Sergei Rachmaninov: Aleko – Complete Recording (CD, Album)

UPC: 4006408107828

Overview

Sergei Rachmaninov’s one‑act opera Aleko, based on Pushkin’s poem and libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich‑Danchenko, receives its complete 1997 Capriccio recording by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Ensemble for Songs under Rouslan Raychev. Featuring stellar soloists Nicola Ghiuselev (Aleko), Dimiter Petkov (The Old Gypsy), Pavel Kourshoumov (The Young Gypsy), Tony Christova (His Wife), and Blagovesta Karnobatlova‑Dobreva (Zemfira), this DDD digital stereo release captures Rachmaninov’s rich orchestration, folk‑inflected melodies, and dramatic intensity in pristine sound.

Überblick (German Translation)

Sergei Rachmaninows Einakter‑Oper Aleko, nach Puschkins Gedicht und Libretto von Vladimir Nemirovich‑Danchenko, liegt hier in kompletter Erstaufnahme aus dem Jahr 1997 vor. Das Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra und der Chor Ensemble for Songs unter Leitung von Rouslan Raychev bieten mit Nicola Ghiuselev (Aleko), Dimiter Petkov (Der alte Zigeuner), Pavel Kourshoumov (Der junge Zigeuner), Tony Christova (Seine Frau) und Blagovesta Karnobatlova‑Dobreva (Zemfira) eine packende Interpretation von Rachmaninows üppiger Orchestrierung, folkloristischen Motiven und dramatischem Tiefgang.

Product Features

• Format & Packaging: CD; Jewel case with 16‑page booklet (German, English & French libretto)
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 782 (DDD; 58:43)
• Release Date: 1997
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Opera / Classical
• Recording: Digital stereo (DDD) at Balkanton Studios, coproduction with WDR Köln
• Duration: Approx. 58 minutes 43 seconds

Track Listing

1. Introduktion – 3:44
2. Chor / Choir – 4:03
3. Erzählung des alten Zigeuners / Tale of the Old Gypsy – Szene und Chor / Scene and Choir – 8:08
4. Tanz der Frauen / The Women’s Dance – 4:01
5. Tanz der Männer / The Men’s Dance – 4:49
6. Chor / Choir – 2:56
7. Duettino – 2:40
8. Szene / Scene near the Swing – 4:23
9. Cavatine des Aleko / Aleko’s Cavatina – 5:48
10. Intermezzo – 2:36
11. Romanze des jungen Zigeuner / The Young Gypsy’s Romance – 2:01
12. Szene und Finale / Scene and Finale – 13:37

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
• Libretto: Vladimir Nemirovich‑Danchenko, after Alexander Pushkin
• Aleko: Nicola Ghiuselev (bass)
• The Old Gypsy: Dimiter Petkov (baritone)
• The Young Gypsy: Pavel Kourshoumov (tenor)
• His Wife: Tony Christova (soprano)
• Zemfira: Blagovesta Karnobatlova‑Dobreva (mezzo‑soprano)
• Choir: Ensemble for Songs
• Orchestra: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Rouslan Raychev
• Producer: Balkanton
• Liner Notes: Gerhard Persché; English translation by Janet & Michael Berridge; French translation by Sylvie Coquillat

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