(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1938(STU) - Samosud Samuil A - Bolshoi Theatre*
2 1952(STU) - Kondrashin Kiril - Bolshoi Theatre*
3 195?(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestra*
4 1978-79(STU) - Simonov Yuri - Bolshoi Theatre*
5 1995(LC) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Opera***
6 19?? - Kolobov Yevgeny - New Opera Theatre*
7 2003(LC) - Vedernikov Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
8 2009(LI) - Siberski Leo - Bielefelder Philharmoniker*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1938(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Svetozar - Maxim Mikhailov
Ludmilla - Valeriya Vladimirovna Barsova
Ruslan - Mark Reizen
Ratmir - Elisabeta Antonova
Farlaf - Vassily Lubenchov
Gorislava - Elena Slivinskaya
Finn - Nikander Khanayev
Naina - Ludmila Stavrovskaya
Bayan - Solomon Khromchenko
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Black Disc - USSR {11x78s}; Melodiya M10 46739 007 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 761-37 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of an abridged version. The music for the Head is sung by Maxim Mikhailov. The LPs issued by Melodiya are listed in «Soviet Records» Supplement to the Main Catalogue 1987. The year of this recording is given as 1937 in Live Opera Heaven's «February 2003 Update».
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Conductor Kiril Kondrashin - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - BolshoI Theatre
Svetozar - Vladimir Gavryushov
Ludmilla - Vera Firsova
Ruslan - Ivan Petrov
Ratmir - Eugenia Verbitskaya
Farlaf - Alexei Krivchenia
Gorislava - Nina Pokrovskaya
Finn - Georgi Nelepp
Naina - Elena Korneyeva
Bayan - Sergei Lemeshev
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 02452/61 {5LPS}; Telefunken LSK 70361-20364 {4LPS} Westminster OPW 1401 {4LPS}; Westminster OPW 11003-11006 {4LPS} *Parlophone-Odeon PMA.1033-1036 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Voce della Luna VL 2006-3 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Great Hall CD 006/8 {3CDS}; Live Opera Heaven C 762-56 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Preiser Records 90663 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500759 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1956 p.4; July 1958 p.68; October 1958 p.189
Opera - October 1958 p.668
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.108-109 [BB]
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55; Jul+Aug 2006 S.61 [MK2]
Diapason - No.427 juin 1996 p.105
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.167
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 p.98 [TP]
International Record Review - June 2006 pp.26-27 [JTH]
American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.287 [CHP]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.44
Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 dicembre 1996 - gennaio 1997 p.50
Comments:- *The year of this recording is given as 1956 in Live Opera Heaven's «February 2003 Update».
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Ludmilla - Elizaveta Chavdar
Ruslan - Boris Gmyria
Farlaf - Mark Reizen
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 8643-4 {2x10in-LPS}
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- The Melodiya LPs are listed in their catalogue dated 1972 (p.88). The following excerpts are performed: Overture; Ludmilla's cavatina - Soon I must leave thee (Chadvar); Farlaf's rondo (Reizen); Russlan's aria - O say, ye fields (Gmyrya); Oriental dances.
