Hes also an extremely fine opera conductor, heading glyndebourne for 12 years, and was recently announced as generalmusikdirektor at the bayerische staatsoper from 2021. Set in the late 18thcentury, it is a period piece, but one centering around that emotional disorder, obsession behind gambling. Tchaikovsky pique dame overture mstislav rostropovich. Pique dame vladimir jurowski, israel philharmonic orchestra on allmusic 2018. Ya vas lyublyu yeletskys aria from pique dame tchaikovsky. Filmed at the 1992 glyndebourne festival in lewes, england, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of tchaikovskys opera. One of the most exciting and polished opera recordings of recent years. Tchaikovsky pique dame the queen of spades overture youtube. Provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky. Valery gergiev conducts the prelude from tchaikovskys pique dame the queen of spades placido domingo as german metropolitan opera house, new york, 1999. The libretto by tchaikovskys brother modest is quite heavily adapted from a pushkin short story.
The love music is euphoric in such an intense fashion that it also seems sickthe obsessive character of gherman overrides anything sane. Pique dame classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Best known is lisas aria from act i, also known as midnight is nearing or ah, i am worn with sorrow. Tchaikovsky, after initially refusing the commission to write the opera, eventually accepted it and completed the full score in only 44 days in 1889. By a mixture of judicious selection of scenes and the addition of some new ones modest gave the composer opportunities galore for grand choruses, a pastoral divertissement, dancing and of course lots of tchaikovskian, fatedriven gloom. Poet and peasant overture cysos philharmonic orchestra duration. Tchaikovsky pique dame rostropovich 3 cds download. On this recording, vladimir jurowski, conducting the israel philharmonic orchestra, deftly strikes that balance for a theatrically effective and musically satisfying reading, despite an uneven cast of singers. Alexander marinkovic herman, jovan gligorijevic count tomsky, dusan popovic.
We index the freeto download classical mp3s on the internet. A first international release on cd for the first recording in stereo of tchaikovskys tragic masterpiece of obsession. Pique dame the queen of spades, complete opera sung in russian,chorus and orchestra of the bolshoi theater, mark ermler, conductor. The result is a stage flooded with strikinglybearded doubles of the operas composer. Modest tchaikovsky began to compile the libretto in 1887 for the composer nikolay klenovsky 18531915, but the idea of creating an opera based on pushkins story the queen of spades came two years before that from the director of the imperial theatres, ivan vsevolozhsky, as is. The orchestral playing under michael boder lacks weight and atmosphere. All 150 recordings 25 naxos 4 s scores 147 p parts 64 v vocal scores 11 a arrangements and transcriptions 75 l. Superb cast and orchestra in herheims pique dame operatics. Pique dame classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. The queen of spadesotherness, obsession and the inevitably of fateand binds them together into a dizzying, labyrinthine narrative. Bavarian state opera childrens choir, bavarian radio symphony orchestra and. Pique dame, an album by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, gegam grigorian, nikolai putilin, maria gulegina, olga borodina, mariinsky chorus, mariinsky orchestra, valery gergiev on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
New years concert of the vienna philharmonic 2017 2017. With this and six companion issues, eloquence makes available for the first time on cd the seven complete russian operas recorded in 1955 by decca with the company of the belgrade opera. In other words, this is a thrilling pique dame, but youll have to put up with some pretty squally singing. I pique dame the queen of spades opera dno, 2016 bluray, hd pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky pique dame bluray disc version herman misha didyk count tomsky plutus alexey markov prince yeletsky vladimir stoyanov chekalinsky andrei popov surin andrii goniukov chaplitskymikhail makarov narumov anatoli sivko. Although pique dame may be a relatively unknown opera to the majority of american music lovers, this very fine digital recording from the early 1990. A complete performance of the opera lasts around 170 minutes. Filmed at the 1992 glyndebourne festival in lewes, england, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of tchaikovsky s opera pique dame queen of spades. In his 2016 production for dutch national opera, he refocuses tchaikovskys penultimate opera on the composers rumored struggle with his sexuality. Tchaikovsky pique dame overture mstislav rostropovich 1976. Secondly, tchaikovsky s orchestration for pique dame lends a mellifluous vitality to the libretto, and the bso takes full advantage in a performance that could easily be described as transcendent. Maria guleghina lisa, gegam grigorian hermann, irina arkhipova countess, vladimir chernov. Piotr ilyich tchaikovsky the queen of spades pikovaya dama pique dame herman, alexander marinkovic count tomsky, jovan gligorijevic prince yeletsky, dusan popovic countess, melanija bugarinovic liza, valerija heybal polina, biserka cvejic chekalinsky, dragutin petrovic surin, alexander veselinovic chaplitsky, zivojin iovanovic narumov, vladimir popovic. Alexander marinkovic herman, jovan gligorijevic count tomsky, dusan popovic prince yeletsky, melanija bugarinovic countess, valerija heybal liza, biserka cvejic polina, dragutin petrovic chekalinsky, alexander veselinovic surin, zivojin. Bavarian state opera childrens choir, bavarian radio symphony orchestra and chorusmariss jansons br klassik 900129.
