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ID: AQVR200-2
CDs: 1
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Collection: Vocal and Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voice, Piano and Orchestra
Choir and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater. Orchestra of the All-Union radio (8)
Conductors: Nikolai Golovanov (7,8), Samuil Samosud (3,4,5,12); Alexander Melik-Pashev (1, 9, 10, 11), Lev Steinberg (6, 15); Vassily Nebolsin (2, 13).
Abram Makarov, piano (17), Sergei Stuchevsky, piano (14, 16, 18)
Years of recording: 1936 (15 - first ever recording of Elisaveta Antonova on record); 1937 (10, 11, 12, 14, 18); 1938 (3, 4, 5, 6, 13); 1939 (16); 1946 (8); 1947 (1); 1948 (9); 1950 (2); 1952 (7); unclear (17).
Tracks 13-16, 18 are recorded right from the original gramophone disks.
Forming, selection of recordings - M. Nikiforov, digital remastering - A. Rozantsev
In the compiling of this disk were used materials from the family archive of Elisaveta Antonova. |
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ID: AQVR258-2
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Vocal and Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voice, Piano and Orchestra
Bolshoi theatre choir and orchestra.
Conductors: Vassily Nebolsin (1, 2, 5, 6-8, 12, 14, 15),
Kirill Kondrashin (3, 4, 13).
Piano: Sergei Stuchevsky (9, 10). Abram Makarov (11)
Recorded in: 1946 (14), 1947 (9, 10), 1948 (7), 1949 (3-6),
1950 (1, 2, 13, 15). 1952 (8, 12), 1953 (11) |
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ID: AQVR268-2
CDs: 3
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
A Spring fairy-tale
Libretto by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov after the piece of Alexander Ostrovsky
Tsar Berendei - Sergey Lemeshev
Bermyata - Sergey Krassovsky
Beautiful Spring - Nadezhda Obukhova
Father Christmas - Maxim Mikhailov
Snow-Maiden - Irina Maslennikova
Lel', shepherd - Maria Maksakova
Kupava - Sofia Panova
Mizgir - Alexey Ivanov
Choir & orchestra of Bolshoi theatre, USSR. Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded in 1946 |
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ID: AQVR299-2
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
A legendary performance of the BOLSHOI THEATRE, Moscow to 100th Birthday of Peter Tchaikovsky.
A lyric opera in one act.
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after Henrik Hertz’s drama “King René's Daughter”
Cast of characters:
René, King of Provence.................................Boris Bugaisky
Iolanta, his daughter.......................................Glafira Zhukovskaya
Robert, Duke of Burgundy.............................Panteleimon Nortsov
Count Vaudémont, a Burgundian knight.........Grigori Bolshakov
Ibn-Hakia, a Moorish physician.....................Alexander Baturin
Alméric, armor-bearer to King René..............Alexander Khosson
Bertrand, doorkeeper of the castle.................Mikhail Solovyev
Marta, Bertrand's wife, Iolanta's nursemaid.....Maria Levina
Brigitta, Iolanta's friend................................. Kapitolina Rachevskaya
Laura, Iolanta's friend.....................................Basya Amborskaya
Chorus, silent roles: Iolanta's servant-girls and friends, the king's retinue, the Burgundian Duke's regiment, men-at-arms
Place: The mountains of southern France
Time: The 15th century
Bolshoi theatre choir and orchestra
Conductor: Samuil Samosud
Recorded in 1940 |
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ID: AQVR333-2
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
Opera in 3 acts (6 tableaux), with prologue "The Boyar’s Wife Vera Sheloga"
Libretto by N. Rimsky-Korsakov after L. Mei
Cast of characters:
Boyar Sheloga-Vladimir Gavryushov
Vera Sheloga-Sofia Panova
Nadezhada-Elena Gribova
Tsar Ivan the Terrible-Alexander Pirogov
Tokmakov-Nikolai Tschegolkov
Matuta-Alexander Peregudov
Vjazemsky-Mikhail Solovyev
Bomelius-Ivan Man’shavin
Mikhailo Tucha-George Nelepp
Olga-Elena Shumilova
Stepanida-Natalia Sokolova
Perfilyevna-Margarita Shervinskaya
Vlasyevna-Maria Levina
