Ensemble XXI established its own label, EnsembleGram, shortly after the orchestra’s foundation. Apart from performances by Ensemble XXI Moscow with its conductor Lygia O’Riordan, there are also historical recordings made with the orchestra under the baton of the legendary conductors Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Richard Bonynge. 
Now EnsembleGram will be launched as an online record label where music files can be downloaded by clicking individual movements. 
Apart from the recordings themselves, there are also programme notes that can be accessed by clicking on the respective works.

 
Bartok: Divertimento and Tchaikovsky: Serenade by EnsembleGramBéla Bartók

Divertimento
Allegro non troppo

Molto adagio

Allegro assai
     

 



Martinu: Double Concerto and Bloch: Concerto Grosso by EnsembleGramErnest Bloch

Concerto Grosso for string orchestra 
with piano obligato

Prelude

Dirge
Pastorale and Rustic Dances
Fugue

 


Arcangelo Corelli 

Christmas Concerto in g minor op, 6 No 8 
Vivace - Grave - Allegro
Adagio - Allegro - Allegro
Vivace
Allegro - Pastorale
                                                                                        


Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, Divertimenti, Dvorak: Serenade for Strings by EnsembleGramAntonin Dvorák

Serenade for Strings in E Major Op.22
Moderato
 
Tempo di Valse -Trio
,
Scherzo
  
Larghetto 


Eduard Grieg  

The Holberg Suite
Prelude

Sarabande
Gavotte – Musette
Air
Rigaudon            
                  

 
Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice by EnsembleGramJoseph Haydn

Orfeo et Euridice - l’Anima del Filosofo

Synopsis & Libretto
1 Ouverture

Act I

Scene
1
2
Recitativo, Euridice  Sventurata che fo, dove mi aggiro?
3 Coro   Ferma il piede, O principessa!
4 Recitativo accompagnato, Euridice  Che chiedete da me?

5 Aria, Euridice  Filomena abbandonata
6 Recitativo Orfeo, Euridice  Che miro, oh Dio!
7 Recitativo accompagnato
, Orfeo  Rendete a questo seno 

8 Aria, Orfeo Cara speme!  Alme di scoglio!
9 Recitativo, Euridice, Orfeo Nume de' miei pensieri
10 Coro O Poter dell'armonia!
Scene 2

11 Recitativo
, Creonte, Capitano 
Ah! Chi sa dirmi
12 Aria, Creonte    Il pensier sta negli oggetti;
13 Recitativo, Euridice, Orfeo, Creonte Padre...... Signor
14 Duetto , Orfeo, Euridice Come il foco allo splendore  

Act II

Scene 1 & 2

15
Coro Finchè circola il vigore

16 Recitativo, Orfeo, Euridice Adorata consorte
17 Coro con Duetto, Orfeo, Euridice  Amar può l'età canuta
18 Recitativo accompagnato, Euridice, Orfeo Numi, che ascolto
Scene 3  
19 Recitativo, Euridice, Corista  Ecco Signor
20 Recitativo accompagnato, Euridice  Dov'è l'amato bene? 
21 Cavatina
, Euridice Del mio core il voto estremo
Scene 4
22 Recitativo accompagnato
, Orfeo  Dov'è quell' alma audace
23 Aria
, Orfeo  In un mar d'acerbe pene
24 Recitativo, Creonte Veglia in di fesa mia
25 Aria
, Creonte Mai non sia inulto

CD II

Act III 
Scene 1

1 Coro  
 
Ah, sposo infelice!
2 Recitativo, Orfeo Euridice, Euridice, in van ti chiama
3 Coro
Ah sposo infelice
4 Aria
, Creonte Chi spira e non spera
Scene 2
5 Recitativo
, Orfeo, Genio  Venerata Sibilla  
6
Aria, Genio Al tuo seno fortunato
7 Recitativo, Orfeo Costanza a me si chiede? 
8 Coro
  La giustiza in cor regina
9
Recitativo, Orfeo, Euridice
Dove mi guidi?
 
