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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Nikolay Andreyevich - Composers, page 11

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The Art of Feodor Shalyapin (Chaliapin) - Opera Scenes and Arias

The Art of Feodor  Shalyapin (Chaliapin) - Opera Scenes and Arias
ID: MELCD1001345
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Opera & Vocal Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra

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The Art of Feodor Shalyapin - Songs and Romances Vol. 2

The Art of Feodor  Shalyapin - Songs and Romances Vol. 2
ID: MELCD1001384
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Russian Romance
Subcollection: Voice and Choir

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Rimsky Korsakov - The Snow Maiden (A Spring Fairy Tale) - Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Rimsky Korsakov - The Snow Maiden (A Spring Fairy Tale) - Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
ID: MELCD1001526
CDs: 3
Type: CD
Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra

The author of the story, Ostrovsky, wrote “Korsakov’s music to my “The Snow Maiden” is astonishing. I could hardly imagine anything that might be more suitable and could express so lively the poetry of the ancient pagan cult and this cold as snow at first and then irrepressibly passionate heroine of the tale.”

Easiness and quickness of composing the opera were the evidence of not only Rimsky-Korsakov’s keenness on Ostrovsky’s fairy tale subject but of his maturity as composer. The opera was completed in clavier within two months and a half! The sensitive composer could catch the main idea -The Snow Maiden was not cold and heartless, without any feeling of love but she was longing to love, to be near the people, feel and experience as most of them. The author of the fairy tale A.N. Ostrovsky admired the opera. Both musicians who performed “The Snow Maiden” and audience fell in love with the opera at once; it won the composer’s heart as well. “The Snow Maiden” (a spring fairy tale), Opera in 4 Acts with the Prologue. Libretto by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov based on the like-named play by A.N. Ostrovsky.

CHARACTERS AND PERFORMERS IN THE PROLOGUE: SPRING BEAUTY
SPRING BEAUTY - Nina Terentieva, mezzo-soprano;
FATHER FROST - Georgy Seleznev, bass;
THE SNOW MAIDEN - Irina Zhurina, soprano;
WOOD GOBLIN - Oleg Biktimirov, tenor;
MASLENITSA-THE STRAW WOMAN - Vladimir Pashinsky, bass;
BOBYL BAKULA - Alexander Arkhipov, tenor;
BOBYLIKHA, his wife - Raisa Kotova, mezzo-soprano

CHARACTERS AND PERFORMERS IN THE OPERA
TSAR BERENDEI - Alexander Fedin, tenor;
BERMYATA, the confidant of the tsar, a boyar - Boris Morozov, bass;
SPRING BEAUTY - Nina Terentieva, mezzo-soprano;
SNOW MAIDEN - Irina Zhurina, soprano;
BOBYL BAKULA - Alexander Arkhipov, tenor;
BOBYLIKHA, his wife - Raisa Kotova, mezzo-soprano;
LEL, a shepherd - Tatiana Erastova, mezzo-soprano;
KUPAVA, a young girl, a daughter of a wealthy settler -Lyudmila Sergienko, soprano;
MIZGIR, a merchant guest from Berendey settlement - Igor Morozov, baritone;
FIRST HERALDS - Konstantin Baskov, Yuri Markelov, tenors;
SECOND HERALDS - Nikolay Nizienko, Stanislav Suleimanov, bass;
TSAR’S BOY - Sasha Karpikov; WOOD GOBLIN - Oleg Biktimirov, tenor.
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Oriental Rhapsody - Balakirev - Glazunov - Rimsky-Korsakov - USSR State Symphony Orchestra - E. Svetlanov

Oriental Rhapsody - Balakirev - Glazunov - Rimsky-Korsakov - USSR State Symphony Orchestra - E. Svetlanov
ID: MELCD1001828
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Orchestral Works
Subcollection: Orchestra

In the first half of the 19th century, Russian composers began to show an interest for the music of the Orient. Then, at the very beginning of the century, the Caucasus became open for visits. Not only composers, but also poets and painters were impressed with its exoticism, and the notion "Orient" included not just the Arab East, but the Caucasus as well. In terms of style, its nature, traditions, music and dances were literally overwhelming. The Caucasus inspired many of the works of the Russian culture of the 19th century. The territorial proximity of the Caucasus to Russia, close associations with the culture and arts of the Caucasus, including the works by Alexander Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov, and, mainly, visits of Russian composers such as Mikhail Glinka and Mily Balakirev to the Caucasus - all that were reasons why orientality found its fullest development and expression in the Russian music as compared to the other European music cultures.
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N. Rimsky-Korsakov - The Tsar's Bride, Opera in Four acts - Fuat Mansurov, conductor

