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Ivan the Terrible
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)
COMPACT DISC ONE
Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116
97:24
Incidental music for the film Ivan Grozny by Sergei Eisenstein
For soloists, choir and orchestra
Part I
Scene 1. Prologue: 11:34
1.
Overture
2:38
2.
Death of Glinskaya
1:06
3.
Young Ivan's March
1:42
4.
The Ocean - the Sea*
3:19
5.
Shuisky and the keepers of the hounds
1:34
6.
Death of Glinskaya
1:05
Scene 2. The Coronation: 9:44
7.
Kyrie eleison
1:11
8.
Sofroniev Cherubic Hymn (A. Kastalsky)
5:41
9.
May he live forever!†
2:52
Scene 3. The Wedding: 6:21
10.
Glorifiication
3:03
11.
The Swan
1:08
12.
The Simpleton
1:02
13.
Riot
1:08
Scene 4. The Conquest of Kazan: 11:53
14.
Entrance of the Tartars
0:14
15.
Cannon are brought to Kazan
2:08
16.
Kurbsky's trumpets
0:27
17.
Ivan's tent
1:06
18.
Tartar steppes
1:43
19.
The Artillerymen
0:48
20.
The Tartars
1:17
21.
Kurbsky's trumpets
0:28
22.
Attack
1:03
23.
Malyuta's jealousy
0:42
24.
Kazan has fallen
0:57
Scene 5. Ivan's illness: 8:00
25.
O, my soul (liturgical chant)
1:38
26.
O, Lord most gracious (liturgical chant)
0:52
27.
O, my soul (liturgical chant)
1:20
28.
Ivan's appeal to the Boyars
4:10
Scene 6. The Death of Anastasia: 12:00
29.
Anastasia's illness
3:44
30.
Anastasia is poisoned
2:25
31.
Eternal remembrance (liturgical chant)
1:22
32.
Rest with the saints (liturgical chant)
1:20
33.
Thou alone (liturgical chant)
1:52
34.
Ivan at Anastasia'a coffin
1:17
Scene 7. The Oath of the Oprichniks: 7:55
35.
Oath of the Oprichniks
6:08
36.
Come back!‡
1:47
66:25
COMPACT DISC TWO
Part II
1.
Overture
1:31
Scene 8. At the Polish Court: 2:53
2.
Fanfares
0:32
3.
Polonaise
1:47
4.
Fanfares
0:34
Scene 9. Lamentation for the executed Boyars: 6:41
5.
Do not sob, Mother (F. Ivanov)
3:13
6.
It were better for you, Judas
1:55
7.
Shuisky and the keepers of the hounds
1:34
Scene 10. The Fiery Furnace (liturgical drama): 7:09
8.
Wondrous is God (D. Bortnyansky)
0:53
9.
Song of the boys§
3:15
10.
Song about the beaver*
3:01
Scene 11. The Tsar's banquet and The Cathedral: 12:35
11.
Chaotic dance and Orderly dance of the Oprichniks
1:43
12.
Song of the Oprichniks¶
2:03
13.
O, my soul (liturgical chant)
1:21
14.
Song of the Oprichniks (without choir)
0:48
15.
Chorus of the Oprichniks (without words)
3:55
16.
Vladimir's murder
0:22
17.
Entrance of Ivan
0:54
18.
Finale
1:29
19.
Ballad of an Unknown Boy, Op. 93
20:28
Cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra
51:34
Solo:Ludmila Kuznetsova mezzo-soprano*
Solo: Viktoria Smolnikova mezzo-soprano§
Solo:Elena Kozneva mezzo-soprano§
Solo:Tatiana Zheranzhe alto§
Solo:Vladimir Sytnik tenor‡
Solo: Sergey Toptygin baritone¶
Solo:Alexander Tsylinko bass†
Solo:Mikhail Makhov bass‡
Choral: Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
under
Conductor:Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky
10-14 January 2003
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'The performance shows the conductor at his best… he gives the score's tangy colours and bold gestures their due…Polyansky gives us a good sense of the music's imaginative timbres and its riveting dramatic power.'
Fanfare
The Russian State Symphony Orchestra plays splendidly for Valeri Polyansky…
The Strad on CHAN 9890 (Symphony-Concerto etc.)
'This is an atmospheric and hugely vivid reading by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra and conductor Valeri Polyansky that suggests an intimate knowledge of Eisentein's film. It is helped considerably by a generously warm and resonant recorded acoustic.'
International Record Review
Both discs feature fine performances by a reliable Chandos team.
The Daily Telegraph on CHAN 10044 (On the Dnieper
Valeri Polyansky makes a strong case for the ballet On the Dnieper.
Financial Times on CHAN 10044 (On the Dnieper etc.
' Prokofiev's score for Ivan the Terrible is some of the best film music ever written, fusing the composer's melodic gifts, his salty version of high-romantic orchestration, his love of grand church chants and thrilling marches. Despite the lack of Eisenstein's visuals, this powerful recording captures much of the film's epic grandeur, with Polyansky drawing some massive climaxes and breathtaking moments of intimacy from his forces.'
Classic FM Magazine
Polyansky and the orchestra plunge crisply and confidently into the varied scores… Prokofiev newcomers and old timers alike should find pleasure in this disc.
The Times on CHAN 10056 (Egyptian Nights etc.)
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