Borodin: Prince Igor (Ivanov, Smolenskaya, Melik-Pashayev) (1951)

Staatskapelle Berlin, Ivan Skobtsov, Andrey Ivanov, Elena Korneueva, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Nina Koshetz, Boris Christoff, Charles Friant, Feodor Godovkin, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Gustave Cloëz, Veronica Borisenko, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Bruno Reibold, Issay Alexandrovich Dobrowen, Rosario Bourdon, Feodor Chaliapin, George Baklanoff, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Nadezhda Obukhova, Frieder Weissmann, Antonina Ivanova, Studio Orchestra, Mark Reizen, Alexey Serov, Sergei Lemeshev

2005

Overture

Feodor Godovkin, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Sergei Lemeshev, Veronica Borisenko, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Alexey Serov, Elena Korneueva, Andrey Ivanov

11:01

Prologue: Solntsu krasnomu slava! (Glory to the beautiful sun!) (Chorus)

Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Feodor Godovkin, Sergei Lemeshev, Alexey Serov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Veronica Borisenko, Ivan Skobtsov, Elena Korneueva, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Ivanov

3:50

Prologue: Idyom na bran's vragom Rusi (Let’s march into battle against the enemy of Rus) (Igor, Chorus)

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Feodor Godovkin, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Alexey Serov, Sergei Lemeshev, Ivan Skobtsov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Veronica Borisenko, Elena Korneueva, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Andrey Ivanov

2:34

Prologue: Chto eto znachit? (What does it mean?) (Galitsky)

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Borisenko, Sergei Lemeshev, Ivan Skobtsov, Elena Korneueva, Alexey Serov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov

5:15

Prologue: Pust' pridut knyagini i boyaryni (Let the princesses and boyars’ wives come) (Igor)

Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Ivan Skobtsov, Elena Korneueva, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Feodor Godovkin, Alexey Serov, Veronica Borisenko, Andrey Ivanov

5:46

Prologue: Pora idti nam v put (It is time to go) (Igor)

Veronica Borisenko, Andrey Ivanov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Elena Korneueva, Alexey Serov, Ivan Skobtsov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Feodor Godovkin

2:56

Act I Scene 1: Slava, slava Volodimiru (Glory, glory to Vladimir) (Chorus)

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Borisenko, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Ivan Skobtsov, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Feodor Godovkin, Antonina Ivanova, Elena Korneueva, Mark Reizen, Alexey Serov, Andrey Ivanov

2:03

Act I Scene 1: Recitative and Song of Galitsky: Nateshilsya li, knyaz'? (Had a good time, Prince?) (Prince's Courtiers, Galitsky)

Elena Korneueva, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexey Serov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Ivan Skobtsov, Feodor Godovkin, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Veronica Borisenko, Sergei Lemeshev, Andrey Ivanov

4:02

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Knyazyu Galitskomu slava! (Long live Prince Galitsky!) (Prince's Courtiers)

Ivan Skobtsov, Feodor Godovkin, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Lemeshev, Veronica Borisenko, Elena Korneueva, Alexey Serov, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Andrey Ivanov

1:22

Act I Scene 1: Oy, likhon'ko! Oy, goryushko! (Oh, there's trouble! And such misfortune, Prince!) (Chorus of Maidens)

Ivan Skobtsov, Alexey Serov, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Borisenko, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Elena Korneueva, Sergei Lemeshev

2:24

Act I Scene 1: Stoy, rebyata! (Wait, lads!) (Skula)

Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Veronica Borisenko, Feodor Godovkin, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Alexey Serov, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Andrey Ivanov

0:59

Act I Scene 1: Chto u knyazya da Volodimira (At the palace of Prince Vladimir) (Skula)

Alexey Serov, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Feodor Godovkin, Veronica Borisenko, Elena Korneueva, Ivan Skobtsov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Sergei Lemeshev, Andrey Ivanov

2:57

Act I Scene 1: Da, vot komu by knyazhit' na Putivlye! (Yes, this is who should rule in Putivl!) (Chorus)

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Elena Korneueva, Sergei Lemeshev, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexey Serov, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Veronica Borisenko, Feodor Godovkin, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Andrey Ivanov

2:10

Act I Scene 2: Arioso: Ne malo vremeni proshlo (Much time has passed) (Yaroslavna)

Veronica Borisenko, Ivan Skobtsov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Feodor Godovkin, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Andrey Ivanov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Elena Korneueva, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Alexey Serov

7:07

Act I Scene 2: Tam devushki prishli k tebe, knyaginya (Some maidens have come to see you, Princess) (Yaroslavna, Chorus of Maidens)

Veronica Borisenko, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Elena Korneueva, Andrey Ivanov, Sergei Lemeshev, Alexey Serov, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Ivan Skobtsov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Feodor Godovkin

4:30

Act I Scene 2: Ay! Knyaz! Batyushki! (Oh, heavens! The Prince!) (Yaroslavna, Galitsky)

Andrey Ivanov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Sergei Lemeshev, Alexey Serov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Borisenko, Ivan Skobtsov, Elena Korneueva, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Feodor Godovkin

7:31

Act I Scene 2: Dobro pozhalovat', boyarye (Welcome, boyars) (Yaroslavna)

Veronica Borisenko, Alexander Pirogov, Alexey Serov, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Sergei Lemeshev, Andrey Ivanov, Feodor Godovkin, Elena Korneueva

7:12

Act I Scene 2: Zvon! Nabat! (Bells! The Alarm!) (Boyars)

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexey Serov, Sergei Lemeshev, Ivan Skobtsov, Veronica Borisenko, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Andrey Ivanov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Elena Korneueva, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Feodor Godovkin

1:51

Act II: Na bezvod'ye, dnyom na solntse (Without water, midday in the Sun) (Chorus of the Polovtsian Maidens)

