Description

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame - Vladimir Atlantov, Maureen Forrester, Mirella Freni, Sergei Leiferkus, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa / The Sony Opera House / RCA Red Seal 3x Audio CD 2009 / 88697527712

UPC 886975277124

Product Features

Format: 3x Audio CD, Album
Label: RCA Red Seal
Series: The Sony Opera House
Released: 2009
Country: Europe
Genre: Classical

Overview

Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68, is an opera in three acts, based on Alexander Pushkin's 1834 novella. The opera, premiered in 1890, features a dramatic and emotionally intense plot, with Tchaikovsky's magnificent score heightening the story’s tragic essence. This 3-CD set, conducted by Seiji Ozawa, presents a stunning performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and a cast including Vladimir Atlantov, Maureen Forrester, Mirella Freni, and Sergei Leiferkus. Released as part of The Sony Opera House series by RCA Red Seal in 2009, this album captures the grandeur of Tchaikovsky’s opera, recorded with high production values for audiophiles and opera enthusiasts alike.

Track Listing

CD 1

Introduction (3:30)
Gori, Gori Yasno (Act One, Scene 1) (5:14)
Chem Konchilas Vchera Igra? (Act One, Scene 1) (3:04)
Ya Imeni Yeyo (Act One, Scene 1) (2:09)
A Yesli Tak, Skorei Za Delo! (Act One, Scene 1) (1:40)
Nakonet-to Bog ... A Ty Uveren (Act One, Scene 1) (3:28)
Schstlivy Den ... Skazhi, Na Kom Ty Zhenishsya? (Act One, Scene 1) (1:34)
Mne Strashno! (Act One, Scene 1) (2:43)
Kakaya Vedma (Act One, Scene 1) (1:39)
Odnazhdy V Versalye (Act One, Scene 1) (3:53)
Se Non È Vero (Act One, Scene 1) (3:27)
Uzh Vecher (Act One, Scene 2) (2:50)
Obvorozhitelno! (Act One, Scene 2) (0:51)
Da Vspomnila...Podrugi Milie (Act One, Scene 2) (4:04)
Nu-ka, Svetik Mashenka (Act One, Scene 2) (0:43)
Mesdemoiselles (Act One, Scene 2) (1:36)
Pora Uzh Raskhoditsya ... Ne Nado Zatvorit (Act One, Scene 2) (2:24)
Zachem Zhe Eti Slyozy (Act One, Scene 2) (4:26)
Ostanovites (Act One, Scene 2) (3:34)
Prosti Prelestnoe Sozdanye (Act One, Scene 2) (2:33)
Liza, Otvori! (Act One, Scene 2) (1:48)
'Kto Strastno Lyubya Pridyot (Act One, Scene 2) (3:04)

CD 2

Radostno, Veselo V Den Sei (Act Two, Scene 1) (3:51)
Khozyain Prosit Dorogikh (Act Two, Scene 1) (2:27)
Ya Vas Lyublyu (Act Two, Scene 1) (4:11)
Posle Predstavleniya (Act Two, Scene 1) (2:11)
Khozyain Prosit Dorogikh Gostei (Act Two, Scene 1) (2:07)
Danse Des Bergers Et Des Bergères (Act Two, Scene 1) (2:22)
Moi Milenki Druzhok (Act Two, Scene 1) (3:09)
Kak Ty Mila (Act Two, Scene 1) (6:31)
Kto Pylko I Strastno Lyubya! (Act Two, Scene 1) (4:12)
Vsyo Tak, Kak Mne Ona Skazala (Act Two, Scene 2) (5:52)
Shagi! Syuda Idut (Act Two, Scene 2) (2:42)
Polno Vrat Vam! Nadoyeli! (Act Two, Scene 2) (2:57)
Je Crains De Lui Parler La Nuit (Act Two, Scene 2) (4:11)
Ne Pugaites! (Act Two, Scene 2) (5:03)
Ona Mertva! Sbylos (Act Two, Scene 2) (2:21)

CD 3

Ya Neveryu Chtoby (Act Three, Scene 1) (6:40)
Mne Strashno! Strashno! ... Ya Prishla K Tebe (Act Three, Scene 1) (3:37)
Uzh Polnoch Blizitsya (Act Three, Scene 2) (1:58)
Akh! Istomilas Ya Gorem (Act Three, Scene 2) (3:26)
A Yesli Mne Otvet (Act Three, Scene 2) (3:02)
O Da, Minovali Stradanya (Act Three, Scene 2) (5:23)
Budem Pit I Veselitsya! (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:33)
Dana! (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:47)
Yeslib Miliya Devitsy (Act Three, Scene 3) (2:36)
Tak V Nenastnye Dni (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:10)
Za Dela, Gospoda (Act Three, Scene 3) (3:14)
Chto Nasha Zhizn? (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:54)
Net Yeshcho? (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:53)
Knyaz! Knyaz, Prosti Menya! (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:43)
Gospod! Prosti Yemu! (Act Three, Scene 3) (1:47)

Key Credits

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Librettist: Modest Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus: Tanglewood Festival Chorus, The American Boychoir
Chorus Master: John Oliver (Tanglewood Festival Chorus), James Litton (The American Boychoir)
Engineers: John Newton, Ken Hahn, Henk Kooistra, Ruth Campbell
Vocals: Vladimir Atlantov (Herman), Maureen Forrester (Countess), Mirella Freni (Liza), Sergei Leiferkus (Count Tomsky), and others