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Shchedrin/Gergeiv - Left-Hander [SUPER AUDIO CD]

Left-Hander
Shchedrin/Gergeiv
SUPER AUDIO CD Rel Date: 1985-03-10
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Specially written for Gergiev on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Rodion Shchedrin's The Left-Hander is a comedy of Russians and Englishmen, new technology, old traditions and strong drink. The Mariinsky Opera gave the work it's premiere in St Petersburg in July 2013. One of music's greatest living humorists, Rodion Shchedrin's work is laced with pitch-black irony and deadpan wit. Based on Nikolai Leskov's classical satirical novella of 1881, The Tale of Cross-Eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea, The Left-Hander is a wry exploration of Russia's relationship with the West in general and England in particular. 'Gergiev conducted Shchedrin's 2013 score with understated intensity and musical humility, transporting us to the haunting world of Nikolai Leskov's original novella. Shchedrin's scoring is characteristically inventive and colorful... The forging music is witty and humorous.' Telegraph 'Unexpectedly moving and stunningly well sung.' The

Tracklist:

  1. The Left-Hander, Act One: 1. The Winter Palace
  2. The Left-Hander, Act One: 2. Ataman Platov's Story
  3. The Left-Hander, Act One: 3. Inspection Of The Armoury
  4. The Left-Hander, Act One: 4. The River Tulitsa
  5. The Left-Hander, Act One: 5. Buckingham Palace. Orchestral Interlude I
  6. The Left-Hander, Act One: 6. The Royal Presentation
  7. The Left-Hander, Act One: 7. Seven Turns Of The Key. Orchestral Interlude II
  8. The Left-Hander, Act One: 8. The Flea
  9. The Left-Hander, Act One: 9. Arioso Of Alexander I And Scena
  10. The Left-Hander, Act One: 10. Again In The Winter Palace (During The Reign Of Tsar Nicholas I)
  11. The Left-Hander, Act One: 11. A Village In Tula And The Left-Hander's Rude Songs
  12. The Left-Hander, Act One: 12. Ataman Platov Arrives In Tula
  13. The Left-Hander, Act One: 13. The Russians Refashion The English Flea
  14. The Left-Hander, Act One: 14. Ataman Platov Returns To Tula
  15. The Left-Hander, Act One: 15. The Journey From Tula To St Petersburg. Orchestral Interlude III
  16. The Left-Hander, Act One: 16. Ataman Platov And The Left-Hander Arrive At The Winter Palace
  17. The Left-Hander, Act One: 17. The Microscope Is Brought In. Orchestral Interlude IV
  18. The Left-Hander, Act One: 18. The English Flea Subjected To Russian Modification
  19. The Left-Hander, Act One: 19. Act One Finale
  20. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 20. The Left-Hander And The Flea At Buckingham Palace
  21. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 21. The Russified Flea
  22. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 22. Delighted English Question The Left-Hander
  23. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 23. The English Brides (Love Canzonets)
  24. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 24. Attempts At Persuasion
  25. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 25. Know How. Orchestral Interlude V
  26. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 26. How To Clean Your Musket?
  27. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 27. A Vision Of Russia
  28. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 28. The Left-Hander Sets Sail For Russia
  29. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 29. The Storm. Orchestral Interlude VI
  30. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 30. Return To St Petersburg
  31. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 31. Final Scenes (Ordeal In The Infirmaries)
  32. The Left-Hander, Act Two: 32. Epilogue

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