Various Artists

Voices of Russian Opera – Various Artists. CD edition from 2013 on EMI Classics (catalogue 50999 9 28034 2 8). Style: Classic. 5-disc set. Distributed by Unidisc, catalogue number 50999. Ships from Montréal.

Tracklist

1. La Vie Pour Le Tsar - Acte I : Cavatine Et Rondo D'Antonida - Igor Markevitch - Orch De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux - Teresa Stich Randall
2. La Vie Pour Le Tsar - Acte VI : Brother, In The Darkness - Belgrade Opera Chorus - Nicolai Gedda - Igor Markevitch - Orch De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux
3. La Vie Pour Le Tsar - Acte IV : My Poor Horse Is Dead - Belgrade Opera Chorus - Mela Bougarinovitch - Igor Markevitch - Orch De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux
4. A Life For The Tsar - Act IV : They Begin To Guess The Truth! (Susanin) - Boris Christoff - Igor Markevitch - Orch De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux
5. A Life For The Tsar - Act IV : Not So Long Ago, At Home (Susanin) - Belgrade Opera Chorus - Boris Christoff - Igor Markevitch - Orch De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux
6. A Life For The Tsar - Act IV : Death Of Susanin - Belgrade Opera Chorus - Boris Christoff - Igor Markevitch - Orch De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux
7. Ruslan And Ludmilla (1987 - Remaster): Act 2: Already The Hour Of My Triumph (Farlaf's Rondo) - Feodor Chaliapin/London Symphony Orchestra/Max Steinmann
8. Rusalka: Act 1: You Young Girls Are All Alike (Miller's Aria) - Feodor Chaliapin/Georgi Pozemkovsky/London Symphony Orchestra/Max Steinmann
9. Rusalka: Act 3: Good Morrow, Son-in-law (Mad Scene And Death Of The Miller) - Feodor Chaliapin/Georgi Pozemkovsky/London Symphony Orchestra/Max Steinmann
10. Prince Igor (2007 Digital Remaster): Prince Galitsky's Aria (Act 1): I Hate A Dreary Life - Boris Christoff/Philharmonia Orchestra/Issay Dobroven
11. Konchakovna's Aria - Jerzy Semkow/Chorus & Orchestra Of The National Opera Theatre Of Sofia
12. Vladimir's Aria (Prince Igor, Act Ii) - Todor Todorov/Jerzy Semkow/Orchestra Of The National Opera Theatre Of Sofia
13. Prince Igor's Aria (Prince Igor, Act Ii) - Constantin Chekerliski/Jerzy Semkow/Orchestra Of The National Opera Theatre Of Sofia
14. Khan Konchak's Aria (Prince Igor) - Boris Christoff/Jerzy Semkow/Philharmonia Orchestra
15. Jaroslavna's Lament (Prince Igor, Act Iv) - Julia Wiener/Jerzy Semkov/Orchestra Of The National Opera Theatre Of Sofia
16. Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Prologue - Scene One: Pravolslávnyyel Nye Umolím Boyárin! (Shchelkalov) - Jacques Mars/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/André Cluytens
17. Coronation Scene - Martti Talvela/Polish Radio Chorus Of Krakow/Jerzy Semkow/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
18. Pimen's Narrative (Boris Godunov, Act I) - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow/Leonard Mroz
19. Boris Godunov, Scene Two: Kak Vo Górode Bylo Vo Kazáne (Varlaam) - Aage Haugland/Krakow Philharmonic Chorus/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
20. Boris Godunov - Act II : Song Of The Gnat - Issay Dobrowen - Orch National Radiodiffusion F - Lydia Romanova
21. Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Act 2: Ekh, Máma Mámushka (Fyodor/Nurse) - Ana Alexieva/Mela Bougarinovitch/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/André Cluytens
22. Boris Godunov, Act Two: Dostig Ya Vyshey Vlásti (Boris) - Martti Talvela/Krakow Philharmonic Chorus/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
23. Boris Godunov, Act Two: Pópinka Nash Sidyél S Mamkámi V Svetlítse (Fydor/Boris) - Martti Talvela/Wiera Baniewicz/Krakow Philharmonic Chorus/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
24. In The Cathedral Of Ulglich - Bohdan Paprocki/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
25. Boris Godunov: Act 2: Ah! I Am Suffocating (Clock Scene) - Feodor Chaliapin/London Symphony Orchestra/Max Steinmann
26. Marina's Aria (Boris Godunov, Act Iii) - Evelyn Lear/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/André Cluytens