N. Rimsky-Korsakov - The Tsar's Bride, Opera in Four acts - Fuat Mansurov, conductor
ID: MELCD1001876
CDs: 2
Type: CD
Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra

In 1849, the translator, poet and playwright Lev Mey (1822-1862) wrote a drama The Tsar’s Bride based on one of the passages from the era of Ivan the Terrible’s reign. In 1868, Mily Balakirev drew Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s attention to Mey’s work. However, the composer set to creating an opera based on the plot of The Tsar’s Bride only thirty years later. He began his work in February 1898 and completed it in ten months. Almost without changing Mey’s plot, Rimsky-Korsakov enhanced the dramatic qualities of The Tsar’s Bride with his musical means. The opera was premiered in the autumn of 1899 at a Moscow theatre of the industrialist and patron Savva Mamontov with Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov being the conductor. The Tsar’s Bride, a sample of realistic drama, is one of the most popular works for musical theatre at the present time. The performance of 1973 presented on these CDs brought together great artists of Russian stage - Evgeny Nesterenko, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vladimir Atlantov, Irina Arkhipova and others.
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N. Rimsky-Korsakov - Sadko, Opera-Bylina in 7 Scenes

N. Rimsky-Korsakov - Sadko, Opera-Bylina in 7 Scenes
ID: MELCD1001979
CDs: 3
Type: CD
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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Russian Capriccio - Glinka - Rachmaninov - Rimsky-Korsakov - Tchaikovsky

Russian Capriccio - Glinka - Rachmaninov - Rimsky-Korsakov - Tchaikovsky
ID: MELCD1001999
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Orchestral Works
Subcollection: Orchestra

Entitled Russian Capriccio, this unique disc couples together Glinka’s ‘Brilliant Capriccio on a Theme of the Jota Aragonesa’, Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Spanish Capriccio for Orchestra’, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Capriccio Italien’ and Rachmaninov’s ‘Capriccio on Gypsy Themes’. Brilliantly performed by the Russian forces of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Svetlanov, this recording is a must for all lovers of Russian music.

Glinka:
Spanish Overture No. 1 'Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonese'

Rachmaninov:
Gypsy Caprice

Rimsky Korsakov:
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Tchaikovsky:
Capriccio italien, Op. 45

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
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Russian Chamber Music for Wind Instruments Vol. I. - Rimsky-Korsakov, Rubinstein

Russian Chamber Music for Wind Instruments Vol. I. - Rimsky-Korsakov,  Rubinstein
ID: MELCD1002099
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music

ReviewsFirma Melodiya presents the first disc from the series 'Russian Chamber Music for Wind Instruments' which includes recordings of rarely performed quintets for piano and wind instruments by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anton Rubinstein.

Despite the identical line-ups (the quintets were composed for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano), each of the quintets reflects individual styles of their creators. Rubinstein’s work (1855) belongs to the early period of the prominent Russian pianist, composer, conductor and future founder of the first Russian conservatory. It is distinguished with the brightly virtuosic, concert and at the same time orchestral nature of the piano part.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s quintet was composed in 1876 for a chamber music competition of the Russian Music Society. Its poor premiere was a cause of the long and unjust oblivion of this interesting piece. Rimsky-Korsakov, who thoroughly mastered all the wind instruments, felt the individual nature and capabilities of each timbre.

The chamber works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Rubinstein are performed by outstanding representatives of the 20th century Russian performing school.

Rimsky Korsakov:
Quintet in B flat major for piano, flute, clarinet, horn & bassoon
Alexander Korneev (flute), Vladimir Zverev (clarinet), Boris Afanasyev (horn), Vladimir Vlasenko (bassoon) & Alexander Bakhchiev (piano)

Rubinstein:
Quintet in F major for Piano & Winds, Op. 55
Valentin Zverev (flute), Vladimir Sokolov (clarinet), Anatoly Demin (horn), Sergei Krasavin (bassoon) & Aleksey Nasedkin (piano)
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The Best Bolshoi Singers and Conductors - Perform Extracts from Operas and Ballete by Glinka -Borodin - Mozart and etc...

