(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1966?(FI) - Rozhdestvensky Gennady - Moscow Radio***
2 1982 - Lazarev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
3 1983(LI) - Badea Christian - English National Opera*
4 1996(STU) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)*
5 2008(LI) - Barenboim Daniel - Staatskapelle Berlin**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky - 1966?(FI)
Orchestra - Moscow Radio
Chorus - Moscow Radio
Alexei - Vladimir Makhov
Polina - Nina Polyakova
Marquis - Andrei Sokolov
General - Gennady Troitzky
Blanche - Anna Matiushina
Grandmother - Tamara Antipova
Mr. Astley - Boris Dobrin
Prince Nilsky - Vladimir Tsarsky
Baron Wurmelein - Ivan Petukhov
Potapych - Ivan Budrin
Manager of Casino - Alexsei Korolev
First Croupier - Ivan Kartavenko
Second Croupier - Alexei Usmanov
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 012559-64 {3LPS}; Melodiya C 0697-702 {3LPS} Ultraphone ULPS 163/5 {3LPS}; CBS-Melodiya M3 345.79
DVD (Video) - Capriccio 93 510 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.580; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 2007 pp.742-742, p.746 (DVD) [JG]
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.68-S.69 (DVD) [MK2]
Diapason - No.549 jullet-aoüt 2007 pp.104-105 (DVD) [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - June 2007 p.84 (DVD) [DN]
Opéra Magazine - No.19 juin 2007 pp.79-80 (DVD) [FL-1]
Comments:- *Video and audio recordings of a black and white television film and its soundtrack
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Conductor Alexander Lazarev - 1982
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Alexei - Alexei Maslennikov
Polina - Makvala Filimonova Kasrashvili
Marquis - Denis Korolev
General - Alexandre Ognivstev
Blanche - Galina Borisova
Grandmother - Larissa Avdeyeva
Mr. Astley - Lev Vernigora
Prince Nilsky - Vitali Vlassov
Baron Wurmelein - Yuri Korolev
Potapych - Vitali Nartov
Manager of Casino - Anton Japaridze
First Croupier - Gennadi Efimov
Second Croupier - Anton Grigoriev
Fat Englishman - Mikhail Shkapysov
Tall Englishman - Vladimir Philippov
Gaudy Lady - Nina Andreyeva
Pale Lady - Glafira Deomidova
Ordinary Lady - Nina Glazyrina
Respectable Lady - Kira Leonova
Suspicious-looking Old Lady - Glafira Koroleva
Passionate Gambler - Vladimir Petrov
Unhealthy Gambler - Andrei Sokolov
Humpbacked Gambler - Anatoly Mishutin
Unlucky Gambler - Vladislav Pashinsky
Old Gambler - Pyotr Gluboky
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Black Disc - Melodiya C10 20165 007 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Olympia OCD 162 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1368 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7058 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.580; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1988 p.675 [JW]
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Conductor Christian Badea - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Alexei - Graham Clark
Polina - Sally Burgess
Marquis - Stuart Kale
General - John Tomlinson
Blanche - Jean Rigby
Grandmother - Ann Howard
Mr. Astley - Malcolm Rivers
Prince Nilsky - Edward Byles
Baron Wurmelein - Dennis Dowling
Potapych - Eric Shilling
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 8301
Recordings of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.580; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the London Coliseum on 18 May 1983. This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 14-20 May 1983 p.52.
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1996(STU)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Chorus - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Alexei - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Polina - Ljuba Kazarnovskaya
Marquis - Nikolai Gassiev
General - Sergei Alexashkin
Blanche - Marianna Tarassova
Grandmother - Elena Obraztsova
Mr. Astley - Valery Lebed
Prince Nilsky - Victor Vikhrov
Baron Wurmelein - Andrei Khramtsov
Potapych - Yuri Laptev
Manager of Casino - Grigory Karasev
First Croupier - Vladimir Zhivopistsev
Second Croupier - Victor Vikhrov
Fat Englishman - Gennadi Bezzubenkov
Tall Englishman - Andrei Khramtsov
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Compact Disc; - Philips 454 559-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.580; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.114 [DJF]
HiFi News & Record Review - December 1999 p.103 [JK]
Opera News - November 1999 pp.65-66 [JR]
Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.311 [PJR]
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.59 [ME]
Opéra International - No.255 mars 2001 p.76 [GM]
Diapason - No.479 mars 2001 pp.95-96 [PK]
Classic CD - October 1999 p.89 [MSR]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.84 [DJ]
BBC Music Magazine - October 1999 p.78 [DN]
American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.167 [GWL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrerp 2000 pp.82-83 [JPS]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.127 diciembre 1999 p.56 [JS]
Das Opernglas - Oktober 1999 S.72 [PS]
Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 pp.64-65 [PB]
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Alexei - Misha Didyk
Polina - Kristine Opolais
Marquis - Stephan Rügamer
General - Vladimir Ognovienko
Blanche - Silvia de la Muela
Grandmother - Stefania Toczyska
Mr. Astley - Viktor Rud
Prince Nilsky - Gianluca Pasolini
Baron Wurmelein - Alessandro Paliaga
Potapych - Plamen Kumpikov
Manager of Casino - Gleb Nikolsky
First Croupier - Gregory Bonfatti
Second Croupier - Robert Hebenstreit
Fat Englishman - Alexander Teliga
Tall Englishman - Gianfranco Montresor
Gaudy Lady - Enas Massalha
Pale Lady - Alisa Zinovieva
Ordinary Lady - Elizabeth Laurence
Respectable Lady - Constance Heller
Suspicious-looking Old Lady - Borjana Mateewa
Passionate Gambler - Ki Hyun Kim
Unhealthy Gambler - Otokar Klein
Humpbacked Gambler - Gianluca Pasolini
Unlucky Gambler - Ilya Kuzmin
Old Gambler - Alessandro Paliaga
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3400 (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.580; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Berlin State Opera (March 2008). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (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