27. Boris Godunov - Act III : Marina Rangoni Duet - Kim Borg - Issay Dobrowen - Orch National Radiodiffusion F - Eugenia Zareska
28. Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Scene Two: V Pólnoch ... V Sadú ... U Fontána (Dimitri) - Dimitr Ouzounov/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/André Cluytens
29. Boris Godunov, Act II - Scene Two: Iezuít Lukávy Krépko Zhal Menyá - Nicolai Gedda/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra/Gika Zdravkovitch
30. Boris Godunov - Act IV : Shuisky's Evidence - André Bielecki - Choeurs Russes de Paris - Boris Christoff - Issay Dobrowen - Orch National Radiodiffusion F
31. Boris Godunov, Scene Two: Sanovítyye Boyáre! (Shchelkalov) - Andrzej Hiolski/Krakow Philharmonic Chorus/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
32. Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Act 4 - Scene One: Trrr... Zhelyézny Kolpák, Zhelyézny Kolpák! (Boys/Simpleton) - Kiril Dulguerov/Chorus Of The National Opera Of Sofia/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/André Cluyte
33. Boris Godunov, Scene Three!: Lyéytes, Lyéytes Slyózy Górkiye (Simpleton) - Paulos Raptis/Krakow Philharmonic Chorus/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
34. Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Scene Two: Proshcháy, Moy Syn, Umiráyu! (Boris) - Boris Christoff/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/André Cluytens
35. Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Scene Two: Zvon! Pogrebál'ny Zvon! (Boris/People/Fyodor/Church Choir/Boyars) - Boris Christoff/Ana Alexieva/Milen Paounov/Chorus Of The National Opera Of Sofia/Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du
36. Songs And Dances Of Death (orch. Shostakovich) (1995 Digital Remaster): The Feild-Marshal (Vivo - Alla Guerra) - Galina Vishnevskaya/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
37. Sorochinskaya Yarmarka: Zachem Ty, Serdtse, Rysayesh I Stonesh? (Gritzko, Act 1) (Der Jahrmarkt von Sorotschinski: Mein - Nicolai Gedda/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra/Gika Zdravkovitch
38. Khovanshchina (2007 Digital Remaster): Dositheus' Aria: 'Here On This Spot' (Act 5) - Boris Christoff/Philharmonia Orchestra/Issay Dobroven
39. Eugene Onegin: Pooskai Pogibnoo Ya (Tatiana's Letter Scene) (Act 1) - Lucia Popp/Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Stefan Soltesz
40. Eugene Onegin: Kuda, Kuda, Kuda Vi Udalilis - Rolando Villazon/Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Michel Plasson
41. Eugene Onegin, Act Iii: Prince Gremin's Aria - "Lyubvi Fse Vozrastï Pokornï" (Prince Gremin) - Jonathan Lemalu/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd
42. Pikovaya Dama: Prosti, Prelestnoe Sozdanye (Hermann, Act 1) (Pique Dame: Verzeihe Mir, Du Himmlisch Wesen; 1996 Digital - Nicolai Gedda/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra/Gika Zdravkovitch
43. Pikovaya Dama (The Queen Of Spades): Uzh Polnoch Blizitsya (It Is Close On Midnight Already) (Act 3) - Lucia Popp/Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Stefan Soltesz
44. Pikovaya Dama: Chto Nasha Zhizn? Igra! (Hermann, Act 3) (Pique Dame: Das Leben Gleicht Dem Spiel; 1996 Digital Remaster) - Nicolai Gedda/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra/Gika Zdravkovitch
45. The Snow Maiden - Incidental Music Op. 12 (1995 Digital Remaster): Lehl's First Song - Galina Vishnevskaya/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
46. Maiskaya Noch: Solnyshko Nizko (Levko, Act 1) (Mainacht: Sonne Schon Sinket; 1996 Digital Remaster) - Nicolai Gedda/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra/Gika Zdravkovitch
47. Sadko: Oj Ty, T'omnaja Dubravushka! (Sadko, Tableau Ii) (Sadko: Ach, Du Dunkler, Schattenreicher Wald; 1996 Digital Rema - Nicolai Gedda/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra/Gika Zdravkovitch
48. Sadko (1995 Digital Remaster): Lullaby Of The Sea Princess: Sleep Went Along The River (Berceuse) - Galina Vishnevskaya/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
49. Sadko: Scene 4: Against The Cruel Rocks (Song Of The Viking Guest) - Feodor Chaliapin/Orchestra/Albert Coates
