscow in 1945 she started playing harp at the age of four on the advice of her aunt, soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre. She studied at the Gnessin College, and at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1969 she won the first International Harp Competition in Hartford, USA, and became a prize winner of international music festivas of Latin America. In 1968, Tatiana Tower's life took a momentous turn - she became soloist of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra headed by Evgeny Mravinsky

Unique Set; Legendary Artsts

DDD Recording from 2005 this completes the highly acclaimed series of releases on the iconic Northern Flowers label. Tishchenko's music has been rapidly gaining in popularity and notoriety in recent decades. Any fans of Shostakovich will love and even perhaps prefer this work.

Hideko Udagawa has performed extensively throughout the world and captivates international audiences with her artistry and enthusiasm. This violinist's latest album, Nostalgic Russia for Violin & Piano is set for USA release by Russian label Northern Flowers on 21 May 2021. A protege of legendary virtuoso Nathan Milstein, Ms. Udagawa's compelling program mirrors her long association with Russian music and culture. It spans from Dmitri Kabalevsky's haunting Improvisation Op.21 No.1 and Fritz Kreisler's transcription of the 'Hymn to the Sun' from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Golden Cockerel to Stravinsky's Chanson russe and characterful transcriptions of five pieces from Shostakovich's Preludes for piano Op.34. Other highlights include Valse sentimentale from Tchaikovsky's Six Pieces Op.51 and a transcription of Scriabin's sublime Nocturne Op.5 No.1. The album was recorded last November at the Church of St Silas the Martyr in north London in company with the Russian pianist Petr Limonov.