Vishnevskaya, Galina

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Galina Vishnevskaya: soprano; Moscow PO, Oistrakh

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Oistrakh, David
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Another rare recording of David Oistrakh as a conductor! The outstanding violinist realized his dream of conducting for the first time in 1962. He conducted...continue...
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Rudolph Barshai Conducts Russian Music: Lokshin, Meerovich, Prokofiev, Weinberg et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135; Chamber Symphony in A flat major, Op. 118a (arr. by Robert Barshai from String Quartet No 10); Prelude & Fugue fo...
Performers: Reshetin, Mark; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Rudolf Barshai's influence as a conductor of Russian music is hard to overstate. Combining an inexhaustible work ethic with a commitment to perfecting every detail...continue...

Verdi: Requiem / Vishnevskaya, Isakova, Ivanovska, Petrov - Igor Markevitch (Live, Moscow 1960)

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; La gazza ladra; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola
Performers: Isakova, Nina; Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Petrov, Ivan; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

The great Russian conductor Igor Markevitch (1912 - 1983) was born in Kiev and spent his formative years in Switzerland. At the height of his...continue...

Russian Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan et Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades); Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anatol Lyadov: Preludes Op. 39; Nikolay M...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Kniazev, Alexander; Krainev, Vladimir; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Rostropovich, Mstisl...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Masur, Kurt; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Inbal, Eliahu; Kitaenko, Dimitri; ; Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

1 1/2 hours of Russian romance and tragedy...continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Auger, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballe, Montserrat; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, J...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Historical Russian Archives: Rudolf Barshai Edition / Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok et al. [10 CDs] (live, 1956 - 1974)

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Don Giovanni; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Concerto no 6 in G minor (from 6ème Pièces de clavecin en concerts); Gavott...
Performers: Barshai, Rudolf; Dobrokhotov, Boris; Dokshitzer, Timofei; Korneyev, Alexander; Lill, John; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Morozova, Irina; Reshetin, Mark; Smirnov, Yevgeny; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

The Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai was born in 1924 and studied at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories. He quickly became part of a group of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Khaikin, Vishnevskaya, et al

2 CD / Melodiya / 2011-08-09

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Belov, Eugene; Lemeshev, Sergei; Mikhailov, Igor; Pankov, Georgy; Petrov, Ivan; Petrova, Valentina; Sokolov, Andrei; Verbitskaya, Yevgenia; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Rostropovich Conducts Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies

12 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op....
Performers: Reshetin, Mark; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Vocals], Nicola Ghiuselev [Bass
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Saying goodbye to Shostakovich, shortly before I left Russia, was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do... These symphonies mark 15 stages...continue...

The Tchaikovsky Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Souvenir d'un lieu ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Mehta, Zubin; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Krivine, Emmanuel

Essential Tchaikovsky

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'; Con...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Eyron, Jan; Gedda, Nicolai; Labinsky, Alexandre; Marchesini, Gaston; Papian, Vag; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spivakov, Vladimir; Truma...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Hickox, Richard; Soltesz, Stefan; Lanchbery, John; Jansons, Mariss; Previn, Andre

Peter Pears: Anniversary Tribute

6 CD / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio; Massenet / Melik-Pashayev, et al

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Ivanov, Alexei; Lemeshev, Sergei; Masliennikova, Irina; Nechipailo, Viktor; Nelepp, Georgei; Schhegolkov, Nikolai; Tchevin, Pawel; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Melik-Pashaev, Alexander; Khaikin, Boris

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth / Mstislav Rostropovich, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (as used in the film "Testimony") (as used in the film "Testimony"); Unspecified: [Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk] Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (04/01/1978-04/22/1978)....continue...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Holnd Fstvl - A Dutch Miracle - Fifty Years - 1947-1997

7 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Ernani; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492...
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Ameling, Elly; Andreolli, Florindo; Andriessen, Louis; Arnaud, Claudine; Barbieri, Fedora; Barick, David; Barwahser, Hubert; Beekman, Marcel; Benschop, Yvonne; Berberian, Cathy; Beretty,...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Rescigno, Nicola; Abbado, Claudio; Maderna, Bruno; De Waart, Edo; Berio, Luciano; Britten, Benjamin; Alldis, John; Duffalo, Richard; Friesen, Heinz; Leeuw...
Ensemble: American Wind Orchestra; ASKO Ensemble; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Danzi Woodwind Quintet; English Opera Group; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble Modern; Hague Residentie Orchestra; Instrumen...

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; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Ar...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; An...
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...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Orchestral Suite no 2...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Grand Tier - Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Khaikin, Vishnevskaya, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2009-02-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Avdeyeva, Larissa; Belov, Eugene; Lemeshev, Sergei; Mikhailov, Igor; Pankov, Georgy; Petrov, Ivan; Petrova, Valentina; Verbitskaya, Yevgenia; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris; Sokolov, Andrei
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

"This recording made by Melodiya in 1955 captures a remarkable performance of Eugene Onegin with performers from the Bolshoi Opera during one of its golden...continue...

