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Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin - Weikl, Kubiak, Burrows, Hamari, Ghiaurov, Sénéchal, John Alldis Choir, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti / Decca 2x Audio CD / 417 413-2
UPC 028941741325
Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, tr. Yevgény Onégin, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn]), Op. 24, is an opera ("lyrical scenes") in 3 acts (7 scenes), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto, organised by the composer himself, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's 1825-1832 novel in verse, retaining much of his poetry. Tchaikovsky's friend Konstantin Shilovsky contributed M. Triquet's verses in Act 2, Scene 1, while Tchaikovsky himself arranged the text for Lensky's arioso in Act 1, Scene 1, and almost all of Prince Gremin's aria in Act 3, Scene 1.
Eugene Onegin is a well-known example of lyric opera, to which Tchaikovsky added music of a dramatic nature. The story concerns a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman's love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend.
The opera was first performed in Moscow in 1879. There are several recordings of it, and it is regularly performed. The work's title refers to the protagonist.
| Label: | Decca – 417 413-2 |
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2 x CD, Album, Box Set
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| Country: | Germany |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Opera |
Tracklist:
| Eugene Onegin, Opera, Op. 24 | |||
| Act One | |||
| Scene 1 | |||
| 1-01 | Introduction | 2:22 | |
| 1-02 | Slikhali I Vi Za Roschei Glas Nochnai | 5:39 | |
| 1-03 | Bolyat Moyi Skori Nozhenki | 2:42 | |
| 1-04 | Uzh Kak Po Mostu, Mostochku | 2:13 | |
| 1-05 | Kak Ya Lyublyu Pod Zvuki Pesen Etikh | 0:46 | |
| 1-06 | 'Uzh Kak Po Mostu, Mostochku' | 2:47 | |
| 1-07 | Nu Ti, Moya Vostrushka | 3:13 | |
| 1-08 | Mesdames! Ya Na Sebya Vzyal Smyelost | 1:52 | |
| 1-09 | Skazhi, Kotoraya Tatyana? | 1:47 | |
| 1-10 | Kak Shchastliv, Kak Shchastliv Ya! | 2:26 | |
| 1-11 | Ya Lyublyu Vas | 3:26 | |
| 1-12 | A, Vot I Vi! | 2:32 | |
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Scene 2 |
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| 1-13 | Nu, Zaboltalas Ya! | 7:43 | |
| 1-14 | Puskai Pogibnu Ya, No Pryezhde | 13:38 | |
| 1-15 | Akh, Noch Minula | 6:24 | |
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Scene 3 |
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| 1-16 | Dyevitsi-Krasavtsi | 3:01 | |
| 1-17 | Zdyes On, Zdyes On, Yevgeni! | 4:03 | |
| 1-18 | Kogda Bi Zhizn Domashnim Krugom | 4:08 | |
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Act Two |
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| Scene 1 | |||
| 2-01 | Waltz | 1:51 | |
| 2-02 | Vot Tak Syurpriz! | 6:26 | |
| 2-03 | Uzhel Ya Zasluzhil Ot Vas Nasmyeshku Etu? | 3:24 | |
| 2-04 | A Cette Fête Convié | 3:07 | |
| 2-05 | Messieurs, Mesdames, Mesta Zanyat Izvolte |
1:19 | |
| 2-06 | Ti Ne Tantsuyesh, Lenski? | 3:21 | |
| 2-07 | V Vashem Some! V Vashem Dome! | 4:37 | |
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Scene 2 |
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| 2-08 | Nu, Shto Zhe? | 3:14 | |
| 2-09 | Kuda, Kuda, Kuda Vi Udalilis | 6:01 | |
| 2-10 | A, Vot Oni! | 5:39 | |
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Act Three |
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| Scene 1 | |||
| 2-11 | Polonaise | 4:32 | |
| 2-12 | I Zdyes Mnye Skuchno! | 3:55 | |
| 2-13 | Knyaginya Gremina! Smotrite! | 2:13 | |
| 2-14 | Lyubvi Vsye Vozratsi Pokorni | 5:37 | |
| 2-15 | Itak, Poidyom, Tebya Predstavlyu Ya | 1:14 | |
| 2-16 | Uzhel Ta Samaya Tatyana | 2:26 | |
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Scene 2 |
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| 2-17 | O! Kak Mnye Tyazhelo! | 3:46 | |
| 2-18 | Onegin! Ya Togda Molozhe | 9:31 |
- Baritone Vocals [Eugene Onegin] – Bernd Weikl (tracks: 1-09, 1-18, 2-06, 2-12, 2-16)
- Bass Vocals [Captain] – William Mason (tracks: 2-05)
- Bass Vocals [Prince Gremin] – Nicolai Ghiaurov (tracks: 2-14, 2-15)
- Bass Vocals [Zaretsky] – Richard Van Allan (tracks: 2-08, 2-10)
- Choir – John Alldis Choir (tracks: 1-03, 1-04, 1-16, 2-02, 2-13)
- Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Conductor – Sir Georg Solti
- Contralto Vocals [Olga] – Julia Hamari (tracks: 1-01, 1-06)
- Directed By [Choir] – John Alldis
- Libretto By – Aleksandr Pushkin
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Filipyevna] – Enid Hartle (tracks: 1-13)
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Madame Larina] – Anna Reynolds (tracks: 1-07, 1-12)
- Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Producer – Ray Minshull
- Soprano Vocals [Tatyana] – Teresa Kubiak (tracks: 1-01, 1-05, 1-14, 1-15, 1-17, 2-17, 2-18)
- Tenor Vocals [Monsieur Triquet] – Michel Sénéchal (tracks: 2-04)
- Tenor Vocals [Vladimir Lensky] – Stuart Burrows (tracks: 1-08, 1-10, 1-11, 2-03, 2-07, 2-09)
