The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1989 as the first privately supported orchestra in Russia at the Stas Namin Centre. The orchestra has conducted acclaimed concert tours at U.S., Europe, Japan, and South Korea. In 2001 Moscow Symphony Orchestra performed at the Festival of Russian Art at Cannes, France. The Moscow Symphony Orchestra also accompanies the Moscow Ballet, and ballet companies in the U.S. and Hong Kong.
The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is known throughout the world for making recordings of the highest quality such as first-ever survey of Malipiero’s symphonies, symphonic music of Guatemala, the complete symphonies of Charles Tournemire and Russian music by Alexander Scriabin, Alexander Glazunov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Nikolay Tcherepnin. The orchestra also known for it recording music for contemporary films. The complete list is very long, here are few examples. In 1995 - the soundtrack for the documentary Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie by Peter Kuran. In 2005 – the soundtrack for the feature film Shadowless Sword by Kim Young-jun (South Korea); In 2006 – the soundtrack for the feature film One Night with the King by Michael O. Sajbel (USA).
Melody repeats throughout. Starts off quietly. Volume and speed builds as more sections of the orchestra join in the melody towards a big climax. From THE PEER GYNT SUITE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Edvard Grieg
Melodies run up and down scales with deep tremolo strings creating lots of impact as the hot sun blazes down. This is the 3rd movement from Summer, from THE FOUR SEASONS. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Slowly builds up in intensity. This is the 1st movement from Winter, from THE FOUR SEASONS. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Solo brass melody rings out over lilting string accompaniment to create a very Italian feel. From Swan Lake. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fast with strings, brass and percussion galloping towards the finishing post. From THE NUTCRACKER SUITE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Beautifully sedate and serene. Fairly slow with piano accompaniment helping the rhythm along to produce a very emotive piece. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Classical Period
Busy and rhythmical strings played with much bravado. Castanet percussion. From SWAN LAKE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fast and pacey with moments of blisteringly quick violin sections. Great for quick movement. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Classical Period
Not as busy but just as bright as the main theme, (1st movement), this is the 3rd movement from Spring with high violin parts. From THE FOUR SEASONS. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
One of the most recognisable pieces of music in the world. Soothing violin sings out over string sections with accompaniment by bass and harpsichord. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Johann Sebastian Bach
Dark and sombre. Slow with a definite feeling of being alone. From Deux Morceaux (op.10). Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Probably the most famous Viennese waltz. Remember and relive the soundtrack to '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Johann II Strauss
A real 'tour de force' which contains loud and highly dramatic brass sections enforced by thumping timpanis contrasting with soft flute and string passages. Huge epic presence. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Franz Liszt
The most famous theme from THE FOUR SEASONS. Very bright and cheerful signifying the emergence of life after a cold, hard winter. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Evocative start to the day as flutes lead into the whole orchestra playing the main melody as dawn breaks. From THE PEER GYNT SUITE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Edvard Grieg
Bright and rhythmical, this is the 1st movement from Autumn (Fall). From THE FOUR SEASONS. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Strings bounce along creating a playful, skipping effect at first. Becomes sinister and faster towards the end. From SLEEPING BEAUTY. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lush string sections produce highly melodic moments of joy and surging emotions. Harp accompaniment. From THE PEER GYNT SUITE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Edvard Grieg
Pipe organ epic. Instantly recognisable. Dramatic and melodic. A classic in every sense of the word! Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Johann Sebastian Bach
Perhaps the most recognisable theme from probably the world's best known ballet. Very emotive with soft passages surging to expressive sections. From Swan Lake. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Very bright and jolly. Features violin sections incorporating swift changes between bowing and pizzicato. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Gioacchino Rossini
Instantly recognisable melodies from the waltz master. First performed in the 1870s when the 'King of the Waltz' was producing some of the last of his great ballroom walzes. Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Johann II Strauss
Tender and flighty woodwind and reed instruments accompanied by strings. From SWAN LAKE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Builds up to the whole orchestra playing the melody. Solo violin sections create softer passages. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Very pronounced melody with sections containing bass passages and quieter solo sections. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Fairly quiet and subtle, this is the 2nd movement from Autumn (Fall). From THE FOUR SEASONS. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Constant melody and rhythmical structure repeated using different chords. Quite slow and sombre. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Baroque Period, Antonio Vivaldi
Overture from THE PEER GYNT SUITE containing many of the main themes from the work. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Edvard Grieg
Whirling Viennese waltz which takes you from soft solo passages to intense, expressive sections involving the whole orchestra. From SWAN LAKE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sprightly, hypnotic waltz. Rhythm punctuated by triangle. From THE PEER GYNT SUITE. Performed by the MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Instrumental, Classical Music, Romantic Period, Edvard Grieg
