(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1953(LI) - Rodzinsky Artur - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
2 1957(FI) - Adler Peter Herman - Symphony of the Air Orchestra*
3 1958(STU) - Janssen Werner - Wiener Staatsoper*
4 1961(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
5 1972(LI) - Lloyd-Jones David - Sadler's Wells Opera*
6 1982(STU) - Ermler Mark - Bolshoi Theatre*
7 1986(STU) - Raichev Rouslan - Sofia National Opera*
8 1986(STU) - Rostropovich Mstislav - Orchestre National de France (Paris)*
9 1990(LI) - Ermler Mark - Seattle Opera**
10 1991(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)***
11 1999(LC) - Hickox Richard - Spoleto Festival Orchestra*
12 2000(LI) - Bertini Gary - L'Opéra National de Paris**
13 2002(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Metropolitan Opera*
14 2003(LI) - Daniel Paul - English National Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Andrei Bolkonsky - Ettore Bastianini
Natasha Rostova - Rosanna Carteri
Sonya - Vittoria Calma
Maria Akhrosimova - Fedora Barbieri
Ilya Rostov - Italo Tajo
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Franco Corelli
Helena Bezukhova - Cesy Broggini
Anatol Kuragin - Mirto Picchi
Dolokhov - Renato Capecchi
Maria Bolkonsky - Marinelli Meli
Marshal Kutuzov - Italo Tajo
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 77 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50052 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5022 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 pp.81-82 [JS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fioerentino (May 1956; see OPERA August 1953 p.486
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1957(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Chorus - American Concert Choir
Andrei Bolkonsky - Morley Meredith
Natasha Rostova - Helen Scott
Sonya - Linda McNaughton
Maria Akhrosimova - Beatrice Krebs
Ilya Rostov - Chester Watson
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - David Lloyd
Helena Bezukhova - Gloria Lane
Anatol Kuragin - Davis Cunningham
Dolokhov - Michael Kermoyan
Maria Bolkonsky - Alice Howland
Marshal Kutuzov - Kenneth Smith
Bonaparte - Leon Lishner
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 496
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of the soundtrack of a television film. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Werner Janssen - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Kammerchor
Andrei Bolkonsky - Dushan Popovich
Natasha Rostova - Radmilla Vasovic-Bokacevic
Sonya - Biserka Cvejic
Ilya Rostov - Zarko Cvejic
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Alexander Marinkovich
Helena Bezukhova - Militza (Mil Miladinovich
Anatol Kuragin - Drago Starc
Marshal Kutuzov - Djurdje Djurdjevic
Bonaparte - Nicholas Cvejic
Vassilissa - Danica Mastilovic
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Black Disc; - M-G-M; 3-GC2 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; M-G-M S3-GC2 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)ª; Heliodor H 25039-3 {3LPS}; Heliodor HS 25039-3 {3LPS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 2 1960 p.24 [JWF]
American Record Guide - February 1960 Vol.26 No.6 p.447 [CJL]
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.72 [CLO]
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Andrei Bolkonsky - Yevgeny Kibkalo
Natasha Rostova - Galina Vishnevskaya
Sonya - Valentina Klepatskaya
Maria Akhrosimova - Eugenia Verbitskaya
Ilya Rostov - Nikolai Shchelgolkov
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Vladimir Petrov
Helena Bezukhova - Irina Arkhipova
Anatol Kuragin - Alexei Maslennikov
Dolokhov - Georgi Pankov
Maria Bolkonsky - Kira Leonova
Vasska Denisov - Boris Shapenko
Marshal Kutuzov - Alexei Krivchenia
Bonaparte - Pavel Lisitsian
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Alexander Vedernikov
Platon Karatayev - Georgi Shulpin
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Black Disc; - Melodiya D 8393-8400 {4LPS}; Melodiya C 0259-0266 {4LPS};; HMV SLS 837 {4LPS} (1973)ª; Connoisseur Record Corporation MK 218 D {4LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; Eurodisc 88 785 {4LPS}; Columbia Melodiya M4 33111 {4LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - BMG-Melodiya 74321 29 350-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1973 p.1545 [EG]; April 1973 p.1834 [DST]; February 1997 p.109 [JW]
Opera - May 1997 p.617; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.34 [JA]
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.109
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.337
Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.71
Diapason - No.74 1963; No.427 juin 1996 p.117
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.169
BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.61
Classic CD - August 1996 p.86
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.50
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.150
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.57
Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.7
Répertoire - No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.55
Le Monde de la Musique - No.201 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.92
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.106
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.75
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Conductor David Lloyd-Jones - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Andrei Bolkonsky - Tom McDonnell
Natasha Rostova - Josephine Barstow
Sonya - Kathleen Smales
Maria Akhrosimova - Anne Collins
Ilya Rostov - Eric Shilling
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Kenneth Woollam
Helena Bezukhova - Ann Hood
Anatol Kuragin - John Brecknock
Dolokhov - Malcolm Rivers
Maria Bolkonsky - Maureen Morelle
Vasska Denisov - Norman Welsby
Marshal Kutuzov - Norman Bailey
Bonaparte - Raymond Myers
Vassilissa - Sandra Dugdale
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Dennis Dowling
Platon Karatayev - Gregory Dempsey
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03634
Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 401 {4CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum in an English translation by Edward Downes (18 November 1972). The performance on 11 October 1972 is reviewedin OPERA December 1972 pp.1049-1054. The CDRs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in the «Latest Additions to the Catalogue» March 2002.