Act IV
Scene 1

10
Coro Infelice ombre dolenti
11 Recitativo, Orfeo, Genio    Che ascolto, oh numi!
12 Coro di Furie Urli orrendi, disperati
13
Recitativo, Orfeo  Oh Signor, che all'ombre imperi
14 Coro
Trionfi oggi pietà 
15 R
ecitativo, Pluto, Orfeo, Genio
O della reggia mia ministri eterni
16
Baletto
17 Recitativo, Orfeo, Genio Quai dolci e care note ascolto!
18
Coro  Son finite le tue pene
19 Recitativo
, Genio, Euridice, Orfeo    Sovvengati la legge
Scene 2
20 Recitativo
, Orfeo Perduto un'altra volta
21 Aria
, Orfeo Mi sento languire, Morire mi sento
22 C
oro di Baccanti Vieni,Vieni, amato Orfeo
23 Recitativo
, Orfeo Perfide, non turbate..
24
Coro con Recitativo accompagnato Coro con Recitativo accompagnato , Orfeo, Coro
Bevi, bevi in questa tazza
25 Coro di Bacchanti 
Andiamo, amiche, andiamo
26 Coro
 
Oh che orrore!

Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Ensemble XXI Musical Director
Lygia O’Riordan

Maria Strove Children’s Capella 
"Kvartettilaulajat" Men’s Choir

Conductor: Ensti Pohjola
Euridice, Ludmilla Shilova - soprano
Orfeo, Nikolai Doroshkin - tenor
Creonte, Yuri Sarafanov - baritone
Capitano, Valery Plankin - baritone
Genio, Irina Abmanskaya - soprano
Pluto
Alexander Prokhorov - bass
                                   


Joseph Haydn

The Seven Last Words of Christ
Introduzione

Pater, dimitte illis, non enim sciunt, quid faciunt
Amen dico tibi: hodie mecum eris in paradiso
Mulier, ecce filius tuus, et tu, ecce mater tua!
Eli, Eli, lama asabthani
Sitio
Comsumatum est!
Pater! In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum
Il terremoto
       
                                                                                            

 
George Friedrich Händel 

Cleopatra’s Aria (‘Julius Caesar’)
Aria
                                                                                                               

 
George Friedrich Händel 

Concerti Grossi op. 6

Concerto Grosso No 1                                                                   
A tempo giusto - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Allegro

Concerto Grosso No 2 (conductor Alvaro Manzano)
Andante larghetto - Allegro - Largo - Allegro ma non troppo

Concerto Grosso No 3
Larghetto -Andante - Allegro - Polonaise - Allegro ma non troppo

Concerto Grosso No 4 (conductor Gennadij Rozhdestvensky)
Larghetto affetuoso - Allegro - Largo e piano - Allegro

Concerto Grosso No 5 (conductor Ramiro Soriano)
Larghetto e staccato - Allegro - Presto - Largo - Allegro - Menuet

Concerto Grosso No 6
Largo affetuoso - A tempo giusto - Musette - Allegro - Allegro

Concerto Grosso No 7 (conductor Lygia O'Riordan)
Largo - Allegro - Largo e piano - Andante- Hornpipe

Concerto Grosso No 8 (conductor Gennadij Rozhdestvensky)
Allemande - Grave - Andante allegro - Adagio - Siciliana - Allegro

Concerto Grosso No 9 (conductor Alvaro Manzano)
Largo - Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Menuet - Gigue

Concerto Grosso No 10 (conductor Ramiro Soriano)
Overture - Allegro - Air - Allegro - Allegro - Allegro moderato

Concerto Grosso No 11 (conductor Lygia O'Riordan)
Andante larghetto, e staccato - Allegro - Largo e staccato - Andante - Allegro

Concerto Grosso No 12 (conductor Gennadij Rozhdestvensky)
Largo - Allegro - Aria - Largo - Allegro

 

