Description
S. Prokofiev – The Gambler (Игрок) Opera Box Set (3×Vinyl LP)
Label & Catalog: Melodiya – C10 20165 007
Overview
Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” (Игрок), Op. 24, is a gripping four-act opera based on Dostoyevsky’s novella. This 3-LP box set, recorded by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Chorus in 1982 and released by Melodiya in 1984, presents Alexander Lazarev’s authoritative Soviet interpretation. Spanning six sides, it immerses listeners in the tension of roulette tables, psychological drama, and Prokofiev’s modernist score.
Обзор
Опера Сергея Прокофьева «Игрок», соч. 24, по мотивам повести Достоевского – это динамичная четырёхактная драма о страсти к азарту. Этот бокс-сет из трёх виниловых пластинок, записанный оркестром и хором Большого театра в 1982 году и выпущенный «Мелодией» в 1984-м, под управлением Александра Лазарева, переносит слушателя в атмосферу рулетки, психологического напряжения и авангардной музыки Прокофьева.
Product Features
- Format: 3×12″ Vinyl LPs, Stereo, 33⅓ RPM (Box Set)
- Label & Catalogue: Melodiya – C10 20165 007
- Country: USSR
- Recorded: 1982 at Aprelevka State Record Plant
- Released: 1984
- Genre: Classical / Opera
- Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
- Orchestra & Chorus: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra & Chorus of the USSR
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Principal Cast Highlights:
- Alexei (tenor): Alexei Maslennikov
- The Unlucky Gambler (baritone): Vladislav Pashinsky
- Baron Wurm (bass): Yuri Korolev
- Blanche (mezzo-soprano): Galina Borisova
- Polina (soprano): Makvala Kasrashvili
- Total Duration: Approx. 180 minutes
- Box Design: V. Ivanov; photography by A. Nevezhin & G. Solovyov
- Engineering & Editing: I. Verpinstev, E. Buneeva; Editor I. Orlova
Track Listing
| Side | Content |
|---|---|
| A | Act I: The Garden of the Grand Hotel |
| B | Act II: The Vestibule of the Grand Hotel |
| C | Act II (Conclusion) |
| D | Act III: Small Salon Adjoining the Old Ballroom |
| E1 | Act III (Conclusion) |
| E2 | Act IV: Alexei’s Room – Roulette |
| F | Act IV (Conclusion) |
Publishers
- Label: Melodiya – USSR State Record Company
- Catalogue: C10 20165 007
- Printer: Aprelevka Order of Lenin Record Plant; Typography 3Khart. 05-8/4; Price 4 rub.
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