The Nose / The Gamblers (complete operas)
$63.00
Special Order3 - 6 weeks add to cart
SHOSTAKOVICH
The Nose / The Gamblers (complete operas)
Chorus & Orchestra of the Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
[ Melodiya / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 10 October 2009
This item is only available to us via Special Order. We should be able to get it to you in 3 - 6 weeks from when you order it.
"Both performances are magnificent, and all self-respecting Shostakovich enthusiasts should have them." BBC Music Magazine, October 2007
"Here (The Nose) it's the brilliantly idiomatic and conversational way that singers and orchestra negotiate the most complex ensembles that is so satisfying, and so powerful a confirmation of Shostakovich's natural gift for the stage….The coupling is the world premiere….both performances are magnificant and all self-respecting Shostakovich enthusiasts should have them." BBC Music Magazine, October 2007
"Both performances are magnificent, and all self-respecting Shostakovich enthusiasts should have them." BBC Music Magazine, October 2007
The Gamblers, Op. 63
The short "The Gamblers" which was left unfinished in a piano score, is performed here in a version completed by the conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky.
The Nose
"The Nose" was first performed in 1930 and once again the composer was lambasted for being pretentious and artificial. In recent years "The Nose" has enjoyed a reassessment in revivals in opera houses around the world.
BBC Music Magazine
Opera Choice - October 2007
