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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The opera was Tchaikovsky's, The Queen Of Spades, (Pique Dame). With a libretto written by the
composer's brother, Modest, this tale of terror, with a plot involving obsessive love and gambling,
hallucinations and descent into madness never fails to have a profound effect on its audience. The
Bolshoi's production is riveting, with sumptuous sets and costumes, and the famed Bolshoi chorus and
corps de ballet are at their most elegant and spectacular.
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Gegam Grigorian, Sergei Leiferkus, Ludmila Filatova, Maria Gulegina, Olga Borodina Kirov Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev | | | Philips - 0704349 (DVD Video) Normally: £19.99 (£17.01 ex. VAT) Special: £12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT) |
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Vladimir Galouzine & Hasmik Papian Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Opéra National de Paris, 2005 “Gennady Rozhdestvensky again proves his long-held Tchaikovsky credentials, reveling in the score's balletic passages and dramatic climaxes.” Classics Today on a previous release of the Tchaikovsky opera Cherevicki | | | TDK - DVWW-OPPIQUE (DVD Video - 2 discs) Normally: £29.99 (£25.52 ex. VAT) Special: £22.49 (£19.14 ex. VAT) |
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Antonio Annaloro, Leyla Gencer, Marianna Radev, Ivo Vinco, Adriana Lazzarini & Sesto Bruscantini Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Nino Sanzogno Recorded in Milan, 02.02.1961 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Wladimir Atlantow, Julia Varady, Elena Obrasztsowa, Alexander Woroschilo, Alfred Kuhn & Friedrich Lenz Das Bayerischen Staats Orchestra & Choir, Algis Shuraitis Recorded in Munich, December 1984 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Pederzini, Jurinac, Corsi, Poleri, Bastianini & Petri Orchestra and Chorus of Maggio Musicale, Florence, Arthur Rodzinski | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Yuri Marusin, Nancy Gustafson, Felicity Palmer, Sergei Leiferkus, Dimitri Kharitonov Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis, stage direction by Graham Vick Subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish | | | Arthaus Musik - 100272 (DVD Video) Normally: £24.99 (£21.27 ex. VAT) Special: £18.74 (£15.95 ex. VAT) |
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Borissenko (Veronika), Ivanov (Andrej), Korneyeva (Naina - Elena), Lisitian (Pavel), Nelepp (Georgi), Smolenskaya (Eugenia), Verbitskaya (Evgenia) Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Mekil-Pashayev (Alexander), Melik - Pashaev (Alexander) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Maria Guleghina, Olga Borodina, Gegam Grigorian, Vladimir Chernov Kirov Opera & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gougaloff, Vishnevskaya, Resnik, Weikl, Iordachescu, Schwarz, Popp Chœur Tchaikovsky
Maîtrise de Radio France
Orchestre National de France, Mstislav Rostropovich “...Peter Gougaloff's performance on this Seventies recording viscerally traces [Herman's] demise from passionate suitor of Liza to deadly tormentor of the Countess and final descent into insanity...The dramatic weight is enhanced by Rostropovich's taut handling of the orchestral introduction, with its suggestions of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, and in such turbulent passages as the Act 1 storm scene. Galina Vishnevskaya, at the height of her powers, is both touching and trenchant as the hapless Liza, Hanna Schwarz's cosseting voice the perfect foil as her confidante, Polina. Bernd Weikl is deeply moving in Yeletsky's famous Act 2 aria. Regina Resnik's embittered Countess is rendered all the more sinister by the use of echo effects.” The Telegraph, 19th April 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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