Shostakovich: The Gamblers

On this CD:

1. The Gamblers, opera, for 6 male voices & orchestra (unfinished)
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Bolshoi Theater Orchestra with Alexandre Arkhipov, Piotr Glouboky, Viatcheslav Potchapski, Nikolai Rechetniak, Mikhail Kroutikov, Nikolai Kurpe, Viktor Panine

Tracks:

The Gamblers: Act One: Vorspiel - Prelude
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Bitte sehr, bitte hierher!'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Was fur ein Anblick'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Wahrhaftig, ich furchte, er konnte uns hier uberraschen'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Ganz flink, die Herrschaften!'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Befehlen Sie etwas zum Essen?'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Ich bitte zu entschuldigen'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Darf ich inzwischen bitten, meine Herren?'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Die Vier, das As - beide je zehn'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Verschiessen Sie nicht unnutz Ihr Pulver!'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Darf ich fragen, seit wann Sie sich um die tiefsten Erkenntnisse bemuhen?'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Es ist aber auch eine wichtige Sache!'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Ausgesprochen geistreich!'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Ja, und zwar Adelaida Iwanowna'
The Gamblers: Act One: 'Ich sehe schon, Sie beherrschen nicht nur Ihre Kunst'

Tracks:

The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Ach, wenn man ihn doch herumkriegen konnte!'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Hier, Icharew, stelle ich dir Michail Alexandrowitsch Glow vor'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Hinsichtlich der Karten stimme ich mit Michail Alexandrowitsch Glow vor'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Ihr Diener lasst wegen der Koffer anfragen'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Ausgeflogen, der Vogel!'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Meine herren! Ich stelle vor'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Hol's der Teufel, wenn es sich so verhalt'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Ja, was denn, mein Freund'
The Gamblers: Act Two: 'Wir haben dich lieb auf ewig'
The Gamblers: Act Three: Vorspiel - Prelude
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Wir mussen gut Freund mit ihm bleiben'
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Horen Sie zu, Psoi Stachitsch'
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Naturlich, es ware schon besser, wir bekamen das Geld recht bald'
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Welchen Lauf doch die Dinge genommen haben!'
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Wo sind sie denn?'
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Erstens ist er kein Beamter'
The Gamblers: Act Three: 'Zur Holle mit Adelaida Iwanowna!'

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Shostakovich: The Gamblers (opera)
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Manufacturer: Russian Season
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ASIN: B000003HYA
Release Date: 1995-11-21

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Shostakovich: The Gamblers

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Shostakovich: The Gamblers

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Shostakovich: The Nose/The Gamblers

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Tracks:

The Gamblers: Instrumental Introduction
The Gamblers: Do Come In, Do Come In...
The Gamblers: I'm Listening Friend, Go On.
The Gamblers: What A Sight!
The Gamblers: Have You Come Far?
The Gamblers: Where Is Your Master From?
The Gamblers: Wily Fellows, These.
The Gamblers: Perhaps Kazan Is Better
The Gamblers: Listen, Did They Give You Much?
The Gamblers: I'm Sorry, The Room's Not Nice...
The Gamblers: But, Gentlemen, Come Come, Don't Lets's Argue...
The Gamblers: Well Well, This Sturgeon Is Good.
The Gamblers: Jack Of Clubs, Diamonds...
The Gamblers: And So We Shake On The Deal.
The Gamblers: Do Tell Us...
The Gamblers: Do You Remember, Shvokhnev?
The Gamblers: In A Town ...
The Gamblers: We Have Our Methods.
The Gamblers: There Was Another One Which Went Quite Well.
The Gamblers: Wily Fellows, These.
The Nose: Act I: No. 1: Introduction
The Nose: Act I: No. 2: Scene 1. Ivan Yakovlevich's Barber Shop
The Nose: Act I: No. 3: Scene 2. A Quay
The Nose: No. 4 Musical Interlude
The Nose: Act I: No. 5: Scene 3. Kovalyov's Bedroom
The Nose: Act I: No. 6: Gallop
The Nose: Act I: No. 7: Scene 4. Kazan Cathedral

Tracks:

The Nose: Act II: No.8 Introduction
The Nose: Act II: No. 9: Scene 5. Small Ads Department Of A Newspaper.
The Nose: Act II: Largo: I Have No Idea How This Misfortune Occurred. (Kovalyov)
The Nose: No, I Can't Place Such An Ad In The Newspaper. (Clerk, Kovalyov, Servants And Footmen)
The Nose: Act II: No. 10: Musical Interlude
The Nose: Act II: No. 11: Scene 6. Kovalyov's House - (Valet Ivan)
The Nose: Act II: God, Good God! Why This Calamity? (Kovalyov)
The Nose: Act III: No. 12: Scene 7. A posting-inn on the outskirts of St. Petersburg
The Nose: Act III: No. 13: Scene 8. The drawing-rooms of Kovalyov and Pelagia Podtochina
The Nose: Act III: It really is my nose! There's the spot ...
The Nose: Act III: Hey, Ivan! Ivan!
The Nose: Hey, what a face, Ha, ha, ha!
The Nose: Act III: Ah? Write to her! Good, I'm writing.
The Nose: Act III: No. 14: Intermezzo
The Nose: Act III: No. 15: Scene9. Kovalyov's house.
The Nose: Act III: No. 16: Scene 10. Nevsky Prospekt

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Dmitri Shostakovich began to come of age as a composer during the heady period of artistic experimentation following the Revolution, before Stalinist cultural control policies nearly strangled his career. The Nose, his first full-fledged opera, is a remarkable document from that era of creative ferment when the composer joined forces with the likes of the director Meyerhold. Although a success at its 1930 premiere, the opera was essentially banned until the 1970s. This recording is a remastered version of a production from 1975 that was overseen by the composer himself, and, under the guidance of conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, taps into an extraordinary, palpable ensemble spirit that is essential to this version of Gogol's absurdist story about the nature of conformity and social control. Stylistically, The Nose involves a montage of traits and sources, displaying jagged Stravinskian rhythmic energy, sardonic neoclassical counterpoint, marches, waltzes, and expressionist, angst-fueled, Wozzeck-inspired orchestral commentary--all of which are rendered with fevered energy by the Moscow Chamber Theatre Orchestra. The vocal equivalent of character acting from this enormous cast, which brings to life the opera's 80-plus characters, is abundant. As the protagonist who awakens to find his nose missing, baritone Eduard Akimov portrays both boisterous vulgarity--listen to his erotic dream sequence--and existential terror. This performance makes a compelling case for the importance within 20th-century opera of this often overlooked work. Shostakovich also composed a second Gogol-based opera, the one-act The Gamblers, which was left unfinished. Rozhdestvensky prepared a performing edition of this Brecht-flavored satire, the 1978 premiere of which is included in this set, and the result introduces a delightfully rich, acid-tinged score that fans of the composer--or of music drama in general--will not want to miss. The only vexation here is the lack of librettos in the CD booklet. --Thomas May

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