Yushko Velebin-Ivan Skobtsov |
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ID: AQVR369-2
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Songs and Romances
Subcollection: Voice, Piano and Orchestra
L. Alemasova, soprano (23)
Folk Orchestra of All-Union Radio, conductor - P. Alekseyev (11, 12)
The chorus and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, conductor - S. Samosud (13)
Chorus master: I. Yukhov, All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor - A. Orlov (14, 15)
Chorus master: A. Krynkin, National Symphony Orchestra, conductor - S Sakharov (22, 23)
Piano - S. Stuchevsky (1, 4, 5), A. Mosolov (9, 10), G. Bergholz (2, 3, 6-8, 16-21)
Recorded in: 1936 (3, 11, 12), 1937 (7, 8, 13), 1938 (14-21), 1939 (2, 6, 9, 10), 1940 (22-24), 1946 (1) 1948 (4, 5) |
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ID: MELCD1000764
CDs: 3
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Choir and Orchestra
Libretto by the composer after the Tragedy by Alexander Pushkin.
Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Opera in 4 Acts with a Prologue. Libretto by the composer after the Tragedy by Alexander Pushkin. Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Boris Godunov-Ivan Petrov; Feodor-Valentina Klepatskaya; Xenia-Tamara Sorokina; Nurse to Xenia-Yevgeniya Verbitskaya; Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky-Georgy Shulpin; Andrey Schelkalov-Alexey Ivanov; Pimen-Mark Reshetin; Grigory, the Pretender-Vladimir Ivanovsky; Marina Mnishek-Irina Arkhipova. Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR. Recorded in Moscow, 1962.
“I see the people as a single great personality inspired by one definite idea. That was my task, that was what I wanted to bring out in my opera”, said Mussorgsky of Boris Godunov. The revolutionary idea of Boris Godunov is clearly brought out in the brilliant scene of the people’s revolt (the final scene, “At Kromy”). The mighty song of the rebellious people comes as a burst of indignation against Tsar Boris and his “offsprings” whom the people hold reponsible for all their misfortunes. The idea of composing an opera after Pushkin’s historical tragedy waz suggested to Mussorgsky by his friend and admirer V. Nikolsky, a specialist in history of the Russian language. Thet was in 1868. By this time Mussorgsky’s realistic talent and interest in the life of the people had already become apparent. He accepted the idea of writing a historical opera with enthusiasm. He was absorbed in study of the historical material of the epoch. V. Stasov aided him in finding the texts of folk songs and supplied him with the information drawn from various historical sources. The opera was staged in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre on December 16, 1888. |
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ID: MELCD1001979
CDs: 3
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
This historic recording was made in 1952 and was one of the best recordings put on tape by the outstanding music director Boris Pokrovsky. The artists were awarded the Stalin Prize of the First Degree, one of the most honourable decorations which was later given the same status as the USSR State Prize.
Georgy Nelepp (Sadko), Vera Davydova (Lyubava), Elizaveta Shumskaya (Volkhova), Elizaveta Antonova (Nezhata), Pavel Lisitsian (The Venetian Guest), Ivan Kozlovsky (The Indian Guest), Mark Reizen (The Varangian Guest), Alexander Peregudov (Sopel), Sergei Koltypin (Duda), Tikhon Chernyakov (First Father Superior), Stephan Nikolau (Second Father Superior)
Orchestra and chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Nikolai Golovanov |
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ID: MELCD1002080
CDs: 3
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
It took Borodin nineteen years to compose this opera based on the old Russian epic poem The Tale of Igor’s Campaign and also incorporating material from other sources. Eternally busy, the author combined composing with a chair in chemistry and active social life and never finished the work.
