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Composer(s): Prokofiev, Sergey
Lyricist(s): Prokofiev, Sergey
Conductor(s): Hickox, Richard
Orchestra(s): Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Choir(s): Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Artist(s): Akker, Marcus Van Den; Austin, Charles Robert; Baker, Robert; Balashov, Oleg; Chuchrova, Liuba; Coxon, Richard; Dolgov, Oleg; Dupont, Stephen; Ewing, Alan; Guthrie, Thomas; Hetherington, Richard; Ionova, Elena; Jenkins, Neil; Kanevsky, Dmitry; Lavender, Justin; Livengood, Victoria; Matioukhin, Igor; Morozova, Ekaterina; Moss, Henry; Odinokova, Tatiana; Ognev, Vladimir; Opie, Alan; Pierard, Catherine; Schirmanov, Sergei; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Williams, Roderick; Zaplechny, Vadim
Label: Chandos
Genre: Opera
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: CHAN9855-58
Barcode: 095115985526
Release Date: 06/2000
PROKOFIEV: War and Peace
Tracklist
Disc 1
Prokofiev, Sergey
Prokofiev, Sergey - Lyricist
Prokofiev, Sergey - Lyricist
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Morozova, Ekaterina (soprano)
Dupont, Stephen (bass)
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Balashov, Oleg (tenor)
Ionova, Elena (mezzo-soprano)
Livengood, Victoria (contralto)
Matioukhin, Igor (baritone)
Odinokova, Tatiana (soprano)
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Guthrie, Thomas (baritone)
Zaplechny, Vadim (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
Kanevsky, Dmitry (bass)
Austin, Charles Robert (baritone)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Morozova, Ekaterina (soprano)
Dupont, Stephen (bass)
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Balashov, Oleg (tenor)
Ionova, Elena (mezzo-soprano)
Livengood, Victoria (contralto)
Matioukhin, Igor (baritone)
Odinokova, Tatiana (soprano)
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Guthrie, Thomas (baritone)
Zaplechny, Vadim (tenor)
Ewing, Alan (bass)
Kanevsky, Dmitry (bass)
Austin, Charles Robert (baritone)
|  | 1 | Overture | 04:42 |
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 2 | Scene 1: The radiance of the sky in spring … (Prince Andrey) | 03:39 |
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 3 | Scene 1: I won’t, I can’t sleep (Natasha) | 04:58 |
Morozova, Ekaterina (soprano)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 4 | Scene 1: O God, my God! What a shame to sleep! (Natasha) | 02:57 |
Morozova, Ekaterina (soprano)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 5 | Scene 2 | 02:37 |
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 6 | Scene 2: Chorus! Let the chorus begin! (Host) | 04:57 |
Dupont, Stephen (bass)
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 7 | Scene 2: Look, the colonel’s dancing the mazurka (Peronskaya, Akhrosimova, Helene, Anatoly, Count Rostov) | 02:39 |
Balashov, Oleg (tenor)
Dupont, Stephen (bass)
Ionova, Elena (mezzo-soprano)
Livengood, Victoria (contralto)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Dupont, Stephen (bass)
Ionova, Elena (mezzo-soprano)
Livengood, Victoria (contralto)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 8 | Scene 2: Will no one choose me as a partner? (Natasha) | 02:48 |
Morozova, Ekaterina (soprano)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 9 | Scene 2: When I was at Otradnoye in May (Prince Andrey) | 06:51 |
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 10 | Scene 3: The young Prince’s fiancee (Old Footman) | 05:19 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 11 | Scene 3: Ah, Madam, young lady … (Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky) | 05:55 |
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 12 | Scene 4: The charming, delightful Natasha (Helene) | 03:18 |
Ionova, Elena (mezzo-soprano)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 13 | Scene 4: She's wonderful and so beautiful (Natasha) | 07:12 |
Morozova, Ekaterina (soprano)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 14 | Scene 5: At 10 o'clock in the evening, she'll be waiting (Anatoly) | 04:09 |
Balashov, Oleg (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 15 | Scene 5: Balaga! (Dolokhov) | 06:15 |
Matioukhin, Igor (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Disc 2
| | 1 | Scene 6: Oh, my dear Miss Natasha, all is lost, it seems (Dunyasha) | 03:38 |
Odinokova, Tatiana (soprano)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 2 | Scene 6: A fine young lady you are! (Akhrosimova) | 06:34 |
Dupont, Stephen (bass)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 3 | Scene 6: I've sought to avoid her (Pierre) | 11:07 |
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 4 | Scene 7: Picture the scene, Countess (Metivier) | 10:49 |
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 5 | Epigraph: The forces of 2 and 10 European nations (Chorus) | 05:19 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Disc 3
| | 1 | Scene 8: Come on lads! That's the way! (Volunteers, Tikhon) | 08:27 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Guthrie, Thomas (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Guthrie, Thomas (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 2 | Scene 8: Denisov, her first fiancee (Prince Andrey) | 03:27 |
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 3 | Scene 8: It's the master, look at him! (Fyodor) | 06:06 |
Zaplechny, Vadim (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 4 | Scene 8: Hurrah! Hurrah! (Chorus of Soldiers) | 03:02 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 5 | Scene 8: There is no people greater than ours (Kutuzov) | 10:34 |
Ewing, Alan (bass)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 6 | Scene 9: The wine is uncorked; we must drink it (Napoleon) | 10:25 |
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 7 | Scene 10: And so, gentlemen, the question is … (Benigsen) | 06:48 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 8 | Scene 10: The enemy bears down on us with fire and steel (Soldier) | 01:13 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 9 | Scene 10: When, oh when was this dreadful business decided? (Kutuzov) | 09:12 |
Ewing, Alan (bass)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Disc 4
| | 1 | Scene 11: Moscow's deserted! (Ramballe) | 08:14 |
Kanevsky, Dmitry (bass)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 2 | Scene 11: I must do the deed, or die (Pierre) | 04:28 |
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 3 | Scene 11: Where did you get such a good going-over, lads? (Jacqueau) | 02:11 |
Austin, Charles Robert (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 4 | Scene 11: Davout, the cruel Davout, the emperor Napoleon's hatchet man! (Pierre) | 05:16 |
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 5 | Scene 11: Nothing matters now, nothing (Pierre) | 06:41 |
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 6 | Scene 11: What a dreadful scene! (Napoleon) | 04:13 |
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 7 | Scene 12: It's stretching higher and further (Prince Andrey) | 08:20 |
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 8 | Scene 12: Has fate really brought us together so strangely today … (Prince Andrey) | 07:22 |
Williams, Roderick (baritone)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 9 | Scene 13: We've burnt our bridges … (Ramballe) | 05:08 |
Kanevsky, Dmitry (bass)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 10 | Scene 13: Hey! Hey! Hey! (Voice Off-Stage) | 07:27 |
Russian State Symphonic Cappella (Choir)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 11 | Scene 13: Dolokhov said that Helene had passed away (Pierre) | 02:38 |
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 12 | Scene 13: The Commander-in-chief is coming! (Adjutant) | 01:44 |
Lavender, Justin (tenor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
| | 13 | Scene 13: The enemy has been put to rout (Kutuzov) | 06:15 |
Ewing, Alan (bass)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 03:54:54