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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Rimsky Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia
Mikhail Kazakov (Prince Yury), Vitaly Panfilov (Prince Vsevolod), Tatiana Monogarova (Fevroniya), Mikhail Gubsky (Grishka Kutyer'ma), Gevork Hakobyan (Fyodor Poyarok), Alexander Naumenko (Burunday) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) & Eimuntas Nekrošius (director) The Invisible City of Kitezh, completed in 1905, is a remarkable opera that fuses folklore, mysticism and realism. Its subject is the story of the advancing Mongol army’s entry to Great Kitezh and the city’s subsequent miraculous survival. Rejecting archaisms and the more religiously inclined suggestions of his librettist, Rimsky-Korsakov sought to create an opera that “is contemporary and even fairly advanced”. It is therefore through-composed, hinting at times at Wagnerian procedure, and flooded with the composer’s rich, apt and brilliant orchestral palette, fully supportive of the powerful vocal writing. Sung in Russian with English subtitles “These are murderously difficult roles, but Tatiana Monogarova is just about the best Fevronia I've seen, vocally clear and sturdy, if a little unvarying, physically beautiful and a credibly passionate actress. Mikhail Gubsky's Grishka makes a strong impact...[Vedernikov] conjures the score's symphonic richness out of a fairly ordinary theatre orchestra.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2012 **** “Monogarova, with her warm, firm middle register, is vocally well suited to her role (physically too)...she gives a tireless performance, in which her voice retains its rich tone throughout...[Gulordava] catches the ear with a well-carried tone and a touch fear...Much of Nekrosius's direction is representational, even abstract, rather than natural but it does not diverge from the story.” International Record Review, March 2012 “Tatiana Monogarova is very fine in the role of Fevronya – it's hard to think of who might sing it better these days – and the tenor Vitaly Panfilov makes a decent Vsevolod...For anyone who doesn't know this remarkable work, it's a must-buy at a bargain price.” The Guardian, 22nd March 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Rimsky Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia
Mikhail Kazakov (Prince Yury Vsevolodovich), Vitaly Panfilov (Prince Vsevolod Yur'yevich), Tatiana Monogarova (Fevroniya), Mikhail Gubsky (Grishka Kutyer'ma), Alexander Naumenko (Burunday) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Alexander Vedernikov The Invisible City of Kitezh, completed in 1905, is a remarkable opera that fuses folklore, mysticism and realism. Its subject is the story of the advancing Mongol army’s entry to Great Kitezh and the city’s subsequent miraculous survival. Rejecting archaisms and the more religiously inclined suggestions of his librettist, Rimsky-Korsakov sought to create an opera that “is contemporary and even fairly advanced”. It is therefore through-composed, hinting at times at Wagnerian procedure, and flooded with the composer’s rich, apt and brilliant orchestral palette, fully supportive of the powerful vocal writing. | | | (also available to download from $12.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Galina Gorchakova, Vladimir Galusin, Nikolai Putilin, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Yuri Marusin, Bulat Minjelkiev, Vladimir Ognovienko Kirov Opera & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev “As usual with Russian folk-tales the plot brings a curious mixture of jollity and bitterness. The Kirov cast makes an excellent team ... this is another warmly recommendable set in Gergiev's excellent Philips series.” Penguin Guide | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | |
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Ivan Petrov (Prince Yury Vsevolodovich), Vladimir Ivanovsky (Prince Vsevolod Yur'yevich), Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya (Fevroniya), Dmitri Tarkhov (Grishka Kutyer'ma), Ilya Bogdanov (Fyodor Poyarok), Boris Dobrin (Balladeer) Moscow Radio Orchestra and Chorus, Vasily Nebolsin Studio recording from 1956 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Rimsky Korsakov: | Kashchey the Immortal Konstantin Pluzhhnikov (Kashchey the Immortal), Marina Shaguch (The Princess), Larissa Diadkova (Kashcheyevna), Alexander Gergalov (Prince Ivan Korolevich) & Alexander Morozov (The Storm Knight) The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia Nicolai Ohotnikov (Prince Yury Vsevolodich), Yuri Masurin (Prince Vsevolod), Galina Gorchakova (Fevroniya), Vladimir Galuzin (Grishka Kuter' ma), Nicolai Putilin (Feodor Poyarok), Olga Korzhenskaya (Page), Evgeny Boitsov, Evgeny Fedorov (Two well-off people), Mikhail Kit (Gusli player), Nikolai Gassiev (Bear leader), Grigory Karazev (Singing beggar), Bulat Minjilkiev (Bedyay), Vladimir Ognovienko (Burunday), Tatiana Kravtsova (Sirin) & Larissa Diadkova (Alkonost) The Maid of Pskov Vladimir Ognovienko (Ivan the Terrible), Galina Gorchakova (Princess Olga), Vladimir Galusin (Mikhail A. Tucha), Ludmilla Filatova (Vlasyevna), Evgenia Perlasova (Perfilyevna), Olga Korzhenskaya (Styosha), Gennady Bezzubenkov (Prince Yuri I. Tokmakov), Nikolai Gassiev (Boyar Nikita Matuta), Evegeny Fedotov (Prince Afanasy Vyazemski), Georgy Zastavni (Yushko Velebin) & Yuri Laptev (Bomelius) The Tsar's Bride Gennady Bezzubenkov (Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin), Marina Shaguch (Marfa), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Grigory Grigoryevich Gryaznoy), Sergei Alexashkin (Grigory Lukyanovich Malyuta-Skuratov), Evgeny Akimov (Ivan Sergeyevich Lykov), Olga Borodina (Lyubasha), Nikolai Gassiev (Yelisey Bomelius), Irina Loskutova (Domna Ivanovna Saburova), Olga Markova-Mikhailenko (Dunyasha), Lyubov Sokolova (Petrovna), Yuri Shkliar (Stoker), Lyudmila Kasjanenko (Serving Girl) & Viktor Vikhrov (Lad) Sadko (opera) Vladimir Galusin (Sadko), Marianna Tarassova (Marianna Tarassova), Sergei Alexashkin (Okian-more), Valentina Tsidipova (Volkhova), Larissa Diadkova (Nezhata), Vladimir Ognovenko (Duda), Nikolai Gassiev (Sopel), Evgeni Boitsov (Foma Nazarich), Gennadi Bezzubenkov (Luka Zinovich), Bulat Minjelkiev (Varangian Merchant), Alexander Gergalov (Venetian Merchant), Gegam Grigorian (Indian Merchant) & Nikolai Putilin (Apparition) |
Kirov Opera & Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev Enter the magical world of Rimsky-Korsakov opera with five celebrated recordings made by the Kirov Opera under Valery Gergiev: Kashchey the Immortal, Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, The Maid of Pskov, Sadko, and The Tsar's Bride – a unique set with no competition on the market. A great follow-up to the earlier Prokofiev Operas box (4782315). Synopses included. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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