Great Voices of the Golden Age / Rita Streich, Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Irmgard Seefried [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 71; Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; L...
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Ivaldi, Christian; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Marc'Hadour, Maroussia Le; Moore, Gerald; Reiss, Janine; Seefried, Irmgard; Streich, Rita; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Rosenthal, Manuel; Bruck, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'ORTF; Orchestre Philharmonique de L'ORTF

"On wings of song" - Heine’s words and Mendelssohn’s immortal melody, sung here by the inimitable Rita Streich, perfectly encapsulate the spirit of this collection....continue...
Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, French, German
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Tsar's Bride / Mansourov, Vishnevskaya, Atlantov, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, et al

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

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride
Performers: Andreyev, Eleonora; Arkhipova, Irina; Atlantov, Vladimir; Nesterenko, Evgeny; Sokolov, Andrei; Valaitis, Vladimir; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Mansourian, Fouat

Some of the biggest names in Russian opera headline this live 1973 performance of a Rimsky-Korsakov rarity from Moscow's historic Bolshoi Theater. Based on a...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Khaikin, Vishnevskaya, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2008-05-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Belov, Eugene; Lemeshev, Sergei; Mikhailov, Igor; Pankov, Georgy; Petrov, Ivan; Petrova, Valentina; Sokolov, Andrei; Verbizakaya, Evgenia; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Another fine release in the Paperback Opera Series from Preiser. This series does not include librettos, but features historic performances of the literature. With Vishnevskaya,...continue...

Verdi: Otello (Sung in Russian) / Svetlanov, Atlantov, Kluonov, Vishnevskaya, Maslennikov, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2008-05-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Aida, opera
Performers: Atlantov, Vladimir; Borissova, Galina; Glossop, Peter; Klyonov, Oleg; Korolyov, Yuriy; Maslennikov, Alexei; Rouleau, Joseph; Simionato, Giulietta; Sokolov, Andrei; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Yaroslavzev, ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; ; Balkwill, Bryan
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; USSR State Academy Chorus; USSR State Academy Symphony Orchestra

This Ponto release of 'Otello' marks the eightieth birthday of Galina Vishnevskaya, one of the finest Russian singers of her generation. It joins a discography...continue...

Rostropovich plays Cello Works

9 CD / Erato / 2008-03-25

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Toccata "by Frescobaldi," for cello & piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV 743; Vater unser im...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Emanuelle, Jean; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Lemoine, Micheline; Primetemps, Edmond; Quatrocchi, Robert; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Seenan, Hugh; Tachezi, Herbert; Vishnevskaya, Ga...
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ozawa, Seiji; Halffter, Cristobal; Jolivet, André; Sacher, Paul; Nagano, Kent; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Landowski, Marcel; Scribner, Norman
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Cathedral Lower School Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Collegium Musicum

Russian Opera - Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, etc: Operas

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko
Performers: Avdeyeva, Larissa; Barssova, Valeriya; Baturin, Alexander; Bellinik, Piotr; Belov, Eugene; Borisenko, Veronika; Chubienko, Nadezhda; Derzhinskaya, Xenia; Filippov, Vladimir; Firssova, Vera; Ghelieva,...
Conductors: Golovanov, Nikolai; Khaikin, Boris; Melik-Pashaev, Alexander; Samosud, Samuel; Svetlanov, Evgeny

Russian opera has a flavor all its own, full of color and excitement. This collection brings together five complete operas by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and...continue...

Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, etc: Operas / Corelli, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Seven complete operas starring the great Franco Corelli! Seven great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four page booklet...continue...

Opera Obsession! Act IV - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-09-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Ernani; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wo...
Performers: Brilioth, Helge; Caballé, Montserrat; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Dominguez, Oralia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Fusco, Cecilia; ...

The fourth volume in Opera d'Oro's best-selling super-budget series celebrating the very best tracks from the vast Opera d'Oro catalog! Features the greatest singers of...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Galina Vishnevskaya

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-09-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; La forza del destino; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Charles Gounod: Faust; P...
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris; Melik-Pashaev, Alexander

Among her many achievements, Vishnevskaya was the wife of the great Mstislav Rostropovich. She was also the first female opera singer in the Soviet Union...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-08-28

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Avdeyeva, Larissa; Grigoriev, Anton; Kibkalo, Evgeny; Petrov, Ivan; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

This beautiful motion picture of Peter Tchaikovsky's endearing opera is now available to enjoy again and again on DVD. Using the sights and sounds of...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova / Galina Vishnevskaya, Simeonov/Shevchenko Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Katerina Izmaylova, Op. 114
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors:
Ensemble: Shevchenko Ukrainian Theater Orchestra

This is a remarkable Soviet film version of Shostakovich's own re-working of his opera 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, featuring Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya in the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov

3 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Cvejik, Biserka; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Frese, Rudolf; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Heppe, Leo; Karolidis, Paul; Kelemen, Zoltan; Lilowa, Margarita; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Miljakovic, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

"With Ghiaurov in the title role, Karajan's superbly controlled Decca version, technically outstanding came far nearer than previous recordings to conveying the rugged greatness of...continue...