Director stefan herheim takes the main themes of pique dame a. When tchaikovsky s work is as superbly performed and recorded as it is here, wrote gramophone, it sounds like the most convincing and inspired opera in the russian language. Secondly, tchaikovskys orchestration for pique dame lends a mellifluous vitality to the libretto, and the bso takes full advantage in a performance that could easily be described as transcendent. Outside russia, and certainly in the uk, productions of operas by tchaikovsky are often limited to the lyrical eugene onegin, and, by some distance, the more dramatic pique dame his penultimate work in this genre. Video version is on community tab on the channel page. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky pique dame the queen of spades. Pique dame is an opera in 3 acts set to a libretto by tchaikovsky s brother, modest, which is based on pushkins short story of the same name. All 150 recordings 25 naxos 4 s scores 147 p parts 64 v vocal scores 11 a arrangements and transcriptions 75 l librettos 2 adagio in c major. Pique dame by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, valery gergiev, kirov opera chorus, kirov opera orchestra, maria guleghina, tatiana filimoniva from amazons classical music store. Queen of spades requires a delicate balance between passion and finesse, anguish and propriety. Peter ilyich tchaikovsky pique dame gulegina borodina grigorian chernov arkhipova putilin filatova filimanova solodovnikov alexashkin boitsov bezzubenkov gassiev kirov opera and orchestra, mariinsky theatre, st.
Tchaikovsky pique dame 1977 rostropovich written by bluesever tuesday, 10 january 2012 19. Tchaikovsky, after initially refusing the commission to write the opera, eventually accepted it and. I pique dame the queen of spades opera dno, 2016 ntsc pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky pique dame. Tchaikovsky pique dame german grigorian herman, maria gulegina liza, ludmila filatova countess, sergei leiferkus count tomsky, alexander gergalov. From 1988, a superb recording of the queen of spades pique dame, with emil tchakarov and bulgarian opera. Pique dame 2002 starring gegam grigorian and sergei leiferkus on dvd and bluray. When tchaikovskys work is as superbly performed and recorded as it is here, wrote gramophone, it sounds like the most convincing and.
The following 150 pages are in this category, out of 150 total. Extracts from pushkins poem read by alla demidova with brief interspersed scenes from the opera. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Freely downloadable classical music mp3s from composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 7 may 1840 wotkinsk 6.
The work is primarily known today for its overture which remains a popular concert piece. Pique dame is an opera in 3 acts set to a libretto by tchaikovskys brother, modest, which is based on pushkins short story of the same name. If youve heard his recordings of the symphonies with the lpo 118 or his recent sleeping beauty 1217, youll already know that vladimir jurowski is a truly excellent conductor of tchaikovsky. Tchaikovskys late opera the queen of spades isnt a comprehensive success but has special moments. Pique dame gergiev, kirov opera with chernov, vladimir, arkhipova, irina on arkivcd. Contains excerpts from romeo and juliet, nutcracker and sleeping beauty ballets, symphonies no. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky opus 68 pique dame opera 1890.