(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1955(RA) - Bruck Charles - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.*
2 1956(STU) - Baranovich Kresimir - Belgrade National Opera*
3 195?(STU) - Svetlanov Evgeny - Bolshoi Theatre*
4 1976?(STU) - Fedoseyev Vladimir - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra*
5 1985(RA) - Angelov Stoyan - Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra*
6 1987(STU) - Lazarev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
7 2008(LI) - Jurowski Dimitri - Wexford Festival Orchesyra*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Charles Bruck - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Snow Maiden - Janine Micheau
Lel - Rita Gorr
Kupava - Géneviève Moizan
Spring - Solange Michel
Bobilicka - Fréda Betti
Tsar Berendey - Jean Giraudeau
Mizgir - Michel Roux
King Frost - Lucien Lovano
Bobil - Joseph Peyron
Bermyata - Bernard Cottret
Carnival - Michel Hamel
First Herald - Michel Hamel
Second Herald - Gustave Wion
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» 1036 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance.
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Conductor Kresimir Baranovich - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Belgrade National Opera
Chorus - Belgrade National Opera
Snow Maiden - Sofiya Jankovic
Lel - Militza (Mil Miladinovich
Kupava - Valeria Heybalova
Spring - Biserka Cvejic
Bobilicka - Lubitza Versaykoun
Leshiy (Wood Spirit) - Drago Dimitrievich
Page - Anita Yelinek
Tsar Berendey - Stephan Andrashevich
Mizgir - Dushan Popovich
King Frost - Miroslav Changalovich
Bobil - Nicola Janchich
Bermyata - Ilya Gligorievich
Carnival - Ivan Murgashki
First Herald - Bogulub Grubach
Second Herald - Krsta Krstich
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5193-5197 {5LPS} (1957)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 642-645 {4LPS} (1974)ª; London XLLA 45 {5LPS} (1957)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1957 p.340; April 1974 p.1909 [AB]; January 1975 p.1312 (mention) [JBS]
Opera - May 1957 p.313
American Record Guide - June 1957 Vol.23 No.9 p.142 [PLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - August 1957 Vol.7 No.8 p.55 [RCM]
Gramophone Record Review - March 1957 p.365
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Conductor Evgeny Svetlanov - 195?(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Snow Maiden - Vera Firsova
Lel - Larissa Avdeyeva
Kupava - Galina Vishnevskaya
Spring - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko
Bobilicka - Valentina Petrova
Leshiy (Wood Spirit) - Andrei Sokolov
Page - L. Sverdlova
Tsar Berendey - Ivan Kozlovsky
Mizgir - Yuri Galkin
King Frost - Alexei Krivchenia
Bobil - A Khosson
Carnival - Mikhail Skazin
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Black Disc; - Melodiya D 03774-83 {5LPS}; Melodiya D 015091-8 {4LPS}; MK-Artia 217 E {5LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Hall MVTCD 003/5 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500754 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1962 Vol.12 No.7 p.64 [CLO]
American Record Guide - August 1962 Vol.28 No.12 p.944 [GLM]
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Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev - 1976?(STU)
Orchestra - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Moscow Radio Symphony Chorus
Snow Maiden - Valentina Sokolik
Lel - Irina Arkhipova
Kupava - Lidiya Zakharenko
Spring - Irina Arkhipova
Bobilicka - Nina Derbina
Leshiy (Wood Spirit) - Alexander Arkhipov
Page - Anna Matiushina
Tsar Berendey - Anton Grigoriev
Mizgir - Alexander Moksyakov
King Frost - Alexander Vedernikov
Bobil - Yuri Elnikov
Bermyata - Vladimir Matorin
Carnival - Ivan Budrin
First Herald - Vladimir Makhov
Second Herald - Vladimir Ermakov
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Black Disc; - HMV Melodiya SLS 5102 {4LPS} (1977)ª; Columbia Melodiya M4-34599 {4LPS} (USA) (1978)ª; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78645/8 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 1027/29 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 535899 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Relief CR 991049 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1977 p.893 [LS]
Opera News - November 1978 p.82 [JWF]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 p.254 [GJ]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.116-117 [JKL]
American Record Guide - Vol.42 No.3 January 1979 p.28 [DWM]: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 pp.183-184 [CHP]
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Conductor Stoyan Angelov - 1985(RA)
Orchestra - Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Bulgarian Radio Chorus
Snow Maiden - Elena Zemenkova
Lel - Stefka Mineva
Kupava - Stefka Evstatieva
Spring - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Tsar Berendey - Avram Andreev
Mizgir - Lyubomir Videnov
King Frost - Nicola Ghiuselev
Bobil - Roumen Doikov
Cottager - Lyubomir Diakovski
Cottager's Wife - Vessela (Vesselina) Zorova
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Compact Disc; - Capriccio 10 749-51 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 215 «Russian Opera from Bulgaria» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1997 p.100
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.105
Opera News - January 25 1997 p.43
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.4 March/April 1997 p.271
Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.74
Diapason - No.437 mai 1997 p.95
BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.71
Classic CD - October 1996 p.86
Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4
International Opera Collector - Winter 1996 No.2 p.94
American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.186 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.96 novembre 1996 p.56
Opernwelt - 11/November 1996 S.59
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Conductor Alexander Lazarev - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Snow Maiden - Irina Zhurina
Lel - Tatyana Erastova
Kupava - Lyudmila Sergienko
Spring - Nina Terentieva
Bobilicka - Raisa Kotova
Leshiy (Wood Spirit) - Oleg Biktimirov
Mizgir - Igor Morozov
King Frost - Georgi Seleznev
Bobil - Alexander Arkhipov
Bermyata - Boris Morozov
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Compact Disc; - Melodiya MELCD 10 01526 {3CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.570 juin 2009 p.110 [PK]
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Conductor Dimitri Jurowski - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Wexford Festival Orchesyra
Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
Snow Maiden - Irina Samoylova
Lel - Katerina Jalovcová
Kupava - Lina Tetruashvili
Spring - Natela Nicoli
Bobilicka - Elena Gaboury
Leshiy (Wood Spirit) - Darren Abrahams
Tsar Berendey - Bryan Hymel
Mizgir - Igor Tarassov
King Frost - Krzysztof Szumanski
Bobil - Leonid Bomstein
Bermyata - Krzysztof Szumanski
Second Herald - David Nykl
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4022-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Snow Maiden by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.692; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Wexford Festival (October 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» November 2009.
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