Chandos Semyon Kotko Op. 81 (Zhukov, USSR Radio So)

Chandos Historical - Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko / Zhukov, Et Al . Release Date: 03/25/2003 . Label: Chandos . Catalog #: 10053 . Spars Code: DDD . Composer: Sergei Prokofiev . Performer: D. Demyanov, M. Shchavinsky, T. Yanko, N. Gres, ... Conductor: M. Zhukov . Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra, USSR Radio Choir . Number of Discs: 3 . Recorded in: Stereo . Length: 3 Hours 5 Mins. Works on This Recording: 1. Semyon Kotko, Op. 81 by Sergei Prokofiev Performer: D. Demyanov (Bass), M. Shchavinsky (Tenor), T. Yanko (Mezzo Soprano), N. Gres (Tenor), T. Antipova (Soprano), L. Gelovani (Soprano), M. Kisilev (Baritone), Nikolai Timchenko (Tenor), Tatiana Tugarinova (Soprano), A. Kleshcheva (Mezzo Soprano), N. Panchekhin (Bass), G. Troitsky (Bass) Conductor: M. Zhukov Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra, USSR Radio Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 1939; USSR Date of Recording: 1960 Language: Russian . REVIEW: BBC Music Magazine October 2014 **** “Heroic Ukrainian peasantry in the 1918 Civil War, depicted at vast length, with fine movements among much that's routine. Decent singing and playing; reasonable sound.” Financial Times 26th April 2014 **** “whatever you think of the plot, the music is from Prokofiev’s top drawer. The excellent cast – no big names – shows the strength in depth of Moscow’s opera ensembles at the height of the Cold War...[Zhukov] radiates the enterprise with conviction.”