Voices Behind the Iron Curtain - Stalin Era Soviet Singers

4 CD / Preiser / 2006-09-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Simon Boccanegra; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Pyotr I...
Performers: Aleksandrovich, Mikhail; Arkhipova, Irina; Badridse, David; Barssova, Valeriya; Baturin, Alexander; Bolshakov, G.; Borisenko, Veronika; Burlak, Ivan; Davidova, V.; Dolukhanova, Zara; Firssova, Vera; ...

Britten: War Requiem / Britten, LSO, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2006-05-16

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Pears, Peter, Sir; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Melos Ensemble of London

"Britten's own 1963 recording of the War Requiem comes near to the ideal. The digital remastering...brings added textural refinement and makes this recording sound newly...continue...

Legendary Performances of Franco Corelli - 7 Operas

14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovat...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Callas, Maria; Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Carlin, Mario; Cassinelli, Antonio; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dutoit, Laurence; Equ...
Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Matacic, Lovro von; Votto, Antonino; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von

Franco Corelli (1921-2003), by virtue of his thrilling tenor voice and handsome stage presence, was one of the most popular opera singers on the international...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Melik-Pashayev, Sokolova, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2006-03-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Davydova, Vera; Lisitsian, Pavel; Mikhailov, Igor; Nelepp, Georgi; Petrov, Ivan; Sokolova, Natalia; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Melik-Pashayev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Puccini: Tosca / Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-06-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bertasi, Giacomo; Bonisolli, Franco; Guggia, Mario; Manuguerra, Matteo; Mazzini, Guido; Medici, Domenico Versaci; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zerbini, Antonio [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Maîtrise de Radio France

This performance makes its first appearance on CD! Galina Vishnevskaya and Mstisalv Rostropovich add a dark Russian flavor to this Puccini standard....continue...

Grand Tier - Puccini: Turandot / Gavazzeni, Nilsson, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-04-05

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Corelli, Franco; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ricciardi, Franco; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

"...What a show it is! We get Franco Corelli and Birgit Nilsson at their most enflamed and potent, with the ultra-feminine and fascinating Galina Vishnevskaya...continue...

Works for Celo Ensemble

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Concerto for P...
Performers: Dedyuhkin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Baudo, Serge; Orchestre de Paris, L'; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Ensemble de violoncelles

"as an overview of the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century's EMI recordings, this particular random collection can't bettered... includes Rostropovich's...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Rostropovich, Resnik, Weikl, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-09-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Gougaloff, Peter; Iordachescu, Dan; Kruse, Heinz; Mitlehner, Christine; Petkov, Dimiter; Popp, Lucia; Resnik, Regina; Schwarz, Hanna; Sutey, Rudolf Alexander; Tenzi, Fausto; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Voc...
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Orchestre de France

The Telegraph
...Peter Gougaloff's performance on this Seventies recording viscerally traces [Herman's] demise from passionate suitor of Liza to deadly tormentor of the Countess and final...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio; Massenet / Melik-Pashayev, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2004-02-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Ivanov, Aleksei; Lemechev, Sergei; Maslennikova, Irina; Nechipailo, Victor; Nelepp, Georgi; Shchegolkov, Nikolai; Tchevin, Pawel; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Melik-Pashayev, Alexander; Khaikin, Boris
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra; USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra

Opera Obsession! - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-03-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Otello; Rigoletto; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Brendel, Wolfgang; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Cor...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Parodi, Armando La Rosa; Basile, Arturo; Maag, Peter; Verchi, Nino; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Rennert, Wolf...

Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits!From the 20th century's most exciting live opera performances come nineteen spectacular tracks starring Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, Franco Cor...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Khaikin, Vishnevskaya, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-06-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Avdeyeva, Larissa; Belov, Eugene; Lemeshev, Sergei; Mikhailov, Igor; Pankov, Georgy; Petrov, Ivan; Petrova, Valentina; Sokolov, Andrei; Timchenko, Nikolai; Verbitskaya, Yevgenia; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Puccini: Turandot / Gavazzeni, Nilsson, Corelli, et al

2 CD / Opera d'Oro / 1998-02-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Carbonari, Virgilio; Corelli, Franco; Mercuriali, Angelo; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ricciardi, Franco; Vishnevskaya, Galina; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala 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...

Moussorgski: Boris Godounov / Rostropovitch, Raimondi, et al

3 CD / Erato Import / 1990-05-22

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Booth, Thomas; Cowan, Richard; Dubosc, Catherine; Fish, Matthew Adam; Gedda, Nicolai; Miller, Lajos; Pastor, Michel; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Polozov, Vyacheslav; Raimondi, Ruggero; Raitzin, Mish...
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: National Symphony, Washington, D. C.