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RUSSIAN CLASSICAL & FOLK MUSIC COLLECTION — 4 ALBUMS / 6 VINYL LPs
A collection of FOUR vintage Russian-themed classical and folk music albums, containing SIX 12-inch vinyl records in total.
Includes two complete double-LP albums and two single-LP albums, featuring renowned Russian composers, conductors, orchestras, and pianist Nadia Reisenberg.
THE FOUR ALBUMS INCLUDED:
1. Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphonies Nos. 5 & 10
- Musical Heritage Society MHS 4165/66
- Complete 2-LP stereo album
- Symphony No. 5: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kiril Kondrashin
- Symphony No. 10: USSR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov
- Both records appear exceptionally clean upon visual inspection
- Original illustrated jacket shows surface scuffs and age-related wear
2. Rachmaninoff — Piano Pieces / Nadia Reisenberg
- Westminster Records WL 5344
- Single LP with red Westminster Natural Balance label
- Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3
- Polka de W.R.
- Seven Piano Pieces, Op. 10
- Recording dated June 1954
- Vinyl visually graded VG+, with light surface marks and no scratches detectable by fingernail
- Original jacket is heavily worn, approximately G+, with substantial discoloration, edge wear, and a partial bottom seam split
- No inner sleeve included
3. The Glory of Russia — Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra
- Columbia Masterworks MG 30947
- Complete 2-LP album
- Features Russian orchestral favorites, including compositions by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky, and others
- Both records show light surface scratches, approximately VG visually
- Original jacket shows age-related shelf and edge wear
4. Russian Folk Instruments — Ossipov State Academic Russian Folk Orchestra
- Melodiya Stereo 33CM 04385–86
- Single LP, manufactured in the USSR
- Conducted by V. Dubrovsky
- Traditional Russian folk instrumental music
- Vinyl appears exceptionally clean upon visual inspection
- Colorful original illustrated jacket with age-related wear and discoloration
CONDITION
All six records have been visually inspected but have NOT been play-tested. Playback quality cannot be guaranteed.
Vinyl condition varies from approximately VG to exceptionally clean, as described individually above.
All four original jackets are included. They show varying degrees of age-related wear, including scuffing, discoloration, and edge wear. The Rachmaninoff jacket is in particularly rough condition, including a partial bottom seam split.
Please examine all photographs carefully for the condition of the records and jackets.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
- 4 different vintage albums
- 6 vinyl LP records total
- All four original album jackets
Everything pictured in the group photograph is included.
SHIPPING
The complete collection will be carefully packaged in a sturdy LP record mailer to protect the records during shipment.
An interesting assortment for collectors of Russian classical music, historical orchestral recordings, Soviet-era vinyl, and traditional Russian folk music.
Sold together as one complete four-album collection.
