Galina Vishnevskaya Sings Shostakovich & Mussorgsky
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Music CD Cover Performer: Dimiter Petkov Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich Composer: Modest Mussorgsky Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Vasso Devetzi Performer: Galina Vishnevskaya Performer: Nicolai Gedda Performer: Ulf Hoelscher Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2004-03-23 Music Label: EMI Classics Soundtracks:
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Free Music Review: A Wonderful Voice
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD during the Shostakovich Centennial and it filled a gap in my collection for the Alexander Blok and Satires, works written with Galina Vishnevskaya in mind. The performances were made during the late 1970's and are also interesting for the collaboration of Vishnevskaya's husband Mstislav Rostropovich, who plays the cello and piano and is the conductor for the Lady Macbeth selections.
The booklet recalls the comment by Ms. Vishnevskaya that she is "a music hall singer with an operatic voice," something that Dmitri Shostakovich understood when composing these songs. It would be easy in some of the songs to loose control (particularly when the singer must half-shout, half-shriek) with the demands that the composer places on the singer but Vishnevskaya takes it all in stride. She is also superb in the Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death that Shostakovich orchestrated but Vishnevskaya really shines in the scene from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The disc includes only Act 1 Scene 3 but the scene is a pivotal one where Sergei (sung by Nicolai Gedda) seduces Katarina. I am familiar with the recording of the opera with Maria Ewing and, for drama and singing, this recording is truly excellent leaving one wanting for more.
The recordings have been nicely re-mastered and are a must for anyone interested in Shostakovich's music. The booklet includes the texts and a nice biography of Galina Vishnevskaya.