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Eugene OneginBolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir, Boris Khaikin Conductor
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This recording made by Melodiya in 1955 captures a remarkable performance of Eugene Onegin with performers from the Bolshoi Opera during one of its golden ages. The Bolshoi had been performing the opera for nearly three quarters of a century, and the singers and instrumentalists had the spirit of Tchaikovsky in their blood. This performance features the young Galina Vishnevskaya, who had just made her Bolshoi debut a few years earlier as a touching, luminous, and passionate Tatiana, as well as the legendary Ivan Petrov, in a bit of luxury casting, in the small but critical role of Gremin. The remaining singers, who are less familiar in the West, are no less exemplary in their vocalism and the intense conviction of their performances. Sergei Lemeshev delivers a particularly penetrating portrayal of Lensky, capturing the poet's many moods with warmth and intense expression. Yevgeny Belov has a velvety tenor and effectively communicates Onegin's transformation from callous arrogance to sincere, if ill-considered, passion. All the smaller roles are equally well taken, demonstrating the depth of the company's artistic team. Boris Khaikin's impassioned and thoroughly idiomatic reading of the score breathes with the characters and inexorably moves the drama to its abrupt and poignant ending. The mono sound is surprisingly good for the time, full and warm, with good clarity. The performers' idiomatic musicality and profound understanding of the opera make this a recording that should be of interest to any lovers of Tchaikovsky or of Romantic opera. © Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 1 | 1.Introduction | 2:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Sikhali vi za roschei glas nochnoi | 4:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Bolyat moyi skori nozhenki so pokhodushki; 4.Uzh kak po mostu, mostochku #1 | 4:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 5.Kak ya lyublyu pod zvuki pesen etikh; 6.Uzh kak po mostu, mostochku #2 | 3:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 7.Nu ti, moya vostrushka | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 8.Mesdames! Ya na sebya vzyal smyelost; 9.Skazhi, kotoraya Tatyana | 3:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 10.Kak shchastliv, kak shchastliv! | 2:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 11.Ya lyublyu vas (Lensky's Act 1 Aria) | 3:10 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 12.A, vot i vi! | 2:43 | $0.99 | |||
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 10 | 13.Nu, zaboltalas ya! | 7:55 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 14.Puskai pogilabnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter scene) | 12:50 | Album Only | |||
| 12 | 15.Akh, noch minula | 6:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 16.Dyevitsi, krasavitsi | 3:03 | $0.99 | |||
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 14 | 17.Zdyes on, zdyes on, Yevgeni! | 2:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 18.Vi mnye pisale, ne otpiraites | 1:35 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 19.Kogda bi zhizn domashnim krugom | 4:14 | $0.99 | |||
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 1 | 1.Waltz; 2.Vot tak syurpriz! | 7:36 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 3.Uzhel ya zasluzhil ot vas nasmyeshku etu? | 3:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 4.A cette fête conviés | 3:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 5.Messieurs, mesdames, mesta zanyat izvolte | 1:19 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 6.Ti ne tantsuyesh, Lenski? | 3:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 7.V vashem dome! V vashem dome! | 5:04 | $0.99 | |||
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 7 | 8.Nu, shto zhe? | 2:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 9.Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis (Lensky's Act 2 Aria) | 6:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 10.A, vot oni! | 1:56 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 11.Vragi! Davno li drug ot druga | 1:31 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 12.Tepyer skhodites! | 2:10 | $0.99 | |||
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 12 | 1.Polonaise | 4:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 2.Zdyes mnye skuchno! | 1:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 3.Danse ecosaisse | 1:50 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 4.Knaginya gremina! Smotrite | 2:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 5.Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni (Gremlin's Aria) | 5:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 6.Itak, poidyom, tebya predstavlyu yal; 7.Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana | 3:52 | $0.99 | |||
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Andrei Sokolov Voice,
Ivan Petrov Voice,
Valentina Petrova Voice,
Yevgenia Verbitskaya Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Orchestra,
Nikolai Timchenko Voice,
Eugene Belov Voice,
Bolshoi Theater Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Larissa Avdeyeva Voice,
Sergei Lemeshev Voice,
Georgy Pankov Voice,
Galina Vishnevskaya Voice,
Igor Mikhailov Voice,
Boris Khaikin Conductor
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| 18 | 8.O! Kak mnye tyazhelo! | 3:38 | $0.99 | |||
| 19 | 9.Onegin! Ya togda molozhe | 3:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 10.Akh! Shchastye bilo tak vozmozhno | 5:43 | $0.99 | |||









