Sergej Rachmaninoff: Aleko (CD)

Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Aleko

Sergej Murzaev, Evgeny Akimov, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Svetla Vassileva, Nadezhda Vasilieva, Gianandrea Noseda, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Aleko, CD

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Künstler: Sergej Murzaev, Evgeny Akimov, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Svetla Vassileva, Nadezhda Vasilieva, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
Label: Chandos, DDD, 2009
Bestellnummer: 8378108
Erscheinungstermin: 23.4.2010

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Opera is one of the great musical passions of Gianandrea Noseda, who has explored it to stunning effect with the BBC Philharmonic. In September 2009 he became Music Director at Teatro Regio in Turin, one of Europe’s leading opera houses. Here he presents Aleko, recorded live at the Stresa Festival with the Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino and the BBC Philharmonic. The ‘all-Russian’ cast of soloists are Sergey Murzaev (soloist with the Bolshoy Theatre), Evgeny Akimov and Nadezhda Vasilieva (both soloists with the Mariinsky Theatre Company), Gennady Bezzubenkov and the world-renowned soprano Svetla Vassileva. Chandos has previously released The Miserly Knight and Francesca da Rimini.
Sometimes referred to as Rachmaninoff’s answer to Carmen, Aleko (adapted from The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin) was written in 1892 as a graduation work at the Moscow Conservatory and won the highest prizes from the judges that year. The rhapsodic Orientalism and effortless melodies in particular appeal. As a companion to his two later operas, Aleko illustrates Rachmaninoff early finding his own individual style.

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“…its beautiful music and Chandos does it justice.” “…It’s a gorgeous, richly atmospheric performance.” ***** Graham Strahle
The Australian - 10 July 2010

“The earliest of Rachmaninov’s one-act operas, in the best production to date.” ***** Steven Ritter
Audiophile Audition - 5 July 2010

“…The focal aria for Aleko, which has long been the staple of the Russian baritone repertoire, is sung here with anguished passion by Sergey Murzaev. The duet for his errant lover Zemfira (Svetla Vassileva) and her new squeeze, the Young Gypsy (Evgeny Akimov), brims with lyrical ardour, Vassileva hurling out taunts to the spurned Aleko in the vicious aria that follows. Unlike Rachmaninov’s other two completes operas, Aleko is conceived in separate numbers, but Noseda’s skill here is to maintain control of pacing and to keep both tense and fluid. Turin’s Teatro Regio chorus adeptly assumes its role as a band of Bessarabian gipies and the BBC Philharmonic plays superbly.” **** Geoffrey Norris
The Telegraph - 14 May 2010

“Everyone – including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the chorus of Turin’s Teatro Regio – gets a chance to bask in the spotlight. But it’s Aleko’s central Cavatine, where he ruminates on his lover’s infidelity, that defines the drama, and Sergey Murzaev seizes his chance, singing with the histrionic grandeur we have come to expect from Russian basses. Svelta Vassileva and Evgeny Akimov are scarcely less vivid as the ill-fated lovers.” “…it [Aleko] manifestly works on CD, and Noseda can take much of the credit. Having served an early apprenticeship in St Petersburg, he relishes the colour of the music and profiles its fine contours, never resorting to cheap emotionalism.” **** Andrew Clark
FT. com - 8 May 2010

Tracklisting
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Disk 1 von 1 (CD)

Aleko (1892) (Oper in 1 Akt (Nemirowitsch-Danschenko nach Puschkin))

1 Nr. 1 Introduction
2 Nr. 2 As Dear As Freedom Is Our Happy Encampment (Chor)
3 Nr. 3 The Magic Power Of Song (Alter Zigeuner)
4 Nr. 4 But Why Did You Not Immediately Hasten After The Thankless Wretch (Aleko)
5 Nr. 5 Frauentanz
6 Nr. 6 Männertanz
7 Nr. 7 The Fires Have Gone Out (Chor)
8 Nr. 8 Just One More Kiss (Junger Zigeuner, Zemfira)
9 Nr. 9 Old Man, Fearful Man (Zemfira, Aleko)
10 Nr. 10 The Whole Camp Sleeps (Aleko)
11 Nr. 11 Intermezzo
12 Nr. 12 Look How Beneath The Distant Vault Of Heaven
13 Nr. 13 It's Time To Go, My Love, it's Time (Zemfira, Junger Zigeuner, Aleko)
14 Nr. 14 What's All This Noise? What Is That Cry? (Chor)
15 Nr. 15 We Are Gentle And Kind-Hearted (Alter Zigeuner, Aleko)