Alto Rhapsody, for alto, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 53

~ Recording by Irina Arkhipova, Russian State Academy Choir, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Igor Markevitch

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
5.5Alto Rhapsody, for alto, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 5312:55Johannes BrahmsUn véritable artisteIgor MarkevitchAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon474 400-2
1.4Alto Rhapsody, op. 5312:50Johannes BrahmsBrahms: Alto Rhapsody / Tragic Overture / Kodály: Psalmus HungaricusBrahms, Kodály; Irina Arkhipova, Robert Ilosfalvy, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Children's Choir and Russian State Academy Choir, Igor MarkevitchAlbum
  • XW2021-08-27
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
6.4Rhapsody for Alto, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op.5312:50Johannes BrahmsThe Philips LegacyIgor MarkevitchAlbum + Compilation
  • -2021-09-24
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)484 1744

Relationships

recorded in:Moscow, Russia (in 1963)
choir vocals:Russian State Academy Choir (Sveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir, Sveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir) (in 1963)
contralto vocals:Irina Arkhipova (opera singer, mezzo-soprano and later contralto) (in 1963)
orchestra:USSR State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO) (in 1963)
conductor:Igor Markevitch (conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:Alto Rhapsody, op. 53 (in 1963)

Related works

Alto Rhapsody, op. 53

lyricist:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1869)
dedicated to:Julie Schumann
premiered at:[concert] (1870-03-03)
publisher:N. Simrock (in 1870-01)