Blu-Ray Video, Prokofiev (composer)
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New. Prokofiev: War and Peace
Olga Kulchynska (Natasha), Andrei Zhilikhovsky (Andrei), Arsen Soghomonyan (Pierre), Violeta Urmana (Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova), Olga Guryakova (Peronskaya), Bekhzod Davronov (Anatole), Christina Bock (Marya Bolkonskaya)
Bayerische Staatsoper, Vladimir Jurowski, Dmitri Tcherniakov
The video is definitely worth seeing. If you have a good knowledge of the opera already from a more standard version, you’ll appreciate the in-jokes, such as the decision to take Prokofiev’s... — More…
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Special offer. Prokofiev: War and Peace, Op. 91
Yelena Prochina, Irina Bogachova, Alexander Gergalov, Nicolai Okhotnikov, Gegam Grigorian, Olga Borodina
Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Graham Vick (director)
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Special offer. Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Misha Didyk (Alexei), Kristine Opolais (Polina), Vladimir Ognovenko (General), Stefania Toczyska (Babulenka), Stephan Rügamer (The Marquis), Sylvia de la Muela (Blanche), Viktor Rud (Mr Astley)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director)
Barenboim's crystal-clear pacing of the score is hard-hitting rather than quicksilvery, but the payoff in the last Act is terrific, and the blue-lit look of it all - Tcherniakov designed it,... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - DVD Performance
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, DVD of the Month
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Opera, July 2010, Recording of the Month
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Prokofiev: Cinderella
Marianela Nunez, Vadim Muntagirov, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen Kessels
Kessels conducts this score with an uncanny sense for insightful phrasing: in particular, his tempo choices and accenting are always right on target, and he manages to draw splendid playing... — More…
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Coming soon. Prokofiev: The Gambler
Asmik Grigorian (Polina), Sean Panikkar (Alexey), Violeta Urmana (Babulenka), Juan Francisco Gatell (The Marquis)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Timur Zangiev, Peter Sellars
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New Years Day Concert 1987 & New Years Eve Concert 1988
Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
Yasmine Naghdi, Matthew Ball, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Pavel Sorokin
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Special offer. Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel
Leigh Melrose (Ruprecht), Ewa Vesin (Renata), Anna Victorova (The Landlady), Mairam Sokolova (Fortune-teller/Mother Superior), Sergey Radchenko (Agrippa of Nettesheim), Andrii Ganchuk (Johann Faust/The Servant), Maxim Paster (Mephistopheles), Goran Juric (The Inquisitor), Domingo Pellicola (Jacob...
If anyone might have rebuilt the opera’s reputation it is the director Emma Dante...The cast, mostly Russian in the middle ranks, are good too. The Polish soprano Ewa Vesin tackles the hugely... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies & Concertos
Orchestra & Chorus of the Marinksy Theatre, Valery Gergiev