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Conductor Yuri Simonov - 1978-79(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Svetozar - Valery Yaroslavtsev
Ludmilla - Bela Rudenko
Ruslan - Evgeny Nesterenko
Ratmir - Tamara Sinyavskaya
Farlaf - Boris Morozov
Gorislava - Nina Fomina
Finn - Alexei Maslennikov
Naina - Galina Borisova
Bayan - Alexander Arkhipov
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Black Disc; - Melodiya C10 11801-8 {4LPS}; HMV Melodiya SLS 5247 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78681-78684 (1980)ª; Eurodisc 300 316 445 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde 278 1030-32 {3CDS}; BMG-Melodia 74321 29348-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Melodiya MELCD 1001346 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1982 p.266 [LS] December 1982 p.775 [SIR]; January 1983 pp.808-810 [JBS]; February 1997 p.107 [JW]
Opera - September 1996 p.1114
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.105
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.254
Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.74
Diapason - No.427 juin 1996 p.105
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.167
BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.61
Classic CD - August 1996 p.73
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.50
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.112
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.57: No.115 noviembre 2008 p.80, p.82 [MB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 pp.74-75
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.104 gennaio 1997 p.91
Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 dicembre 1996 - gennaio 1997 p.50
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1995(LC)
Orchestra - Kirov Opera
Chorus - Kirov Opera
Svetozar - Mikail Kit
Ludmilla - Anna Netrebko
Ruslan - Vladimir Ognovienko
Ratmir - Larissa Diadkova
Farlaf - Gennadi Bezzubenkov
Gorislava - Galina Gorchakova
Finn - Konstantin Pluzhnikov
Naina - Irina Bogachova
Bayan - Yuri Marusin
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Compact Disc; - Philips 446 746-2 {3CDS+video} (1997)ª; Philips 456 248-2 {3CDS)
DVD (Video) - Philips 075 096-9 (2003)ª; Philips 075 099-9 (+Boris Godunov +Prince Igor) (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 075 102-3
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1997 p.113; September (published July) 2003 p.85 (DVD) [JBS]
Opera - May 1997 p.528; December 2003 pp.1544-1545 (DVD) [ML]
HiFi News & Record Review - September 1997 p.90
Opera News - April 19 1997 p.44
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.136
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.69 [MK2]; 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.78 (DVD) [MK2]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.2 Spring 2004 pp.310-313 (DVD) [RP]
Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.50; No.287 février 2004 p.88 [JJG]
Diapason - No.434 février 1997 p.81
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.100
International Opera Collector - Winter 1996 No.2 p.87
BBC Music Magazine - January 1997 p.74
Classic CD - February 1997 p.6
American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.116 [GWL]
Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.38: No.174 décembre 2003/janvier 2004 p.51 [PB]
Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 dicembre 1996 - gennaio 1997 p.50
Le Monde de la Musique - No.207 février 1997 p.82 [CFD]
Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.59
L'opera (Milano) - - Anno XI - N.106 - marzo 1997 p.84
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.33
Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Marinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg (February 1995) See «The Daily Telegraph - Arts & Books, Saturday December 14 1996 p.A11
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Conductor Yevgeny Kolobov - 19??
Orchestra - New Opera Theatre
Chorus - New Opera Theatre
Svetozar - A. Kichigin
Ludmilla - Olga Kondina
Ruslan - Movsar Mintzaev
Ratmir - Elena Svechnikova
Farlaf - Alexander Korotky
Gorislava - Yu. Abakumovskaya
Finn - M. Gareyev
Naina - Emma Sarkisyan
Bayan - M. Gareyev
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Compact Disc; - Russian Compact Disc RCD 22001 {1CD} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *This recording of excerpts from the opera was listed on the website of Russian Compact Disc: http://www.russiancd.cz
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Conductor Alexander Vedernikov - 2003(LC)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Svetozar - Vadim Lynkovsky
Ludmilla - Ekaterina Morosova
Ruslan - Taras Shtonda
Ratmir - Alexandra Dursseneva
Farlaf - Valery Gilmanov
Gorislava - Maria Gavrilova
Finn - Vitaly Panfilov
Naina - Irina Dolyenko
Bayan - Maksim Paster
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Compact Disc; - Pentatone PTC 518 6034 {3SACD-CD hybrid discs} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2004 p.80 [JW]
Opera - January 2005 pp.98-99 [GL]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.2 November/December 2004 pp.181-183 [BB]
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.60 [KC]
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.80 [LB]
Diapason - No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 pp.84-86 [PK]
BBC Music Magazine - August 2004 p.58 [JA]
International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.73-74 [HC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.81 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Bolshoi Theatre (23-27 April 2003).
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Conductor Leo Siberski - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Bielefelder Philharmoniker
Chorus - Bielefelder Opernchor
Svetozar - Monte Jaffe
Ludmilla - Victoria Granlund
Ruslan - Michael Bachtadze
Ratmir - Dshamilja Kaiser
Farlaf - Jacek Janiszewski
Chernomor - Ulrich Neuweiler
Gorislava - Sarah Kuffner
Finn - Luca Martin
Naina - Ljubka Nikolowa
Bayan - Lassi Partanen
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.273; MET p.153; GIUDICI (2) p.423; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bielefelder Opera (March 2009). The CDRs issued by premiereopera.net are (were?) listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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