Mariinsky
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Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko, Op. 81
RecommendedViktor Lutsyuk (Semyon Kotko), Gennadi Bezzubenkov (Tkachenko), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Sofya), Varvara Solovyova (Frosya) & Evgeny Nikitin (Remenyuk)
Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Yuri Alexandrov (stage director)
Pavlovskaya makes a bright-voiced heroine among a strong supporting cast ... it gains from Gergiev’s crisp direction. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Avgust Amonov (Emperor), Mlada Khudoley (Empress), Olga Savova (Nurse), Edem Umerov (Barak), Olga Sergeyeva (Barak's Wife)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (stage director)
Gergiev coaxes some magnificent playing from his Mariinsky orchestra...But it's [his] attention to detail that really counts with nothing smudged or generalised in his reading of the score...Best... — More…
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Verdi: Attila
Ildar Abdrazakov (Attila), Vladislav Sulimsky (Ezio), Anna Markarova (Odabella), Sergei Skorokhodov (Foresto), Mikhail Makarov (Uldino) & Timur Abdikeyev (Leone)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Arturo Gama (director)
Vocally they are consistently impressive… Ildar Abdrazakov bestrides the stage like a colossus and sings with firmness and grandeur… Anna Markarova is vocally and dramatically fearless of Odabella,... — More…
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Shchedrin: The Left-Hander
Andrei Popov, Edward Tsanga, Vladimir Moroz, Kristina Alieva, Maria Maksakova
Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Alexei Stepanyuk (stage director)
It fizzes with energy … I enjoyed this hugely. — More…
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2 Vinyl Records
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Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Sergei Aleksashkin (The General), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Pauline), Vladimir Galuzin (Alexei), Larissa Dyadkova (Babulenka), Nikolai Gassiev (Marquis), Alexander Gergalov (Mr Astley), Mlle Blanche (Nadezhda Serdyuk), Andrei Popov (Prince Nilsky), Oleg Sychev (Baron Wurmerhelm) & Andrei Spekhov (Potapych)
Mariinsky...
Gergiev conducts with exemplary clarity but not the requisite volatility — More…
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Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Sergei Aleksashkin (The General), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Pauline), Vladimir Galuzin (Alexei), Larissa Dyadkova (Babulenka), Nikolai Gassiev (Marquis), Alexander Gergalov (Mr Astley), Mlle Blanche (Nadezhda Serdyuk), Andrei Popov (Prince Nilsky), Oleg Sychev (Baron Wurmerhelm) & Andrei Spekhov (Potapych)
Mariinsky...
Gergiev conducts with exemplary clarity but not the requisite volatility — More…
