Alexander Vedernikov - Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila (2004) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, Alexander Vedernikov
Title: Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: PentaTone
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet) [96kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 3:23:24
Total Size: 3.42 GB / 847 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: PentaTone
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet) [96kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 3:23:24
Total Size: 3.42 GB / 847 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Disc 1
1. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5: Overture (05:17)
2. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act I: No. 1, Introduction. Dela davno minuvsikh dnei (07:03)
3. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act I: Est' pustynnyi Kraj (07:57)
4. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act I: No. 2, Lyudmila's Cavatina. Grustno mne, roditel' dorogoi (08:01)
5. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act I: No. 3, Finale. Chada rodimye (06:03)
6. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act I: Chto sluchilos'? (08:40)
7. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 4, Entr' acte (03:12)
8. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 5, Finn's Ballad. Dobro pozhalovat', moi syn (08:30)
9. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 6, Duet of Finn and Ruslan. Blagodaryu tebya, moi divnyi pokrovitel (02:05)
10. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 7, Scene and Farlaf's Rondo. Ya ves'drozhu (04:13)
11. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: Rondo. Blizok uz chas torzhestva moego (03:49)
Disc 2
1. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 8, Rusian's Aria. O pole, pole (06:16)
2. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: Dai, Perun, bulatnyi mech (04:43)
3. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 9, Scene with the Head. Kto zdes' bluzhdaet (02:33)
4. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act II: No. 10, Finale. The Tale of the Head. Nas bylo dvoe, brat moi i ya (03:31)
5. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III: No. 11, Entr' acte (02:40)
6. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III: No. 12, Persian Chorus. Lozhitsya v pole mrak (04:40)
7. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III: No. 13, Gorislava's Scene and Cavatina. Kakie sladostnye zvuki (04:36)
8. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III: No. 14, Ratmir's Aria. I zhar, i znoi smenila nochi ten' (11:49)
9. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III. No. 15, Dances (13:02)
10. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III: No. 16, Finale. O moi Ratmir! (06:23)
11. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act III: Vityazi! Kovarnaya Naina (04:20)
Disc 3
1. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 17, Entr'acte (01:33)
2. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 18, Lyudmila's Scene and Aria. Vdali ot milogo (05:03)
3. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: Akh ty dolya, dolushka (10:17)
4. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 19, March of Chernomor (04:54)
5. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 20a, Oriental Dance. Turkish Dance (02:15)
6. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 20b, Oriental Dances. Arabian Dance (01:40)
7. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 20c, Oriental Dances. Lesginka (03:13)
8. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 21, Chorus. Pogibnet, nezhdannyi prishlets! (03:11)
9. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act IV: No. 22, Finale. Pobeda, pobeda, Lyudmila (07:18)
10. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: No. 23, Entr'acte (02:43)
11. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: No. 24, Ratmir's Romance. Ona mne zhizn', ona mne radost (06:38)
12. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: No. 25, Recitative and Chorus. Vsyo tikho! (01:50)
13. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: No. 26, Duet of Ratmir and Finn. Chto slyshu ya? Lyudmily net? (06:18)
14. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: No. 27, Finale. Akh ty svet, Luydmila (05:09)
15. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: Kogo nam bogi shlyut? (04:35)
16. Taras Shtonda – Ruslan and Lyudmila, Op. 5, Act V: Slava velikim bogam (07:09)
Mikhail Glinka's opera Ruslan and Lyudmila is a landmark work in the history of Russian opera, yet the number of complete recordings made of this work can be counted on one hand. This is in spite of Ruslan and Lyudmila's popular overture and a variety of oft-recorded excerpts derived from the opera. Part of the problem is textual, as the original Glinka manuscript was accidentally destroyed through means that are historically still rather murky. This new Pentatone recording is the first to benefit from a new critical edition of Ruslan and Lyudmila prepared by Russian musicologists Nadezhda Taterina and Evgeny Lavashev, a condition explained in detail in a confusingly translated portion of the massive 183-page booklet that comes with this set.
Apart from the confusing booknote, everything else about this set is something to write home to "Mom" about, especially if she lives in Russia. The recording, made at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, is absolutely stunning -- you really feel as though you are at the opera house watching Ruslan and Lyudmila being performed. The cast is very good; it is worth singling out soprano Ekaterina Morozova, who is entrusted to the difficult and pivotal role of Lyudmila. Morozova gets off to a rough start, but quickly finds her way and is outstanding for the balance of the set. The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra under Alexander Vedernikov sounds splendid rendering the orchestral component of the score, significant as there are a lot of purely instrumental passages in Ruslan and Lyudmila, at least 45 minutes' worth of the total opera. If the listener has ever wanted to hear what Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila is all about, then this Pentatone set is automatically your first choice for the work.
Review by Uncle Dave Lewis
Apart from the confusing booknote, everything else about this set is something to write home to "Mom" about, especially if she lives in Russia. The recording, made at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, is absolutely stunning -- you really feel as though you are at the opera house watching Ruslan and Lyudmila being performed. The cast is very good; it is worth singling out soprano Ekaterina Morozova, who is entrusted to the difficult and pivotal role of Lyudmila. Morozova gets off to a rough start, but quickly finds her way and is outstanding for the balance of the set. The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra under Alexander Vedernikov sounds splendid rendering the orchestral component of the score, significant as there are a lot of purely instrumental passages in Ruslan and Lyudmila, at least 45 minutes' worth of the total opera. If the listener has ever wanted to hear what Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila is all about, then this Pentatone set is automatically your first choice for the work.
Review by Uncle Dave Lewis
