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AQVR 418-2
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Ruslan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Reizen
Lyudmila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valeria Barsova
Svetozar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxiim Mikhailov
The Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxiim Mikhailov
Gorislava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Slivinskaya
Ratmir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizaveta Antonova
Farlaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vassily Lubentsov
Finn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikandr Khanaev
Naina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyubov Stavrovskaya
Bayan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solomon Khromchenko
Choir and orchestra of the Bolshoi theatre
Conductor – Samuil Samosud, choir master - Max Cooper
Recorded in 1938
CD1
(64:49)
1. Overture
Act I
2. The first song of Bayan
3. The second song of Bayan
4. Chorus
5. Lyudmila's cavatina
6. Finale
Act II
7. Entr'acte
8. Finn's ballad
9. Ruslan and Finn's duettino
10. Farlaf and Naina's scene
11. Farlaf's rondo
CD2 (73:26)
1. Ruslan's aria
2. Scene with the Head
Act III
3. Entr'acte
4. Persian chorus
5. Gorislava's cavatina
6. Ratmir's aria
7. Dances in Naina's castle
8. Finale
Act IV
9. Entr'acte
10. Scene (Lyudmila, choir)
11. Lyudmila's aria and scene (Lyudmila, choir)
12. Chernomor's march
CD3 (67:43)
Act IV (continue)
Oriental dances in Chernomor's garden
1. a) Turkish
2. b) Arabian
3. c) Lezghinka
4. Chorus
5. Finale
Act V
6. Ratmir's romance
7. Recitative (Ratmir, choir) and duet (Ratmir, Finn)
8. Scene (Svetozar, Farlaf, choir)
9. Scene (Ruslan, Lyudmila, Ratmir, Gorislava, Svetozar, choir)
10. Final chorus
Bonus tracks:
11. Farlaf's rondo (act 2) tonfilm
12. Ruslan's aria (act 2) Gramplasttrest 03568
Valeria Barsova's rare tonfilm recordings
13. Cio-cio-san's arioso (G. Puccini «Madama Butterfly»)
14. Recitative and waltz of Juliet (C. Gounod «Romeo and Juliet», act 1)
15. Duet of Romeo and Juliet (C. Gounod «Romeo and Juliet», act 2)
16. Philine's polonaise (A. Thomas «Mignon», act 2)
17. Farandole (G. Bizet)
18. Waltz (L. Arditi)
19. Tarantella (G. Rossini - C. Pepoli)
Mark Reizen (11), Maxim Mikhailov (12), Georgy Vinogradov (15)
Conductors - Samuil Samosud (11), Alexander Melik-Pashaev (12), Alexander Orlov (13-19)
Recorded in: 1936 (12), 1939 (13, 14, 16-19), 1942 (11), early 1940s (15)
CD4
(72:08)
Mikhail Glinka «Ruslan and Lyudmila» (fragments of the opera)
Moscow, Gramplasttrest, 1937-1938
Ruslan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Baturin
Lyudmila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valeria Barsova
Gorislava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Slivinskaya
Ratmir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bronislava Zlatogorova
Naina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyubov Stavrovskaya
Bayan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solomon Khromchenko
Choir and orchestra of the Bolshoi theatre
Conductor – Samuil Samosud
1. Overture / 05972-3
2. The second song of Bayan (act 1) / 06388
3. Lyudmila's cavatina (act 1) / 06400-1
4. Entr'acte (act 2) / 06997
5. Ruslan's aria (act 2) / 06435-7
6. Persian chorus (act 3) / 06434
7. Gorislava's cavatina (act 3) / 06461-2
8. Ratmir's aria (act 3) / 06361-3
9. Dances in Naina's castle (act 3) / 06385-7
10. Chernomor's march (act 4) / 06207
11. Turkish and arabian dances (act 4) / 06209
12. Lezghinka (act 4) / 06208
Bassoon solo: Ivan Vorobiev (7)
Recorded in: 1937 (1), November 29, 1937 (10-12), January 7-9, 1938 (8), January16,1938 (2, 9), end of January 1938 (3), February 10, 1938 (5, 6), February 19, 1938 (7), 1938 (4)
Composers: Glinka M. I.
Performers: Reizen M. O.