50. Tsar Berendey's Cavatina (The Snow Maiden, Act Ii) - Dmitri Smirnov
51. The Tsar's Bride (1995 - Remaster): Marfa's Scene & Aria: In Novgorod - Galina Vishnevskaya/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
52. The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh: Prince Yuri's Aria: 'O Vain Illusion Of Glory And Grandeur' (Act 3) - Boris Christoff/Philharmonia Orchestra/Wilhelm Schüchter
53. Durch Die Ebenen - Romanze Des Jungen Zigeuners Aus "Aleko" [Young Gypsy's Romance] (2013 - Remaster) - Gedda, Nicolai
54. Aleko: Act 2: The Moon Is High In The Sky (Aleko's Cavatina) - Feodor Chaliapin/Orchestra/Lawrance Collingwood
55. Voina y Mir (War And Peace): Kakoye Prove Oni Imyeyet (What Right Have They?) (Scene 3) - Lucia Popp/Stefan Soltesz
56. Ivan The Terrible Op. 116: No.19. Song About The Beaver (Andante Assai) - Irina Arkhipova/Anatoly Mokrenko/Boris Morgunov/Ambrosian Chorus/Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
57. Ivan The Terrible Op. 116 (1989 Digital Remaster): No.23: Feodor Basmanov's Song (Allegro Moderato) - Irina Arkhipova/Anatoly Mokrenko/Boris Morgunov/Ambrosian Chorus/Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
58. Oh, I Don't Feel Like Sleep (Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk, Act I) - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich/Galina Vishnevskaya
59. That's What Old Age Means (Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk, Act Ii) - Dimiter Petkov/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
60. Once A Lady Friend Of Mine (Lady Macbeth Mtsensk, Act Iii) - Robert Tear/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
61. The Police Were Formed (Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk, Act Iii) - Aage Haugland/Martyn Hill/Oliver Broome/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich/Ambrosian Opera Chorus
62. Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk (2002 Digital Remaster), Act 4, Vieter Akt, Quatrième Acte, Scene 9, Neunte Szene, Neuvième Scèn - Mstislav Rostropovich/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Galina Vishnevskaya
63. Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk (2002 Digital Remaster), Act 4, Vieter Akt, Quatrième Acte, Scene 9, Neunte Szene, Neuvième Scèn - Mstislav Rostropovich/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicolai Gedda/Birgit Finnilä
64. We Trudge Along Day After Day (Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk, Act Iv) - Alexander Malta/Ambrosian Opera Chorus/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
65. I Look Over The Bare Fields (A Life For The Tsar, Act 1) - Marie Michailova
66. Ah, Not To Me, Poor Wretch (A Life For The Tsar, Act Iv) - Eugenia Zbrujeva/Orchestra
67. They Guess The Truth (A Life For The Tsar) - Vladimir Kastorsky
68. Ruslan And Ludmilla (Act Iii) O My Ratmir! - Marianne Tcherkasskaya
69. I Shall Don My Robe Of Byssus (Judith) - Natalia Yuzhina
70. On Desire's Soft, Fleeting Wing (The Demon) - Andrei Labinsky
71. In The Quiet Of The Night (The Demon) - Koshetz, Nina
72. Accursed World (The Demon) - Joachim Tartakov
73. Epithalamium (Nero) - Nicolai Shevelev
74. The Sun Was Shining Brightly (Prisoner Of The Caucasus) - Ivan Grizounov
75. O Give Me Oblivion (Doubrovsky) - Dimitri Smirnov/Orchestra
76. I Swear Before God And Thee (The Opritchnik) - Nicolai Figner
77. In Your House (Eugene Onegin, Act Ii) - Dmitri Smirnov
78. Lenski's Aria (Eugene Onegin, Act Ii) - Leonid Sobinov
79. Farewell To The Forests (The Maid Of Orleans, Act I) - Vera Petrova-Zvanceva
80. It Is Midnight (The Queen Of Spades, Act Iii) - Medea Mei-Figner
81. Why Have I Not Known This Before? (Iolanthe, Act I) - Lydia Lipkowska
82. My Lord, If I Offend (Iolanthe) - Lev Sibiriakov/Orchestra
83. Gathering Berries (The Snow Maiden, Prologue) - Antonina Nezhdanova
84. How Painful It Feels (The Snow Maiden, Act I) - Lydia Lipkovska
85. Tsar Berendey's Cavatina (The Snow Maiden, Act Iii) - Leonid Sobinov
86. Hymn To The Sun (The Golden Cockerel, Act 2) - Antonina Nezhdanova/Orchestra
87. Flowers Were Blooming (Dobrynia Nikitich) - Leonid Sobinov/Orchestra