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RACHMANINOFF: ALEKO (COMPLETE OPERA)

$11.01

Details

Artist
NESTERENKO, EVGENI / FEDIN, ALESANDER / USSR TV
Format
CD
Label
ALTO
Released
May 02, 2017
Catalog #
AOTL1342.2
UPC
5055354413421

About

First performance arranged at the prestigious Bolshoi, where it shared a double bill with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta (at his insistence). The composition was highly esteemed by the examiners' board which included Taneyev and Arensky. Rachmaninov got the highest mark, and was awarded the gold medal. In 1897, Aleko premiered in St Petersburg, the title role taken by the famous bass Feodor Chaliapin, who would go on to record the cavati na, endearing it to generations of record collectors. Russian bass Evgeni Nesterenko joined Moscow's famed Bolshoi Opera in 1971 and has taken on all of the major Russian bass roles and recorded widely.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 03:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  2. 2 Chorus 04:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chorus
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  3. 3 The Old Man's Story (Old Man, Chorus) 05:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Old Man's Story (Old Man, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Vladimir Matorin
    Ensemble
    USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  4. 4 Scene and Chorus (Aleko, Zemphira, Young Gypsy, Chorus) 01:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene and Chorus (Aleko, Zemphira, Young Gypsy, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Evgeny Nesterenko, Svetlana Volkova, Alexander Fedin
    Ensemble
    USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  5. 5 Women's Dance 03:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Women's Dance
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  6. 6 Men's Dance 05:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Men's Dance
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  7. 7 Chorus 03:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chorus
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  8. 8 Duettino (Young Gypsy, Zemphira) 02:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Duettino (Young Gypsy, Zemphira)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Alexander Fedin, Svetlana Volkova
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  9. 9 Scene at the Cradle (Zemphira, Aleko) 04:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene at the Cradle (Zemphira, Aleko)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Evgeny Nesterenko, Svetlana Volkova
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  10. 10 Aleko's Cavatina 05:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aleko's Cavatina
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Evgeny Nesterenko
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  11. 11 Intermezzo 02:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Intermezzo
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  12. 12 The Young Gypsy's Romance 01:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Young Gypsy's Romance
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Alexander Fedin
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko
  13. 13 Duet and Finale (All) 14:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    Duet and Finale (All)
    Duration
    14:37
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Evgeny Nesterenko, Svetlana Volkova, Raisa Kotova, Alexander Fedin, Vladimir Matorin
    Ensemble
    USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Dmitri Kitayenko