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Posted By: davidcycleback

If you like the Alexander Nevsky soundtrack, which I agree is great, Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet soundtrack is also top notch, though more modern/experimental.

I've long been a big Rachmaninoff fan (Piano Concerto #2 of course), and I have no Russian heritage in me. My saying for the famous Russian composers is Tchaikovsky sounds Western, Prokofiev sounds Eastern, and Rachmaninoff sounds in between. I recently saw in person the Russian National Orchestra perform Rachmaninoff, though I must say that my impression is my home town Seattle Symphony is better.