Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
Performer: Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Evgeny Akimov, Mariinsky Chorus
Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Mariinsky
Release: 2010
Size: 1.76 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
The Enchanted Wanderer, Part I:
01. I. Prologue
02. II. The Flogged Monk (The Portent)
03. III. Tatar Captivity
04. IV. Ivan’s Plea
05. V. Russian Shepherds
06. VI. Ivan’s Tale
07. VII. Duet
08. VIII. Drunken Night
09. IX. Grusha the Gypsy
CD 02
The Enchanted Wanderer, Part II:
01. I. Recitative – Dialogue
02. II. Duet and Recitative
03. III. The Prince’s Engagement to a Wealthy Bride and Monologue of Ivan
04. IV. Ships on the Volga
05. V. Final Duet and Scene
06. VI. Laments
07. VII. Epilogue
Four Fragments from the Ballet “The Little Humpbacked Horse”:
08. I. Introduction
09. II. Duettino of Ivan and the Tsar Maiden
10. III. Gypsy Dance
11. IV. Maidens’ Round Dance and Quadrille
12. Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 “Naughty Limericks”
Following works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovksy, the Mariinsky label turns to music by one of Russia’s greatest living composers for its fourth release. Shchedrin’s ‘concert opera’ The Enchanted Wanderer was premièred in New York in 2002 and did not receive its Russian premiere until 2007. However it has rapidly entered the Mariinsky Theatre’s repertory both in St Petersburg and on tour. Based on a story by the 19th-century Russian author Nikolai Leskov, the opera is steeped in Russian folklore and beliefs. The release also features four fragments from Shchedrin’s 1955 ballet score The Little Humpbacked Horse and his 1963 Concerto for Orchestra Naughty Limericks.