Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible [Soundtrack]

Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Vladimir Fedoseyev (Conductor), Tchaikovsky Festival Orchestra Moscow (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Festival Orchestra Moscow
• Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev
• Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B00004Z3J6
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,817 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Part One: Prologue: Overture - Vladimir Fedoseyev/Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

2. Part One: Prologue: The Death Of Glinskaya

3. Part One: Prologue: Young Ivan's March

4. Part One: Prologue: The Azure Main - Contralto Solo - Irina Chistjakova

5. Part One: Prologue: The Azure Main - Instrumental Version - Vladimir Fedoseyev/Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

6. Part One: Prologue: Shuisky And The Keepers Of The Hounds

7. Part One: Prologue: The Death Of Glinskaya

8. Part One: The Coronation: Kyrie Eleison

9. Part One: The Coronation: Sofrony's Cherubic Song

10. Part One: The Coronation: May He Live Forever! - Bass Solo - Dmitry Stephanovich

See all 38 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Part Two: At The Polish Court: Fanfares

2. Part Two: At The Polish Court: Polonaise

3. Part Two: Lamentation: Do Not Weep For Me, Mother

4. Part Two: Lamentation: You Were Told, Judas

5. Part Two: Liturgical Drama: The Furnace Play: Shuisky And The Keepers Of The Hounds

6. Part Two: Liturgical Drama: The Furnace Play: The Song Of The Young Men

7. Part Two: Liturgical Drama: The Furnace Play: Wonderful Is God

8. Part Two: Liturgical Drama: The Furnace Play: The Song Of The Beaver

9. Part Two: The Tsar's Banquet & The Cathedral: Dances Of The Oprichniki - Chaotic Dance

10. Part Two: The Tsar's Banquet & The Cathedral: Dances Of The Oprichniki - Orderly Dance

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so great, March 2, 2008

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Kalamazoo (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible (Audio CD)

First of all, the score on which this recording is based (published by Sikorski in 1997) is flawed, so one cannot trust this as an accurate source for the film music--original or what is actually heard in the film itself. Secondly, the performance is so-so. The orchestra didn't play with much passion, and the choral pieces (Russian Orthodox hymns) are completely life- and expression-less. Nevertheless, it's the only recording out there that approximates what's heard in the film, and what was censored. For that reason I gave it a 3 and not a 2 or 1.