George Friedrich Händel 

The Messiah

PART ONE
Overture  
Recitative
, Tenor, Comfort ye, my people
Air, Tenor, Every valley shall be exalted,
Chorus, And the glory of the Lord 
Chorus, And he shall purify 
Chorus, For unto us a child is born
Pastoral Symphony
Recitative, Soprano, There were shepherds 
Chorus, Glory to God
Air, Soprano, Rejoice 
Chorus, His yoke is easy 

PART TWO
Chorus, Behold the Lamb of God
Chorus, Surely He hath born our griefs 
Chorus, And with His stripes we were healed.
Chorus, All we like sheep

Recitative, Tenor, All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn
Chorus, He trusted in God 
Recitative, Soprano, Thy rebuke 
Air, Soprano, Behold
Recitative, Tenor, He was cut off 
Air, Tenor, But thou didst not leave His soul in hell
Chorus, Lift up your heads
Recitative, Tenor, Unto which of the Angels 
Chorus, Let all the Angels 
Air, Soprano, Thou art gone up on high.
Chorus, The Lord gave the word
Air, Soprano, How beautiful are the feet
Chorus, Their sound is gone out 
Air, Bass, Why do the nations
Chorus, Let us break their bonds 
Recitative, Tenor, He that dwelleth in Heaven 
Air, Tenor, Thou shalt break them 
Chorus, Hallelujah! 

PART THREE
Air, Soprano, I know that my Redeemer liveth
Chorus, Since by man came death
Recitative, Bass, Behold, I tell you a mystery

Air, Bass, The trumpet shall sound
Air, Soprano, If God be for us
Chorus, Worthy is the Lamb
Amen
               
   

15th Anniversary Concert of
Ensemble XXI Moscow
Artistic Director and Conductor
Lygia O’Riordan
Maria Struve Children's Capella
Artistic Director Maria Struve

“Cantores Minores” Ensemble (Finland)
Artistic Director and Conductor Filip Häyrynen

Soloists:
Ludmilla Shilova - Soprano
Jaewoo Kim - Tenor (Australia)
Kiril Krajushin – Bass
                                                                                        


Alessandro Marcello 

Concerto for Oboe in d minor
Andante e spiccato
     
Adagio
Presto
                                                                                                           

 
Martinu: Double Concerto and Bloch: Concerto Grosso by EnsembleGramBohuslav Martinů

Double concerto for two string orchestras, 
piano and timpani

Poco Allegro

Largo
Allegro

 


Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, Divertimenti, Dvorak: Serenade for Strings by EnsembleGramWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Adagio & Fugue in C Minor KV 546
Adagio
& Fugue

 





Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, KV. 622
Allegro
Adagio
Rondo
Allegro
                                                                                                         


Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, Divertimenti, Dvorak: Serenade for Strings by EnsembleGramWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Divertimento in D Major KV 136
Allegro
 
Andante,        
Allegro Assai  

Divertimento in Bb Major KV 137
Andante
 
Allegro di molto

Allegro assai
  

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart    

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, KV.525   
Allegro
Romanze   
Menuetto
Rondo
                                 


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 40 in g minor KV. 550
Allegro molto

Andante
Menuetto-Trio
Allegro assai
 


Nicolo Isouard: Cendrillon by EnsembleGramNicolo Isouard

Cendrillon

CD 1 
1
Overture 
ACT I
2 Quartet, Clorinde, Thisbé, Cendrillon, Alidor Arrangeons ces fleurs, ces dentelles…
3 Romance, Cendrillon  Je suis modeste et soumise… 
4 Duet, Prince, Alidor  Mon fils, mon fils, que ce moment est doux… 
5 Duet, Clorinde, Thisbé Ah! Quel plaisir… 
6 Hunting Chorus  O l’heureuse journée, toujours nouveau plaisir…
7 Finale  Allons! Allons, allons, que tout s’apprête… 
ACT II
8 Entr’acte, Prince, Baron, Dandini, Alidor, Clorinde, Thisbé   Doux sommeil, sur l’innocence…
9 Aria, Alidor, Cendrillon  Conservez bien votre bonté… 
10 Duet, Clorinde, Thisbe Qui, vous ma souveraine…
11 Romance, Prince  O sexe aimable mais trompeur…
12 Duet, Cendrillon, Prince  Ah! La victoire m’est promise

