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Borodin: Prince Igor - Stefka Evstatieva, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nicola Ghiuselev, Kaludi Kaludov, Boris Martinovich, Alexandrina Miltcheva, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Emil Tchakarov / Sony Classical 4x LP, Stereo 1990 / S4-44878
UPC 5099704487816
Prince Igor (Russian: Князь Игорь, romanized: Knyaz Igor, ) is an opera in four acts with a prologue, written and composed by Alexander Borodin. The composer adapted the libretto from the early Russian epic The Lay of Igor's Host, which recounts the campaign of the 12th-century prince Igor Svyatoslavich against the invading Cuman ("Polovtsian") tribes in 1185. He also incorporated material drawn from two medieval Kievan chronicles. The opera was left unfinished upon the composer's death in 1887 and was edited and completed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov. It was first performed in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1890.
| Label: | Sony Classical – S4-44878 |
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| Series: | The Russian Opera |
| Format: |
4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1990 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Overture | 10:17 | |
| A2 | Prologue | 21:20 | |
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Act 1 |
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| B1 | Scene 1: At Vladimir Galitsky's Court | 18:35 | |
| B2 | Scene 2: Arioso Of Yaroslavna | 9:53 | |
| C1 | Yaroslavna With The Girls | 4:59 | |
| C2 | Yaroslavna And Galitsky | 8:05 | |
| C3 | Final Of Act 1 | ||
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Act 2 |
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| D1 | Choir Of The Polovtsian Maidens | 6:07 | |
| D2 | Dance Of The Polovtsian Maidens | 2:16 | |
| D3 | Cavatina Of Konchakovna | 6:39 | |
| D4 | Scene With Choir | 3:40 | |
| D5 | Recitative And Cavatina Of Vladimir Igoryevich | 5:25 | |
| E1 | Duet Of Igoryevich And Konchakovna | 6:40 | |
| E2 | Aria Of Prince Igor | 7:03 | |
| E3 | Prince Igor And Ovlur | 4:01 | |
| E4 | Aria Of Konchak | 6:30 | |
| E5 | Recitative of Prince Igor and Konchak | 3:26 | |
| F1 | Polovtsian Dance With Choir | 11:53 | |
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Act 3 |
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| F2 | Polovtsian March | 5:52 | |
| F3 | Song Of Konchak | 3:11 | |
| F4 | Recitative Of Konchak And Choir Of The Khans | 4:50 | |
| G1 | Choir And Dance Of The Guards | 3:46 | |
| G2 | Recitative Of Ovlur And Prince Igor | 1:59 | |
| G3 | Trio (Konchaknova, Igoryevich And Prince Igor) |
4:13 | |
| G4 | Finale | 4:48 | |
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Act 4 |
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| G5 | Aria Of Yaroslavna | 10:13 | |
| H1 | Song Of The Peasants | 3:05 | |
| H2 | Recitative Of Yaroslavna And Duet With Igor | 7:48 | |
| H3 | Song Of The Gudok-Players And Choir | 9:34 | |
| H4 | Choral Finale | 3:49 |
- Baritone Vocals – Boris Martinovich
- Bass Vocals – Nicola Ghiuselev, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Stoil Georgiev
- Chorus – Sofia National Opera Chorus
- Chorus Master – Hristo Kazandjiev, Lyubomir Karoleev
- Co-producer – Ekaterina Docheva
- Composed By – Alexander Borodin
- Conductor – Emil Tchakarov
- Engineer – Wolfgang Gülich
- Libretto By – Alexander Borodin
- Liner Notes – Detlef Gojowy, Dorothea Redepenning
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Alexandrina Milcheva
- Orchestra – Sofia Festival Orchestra
- Producer – Michel Glotz
- Soprano Vocals – Elena Stoyanova, Stefka Evstatieva
- Tenor Vocals – Angel Petkov, Kałudi Kałudow, Mincho Popov
- Translated By – Cécile Lamotte D'Incamps, Deborah Hochgesang, Francesca Farinella-Duodu
SEALED LP BOX #1
