Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
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Composer: Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyConductor: Uri Zagorodniuk
Conductor: Valery Borisov
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg Kirov Orchestra
Performer: Galina Gorchakova
Performer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Performer: Gennady Bezzubenkov
Performer: Larissa Diadkova
Performer: Nikolai Gassiev
Performer: Nikolai Putilin
Performer: Olga Korzhenskaya
Performer: Sergey Aleksashkin
Performer: Tatiana Kravtsova
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1996-03-26
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: Introduction
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 1. Scene and Arioso of Iolanta. 'Moj ptenchik, Iolanta'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: Arioso. 'Atchevo eta prezhde ne znala'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 2. Scene and Chorus. 'Polna, ni nada, radnaja'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 3. Scene and Chorus. 'Brigitta, eta ty?'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 3. Scene and Chorus. 'Spi, pust' Ang'ely krylami navevajut sny'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 4. Scene and Arioso of King René. 'Prizyvnyj rok...'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 4. Scene and Arioso of King René. 'Gaspot' moj, jesli greshen ja'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 5. Scene and Monologue of Ibn-Hakia. 'Tvajo litso besstrasna'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 5. Scene and Monologue of Ibn-Hakia. 'Dva mira: plotskij i duhovnyj'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 6. Scene and Aria. 'Ne tarapis''
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 6a. Romance of Vaudémont. 'Net! Chary lask krasy m'atezhnaj'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 7. Scene and Duet. 'Adnaka, gde zhe my?'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 7. Scene and Duet. 'Vy mne petstali kak veden'je'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 7. Scene and Duet. 'Tvajo malchan'je nepan'atna'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 8. Scene. 'Iolanta! Gde ty?'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 8. Scene. 'Net, nazavi muchen'ja'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No.9. Finale. 'Prasti min'a, ja abmanul tib'a'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 9. Finale. 'Gotfrid, ja vyruchat' tib'a javilsa'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 9. Finale. 'gde ja?'
- Iolanta, opera, Op. 69: No. 9. Finale. 'Blagoj velikij, neizmennyj'
Music reviews of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
Music Review: A forgotten jewel
Rating: 4 Stars
This a an unusual production among Tchaicovsky's operatic work. Lightful, full of symbolic lyricism, the pure melodies used thorough the play captivate any listener, along with the moving story.
This version isn't ideal just for one point (not minor): Gorchakova's voice is too dark and heavy for the part. Thus said, let's move on: Grigoriam is moving, passionate... just wonderful. All the rest of the singers are perfect. Gergiev misses some details in the score; but all put together, he is a fine conductor. Tchaicovsky's rare beautyful gem is worth to get this set.
Description of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta
Iolanta was Tchaikovsky's final opera, a one-acter written to play on the same bill with The Nutcracker. It tells the story of a blind princess whose disability has been kept from her, and who learns of it along with the love that gives her the strength to overcome it. The composer personally preferred the opera to the ballet, but subsequent audiences have not agreed with his assessment, and Iolanta has languished in obscurity. There are dramatic reasons for that, but from a musical standpoint this score deserves to be heard. This recording is a part of the Gergiev/Kirov/Philips series of Russian operas, and a fine cast has been lavished on it, including the luscious-voiced soprano Galina Gorchakova in the title role, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Robert, to whom she has long been betrothed, and stentorian tenor Gegam Grigorian as the knight who falls in love with Iolanta and helps her gain the will to see. --Sarah Bryan MillerGeneral CDs
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