The Best Bolshoi Singers and Conductors - Perform Extracts from Operas and Ballete by Glinka -Borodin - Mozart and etc...
ID: MELCD1002164
CDs: 5
Type: CD
Collection: Opera and Ballet
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra

Soloists: Galina Vishnevskaya, Irina Arkhipova, Elena Obraztsova, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Sergey Lemeshev, Ivan Kozlovsky, Vladimir Atlantov, Alexander Pirogov, Mark Reizen, Evgeny Nesterenko

Nikolai Golovanov, Samuil Samosud, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Fayer, Mark Ermler, Alexander Lazarev


Firma Melodiya presents a unique set of recordings by soloists of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre - outstanding singers who performed on the main stage of this country during 1945 to 1990.

They call it the golden age of the Bolshoi not for nothing.

The first music theatre of the country attracted undiverted attention of not just millions of spectators and listeners (getting a ticket to the Bolshoi was almost an impracticable task for a “common Soviet citizen”). The supreme leadership of the Soviet Union watched the life of the theatre as closely as real music lovers did. Nearly all the premieres took place under the sign of “special responsibility”. The theatre recruited the best artistic forces from all over the country, and in the post-war period there still were those who got their education and started their careers even before the revolution keeping the continuity of the old tradition of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre.

Galina Vishnevskaya, Irina Arkhipova, Elena Obraztsova, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Sergey Lemeshev, Ivan Kozlovsky, Vladimir Atlantov, Alexander Pirogov, Mark Reizen, Evgeny Nesterenko are just some of 30 soloists featured in this set. They are accompanied by the Bolshoi Orchestra lead by various conductors such as Nikolai Golovanov, Samuil Samosud, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Fayer, Mark Ermler, Alexander Lazarev and others. Each of them made a valuable contribution to the treasury of Russian music culture of the 20th century.

The set includes fragments from Russian classical opera and ballet repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries, and some of the most popular foreign operas and ballets staged at the Bolshoi
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Stars of the Bolshoi Theatre - Elena Obraztsova(mezzo-soprano) by Tchaikovsky - Bizet and etc…

Stars of the Bolshoi Theatre - Elena Obraztsova(mezzo-soprano) by Tchaikovsky - Bizet and etc…
ID: MELCD1002299
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Vocal and Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra

Firma Melodiya presents a jubilee release of one of the most distinguished singers of modern times - Elena Obraztsova.

Obraztsova has sung at the world’s best opera and concert houses. Her operatic heroines are known and loved by millions of listeners on different continents. She has worked with the greatest opera directors, conductors and soloists. However, the singer still considers the Bolshoi Theatre her principal operatic home, where she debuted as Marina Mniszech in Boris Godunov more than fifty years ago.

That was the time of the Bolshoi’s golden cohort, when Obraztsova’s voice and dramatic gift shone among the other outstanding representatives of Soviet music art. That was an era of the Bolshoi’s first international triumphs when the young singer, along with the other new soloists of the troupe, was receiving rousing welcomes during the tours of Italy and the United States. That was an era when the perennial traditions existed in harmony with the spirit of newness introduced by the younger artists and the experience shared with foreign peers.

The release features fragments of Russian and foreign operas which make up just a portion of Elena Obraztsova’s extensive repertoire. Still, they largely convey the main features of her performing individuality, her mastery of musical dramatic transformation making us recognize the singer’s voice on recordings from different years.

The music by Donizetti, Verdi, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky is performed to the accompaniment of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra conducted by the outstanding maestros Boris Khaikin, Odyssey Dimitriadi, Algis Žiūraitis and Mark Ermler.


Bizet -L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen)
Donizetti -O mio Fernando (from La Favorita)
Massenet - Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (from Werther)
Mussorgsky - Marfa's Prophecy (from Khovanshchina) / Skushno Marina! (from Boris Godunov)
Rimsky Korsakov - Kashcheevna's Scene (from Kashchey the Immortal)
Lioubasha's aria (from The Tsar's Bride)
Lel's Third Song (from The Snow Maiden)
All night I have waited for him in vain (from Sadko)

Saint-Saëns - Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse (Samson et Dalila)
Tchaikovsky - Da, chas nastal! (from Joan of Arc)
Podrugi milyye (from The Queen of Spades)
Countess's Scene (from Pique Dame)

Verdi - O don fatale (from Don Carlo)
Stride la vampa (from Il Trovatore)
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