Natan Hryhorovych Rakhlin (28 June 1979) was a Soviet and

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conductor.

Biography

Rakhlin was born January 10, 1906, in

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. He served as Artistic Director of the Ukrainian SSR State Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1962 and was the musical director of a number of Soviet films. In 1941 he succeeded

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as director of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra. On October 30, 1957, Rakhlin conducted the premiere of

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's Symphony No. 11. He was the founder of the , which he led from its foundation in 1966 until his death in 1979.

Discography

* N. Rimsky-Korsakov, P. Tchaikovsky, V. Kalinnikov - Russian Conductors Vol. 12 - Nathan Rakhlin by

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, Nathan Rakhlin, and Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

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Orchestra (audio CD - 2008) * Glazunov: Symphony No. 4 (conducted by Natan Rakhlin), Cortège Solonel, Poeme Lyrique (conducted by

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), Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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-Melodiya ASD 3238 (LP no longer available). * R. Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 42 "Ilya Murometz", The Large Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio and Television, Melodiya 33 С 10—05255-8 (1974)

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