The Miserly Knight

1. The Miserly Knight, opera, Op. 24
   Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
   Performed by Bolshoi Theater Orchestra
   with Mikhail Krutikov, Piotr Glouboky, Vladislav Verestnikov, Vladimir Kudryashov, Alexandre Arkhipov
   
   

The Miserly Knight,Sergey Rachmaninov,Bolshoi Theater Orchestra,Alexandre Arkhipov,Mikhail Krutikov,Piotr Glouboky,Vladimir Kudryashov,Vladislav Verestnikov,Russian Season,Classical,Classical Music,Opera,Russian 20th/21st Century Opera

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Average customer rating: A Very Different Rachamninoff!!! Outstanding Rachmaninov operas, though a libretto would've helped

Rachmaninov: Complete Operas (Aleko, The Miserly Knight, Francesca di Rimini) Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Leiferkus, Sergei | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Rachmaninov: The Symphonies Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 2 Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 1 Rachmaninov: Complete Works for Cello and Piano ASIN: B0001Y4JI4 Release Date: 2004-06-15

Customer Reviews:

A Very Different Rachamninoff!!!.......2006-06-20

The great Sergei Rachmaninoff was not primarily known as an opera composer. However, his three operas have an important place in the music history books.
This three-disc set includes all three of Rachamninoff's operas in their entirety (one per disc) and are presented in jaw-dropping performances under the baton of conductor Neeme Jarvi. The orchestra as well as the soloists and choirs truly deliver emotionally-drenched performances on all three operas.
Musically, these operas may be overwhelming to some. There is a definite darker approach heard in these works which is a drastic departure from Rachmaninoff's romantic-styled Piano Concertos and Symphonies. There is also a definite Tchaikovsky influence heard in this music as well. Depsite the darker atmosphere of these operas, the power of this music is emmense and dynamic while never losing momentum. In other words, this is some great stuff here.
While the CD booklet includes synopsises of each opera, there are no libretti included which is a shame because the opera's are sung in Russian. To have the full set of lyrics printed out both in Russian and English would have been fantastic to follow along with while listening. No so here, though.
Despite this, this set of Rachmaninoff's complete operas is essential to any diehard Rachmaninoff fan. Even though these operas weren't as successful as his other works, his genius comes through loud and clear here and are just as good as anything else he has done.
Definitely Essential Rachmaninoff Operas!!!!

Outstanding Rachmaninov operas, though a libretto would've helped.......2006-02-03

Neeme Jarvi and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (Goteborgs Symfoniker) have done an excellent job with Sergei Rachmaninov's three influential operas. The sound quality is amazing, and the soloists sing their heart out...WAY out.

Aleko: This is the story of love, deception, and sorrow between an old man, who is now a gypsy, and his unbalanced family. The ending is as tragic as the ending to "Boris Godunov" by Modest Mussorgsky.

The Miserly Knight: Albert is a man who finds himself in an inheritance crisis, while his father is a man who can't get enough of his own greed. The two confront each other, through words, and through violence.

Francesca da Rimini: The darkest of the three, it tells of how Francesca da Rimini & Paolo Malatesta were sent to hell with their atrocious love affair.

I'm giving this box set only four stars, clearly because of lack of the librettos by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and Modest Tchaikovsky. All in all, this is for those who are interested in Rachmaninov's lesser works.

I give this an A-

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Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006AZPYA Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. Prelude - Russian State Symphony Orchestra
2. 'Whatever Happens, I Shall Appear At The Tournament'
3. 'Like The Young Libertine Awaiting A Meeting With Some Wily Harlot'
4. 'Believe Me, Sire, I Have Long Suffered The Shame Of Bitter Poverty'

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Rachmaninov: Miserly Knight Aleksashkin , Larin , Chernov , Caley , and Kotscher Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00005EB0G Release Date: 2002-05-08

Tracks:

1. Intro - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi
2. Scene 1: In The Castle - Sergei Larin/Anatoli Kotscherga/Ian Caley
3. Scene 2: In A Cellar - Sergei Aleksashkin
4. Scene 3: In The Palace - Sergei Larin/Vladimir Chernov/Sergei Aleksashkin

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Rachmaninov:Aleko/The Miserly Knight/Le Chevalier Avare/Francesca Da Rimini Manufacturer: Russian Season ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003HYT Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Introduction - Orch Of The Bolshoi Theatre/Andrey Chistiakov
2. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Chor - Russian State Chor/Evgueny Tytianko
3. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: The Old Gipsy's Narrative - Viatcheslav Potchapski/Russian State Chor/Evgueny Tytianko
4. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Scene And Chor - Vladimir Matorine/Natalia Erasova/Vitaly Tarastchenko/Viatcheslav Potchapski/Russian State Chor/Evg
5. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Women's Dance - Orch Of The Bolshoi Theatre/Andrey Chistiakov
6. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Men's Dance - Orch Of The Bolshoi Theatre/Andrey Chistiakov
7. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Chor - Russian State Chor/Evgueny Tytianko
8. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Duettino - Vitaly Tarastchenko/Natalia Erasova
9. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Scene By The Cradle - Natalia Erasova/Vladimir Matorine
10. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Aleko's Cavatina - Orch Of The Bolshoi Theatre/Andrey Chistiakov
11. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Intermezzo - Orch Of The Bolshoi Theatre/Andrey Chistiakov
12. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: The Young Gipsy's Romance - Orch Of The Bolshoi Theatre/Andrey Chistiakov
13. Aleko, Opera En Un Acte D'apres Pouchkine: Duo Et Final - Matalia Erasova/Vitaly Tarastchenko/Vladimir Matorine/Russian State Chor/Evgueny Tytianko

Tracks:

1. The Miserly Knight: 1st Tableau/1. Bild - Vladimir Kudriashov/Alexander Arkhipov/Piotr Gluboky
2. The Miserly Knight: 2nd Tableau/2.Bild - Mikhail Krutikov
3. The Miserly Knight: 3rd Tableau/3. Bild - Mikhail Krutikov/Vladimir Kudriashov/Vladislav Verstnikov

Tracks:

1. Francesca Da Rimini: Prologue - Nikolai Rechetniak/Nikolai Vassiliev/Vitaly Tarastchenko
2. Francesca Da Rimini: Tableau 1 - Vladimir Matorin/Marina Lapina
3. Francesca Da Rimini: Tableau 2. Epilogue - Vitaly Tarastchenko/Marina Lapina

Amazon.com

Rachmaninoff is not thought of as an opera composer, and, indeed, his output for the lyric stage comprises only these three short operas. All one- acters, they each come in at an hour or a little more; and sometimes their brevity--as in the case of Francesca da Rimini--precludes the full development of the story's possibilities. But all still display Rachmaninoff's compositional and melodic gifts, and are well worth hearing. This set, recorded in the early 1990s in Moscow, has reasonably good sound engineering and competent, if not particularly noteworthy, casts. --Sarah Bryan Miller

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Rachmaninov - The Miserly Knight · Aleko · Francesca da Rimini / Aleksashkin · von Otter · Larin · Chernov · Caley · Kotscherga · Gothenburg SO · N Järvi Sergei Rachmaninov , Neeme Järvi , Anne Sofie von Otter , Sergei Aleksashkin , and Vladimir Chernov, Ian Caley Sergej Larin Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon/Special Im ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B0000060AE Release Date: 1998-03-03

Average customer rating:

The Miserly Knight Manufacturer: Russian Season / HM ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003HYY Release Date: 1997-12-09

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