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Conductor Mark Ermler - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Andrei Bolkonsky - Yuri Mazurok
Natasha Rostova - Galina Kalinina
Sonya - Nina Terentieva
Maria Akhrosimova - Larissa Avdeyeva
Ilya Rostov - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Evgeny Raikov
Helena Bezukhova - Tamara Sinyavskaya
Anatol Kuragin - Yevgeni Shapin
Dolokhov - Stanislav Suleymanev
Maria Bolkonsky - Nina Novoselova
Vasska Denisov - Yuri Grigoriev
Marshal Kutuzov - Alexander Vedernikov
Bonaparte - Alexander Voroshilo
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Black Disc; - Melodiya C10 18451-8 {4LPS}; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78024 {4LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc - *Melodiya - Australia MA 3026 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mai 1984 No.70 p.61 [GE]
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Conductor Rouslan Raichev - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Andrei Bolkonsky - Lyubomir Videnov
Natasha Rostova - Roumyana Bareva
Sonya - Veneta Radoeva
Maria Akhrosimova - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)
Ilya Rostov - Peter V Petrov
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Petko Marinov
Helena Bezukhova - Stefka Mineva
Anatol Kuragin - Konstantin Yankov
Dolokhov - Nikolai Smochevski
Maria Bolkonsky - Reni Penkova
Vasska Denisov - Assen Selimski
Marshal Kutuzov - Stefan Elenkov
Bonaparte - Stoil Georgiev
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Black Disc - Balktanton BOA 11810/814 {5LPS}
Compact Disc - *Fidelio 8801/3 {3CDS}
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recorded in Sofia (February 1986)
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Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France (Paris)
Chorus - Choeur de Radio-France (Paris)
Andrei Bolkonsky - Lajos Miller
Natasha Rostova - Galina Vishnevskaya
Sonya - Katherine Ciesinski
Maria Akhrosimova - Mariana Paunova
Ilya Rostov - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Wieslaw Ochman
Helena Bezukhova - Stefania Toczyska
Anatol Kuragin - Nicolai Gedda
Dolokhov - Vladimir de Kanel
Maria Bolkonsky - Mira Zakai
Vasska Denisov - Malcolm Smith
Marshal Kutuzov - Nicola Ghiuselev
Bonaparte - Eduard Tumagian
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Compact Disc; - ERATO ECD 75480 {4CDS} (1989)ª; ERATO «Libretto» 2292-45331-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1989 p. [LS]; April 1992 p.161 [LS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.227-230 [DWW]
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Conductor Mark Ermler - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Andrei Bolkonsky - Vladimir Chernov
Natasha Rostova - Sheri Greenwald
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Peter Kazaras
Anatol Kuragin - James Hoback
Dolokhov - Alexander Morozov
Maria Bolkonsky - Loretta Bybee
Marshal Kutuzov - Nicolai Ohotnikov
Bonaparte - Julian Patrick
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Archie Drake
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5237 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2162 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Seattle Opera (July 1990; see OPERA November 1990 pp.1318-1319). The DVD-R issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Chorus - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Andrei Bolkonsky - Alexander Gergalov
Natasha Rostova - Yelena Prokina
Sonya - Svetlana Volkova
Maria Akhrosimova - Irina Bogachova
Ilya Rostov - Sergei Alexashkin
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Gegam Gregoriam
Helena Bezukhova - Olga Borodina
Anatol Kuragin - Yuri Marusin
Dolokhov - Alexander Morozov
Maria Bolkonsky - Ludmilla Kanunnikova
Vasska Denisov - Mikail Kit
Marshal Kutuzov - Nikolai Okhotnikov
Bonaparte - Vassily Gerelo
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Compact Disc; - Philips 434 097-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª
Laser Disc; - Philips 070 527-1 (NTSC) (1996)ª; Philips 070 427-1 (PAL) (1996)ª
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 427-9 (2002)ª; Dreamlife DLVC 1107 (Japan) (2003)ª; Kultur D 2903 (USA) (2003)ª; Arthaus Musik 100 370 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Philips 070 527-3 (NTSC) (1996)ª; Philips 070 427-3 (PAL) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1993 p.102 (audio); August 2004 p.78 (DVD) [DG]
Opera - October 1993 p.1255 (audio)
Opera Now - June 1993 p.56 (audio); July/August 1996 p.58 (video)
Opera News - May 1994 p.48 (audio) November 1996 p.61 (video); February 2004 pp.76-77 (DVD) [RB]
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.278 (audio)
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1997 p.145 [RG]
Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.58 (audio); No.291 juin 2004 p.87 (DVD) [LB]
Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.91 (audio); No.426 mai 1996 p.64 (video); No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.136 (audio)
BBC Music Magazine - August 2004 pp.86-87 (DVD) [DN]
International Record Review - December 2004 p.86 (DVD) [IJ]
