Mussorgsky: Sorochintsi Fair

Opera in three acts, Libretto by the composer, based on the like-named tale by Nikolai Gogol Edited by Pavel Lamm - Completed by Vissarion Shebalin, Introduction arranged by Anatoly Lyadov
CD1
1 Introduction 4'29

Act 1
2 The fair scene 3'45
3 The Gypsy's appearance 6'20
4 Scene: Cherevik and Godfather 2'46
5 Scene: Cherevik and Khivrya 4'39
6 Grits'ko's meditation and finale 8'05

Act 2
7 Scene: Cherevik and Khivrya 8'41
8 Khivrya alone 5'54
9 Khivrya's song -- Scene with the Priest's son 10'14
10 Guests are coming 7'14
11 Cherevik's song with guests 5'56
12 Godfather's tale and finale 5'09

Total time 73'19


CD2
Act 3
Scene 1
1 Cherevik and Godfather with lads, then Gypsy, Grits'ko 8'50
2 Lad's dreaming vision 10'04

Scene 2
3 Parasya's meditation 7'02
4 Final hopak 1'37

Total time 27'34

Hermann Kuklin, Cherevik
Svetlana Zalizniak, Khivrya
Nadezhda Ryzhkova, Parasya
Sergei Vialkov, Godfather
Vitaly Petrov, Grits'ko
Sergei Maistruk, Afanasy Ivanovich
Andrei Vylegzhanin, Gypsy/Chernobog

Chorus and Orchestra of Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Russia
Vera Davydova, chorus master
Evgeny Brazhnik, conductor