Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Boris Khaikin (Conductor), Andrei Sokolov (Performer), Eugene Belov (Performer), Galina Vishnevskaya (Performer), Georgy Pankov (Performer), Igor Mikhailov (Performer), Ivan Petrov (Performer), Larissa Avdeyeva (Performer), Nikolai Timchenko (Performer), Sergei Lemeshev (Performer), Valentina Petrova (Performer), Yevgenia Verbitskaya (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Andrei Sokolov, Eugene Belov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Georgy Pankov, Igor Mikhailov, et al.
• Conductor: Boris Khaikin
• Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
• Audio CD (June 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Opera D'oro
• ASIN: B00000JC9L
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,318 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Introduction

2. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Slikhali l vi za roschei glas nochnoi

3. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Bolat moyi skori nozhenki

4. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Kak ya lyublyu...uzh kak po mostu, mostouchku

5. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Nu ti , moya vostrushka

6. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Medames! Ya na sebya vzyal smyelost

7. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Kak schastliv, kak schastliv

8. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Ya lyublyu vas

9. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: A, vot i vi!

10. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act l: Nu, zaboltalas ya!

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Disc: 2

1. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll; Vot tak syurpriz!

2. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: Uzhel ya zasluzhil ot vas nasmyeshku etu?

3. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: A cette fčte convié (Couplets)

4. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: Messieurs, mesdames, mesta zanyat izvolte

5. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: Ti ne tantsuyesh, Lenski?

6. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: V vashem dome V vashem dome!

7. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: Nu, shto zhe?

8. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis

9. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: A, vot oni!

10. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act ll: Vragi! Davno li drug ot druga

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Customer Reviews

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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Long Lost Melodia Recording, August 9, 1999

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This review is from: Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Audio CD)

Opera fans, listen up! Somehow the 60s Melodia recording (once available for a short time through now-perished Legato Classics) is obtained by Opera D'Oro. This is not a live recording (as most of this company's budget price releases). It is a good studio recording remastered, sounding surprisingly balanced and clear. It boasts the greatest singers of the Bolshoi Theatre: Galina Vishnevskaya, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeny Belov (in title role), Larissa Avdeyeva, and Ivan Petrov. Boris Khaikin who, at the time, was seconded only by Alexander Melik-Pashayev leads one of the best orchestras in the world. Galina Vishnevskaya, well known for her splendid accounts of taxing works of Shostakovich and Prokofiev, is the best Tatiana one could imagine. The composer himself would admit that this is the voice he was looking for when he created his favorite heroine. Incredibly expressive and powerful, yet subtle and vulnerable at the same time. Exquisite phrasing that could not even be lost on non-Russian speaking audience; listen to the naiveté of the letter scene versus the flood of emotions covered with coldness in Act III. She is head and shoulders above the rest of the cast, which is still first-rate. Belov's relatively high tessitura brings out the cruelty of the character, particularly during the ball scene where he heartlessly wounds Lenski's poetic heart. Even though Dmitri Hvorostovsky is the best reigning Onegin with his dark, honeyed baritone, Belov's account is interesting and appropriate. Lemeshev was one of the most sophisticated singers of his time, and this says a lot. While I personally prefer tenors with strong low registers, Lemeshev's voice appears perfect for the part of dreamy, romantic, and highly vulnerable poet. Avdeyeva is idiomatic flirtatious Olga, and Petrov's deep smooth bass is an ideal choice for aged yet passionate and devoted Prince Gremin. Given the set's budget price, it has no translations and brief liner notes. I wished for a nice (even if pricey) edition complete with information about these incredible artists. Don't let it stop you from immediately obtaining it though. An absolute must have before it disappears again.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great "Onegin", July 5, 2004

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L. E. Cantrell (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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Previous Amazon reviewers have commented on the history of this recording and its performers. I have nothing to add to that.

I shall say only this. When you hear the opening words of the very first duet you will be impressed. With each succeeding number, you will raise your opinion until you realize that this is one of those amazingly rare performances in which everything is right. This "Eugene Onegin" is the true measure of the opera, and a worthy companion to the Schipa "Don Pasquale," the Gigli "Andrea Chenier" and the Callas "Tosca."

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get it quick!, July 19, 2000

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Daryl Bullis (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This is indeed a great performance. This is not a live recording at all, but a very mediocre transfer of a studio recording. My copy has all the scratches and dust clicks that would appear if I had taped it myself from an lp set. This leads me to believe that this pressing was made from a rather standard set of lps, and NOT the master tapes. This disturbed me at first, as well as the sloppy sound engineering of the whole production. Often the voices are TOO forward in the mix, but never too distant. What makes this such a gem is the all around solidity of the performance (Vishnevskaya at her best...the best Tatyana ever to sing the role) and the price. It is a rare find, and well worth the drawbacks of a rather sloppy transfer from lp.

All that having been said, I whole-heartedly recommend this. The performance is solid throughout (very "Russian" if I can be allowed to make liberal use of that moniker). Who knows how long this will be around? It may reappear in a better transfer someday, but this is a great steal at this time. Get it quick!