Autori:
Anton Rubinstein, Peter Iljič Čajkovskij, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev
Interpreti:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Prokofiev: War and Peace, Op. 91
11:45
State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov"
Constantine Orbelian
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Irina Shishkova (mezzo-soprano)
Voyna i mir (War and Peace), Op. 91: Scene 1: Svetlaje vesenneje nebo
11:45
Excerpt Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
5:26
State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov"
Constantine Orbelian
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
Mazeppa, Act II: O, Marija, Marija!
5:26
Excerpt Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
2:36
State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov"
Constantine Orbelian
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
Iolanta, Op. 69, Scene 6: Aria: Kto mozhet sravnit'sia s Matil'doi moe
2:36
Excerpt Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
7:58
State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov", Helikon Opera Chorus
Constantine Orbelian
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mikhail Guzhov (bass), Igor Morozov (baritone)
Recorded: October 2015
Recording Venue: Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, Russia
Act I: Odnazhdy v Versale au jeu de la Reine
5:42
Act III: Yesli b milye devitsy
2:16
Rubinstein: The Demon
26:02
Helikon Opera Chorus, State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov"
Constantine Orbelian
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Vadim Volkov (counter-tenor)
The Demon, Scene 6:
The incomparable Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky – best known internationally for his Verdi roles – makes a powerful return to operatic masterpieces of his homeland. Leading this gripping album of Russian arias and scenes is Hvorostovsky’s frequent collaborator, Constantine Orbelian.
We are treated to the vibrant opening scene from Prokofiev’s War and Peace, as well as popular arias from Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, Iolanta and Queen of Spades. We also get a seldom-heard rarity: virtually the entire final dramatic scene from Anton Rubinstein’s The Demon.
Featured in the album’s first and last selections is the new soprano sensation Asmik Grigorian, with whom Dmitri has shared the operatic stage in these roles in recent seasons. Further collaborators include other well-known Russian artists who appear here more briefly, as well as the vaunted State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia and the Helikon Opera Chorus.