Galina Vishnevskaya Sings Shostakovich & Mussorgsky
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Performer: Dimiter PetkovPerformer: Mstislav Rostropovich
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Vasso Devetzi
Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya
Performer: Nicolai Gedda
Performer: Ulf Hoelscher
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-03-23
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: I. Ophelia's song
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: II. Gamayun, bird of prophecy
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: III. We were together
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: IV. The city sleeps
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: V. The storm
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: VI. Secret signs
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127: VII. Music
- Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109: I. To a critric
- Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109: II. The awakening of Spring
- Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109: III. Descendants
- Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109: IV. A misunderstanding
- Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109: V. Kreutzer Sonata
- Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & orchestra, orchestration by Shostakovich: I. Lullaby
- Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & orchestra, orchestration by Shostakovich: II. Serenade
- Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & orchestra, orchestration by Shostakovich: III. Trepak
- Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & orchestra, orchestration by Shostakovich: IV. The Field-M
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, opera, Op. 29: Act 1. Scene 3. Spat pora. Dyen proshol
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, opera, Op. 29: Act 1. Scene 3. Zherebyonok k kobyike toropitsa
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, opera, Op. 29: Act 1. Scene 3. Kto eto, kto, kto stuchit?
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, opera, Op. 29: Act 1. Scene 3. Ya poydu...Proshnchay
Music reviews of Galina Vishnevskaya Sings Shostakovich & Mussorgsky
Music Review: A Wonderful Voice
Rating: 5 Stars
I bought this CD during the Shostakovich Centennial and it filled a gap in my collection for the Alexander Blok and Satires, works written with Galina Vishnevskaya in mind. The performances were made during the late 1970's and are also interesting for the collaboration of Vishnevskaya's husband Mstislav Rostropovich, who plays the cello and piano and is the conductor for the Lady Macbeth selections.
The booklet recalls the comment by Ms. Vishnevskaya that she is "a music hall singer with an operatic voice," something that Dmitri Shostakovich understood when composing these songs. It would be easy in some of the songs to loose control (particularly when the singer must half-shout, half-shriek) with the demands that the composer places on the singer but Vishnevskaya takes it all in stride. She is also superb in the Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death that Shostakovich orchestrated but Vishnevskaya really shines in the scene from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The disc includes only Act 1 Scene 3 but the scene is a pivotal one where Sergei (sung by Nicolai Gedda) seduces Katarina. I am familiar with the recording of the opera with Maria Ewing and, for drama and singing, this recording is truly excellent leaving one wanting for more.
The recordings have been nicely re-mastered and are a must for anyone interested in Shostakovich's music. The booklet includes the texts and a nice biography of Galina Vishnevskaya.
General CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( M ) > Mussorgsky, Modest
- ( S ) > Shostakovich, Dmitri
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( L ) > London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Modern
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Languages > Russian
- Pop > Vocal Pop > General
- Mussorgsky, Modest - Works by Mussorgsky
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