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Following works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovksy, the Mariinsky label turns to music by one of Russia’s greatest living composers for its fourth release. Shchedrin’s ‘concert opera’ The Enchanted Wanderer was premièred in New York in 2002 and did not receive its Russian premiere until 2007. However it has rapidly entered the Mariinsky Theatre’s repertory both in St Petersburg and on tour. Based on a story by the 19th-century Russian author Nikolai Leskov, the opera is steeped in Russian folklore and beliefs. The release also features four fragments from Shchedrin’s 1955 ballet score The Little Humpbacked Horse and his 1963 Concerto for Orchestra Naughty Limericks.
104pp booklet in slipcase
Notes in Rusian, English, French and German libretto in Russian with English translation
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 1. Prologue
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 2. The Glogged Monk (The Portent)
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 3. Tatar Captivity
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 4. Ivan's Plea (Bass Aria With Chorus)
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 5. Russian Shepherds (Orchestral Interlude 1)
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 6. Ivan's Tale (Recitative)
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 7. Duet (Tenor And Bass - The Maginetizer And Ivan)
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 8. Drunken Night (Orchestral Interlude 2)
Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 9. Grusha The Gypsy
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - Recitative - Dialogue (Ivan, the Prince and Chorus)
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - Duet and Recitative (Mezzo-Soprano and Tenor - Grusha and the Prince)
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - The Prince's Engagement to a Wealthy Bride and Monologue of Ivan
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - Ships on the Volga (Orchestral Interrude 3)
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - Final Duet and Scene (Grusha and Ivan)
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - Laments (Orchestral Postrude)
Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer - Part Two - Epilogue
Shchedrin - Four Fragments From the Ballet "the Little Humpbacked Horse" - Introduction
Shchedrin - Four Fragments From the Ballet "the Little Humpbacked Horse" - Duettino of Ivan and the Tsar Maiden
Shchedrin - Four Fragments From the Ballet "the Little Humpbacked Horse" - Gypsy Dance
Shchedrin - Four Fragments From the Ballet "the Little Humpbacked Horse" - Maidens' Round Dance and Quadrille
Shchedrin - Concerto for Orchestra No.1 "naughty Limericks"
May 2010
*****
“The Mariinsky's stalwart bass Sergey Aleksashkin is sonorous in the title part, alongside the high tenor Evgeny Akimov in several roles and the dusky-voiced mezzo Kristina Kapustinskaya as the haunting Grusha. Even on a recording she has subtle histrionic magnetism to match her vocal security”
July 2010
“Whatever the intrinsic strengths or weakness of his music, [Shchedrin's] loyalty to those values [of indigenous Russian culture] represents a significant strand in late-Soviet and post-Soviet culture. On that basis...these finely executed and recorded CDs can be counted as an important document.”
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Opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" - Part 1 : 1. Prologue
