‎Rimsky-Korsakov: The Invisible City of Kitezh by St. Petersburg Chorus of the Kirov Opera

Introduction "In Praise of the Wilderness"

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:06

Ah, dear forest deep

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:08

Where are you my friends

Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:20

Have no fear

Galina Gorchakova, Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:57

Fairest maid, I cannot sit long here

Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:47

Who are you, good maiden

Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Yuri Marusin, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:43

Oh, my beautiful and virtuous maiden

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Marusin, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:41

Day and night we praise

Galina Gorchakova, Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:42

Dearest, without joy how can we live

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:32

Oh, give praise

Galina Gorchakova, Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:19

You my turtle dove

Valery Gergiev, Yuri Marusin, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:13

When we came

Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

0:59

Oh, return to me

Valery Gergiev, Yuri Marusin, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:00

in the field

Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

0:36

Where is your home

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

1:45

Show us now

Nikolai Gassiev, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:11

From deep Yara lake

Valery Gergiev, Mikhail Kit, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:42

Lord, our God

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Gassiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:58

Who are we

Vladimir Galusin, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:12

Oh, you kindest masters

Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Galusin, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:04

What I cannot see is not for me

Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Galusin, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:18

Ringing, clanging comes the marriage train

Nikolai Putilin, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:18

Get away

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Putilin, Galina Gorchakova, Vladimir Galusin, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:39

Pray to our God

Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

1:16

Down the highways

Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:26

Gaida! Gai!

Vladimir Galusin, Bulat Minjelkiev, Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Ognovienko, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:13

If you will perform

Bulat Minjelkiev, Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Vladimir Ognovienko, Vladimir Galusin, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:42

Gaida! Gai!

Vladimir Ognovienko, Valery Gergiev, Bulat Minjelkiev, Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

3:10

Peace tou you, good people of Kitezh

Nikolai Putilin, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Marusin, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:44

Fyodor, brother

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Putilin, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:56

Fyodor, brother

Yuri Marusin, Nikolai Putilin, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:18

How? how can she

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Putilin, Yuri Marusin, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:53

O glory, O wealth and vain earthly life

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra

4:14

Heavenly and wonderful Tsaritsa

Nikolai Ohotnikov, Nikolai Putilin, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

0:41

Rising to the sky

Valery Gergiev, Olga Korzhenskaya, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:03

Oh, how terrible the hand of God

Nikolai Putilin, Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

1:32

Sorrow to sad Kitezh

Valery Gergiev, Olga Korzhenskaya, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:43

Our great Kitezh ruined shamefully

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra

0:55

Heavenly and wonderful Tsaritsa

Olga Korzhenskaya, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:49

See, the will of God descends to earth

Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:35

Rising they came, dark was the night

Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:01

Sisters, no more waiting

Valery Gergiev, Olga Korzhenskaya, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

4:20

Mist is rising thickly

Nikolai Putilin, Valery Gergiev, Olga Korzhenskaya, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:18

Interlude "The battle at Kerzhenets"

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

4:23

See our oaken grove

Vladimir Galusin, Vladimir Ognovienko, Bulat Minjelkiev, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

5:26

Oh, my Tartar comrades brave and true

Vladimir Ognovienko, Bulat Minjelkiev, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:09

Not ravens black

Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Ognovienko, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:12

Oh, dear sweetheart my love

Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:45

Hear me, maiden fair

Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:05

No., I hear it still

Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:01

Can it be "Thank heaven", Grishenka

Galina Gorchakova, Vladimir Galusin, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:45

Go free, o slave of God

Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:07

Oh, dear friends I am now free again

Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Galusin, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

4:06

Oh, now more can I walk

Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:55

I'm no sinner

Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:25

Mother Earth

Vladimir Galusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:04

Woe is me

Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Galusin, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:29

Grishenka

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:05

Looking here, I see strange flowers

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:20

As I look I see strange flowers here

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:47

Hear the singing of the joyful birds

Larissa Diadkova, Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

3:58

You, can it be you my eyes behold

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Marusin, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:05

Are you really here

Yuri Marusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:53

See how he has come

Galina Gorchakova, Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Tatiana Krastsova, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:20

He who takes our bread

Yuri Marusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

0:57

Christ, my Lord and Master

Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:00

Interlude

Larissa Diadkova, Valery Gergiev, Tatiana Krastsova, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:30

Interlude part 2

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:23

Doors to paradise

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Larissa Diadkova, Tatiana Krastsova, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

0:46

Kingdom bright and beautiful

Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:09

Over flowers, flowers of azure blue

Yuri Marusin, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:26

Lord have mercy on your soul

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Galina Gorchakova, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:23

Why this light so bright

Tatiana Krastsova, Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Olga Korzhenskaya, Yuri Marusin, Larissa Diadkova, Galina Gorchakova, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Orchestra

2:27

Stay here with us now forever

Yuri Marusin, Larissa Diadkova, Galina Gorchakova, Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Tatiana Krastsova, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Orchestra

1:46

Stay here with us now forever

Galina Gorchakova, Yuri Marusin, Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

2:21

Grishenka, in spirit you are weak

Valery Gergiev, Nikolai Putilin, Galina Gorchakova, Nikolai Ohotnikov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg

6:09

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Composer
Yuri Marusin

Vocals, Tenor
Valery Gergiev

Conductor
Nikolai Ohotnikov

Bass
Nikolai Putilin

Vocals, Baritone

Anna Barry

Producer, Executive Producer
Tjeerd Veeger

Editing Engineer
Evert Menting

Editing Engineer
Jean-Marie Geijsen

Recording Engineer, Engineer
Jochen Rudelt

Editing Engineer
Nico de Koning

Recording Engineer, Engineer
Jan Wesselink

Recording Engineer, Engineer
Rico Yntema

Editing Engineer
Onno Scholtze

Engineer, Balance Engineer

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Invisible City of Kitezh

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Yuri Marusin

Valery Gergiev

Nikolai Ohotnikov

Nikolai Putilin

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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Invisible City of Kitezh

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