Prince Igor reached us thanks to the effort of the composer’s friends Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov who managed to complete Borodin’s masterpiece.
Ivan Petrov (Prince Igor), Tatiana Tugarinova (Yaroslavna), Elena Obraztsova (Konchakovna), Margarita Miglau (Polovtsian Girl), Vladimir Atlantov (Vladimir), Konstantin Baskov (Eroshka), Alexander Laptev (Ovlur), Artur Eisen (Prince Galitsky), Valery Yaroslavtsev (Skula), Alexander Vedernikov (Khan Konchak)
Choir & Orchestra State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Mark Ermler |
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ID: MELCD1002247
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Opera
Artur Eisen (Vaskov), Nina Grigorieva (Kirianova), Galina Borisova (Ovsyanina Rita), Olga Teryushnova (Komelkova Zhenya), Galina Kalinina (Brichkina Liza), Klara Kadinskaya (Gurvich Sonya), Lidiya Kovalyova (Yolkina), Kira Leonova (Maria), Eleonora Andreyeva (Polina), Vladimir Malchenko (Guitarist), Kirill Molchanov (piano), I. Orlova (organ)
Orchestra and Choir of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre, Alexander Lazarev
Firma Melodiya presents a recording of Kirill Molchanov’s opera The Dawns Here Are Quiet.
The composer of the opera attained his nationwide fame thanks to, first of all, his lyrical songs, which are now considered a golden repertoire for academic and popular singers alike (There Are So Many Golden Lights, No Hiding from People in the Village, Here Come the Soldiers, Heart, Be Quiet and many others).
Meanwhile, Kirill Molchanov wrote eight operas to his own librettos, ballets Macbeth and Three Cards, and music for theatre productions and motion pictures, including true gems of the domestic cinematograph (It Happened in Penkovo, On Seven Winds, We’ll Live Till Monday).
The opera is based on Boris Vasiliev’s short novel of the same name. It is a stirring story of a tragic demise of young female anti-aircraft gunners first published in 1969, which is still one of the most widely read books about the Great Patriotic War. In 1972, Stanislav Rostotsky’s famous film with music by Kirill Molchanov premiered in cinemas across the country.
The opera is composed in a simple and accessible language. However, Zhenya’s romance to the poem 'Wait for Me' by Konstantin Simonov is the most popular piece from the opera - without any direct link to the plot, this fragment is a generalized symbol of millions of people whose lives and feelings were cut short by the war.
This recording of the opera was made in 1976 by the artists, choir and orchestra of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre featuring leading soloists of the opera company - Galina Kalinina, Galina Borisova, Klara Kadinskaya, Artur Eisen and others. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
CD1 1. Here Comes the Night Over Sleepy Fields 2. Don't Feel Sorry for Us, for We Didn't Feel Sorry for Anyone 3. Day Was Breaking, Day Was Breaking in the Sky 4. O Warrior, You Live By Your Service... 5. My Loved One, My Prince, My Fiancé 6. Rita's Reminiscence 7. Ah, Crush My Immortality 8. The Girls Got Polina's Gramophone 9. Zhenya, Sing for Us 10. Wait for Me, and I'll Return 11. It's So Good, Isn't It, Girls? 12. Zhenya's Reminiscence 13. Sit Down, Comrade Sergeant Major 14. War, War, War, I'm Beaten By You 15. Watch Out, Take Care! 16. I Can't Make Contact With Them 17. I Married Exactly Before the Finnish War 18. Rita's Entrance 19. Alert 20. Assembly 21. Seeing the Girls Off CD 2 1. Introduction 2. On the Lake Shore 3. Scene of Vaskov and Liza 4. Liza's Reminiscence 5. Scene of Vaskov and Sonya 6. Sonya's Reminiscence 7. Germans Are Coming 8. Scene of the Girls and Vaskov and Liza's Departure 9. Liza's Demise 10. Chorus and Scene of the Girls and Vaskov 11. Sonya's Demise 12. Before the Fight 13. The Fight 14. Epilogue |
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