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| GLINKA M. «Ruslan & Lyudmila» 4CD (1938 recording) |
AQVR 418-2 | Opera in 5 acts. Libretto by V. Shirkov, K. Bakhturin and M. Glinka with the assistance of N. Markevich, N. Kukolnik and M. Gedeonov, based on A.Pushkin’s poem of the same name Ruslan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Reizen Lyudmila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valeria Barsova Svetozar ,The Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxim Mikhailov Gorislava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Slivinskaya Ratmir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizaveta Antonova Farlaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vassily Lubentsov Finn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikandr Khanaev Naina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyubov Stavrovskaya Bayan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solomon Khromchenko Choir and orchestra of the Bolshoi theatre Conductor – Samuil Samosud, choir master - Max Cooper Recorded in 1938 CD1 (64:49) 1. Overture Act I 2. The first song of Bayan 3. The second song of Bayan 4. Chorus 5. Lyudmila’s cavatina 6. Finale Act II 7. Entr’acte 8. Finn’s ballad 9. Ruslan and Finn’s duettino 10. Farlaf and Naina’s scene 11. Farlaf’s rondo CD2 (73:26) 1. Ruslan’s aria 2. Scene with the Head Act III 3. Entr’acte 4. Persian chorus 5. Gorislava’s cavatina 6. Ratmir’s aria 7. Dances in Naina’s castle 8. Finale Act IV 9. Entr’acte 10. Scene (Lyudmila, choir) 11. Lyudmila’s aria and scene (Lyudmila, choir) 12. Chernomor’s march CD3 (67:43) Act IV (continue) Oriental dances in Chernomor’s garden 1. a) Turkish 2. b) Arabian 3. c) Lezghinka 4. Chorus 5. Finale Act V 6. Ratmir’s romance 7. Recitative (Ratmir, choir) and duet (Ratmir, Finn) 8. Scene (Svetozar, Farlaf, choir) 9. Scene(Ruslan, Lyudmila, Ratmir, Gorislava, Svetozar, choir) 10. Final chorus Bonus tracks: 11. Farlaf’s rondo (act 2) tonfilm 12. Ruslan’s aria (act 2) Gramplasttrest 03568 Valeria Barsova’s rare tonfilm recordings 13. Cio-cio-san’s arioso (G. Puccini «Madama Butterfly») 14. Recitative and waltz of Juliet (C. Gounod «Romeo and Juliet», act 1) 15. Duet of Romeo and Juliet (C. Gounod «Romeo and Juliet», act 2) 16. Philine’s polonaise (A. Thomas «Mignon», act 2) 17. Farandole (G. Bizet) 18. Waltz (L. Arditi) 19. Tarantella (G. Rossini) Mark Reizen (11), Maxim Mikhailov (12), Georgy Vinogradov (15) Conductors - Samuil Samosud (11), Alexander Melik-Pashaev (12), Alexander Orlov (13-19) Recorded in: 1936 (12), 1939 (13, 14, 16-19), 1942 (11), early 1940s (15) CD4 (72:08) Mikhail Glinka «Ruslan and Lyudmila» (fragments of the opera) Moscow, Gramplasttrest, 1937-1938 Ruslan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Baturin Lyudmila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valeria Barsova Gorislava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Slivinskaya Ratmir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bronislava Zlatogorova Naina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyubov Stavrovskaya Bayan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solomon Khromchenko Choir and orchestra of the Bolshoi theatre Conductor – Samuil Samosud 1. Overture / 05972-3 2. The second song of Bayan (act 1) / 06388 3. Lyudmila’s cavatina (act 1) / 06400-1 4. Entr’acte (act 2) / 06997 5. Ruslan’s aria (act 2) / 06435-7 6. Persian chorus (act 3) / 06434 7. Gorislava’s cavatina (act 3) / 06461-2 8. Ratmir’s aria (act 3) / 06361-3 9. Dances in Naina’s castle (act 3) / 06385-7 10. Chernomor’s march (act 4) / 06207 11. Turkish and arabian dances (act 4) / 06209 12. Lezghinka (act 4) / 06208 Bassoon solo: Ivan Vorobiev (7) Recorded in: 1937 (1), November 29, 1937 (10-12), January 7-9, 1938 (8), January16,1938 (2, 9), end of January 1938 (3), February 10, 1938 (5, 6), February 19, 1938 (7), 1938 (4) |
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CD1 | 1- 3- 5- 9- 11- |
CD2 | 1- 12- |
CD3 | 13- 19- |
CD4 | 7- 8- |