Rachmaninov - Aleko | Chandos CHAN10583

Rachmaninov - Aleko

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Label: Chandos

Cat No: CHAN10583

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 29th March 2010

Contents

Artists

Sergey Murzaev (baritone)
Evgeny Akimov (tenor)
Gennady Bezzubenkov (bass)
Svetla Vassileva (soprano)
Nadezhda Vasilieva (mezzo-soprano)
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda

Works

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Aleko

Artists

Sergey Murzaev (baritone)
Evgeny Akimov (tenor)
Gennady Bezzubenkov (bass)
Svetla Vassileva (soprano)
Nadezhda Vasilieva (mezzo-soprano)
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda

About

Opera is one of the great musical passions of Gianandrea Noseda, who has explored it to stunning effect with the BBC Philharmonic. In September 2009 he became Music Director at Teatro Regio in Turin, one of Europe’s leading opera houses. Here he presents Aleko, recorded following a highly acclaimed performance at the Stresa Festival with the Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino and the BBC Philharmonic.

The ‘all-Russian’ cast of soloists are Sergey Murzaev (soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre), Evgeny Akimov and Nadezhda Vasilieva (both soloists with the Mariinsky Theatre Company), Gennady Bezzubenkov and the world-renowned soprano Svetla Vassileva.

Sometimes referred to as Rachmaninov’s answer to Carmen, Aleko (adapted from 'The Gypsies' by Alexander Pushkin) was written in 1892 as a graduation work at the Moscow Conservatory and won the highest prizes from the judges that year. The rhapsodic Orientalism and effortless melodies are particularly appealling. As a companion to his two later operas, Aleko illustrates Rachmaninov finding his own individual style at an early stage.

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