Répertoire - No.59 June 1993 p.76 (audio)
Classica Répertoire - No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.127 (DVD) [PF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [FGR]
Opernwelt - Juli 7/1993 S.68-S.69 (audio) [LS]
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Conductor Richard Hickox - 1999(LC)
Orchestra - Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Andrei Bolkonsky - Roderick Williams
Natasha Rostova - Ekaterina Morosova
Sonya - Pamela Helen Stephen
Maria Akhrosimova - Victoria Livengood
Ilya Rostov - Stephen Dupont
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Justin Lavender
Helena Bezukhova - Elena Ionova
Anatol Kuragin - Oleg Balashov
Dolokhov - Igor Matioukhin
Maria Bolkonsky - Catherine Pierard
Vasska Denisov - Thomas Guthrie
Marshal Kutuzov - Alan Ewing
Bonaparte - Alan Opie
Vassilissa - Catherine Pierard
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Vladimir Ognev
Platon Karatayev - Neil Jenkins
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 9855 {4CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October (published August) 2000 p.104 [DG]
Opera - November 2000 pp.1387-1388 [GL]
Opera News - March 2001 p.70 [JWF]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 pp.327-328 [PJR]
Opéra International - No.253 janvier 2001 p.72 [GM]
Diapason - No.476 décembre 2000 p.103 [PK]
BBC Music Magazine - September 2000 p.76 [DN]
International Record Review - September 2000 p.120, p.122 [DF]
Musica (Milano) - N.120 ottobre 2000 p.87 [SH]
American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.175 [GWL]
Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.74 [PB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.103 [GL]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.248 novembre 2000 p.102 [FL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 pp.48-49 [SV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.93-94 [JMP]
Das Opernglas - September 2000 S.80 [BS]
Comments:- Recorded in the Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto (4, 6, 8-10 July 1999)
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Conductor Gary Bertini - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opera National de Paris
Andrei Bolkonsky - Nathan Gunn
Natasha Rostova - Olga Guryakova
Sonya - Margarita Mamsirova
Maria Akhrosimova - Elena Obraztsova
Ilya Rostov - Mikail Kit
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Robert Brubaker
Helena Bezukhova - Elena Zaremba
Anatol Kuragin - Stefan Margita
Dolokhov - Alexander Morozov
Maria Bolkonsky - Susanna Poretzky
Vasska Denisov - Andrei Baturkin
Marshal Kutuzov - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Bonaparte - Vassily Gerelo
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Leonid Zimnenko
Platon Karatayev - Konstantin Pluzhnikov
Balaga - Vladimir Matorin
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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive»; DV-OPWP (Europe) (2003)ª; TDK «Mediactive»; DVUS-OPWP (USA) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2004 p.85 [DF2]; June 2004 p.101 [DG]
Opera - July 2005 p.871 [RM]
Opera News - February 2004 pp.76-77 [RB]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.74 [MK2]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.4 Autumn 2004 pp.745-746 [RP]
International Record Review - December 2003 p.88 [SP]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Opéra Bastille, Paris (See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.245 avril 2000 pp.49-51). One of the original performances and the video recording have been reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Andrei Bolkonsky - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Natasha Rostova - Anna Netrebko
Sonya - Ekaterina Semenchuk
Maria Akhrosimova - Elena Obraztsova
Ilya Rostov - John Cheek
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Gegam Grigorian
Helena Bezukhova - Victoria Livengood
Anatol Kuragin - Oleg Balashov
Dolokhov - Evgeny Nikitin
Maria Bolkonsky - Delores Ziegler
Vasska Denisov - Sergei Murzaev
Marshal Kutuzov - Samuel Ramey
Bonaparte - Vassily Gerelo
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Vladimir Ognovienko
Balaga - Sergei Koptchak
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 175 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance on 2 March 2002 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Andrei Bolkonsky - Simon Keenlyside
Natasha Rostova - Catrin Wyn-Davies
Maria Akhrosimova - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - John Daszak
Anatol Kuragin - John Graham-Hall
Dolokhov - Clive Bayley
Vasska Denisov - Andrew Shore
Marshal Kutuzov - Willard White
Bonaparte - Peter Sidhom
Nikolai Bolkonsky - Gwynne Howell
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1582-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a «semi-staged» performance given at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 6 September 2003. The partial cast listed above is that given in the advanced programme published by the BBC p.106. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004»
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española