CD 2
13
Cendrillon: Dans quel trouble il m’a jetée!; Finale A la plus belle offrons nos vœux… 
14 Boléro,Clorinde  Couronnons – nous de fleurs nouvelles…
ACT III
15 Recitative and Aria, Thisbé  Dieux! Quel évenement!
16 Trio, Clorinde, Thisbé, Cendrillon  Vous l’épouserez…
17 Duet, Prince, Cendrillon, Ensemble  Ciel! Quel étonnant rapport!

Cendrillon Ludmilla Shilova, soprano
Clorinde Byung Soon Lee, soprano 
Thisbé Marian Sjölander, soprano
The Prince Nikolai Doroshkin, tenor
Alidor Hans Pieter Herman, baritone
The Baron Valery Plankin, baritone
Dandini Andre Andryanov, tenor
Ensemble XXI Moscow conducted by 
Richard Bonynge
Musical Director: Lygia O’Riordan
Maria Struve Children’s Capella
French language and drama coach: 
Marie - Claire 


Seán ÓRiada

Hercules Dux Ferrariae, Nomos No.1 for Strings
Canon

Lento e rubato
Passacaglia
Rondo
Lento sostenuto
Tempo di Valse
Lento                        
Fuga
  


Francis Poulenc 

Concerto for organ, strings and timpani
Tempo Allegro
- Molto Agitato - Tres Calme - Tempo de l’Allegro - 
Tempo Introduction –Largo
 
     


Sergei Prokofiev 

Visions Fugitives       (5 movements recorded)
Lentamente
Andante
Allegretto
Animato
Molto giocoso
Con eleganza
Commodo, Allegretto
Tranquillo
Ridicolosamente
Con vivacita
Assai moderato
Allegretto
Feroce
Inquieto
Dolente
                                                                                                                                            


Ottorino Respighi 

Ancient Airs and Dances
Italiana

Arie di Corte
Sicialiana
Passacaglia


Stravisnky: Apollon Musagete and Schoenberg:Transfigured Night (Verklaerte Nacht) by EnsembleGramArnold Schönberg

Verklärte Nacht op. 4


Dmitri Shostakovich 

Chamber Symphony
Largo
Allegro molto
Alegretto
Largo
Largo


Jean Sibelius 

Andante Festivo Recorded in Moscow

Impromptu                            


Stravisnky: Apollon Musagete and Schoenberg:Transfigured Night (Verklaerte Nacht) by EnsembleGramIgor Stravinsky

Apollon Musagète
Naissance Apollon
 
Variation D’Apollon

Pas D’Action
Variation de Calliope

Variation de Polymnie
Variation Terpsichore  
Variation d'Apollon

Pas de Deux
Coda

Apothèose

Igor Stravinsky 

Concerto in D
Vivace

Arioso
Rondo


Bartok: Divertimento and Tchaikovsky: Serenade by EnsembleGramPeter Tchaikovsky

Serenade in C op. 48 for string orchestra
Pezzo in forma di Sonatina

Waltz

Elegy
Finale
(Tema Russo)


Georg Philipp Telemann

Overture in C major
Grave – Vivace – Grave

La Complaisance
L’Indignation
Menuet I-II 
Loure
tres viste


Giuseppe Verdi

String Quartet in E minor
Allegro
Andantino

Prestissimo
Scherzo - Fuga


Antonio Vivaldi 

Concerto in g minor, F.XI. no 21
Allegro

Largo
Allegro  
                   
                           


Antonio Vivaldi  

Gloria in D Major Rv 585
Gloria in Excelsis

Et in terra pax
Laudamus te
Gratias agimus tibi
Propter magnam gloriam
Domine Deus
Domine fili unigenite
Agnus Dei
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Qui sedes ad dexteram patrituss
Quoniam tu solus sanc
Cum sancto Spiritu