Andrey Ivanov, Veronica Borisenko, Elena Korneueva, Feodor Godovkin, Ivan Skobtsov, Sergei Lemeshev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Alexey Serov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

5:33

Act II: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

Elena Korneueva, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Veronica Borisenko, Alexander Pirogov, Feodor Godovkin, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexey Serov, Sergei Lemeshev, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Ivanov

2:19

Act II: Cavatina: Merknet svet dnevnoy (Daylight fades) (Konchakovna)

Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Sergei Lemeshev, Veronica Borisenko, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Alexey Serov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov

5:43

Act II: Solntse za goroy ukhodit na pokoy (Beyond the mountain, the Sun goes to rest) (Polovtsian Guards)

Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexander Pirogov, Veronica Borisenko, Sergei Lemeshev, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexey Serov, Elena Korneueva, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov

1:08

Act II: Cavatina: Medlenno den ugasal (Slowly the day has faded) (Vladimir)

Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexander Pirogov, Veronica Borisenko, Feodor Godovkin, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Lemeshev, Elena Korneueva, Alexey Serov, Andrey Ivanov

5:34

Act II: Aria: Ty li, Vladimir moy, ty li? (Is that you, my Vladimir, is that you?) (Kochakovna, Vladimir)

Veronica Borisenko, Antonina Ivanova, Ivan Skobtsov, Mark Reizen, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Elena Korneueva, Sergei Lemeshev, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov, Alexey Serov

5:21

Act II: Aria: Ni sna ne otdykha (No sleep, no rest) (Igor)

Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Sergei Lemeshev, Feodor Godovkin, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Veronica Borisenko, Ivan Skobtsov, Elena Korneueva, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Ivanov, Alexey Serov

6:58

Act II: Pozvol mne, knyazhe, slovo molvit' (Allow me, Prince, to say a word) (Igor, Ovlur)

Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Feodor Godovkin, Veronica Borisenko, Andrey Ivanov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexey Serov, Sergei Lemeshev

3:54

Act II: Aria: Zdorov li, knyaz? (Are you in good health, Prince?) (Konchak)

Andrey Ivanov, Feodor Godovkin, Elena Korneueva, Sergei Lemeshev, Alexey Serov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Veronica Borisenko, Mark Reizen, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov

7:12

Act II: Gey! Plennits privesti syuda! (Hey! Bring the captives girl here!) (Konchak)

Ivan Skobtsov, Feodor Godovkin, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Alexander Pirogov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexey Serov, Andrey Ivanov, Elena Korneueva, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Sergei Lemeshev, Veronica Borisenko

3:08

Act II: Polovtsian Dance: Uletay na kryl'yakh vetra (Fly on the wings of wind) (Female Captives)

2:26

Act II: Wild Dance of the Men... General Dance

Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Ivan Skobtsov, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Veronica Borisenko, Feodor Godovkin, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Andrey Ivanov, Alexey Serov

1:11

Act II: Poyte pesni slavy Khanu! Poy! (Sing songs of praise to the Khan! Sing!) (Polovtsians)

Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Veronica Borisenko, Alexey Serov, Elena Korneueva, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov

2:06

Act II: Boys' dance... Mens' Dance

Feodor Godovkin, Sergei Lemeshev, Veronica Borisenko, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Alexey Serov, Ivan Skobtsov, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Andrey Ivanov

5:35

Act IV: Akh! Plachu ya, gorko plachu ya (Oh, I weep, I bitterly weep) (Yaroslavna)

Andrey Ivanov, Alexey Serov, Ivan Skobtsov, Sergei Lemeshev, Elena Korneueva, Feodor Godovkin, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Veronica Borisenko, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen

9:11

Act IV: Akh, ne buyniy veter zavyval (Oh, it was not the violent wind) (Chorus)

3:37

Act IV: Kak unylo vsyo krugom (All around, what a cheerless sight) (Yaroslavna)

Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Elena Korneueva, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Borisenko, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Ivan Skobtsov, Feodor Godovkin, Alexey Serov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Andrey Ivanov, Sergei Lemeshev

2:34

Act IV: On - moy sokol yasniy (It is he - my bright-eyed falcon!) (Yaroslavna, Igor)

Alexey Serov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Feodor Godovkin, Veronica Borisenko, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Andrey Ivanov

4:26

Act IV: Ty gudi, da (Play, you, play!) (Gudok Players, Yeroshka, Skula)

Ivan Skobtsov, Feodor Godovkin, Veronica Borisenko, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Sergei Lemeshev, Alexander Pirogov, Elena Korneueva, Alexey Serov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Ivanov

4:24

Act IV; Narod! Syuda! (People, come here!) (Yeroshka)

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Skobtsov, Elena Korneueva, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen, Sergei Lemeshev, Feodor Godovkin, Veronica Borisenko, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Alexander Pirogov, Alexey Serov, Andrey Ivanov

3:45

Act IV: Final Chorus: Znat', Gospod' mol'by uslyshal (It seems the Lord has heard our prayers) (Elders, Boyars)

Elena Korneueva, Sergei Lemeshev, Evgeniya Smolenskaya, Alexander Pirogov, Alexey Serov, Veronica Borisenko, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Ivan Skobtsov, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Feodor Godovkin, Andrey Ivanov, Antonina Ivanova, Mark Reizen

2:53

Recitative and Song of Galitsky

Feodor Chaliapin, Rosario Bourdon, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

3:35

Yaroslavna's Arioso

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Nina Koshetz, Bruno Reibold

4:48

Konchakovna's Aria

Nadezhda Obukhova, The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Melik-Pashayev

5:55

Vladimir's Cavatina

Gustave Cloëz, Charles Friant, Studio Orchestra