MUSSORGSKY: Sorochintsy Fair; Chorus and Orchestra of Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera Theatre of Russia, Evgeny Brazhnik (2CD)

Opera in three acts, Libretto by the composer, based on the like-named tale by Nikolai Gogol Edited by Pavel Lamm · Completed by Vissarion Shebalin, Introduction arranged by Anatoly Lyadov
CD1
1 Introduction                                                                                                                          4’29
 
Act 1
2 The fair scene                                                                                                                      3’45
3 The Gypsy’s appearance                                                                                                      6’20
4 Scene: Cherevik and Godfather                                                                                             2’46
5 Scene: Cherevik and Khivrya                                                                                                 4’39
6 Grits’ko’s meditation and finale                                                                                             8’05
 
Act 2
7 Scene: Cherevik and Khivrya                                                                                                 8’41
8 Khivrya alone                                                                                                                       5’54
9 Khivrya’s song – Scene with the Priest’s son                                                                         10’14
10 Guests are coming                                                                                                             7’14
11 Cherevik’s song with guests                                                                                                5’56
12 Godfather’s tale and finale                                                                                                  5’09
 
Total time                                                                                                                               73’19
 
 
CD2
Act 3
Scene 1
1 Cherevik and Godfather with lads, then Gypsy, Grits’ko                                                         8’50
2 Lad’s dreaming vision                                                                                                           10’04
 
Scene 2
3 Parasya’s meditation                                                                                                            7’02
4 Final hopak                                                                                                                          1’37
 
Total time                                                                                                                               27’34
 
Hermann Kuklin Cherevik
Svetlana Zalizniak Khivrya
Nadezhda Ryzhkova Parasya
Sergei Vialkov Godfather
Vitaly Petrov Grits’ko
Sergei Maistruk Afanasy Ivanovich
Andrei Vylegzhanin Gypsy/Chernobog
 
Chorus and Orchestra of Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Russia
Vera Davydova chorus master
Evgeny Brazhnik conductor