Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus – Shchedrin: The Left-Hander (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus – Shchedrin: The Left-Hander (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:59:27 minutes | 2,45 GB | Genre: Classical
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Specially written for Gergiev on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Rodion Shchedrin s ‘The Left-Hande’r is a comedy of Russians and Englishmen, new technology, old traditions and strong drink. The premiere was given by the Mariinsky Opera in St Petersburg in July 2013. Rodion Shchedrin is one of music s greatest living humourists and his work is laced with pitch-black irony and deadpan wit. Based on Nikolai Leskov s classical satirical novella of 1881, ‘The Tale of Cross-Eyed Lefty From Tula and the Steel Flea’, The Left-Hander is a gloriously wry exploration of Russia s relationship with the West in general and England in particular. The work recently received its UK premiere and was met with great acclaim. ‘The Left-Hander is a real comic opera of beguiling charm and fizzing vivacity, sharing its absurd grotesquerie with Shostakovich s The Nose, its tingling enchantment with Ravel s L enfant et les sortilèges and its wild mania with Barry s The Importance of Being Earnest. What grounds it, though, is an overwhelming, Russian nostalgia, an umbilical cord linking back to Mussorgsky.’ Classical-music.com ‘Gergiev conducted Shchedrin s 2013 score with understated intensity and musical humility, transporting us to the haunting world of Nikolai Leskov s original novella. Shchedrin s scoring is characteristically inventive and colourful… the forging music is witty and humorous.’ The Telegraph **** ‘Unexpectedly moving and stunningly well sung.’ The Financial Times ****

BBC RADIO 3 CD REVIEW DISC OF THE WEEK ‘It fizzes with energy … I enjoyed this hugely’ –Andrew McGregor BBC Radio 3 CD Review, 11th April 2015

‘Valery Gergiev conducts a sharp performance, one fully alert to the satires that enmesh the work.’ –John Warrack Gramophone, June 2015

Performance: **** Recording: **** ‘Leading the characteristically strong Mariinsky forces, Kristina Alieva entertains with her coloratura as the ornamental insect, and in the title role the lyric tenor Andrei Popov gives a touching performance of a character forced out of his comfort zone.’ –John Allison BBC Music Magazine, July 2015

Tracklist:
1-1. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Alexander Timchenko, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 1. The Winter Palace (03:24)
1-2. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 2. Ataman Platov’s Story (02:54)
1-3. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Maria Maksakova, Main Artist – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 3. Inspection of the Armoury (05:46)
1-4. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Yekaterina Goncharova, Main Artist – Varvara Solovyova, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 4. The River Tulitsa (03:04)
1-5. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 5. Buckingham Palace. Orchestral Interlude I (00:58)
1-6. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Maria Maksakova, Main Artist – Mikhail Latyshev, Main Artist – Vladimir Zhivopistsev, Main Artist – Dmitry Koleushko, Main Artist – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 6. The Royal Presentation (04:00)
1-7. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 7. Seven Turns of the Key. Orchestral Interlude II (00:40)
1-8. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Kirstina Alieva, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 8. The Flea (02:06)
1-9. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Maria Maksakova, Main Artist – Mikhail Latyshev, Main Artist – Vladimir Zhivopistsev, Main Artist – Dmitry Koleushko, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 9. Arioso of Alexander I and Scena (04:32)
1-10. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 10. Again in the Winter Palace (during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I) (02:59)
1-11. Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Yekaterina Goncharova, Main Artist – Varvara Solovyova, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble, Main Artist – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 11. A village in Tula and the Left-Hander’s Rude Songs (03:19)
1-12. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 12. Ataman Platov Arrives in Tula (04:42)
1-13. Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble, Main Artist – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 13. The Russians Refashion the English Flea (03:47)
1-14. Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble, Main Artist – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 14. Ataman Platov returns to Tula (03:56)
1-15. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 15. The Journey from Tula to St Petersburg. Orchestral Interlude III (01:42)
1-16. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 16. Ataman Platov and the Left-Hander Arrive at the Winter Palace (03:42)
1-17. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 17. The Microscope is brought in. Orchestral Interlude IV (00:48)
1-18. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Kristina Alieva, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 18. The English Flea subjected to Russian Modification (02:12)
1-19. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Vladimir Moroz, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Edward Tsanga, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act One: 19. Act One Finale (04:33)
2-1. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 20. The Left-Hander and the Flea at Buckingham Palace (01:06)
2-2. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Kristina Alieva, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 21. The Russified Flea (02:12)
2-3. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Maria Maksakova, Main Artist – Mikhail Latyshev, Main Artist – Vladimir Zhivopistsev, Main Artist – Dmitry Koleushko, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Alexander Gerasimov, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 22. Delighted English Question the Left-Hander (07:14)
2-4. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Marina Aleshonkova, Main Artist – Yekaterina Krapivina, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 23. The English Brides (Love Canzonets) (04:02)
2-5. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Maria Maksakova, Main Artist – Mikhail Latyshev, Main Artist – Vladimir Zhivopistsev, Main Artist – Dmitry Koleushko, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Alexander Gerasimov, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 24. Attempts at Persuasion (04:05)
2-6. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 25. Know How. Orchestral Interlude V (01:46)
2-7. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Maria Maksakova, Main Artist – Mikhail Latyshev, Main Artist – Vladimir Zhivopistsev, Main Artist – Dmitry Koleushko, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 26. How to Clean your Musket? (03:13)
2-8. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Yekaterina Goncharova, Main Artist – Varvara Solovyova, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 27. A Vision of Russia (03:10)
2-9. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Andrei Spekhov, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Mikhail Latyshev, Main Artist – Vladimir Zhivopistsev, Main Artist – Dmitry Koleushko, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 28. The Left-Hander Sets Sail for Russia (07:35)
2-10. Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble – Yekaterina Goncharova, Main Artist – Varvara Solovyova, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 29. The Storm. Orchestral Interlude VI (02:17)
2-11. Roman Lyulkin, Main Artist – Vyacheslav Lukhanin, Main Artist – Anton Perminov, Main Artist – Andrei Spekhov, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 30. Return to St Petersburg (04:00)
2-12. Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Roman Lyulkin, Main Artist – Vyacheslav Lukhanin, Main Artist – Anton Perminov, Main Artist – Andrei Popov, Main Artist – Andrei Spekhov, Main Artist – Yekaterina Goncharova, Main Artist – Varvara Solovyova, Main Artist – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 31. Final Scenes (Ordeal in the Infirmaries) (09:30)
2-13. Rodion Shchedrin, Composer – Mariinsky Orchestra, Main Artist, Orchestra – Mariinsky Chorus, Ensemble, Main Artist – Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Main Artist – Kristina Alieva, Main Artist – Schott – The Left-Hander, Act Two: 32. Epilogue (09:57)

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