Roman Kofman

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Roman Isaakovitch Kofman was a Ukrainian conductor and violinist born on June 15, 1936, in Kiev. He graduated from the State Conservatory in 1961 with a degree in violin and later earned a conducting diploma in 1971. Kofman co-founded the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra in 1963, serving as its concertmaster before being appointed its principal conductor in 1990. He achieved international recognition for his tenure as the Generalmusikdirektor of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn from 2003 to 2008. During this period, he was awarded the ECHO Klassik prize and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. From 2012, Kofman also served as the principal conductor of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. His extensive recording career included the project Shostakovich: Intégrale des Symphonies. Kofman was named a People's Artist of Ukraine in 2003 and remained an active figure in European classical music until his death in February 2026. His later discography featured the recording Liszt: Christus.

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02	Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine : Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine: 1. Antienne de la conversation intérieure	Shedryk Children's Choir, Kiev	Edition Lockenhaus			09:40
	Composers: Olivier Messiaen

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Viera Janárčeková: Dotyk

KAIROS: 15-01-2022

Viera Janárčeková: Dotyk

01	Arkádia (1998/New version 2021) for bass flute solo and Strings	Eric Lamb	Viera Janárčeková: Dotyk			16:48
	Composers: Viera Janárčeková
02	Dotyk (1996) for string Orchestra	Kremerata Baltica	Viera Janárčeková: Dotyk			11:02
	Composers: Viera Janárčeková
03	A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008) for flute, cello and Piano	Maria Fedotova	Viera Janárčeková: Dotyk			16:46
	Composers: Viera Janárčeková
04	Concerto per pianoforte (2008)	Ivan Buffa	Viera Janárčeková: Dotyk			24:47
	Composers: Viera Janárčeková

Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias

℗ 2016 Orfeo: 01-01-2016

Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias

01	Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5: Well, I Begin to Swing	Julia Varady	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			07:42
	Writer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Konstantin Shilovsky / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
02	Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5: May I Perish	Julia Varady	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			12:29
	Writer: Konstantin Shilovsky - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
03	Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5: Ah, the Night Passed	Julia Varady	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			06:14
	Writer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Konstantin Shilovsky / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
04	The Maid of Orleans, TH 6: Introduction	Münchner Rundfunkorchester	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			07:50
	Writer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
05	The Maid of Orleans, TH 6: Yes, the Hour Has Come	Julia Varady	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			07:08
	Writer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
06	Mazeppa, TH 7: The Battle of Poltava	Münchner Rundfunkorchester	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			06:00
	Writer: Viktor Burenin / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
07	Mazeppa, TH 7: Sleep, My Beautiful Baby	Julia Varady	Tchaikovsky: Opera Arias			02:38
	Writer: Viktor Burenin / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

℗ 2013 (P) CPO: 01-07-2013

Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

01	Symphony No. 2: I. Hesitant	Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken	Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4			15:35
	Composers: Witold Lutosławski
02	Symphony No. 2: II. Direct	Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken	Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4			15:45
	Composers: Witold Lutosławski
03	Symphony No. 4	Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken	Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4			25:12
	Composers: Witold Lutosławski

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14

℗ 2008 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-09-2008

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14

01	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 1, De Profundis (Adagio)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			05:32
	Writer: Federico García Lorca / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 2, Malagueña (Allegretto)	Iano Tamar	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			02:36
	Writer: Federico García Lorca / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 3, Lorelei (Allegro molto)	Iano Tamar	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			09:00
	Writer: Guillaume Apollinaire / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 4, The Suicide (Adagio)	Iano Tamar	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			06:12
	Writer: Guillaume Apollinaire / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
05	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 5, On Watch (Allegretto)	Iano Tamar	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			03:08
	Writer: Guillaume Apollinaire / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
06	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 6, Madam, look! (Adagio)	Iano Tamar	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			01:39
	Writer: Guillaume Apollinaire / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
07	Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: No. 7, In Prison (Adagio)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14			10:01
	Writer: Guillaume Apollinaire / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15

℗ 2008 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-06-2008

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15

01	Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: I. Allegretto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			08:31
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: II. Adagio	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			17:11
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: III. Allegretto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			04:38
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141: IV. Adagio - Allegretto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			15:44
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
05	Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Allegretto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			04:13
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
06	Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Piu mosso	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			05:47
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
07	Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 "First of May": Andante	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 15			05:11
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11

℗ 2008 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-03-2008

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11

01	Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": No. 1, The Palace Square (Adagio)	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11			17:16
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": No. 2, The Ninth of January (Allegro)	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11			20:29
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": No. 3, In Memoriam (Adagio)	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11			11:04
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": No. 4, The Tocsin (Allegro non troppo)	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11			15:36
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

℗ 2007 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-11-2007

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

01	Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegro poco moderato	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4			28:02
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: II. Moderato con moto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4			09:29
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Largo	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4			06:45
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: III. Allegro	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4			20:47
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6

Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-09-2007

Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6

01	Symphony No. 6: I. Andantino - Vivace - Allegretto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6			07:45
	Composers: Valentin Silvestrov
02	Symphony No. 6: II. Allegro moderato - Commodo	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6			06:44
	Composers: Valentin Silvestrov
03	Symphony No. 6: III. Andantino - Animato - Adagio - Moderato - Andante	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6			24:35
	Composers: Valentin Silvestrov
04	Symphony No. 6: IV. Intermezzo. Larghetto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6			04:24
	Composers: Valentin Silvestrov
05	Symphony No. 6: V. Vivace con moto - Larghetto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6			09:04
	Composers: Valentin Silvestrov

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

℗ 2007 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-06-2007

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

01	Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: I. Largo	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			19:05
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: II. Allegro	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			06:14
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: III. Presto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			07:52
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegretto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			08:39
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
05	Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: II. Allegro	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			05:13
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
06	Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: III. Lento	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			09:57
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
07	Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: IV. Allegro molto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6			10:25
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12

℗ 2007 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-01-2007

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12

01	Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October": Largo	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			12:15
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 "To October": Chorus	National Choir of Ukraine "Dumka"	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			06:50
	Writer: Alexander Bezymensky / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": I. Revolutionary Petrograd	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			13:41
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": II. Razliv	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			12:36
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
05	Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": III. Aurora	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			04:10
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
06	Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": IV. The Dawn of Humanity (Part One)	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			01:26
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
07	Symphony No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917": IV. The Dawn of Humanity (Part Two)	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12			08:38
	Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80

: 07-11-2006

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80

01	Piano Concerto No. 1 C Major Op. 15: I. Allegro Con Brio	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			14:34
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
02	Piano Concerto No. 1 C Major Op. 15: II. Largo	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			10:01
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
03	Piano Concerto No. 1 C Major Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro Scherzando	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			09:05
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
04	Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 19: I. Allegro Con Brio	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			12:48
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
05	Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 19: II. Adagio	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			08:39
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
06	Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto Allegro	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			06:37
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
07	Alternative Cadenza For Piano Concerto No. 1 (Allegro Con Brio)	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Choral Fantasia Op. 80			02:02
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80

: 07-11-2006

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80

01	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 "Emperor": I - Allegro	Kiev Chamber Chorus	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80			22:06
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
02	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 "Emperor": II - Adagio un poco mosso	Kiev Chamber Chorus	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80			07:32
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
03	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 "Emperor": III - Rondo (Allegro)	Kiev Chamber Chorus	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80			10:43
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
04	Fantasia in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra op. 80: Adagio (piano solo)	Kiev Chamber Chorus	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80			03:35
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
05	Fantasia in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra op. 80: Finale	Kiev Chamber Chorus	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80			16:33
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
06	Alternative Cadenza for Fantasia op. 80 (Adagio)	Kiev Chamber Chorus	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperoro" - Coral Fantasia Op. 80			06:41
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

: 07-11-2006

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

01	Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major Op. 15: I. Allegro	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			14:34
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
02	Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major Op. 15: II. Largo	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			10:01
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
03	Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro Scherzando	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			09:05
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
04	Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 19: I. Allegro Con Brio	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			12:48
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
05	Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 19: II. Adagio	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			08:39
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
06	Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto Allegro	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			06:37
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
07	Alternative Cadenza For Piano Concerto No. 1 (Allegro Con Brio)	Kiev Chamber Orchestra	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2			02:02
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven

Liszt: Christus

Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-11-2006

Liszt: Christus

01	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Andante sostenuto	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Liszt: Christus			05:24
	Composers: Franz Liszt
02	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Allegretto moderato	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Liszt: Christus			08:53
	Composers: Franz Liszt
03	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Pastorale und Verkündigung des Engels	Franziska Hirzel	Liszt: Christus			08:34
	Composers: Franz Liszt
04	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Stabat mater speciosa	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Liszt: Christus			14:37
	Composers: Franz Liszt
05	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Hirtengesang an der Krippe	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Liszt: Christus			05:04
	Composers: Franz Liszt
06	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Pastorale. Quasi andante	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Liszt: Christus			09:20
	Composers: Franz Liszt
07	Christus: Pt. 1, Christmas Oratorio. Die heiligen drei Könige. Marsch	Beethoven Orchester Bonn	Liszt: Christus			06:34
	Composers: Franz Liszt

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13

℗ 2006 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm: 01-08-2006

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13

01	Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": No. 1, Babi Yar (Adagio)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13			16:06
	Writer: Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
02	Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": No. 2, Humour (Allegretto)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13			08:09
	Writer: Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
03	Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": No. 3, At the Store (Adagio)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13			12:43
	Writer: Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
04	Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": No. 4, Fears (Largo)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13			11:43
	Writer: Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich
05	Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": No. 5, Career (Allegretto)	Taras Shtonda	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13			13:06
	Writer: Yevgeny Yevtushenko / Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich