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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible; Romeo and Juliet / Muti - Arkhipova & Mokrenko

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64c; Sinfonietta for orchestra in A major, Op. 48; Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina; Mokrenko, Anatoly
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

In the words of Gramophone magazine, 'Muti is a formidable interpreter of Prokofiev,' and here he conducts the suites from the Russian composer's Romeo and...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

1 DVD Audio / Classic / 2010-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Performers: Carlson, Claudine; Rabinovitsj, Max
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Semkov, Jerzy

On this recording, Leonard Slatkin leads the Saint Louis Symphony in Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky and Jerzy Semkow takes the helm for Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Originally produced...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Jennie Tourel II

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-04-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Modest Mussorgsky: Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Kahn, Erich Itor; Reeves, George; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene

The milestones in Jennie Tourel's concert career mirror important dates in the music history of the 20th century. She was the first to sing the...continue...

Prokofiev: The Complete Operas / Kirov Opera

14 CD / Decca / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery ("The Duenna"), opera, Op. 86; Fiery Angel, Op. 37; The Gambler, opera, Op. 24; Love for three oranges; Semyon Kotko, opera, Op. 81; Symphonic Suite from 'W...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Chepkov, Antatoli; Galuzin, Vladimir; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gorchakova, Galina; Kan, Vassili; Kazarnovskaya, Ljuba; Kuznetsov, Fyodor; Leiferkus, Sergei; Mayorov, Alexandr; Perlasova...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

This set brings together 6 complete operas on 14 CDs featuring the Kirov Opera and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre - 'Betrothal in a Monastery',...continue...

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Barenboim/Staatskapell Berlin, Didyk, Opolais [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Gambler, Op. 24
Performers: Didyk, Misha; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Opolais, Kristine; Toczyska, Stefania
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

Based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name, 'The Gambler' is a dark study of human failings and the corruptive power of money. The...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Airs, Mélodies, Oratorios / Lucienne Delvaux, et al

2 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2009-09-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Carl Philipp Eman...
Performers: Beckma, Frank; Delhaye, Albert; Delvaux, Lucienne; Vecray, Huberte
Conductors: Hertog, Johannes den; Fournet, Jean; Doneux, Edgard; André, Franz; Travis, Francis
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: The Love of Three Oranges / Haitink/LPO, Maurice Sendak [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-06-30

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Performers: Bryson, Roger; Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Hetherington, Hugh; Kimm, Fiona; Lea, Yvonne; Moore, Susan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne's production of 'The Love of Three Oranges' is nothing short of a sizzling visual extravaganza. The combination of Frank Corsaro's innovative direction and the...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Prokofiev: War and Peace / Bertini/Opera Nationale de Paris, Guryakova, Gunn [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-04-28

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: War and Peace, Op. 91
Performers: Brubaker, Robert; Gerello, Vassili; Gunn, Nathan; Guryakova, Olga; Kit, Mikhail; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Margita, Stefan; Matorine, Vladimir; Obraztsova, Elena; Poretsky, Susanna; Zaremba, Elena; Zimnenk...
Conductors: Bertini, Gary
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

When Sergei Prokofiev started work on a new opera, having just finished his opera 'Betrothal in a Monastery', he could not have envisaged that the...continue...
Run Time: 289 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spa...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Lazarev, Maslennikov, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-08-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: The Gambler, opera, Op. 24
Performers: Andryushchenko, Georgy; Borissova, Galina; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Maslennikov, Alexei; Ognivtsiev, Alexander
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

'The Gambler' was Prokofiev's first opera to gain a public performance, and the first opera ever based on a story by Dostoyevsky. It is funny,...continue...

Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery Op. 86 / Jurowski, Voynarovskiy, Breus, Petrova, London PO, et al

2 CD / Glyndebourne / 2008-07-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery ("The Duenna"), opera, Op. 86
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Baransky, Pavel; Breus, Andrey; Durseneva, Alexandra; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Hoare, Peter [; Mikhailov, Maxim; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Ormshaw, Claire; Petrova, Lyubov; Surgul...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir

"This recording is taken from a 2006 Glyndebourne production directed by Daniel Slater and Robert Innes Hopkins that must have been a blast, based on...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible; Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kije

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-06

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116; Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Carlson, Claudine; Timberlake, Samuel; Voketaitis, Arnold
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: St Louis Symphony Orchestra

Russian Album - Rimsky-Korsakov, etc / Netrebko, Gergiev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-01-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta, Op. 69; Songs (6), Op. 38; Eugen Onegin; Sergey Rachmaninov: How Fair This Spot; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden), Op. 4/4; Francesca d...
Performers: Bannik, Ilya; Bulycheva, Zlata; Morozov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Voropaev, Dmitry
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

2006 album from this Russian Opera singer who has stunned critics and audiences alike with her good looks and heart-stopping voice. Features Netrebko tackling some...continue...
Recorded with mentor Valery Gergiev and the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, The Russian Album is a heartfelt tribute to soprano Anna Netrebko's homeland's classical music legacy. The 2006 release ...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus

"This studio account of Ivan ranks with the best of Gergiev's opera recordings. The Russian choir and some notably forward timpani help Gergiev to build...continue...

Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges / Hickox, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-01-24

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Love for three oranges
Performers: Alexander, Richard; Arthur, Jud; Baumann, Arend; Carby, Catherine; DuFore, Tim; Ferguson, William; Fyfe, Warwick; Macfarlane, Graeme; MacMaster, John; Martin, Bruce; McGregor, Ali; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra

"...[this] Australian performance itself is in every way competitive with current rivals... Hickox and his Australians have a ball throughout, and the recording somehow captures...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible

1 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2005-11-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Rutherford, James; Tschistiakova, Irina
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

Prokofiev: Betrothal In A Monastery / Netrebko, Gergiev/Kirov Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2005-09-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Diadkova, Larissa; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gergalov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Tarasova, Marianna
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Netrebko looks utterly gorgeous and sings beautifully. The crafty Don Jerome and the equally crafty Duenna are wonderfully acted and sung with great sympathy and...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Or...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Previn, Los Angeles PO

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-10-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Cairns, Christine
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Los Angeles Master Chorale; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

"The light-hearted and tuneful 'Lieutenant Kije Suite'... with crystalline aural qualities... the disc is highly recommended." - High Performance Review...continue...

Prokofiev: Orchestral Masterpieces /Rossi, Somary, Abravanel

2 CD / Artemis / 2004-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Le pas ...
Performers: Iriarte, Ana Maria
Conductors: Rossi, Mario; Somary, Johannes; Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, etc / Polyansky

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116; Ballad of an Unknown Boy, cantata for soloists, choir & orchestra, Op. 93
Performers: Kozneva, Elena; Kuznetsova, Ludmila; Smolnikova, Victoria; Sytnik, Vladimir; Toptygin, Sergey; Tsylinko, Alexander
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: Russian State Symphonic Cappella; Russian State Symphony Cappella

"This is the second recording of the complete score for Eisenstein's epic film in two parts devoted to the life of the notoriously cruel Tsar...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Pushkiniana, etc / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Pushkiniana, for orchestra (compiled by Gennady Rozhestvensky); Hamlet, incidental music, Op. 77; Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Gelakhova, Irina
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stanislavsky Chorus

"Two ominous encores round out the program: the terrifying ghost music from 'Hamlet' and the menacing 'Dance of the Oprichniks' from 'Ivan'. Yablonsky leads spirited,...continue...

Prokofiev: On the Dnieper, Songs of our Days / Polyansky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: On the Dnieper (Sur le Borysthène), ballet, Op. 51; Songs of Our Times, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 76
Performers: Smolnikova, Victoria; Tarasov, Igor
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

"The music of this 40-minute ballet is mostly low-key and restrained. Yet it never seems monotonous, owing to the composer's astoundingly broad range of orchestral...continue...

Prokofiev: The Gambler / Lazarev, Maslennikov, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2003-01-07

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: The Gambler, opera, Op. 24
Performers: Andryushchenko, Georgy; Borissova, Galina; Kasrashvili, Makvala; Maslennikov, Alexei; Ognivtsiev, Alexander
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

Historical - Prokofiev: Story of a Real Man / Ermler, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: The Story of a Real Man, opera, Op. 117
Performers: Eisen, Artur; Kibkalo, Yevgeny; Leonova, Kira; Maslennikov, Alexei; Miglau, Margarita; Pankov, Georgy; Petrov, Vladimir; Petrova, Valentina; Reshetin, Mark; Vlasov, Vitaly; Yaroslavtsev, Valery
Conductors: Ermler, Mark
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

"The then-young Mark Ermler... conducts a commendably full-blooded account. The most impressive voices are to be heard in the hospital scenes of Act 2, and...continue...

Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges / Gergiev, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2001-02-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Love for three oranges
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Bulycheva, Zlata; Diadkova, Larissa; Gerelo, Vassily; Karasev, Grigory; Kit, Mikhail; Korzhenskaya, Olga; Kuznetsov, Fyodor; Morozov, Alexandr; Netrebko, Anna; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin;...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Recorded live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, this is the Kirov at its considerable best. 'The Love for Three Oranges' is very much an ensemble piece...continue...

Marina Domashenko - Opera Arias

1 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Snow Maiden; Sergey Prokofi...
Performers: Domashenko, Marina
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Marina Domashenko - Opera Arias

1 Super Audio CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Snow Maiden; Sergey Prokofi...
Performers: Domashenko, Marina
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Songs and Romances / Yevtodieva, Sokolova, et al

3 CD / Delos / 2000-01-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ugly Duckling, Op. 18; Romances (3) for voice & piano, Op. 73; Russian Folksongs (12), Op. 104; Duets (2) for tenor, baritone & piano, Op. 106; Green Jar, folk song for voice & pian...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Evtodieva, Victoria; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin; Serov, Yury; Slavny, Andrey; Sokolova, Liubov

While Prokofiev remains one of the 20th century's most revered and frequently recorded composers, the majority of these 72 vocal works have never been performed...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips Import / 1998-02-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

World renowned for his fiery performances of Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev here delivers a stunning performance of Prokofiev's "Ivan." Besides being Music Director...continue...

Prokofiev: War and Peace / Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera

3 CD / Philips / 1993-09-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphonic Suite from 'War and Peace'
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bogachova, Irina; Boitsov, Evgeny; Borodina, Olga; Bulatov, Mikhail; Chazanova, Julia; Chepkov, Antatoli; Chernykhovsky, Mikhail; Fedotov, Evgeny; Filatova,...
Conductors: Strautman, Giorgy; Vasiliev, Alexandr; Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Prokofiev: War and Peace / Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya

4 CD / Erato / 1991-09-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphonic Suite from 'War and Peace'
Performers: Ciesinski, Catherine; Gedda, Nicolai; Miller, Lajos; Ochman, Wieslaw; Paunova, Maria; Petkov, Dimiter; Raitzin, Misha; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Tesarowicz, Romuald; Toczyska, Stefania; Tumagi...