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The Bolshoi Experience: Highlights from Russian Operas.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
The Bolshoi Experience: Highlights from Russian Operas. Alexander Vedernikov, soloists, chorus, and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. PentaTone Classics SACD 5186 089.
I would never think of recommending a disc of music I didn't much care for just because it sounded good, but in the case of The Bolshoi Experience, I admit I didn't care for much of the content, yet the sound was so good, it was hard to resist.
The album contains selections from Glinka's A Life for the Czar; Alexander Dargomyszki's Russalka; Tchaikovsky's Lolanthe, Queen of Spades, and Mazeppa; Rachmaninov's Aleko; and Borodin's Prince Igor. While they are, of course, performed well, robustly and spiritedly by the Bolshoi singers and musicians, the arias and such themselves tend to be a little offbeat and even downbeat, with the exception of the familiar Prince Igor Polovtsian Dances that conclude the program. I'd say it's a collection for the opera connoisseur rather than the casual listener like ...
- Prince Igor
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera JOHN WARRACK and EWAN WEST January 1, 1996 700+ words
Prince Igor (Russ., Knyaz Igor ). Opera in prologue and 4 acts by Borodin; text...4 Nov. 1890. Polovtsia, 1185. The opera tells of the capture of Prince Igor (bar), with his son Vladimir (ten), by the Polovtsians. Their...
- NYC OPERA BREATHES LIFE INTO `PRINCE IGOR'.(ENTERTAINMENT)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) September 12, 1994 700+ words
...more to composing, he might have finished his epic opera ``Prince Igor'' before he died in 1887. Instead, he left us with a sprawling...Opera can't claim to have solved all the problems of ``Prince Igor,'' but its new production that premiered Saturday night...
- 'Prince Igor' opens challenging S.F. Opera season.(Originated from...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hertelendy, Paul January 16, 1996 700+ words
...Opera will open its 1996-'97 season _ a period of unprecedented changes and challenges _ with Alexander Borodin's ``Prince Igor.'' Since the Opera House is closed for renovation, the Borodin spectacle will be presented at the 4,177-seat Bill...
- Prince Igor / Roger Wood, photographer.
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery Wood, Roger--Photographer January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Culture: Borodin: Prince Igor (highlights) - Ukraine National Radio Symphony,...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) August 11, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Christopher Morley Borodin's epic opera telling of medieval Russian history is full of wonderful things, but its length may appear daunting to anyone approaching it for the first time. A great welcome then, to this attractive bargain basement-price release of the best-loved highlights from
- The Kirov Opera at the Met.(Review)
- Magazine article from: New Criterion Simon, John June 1, 1998 700+ words
...s Ruslan and Lyudmila, Borodin's Prince Igor, Tchaikovsky's Mazeppa, and Prokofiev...gala was the entire Polovtsian act from Prince Igor in the old, superseded sets and costumes...spry as they must have a century ago. Prince Igor (1890), the first item in repertory...
- Alexander Borodin: Sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schriften.
- Magazine article from: Notes Oldani, Robert W. September 1, 1994 700+ words
...documents and essays pertinent to the opera Prince Igor. The book ends with a chronological...final section is devoted to the opera Prince Igor. Kuhn here presents the original scenario...1940s, Lamm prepared a new edition of Prince Igor from Borodin's manuscripts, restoring...
- Reviews of new classical music releases.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) October 23, 2003 700+ words
...Olin Chism and Scott Cantrell BORODIN "Prince Igor" Kirov Opera and Ballet, Gergiev...B0001093-09) Grade: A- Borodin's "Prince Igor," one of the glories of Russian opera...and Borodin's music shines through. Prince Igor was one of the inspirations for the...
