Glinka - Boris Martinovich, Alexandrina Pendachanska, Chris Merritt, Stefania Toczyska, Stoil Georgiev, Mincho Popov, Konstantin Videv, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov - A Life For The Tsar download mp3, flac

Tracklist

A Life For The Tsar (Ivan Susanin), Opera In Four Acts And Epilogue
1-1	A Life For The Tsar, Overture	8:31
A Life For The Tsar, Act 1
1-2	Introduction; Chorus Of Peasants(leader): In Storm And Gale	7:29
1-3	Cavatina And Rondo; Antonida: I Gaze Toward The Field, The Open Field	7:26
1-4	Susanin: Why Dream Of Weddings, And Chorus	6:04
1-5	Sobinin: Infinite Joy!, Trio And Finale	18:26
A Life For The Tsar, Act 2
1-6	Polonaise And Chorus Of Poles: After The Battle The God Of War	4:46
1-7	Cracovienne	6:00
1-8	Dances	5:30
1-9	Mazurka	7:44
2-1	Finale; Commander: Where Are You From?	5:21
A Life For The Tsar, Act 3
2-2	Entr'acte	2:46
2-3	Vanya: When They Killed His Mother, And Duet Of Vanya And Susanin	9:27
2-4	Chorus: Off To Work In The Woods We Go	6:19
2-5	Quartet; Susanin: Antonida! Dear Children!	11:48
2-6	Susanin: Thus, Thank God, I Have Lived	14:05
2-7	Wedding Chorus (Maidens): Spring Waters Stream And Flow	3:13
2-8	Romance; Antonida: I Am Not Grieving Over That, Dear Friends
2-9	Finale; Sobinin: What's Up? How Could The Poles	11:19
A Life For The Tsar, Act 4
3-1	Entr'acte	2:14
3-2	Chorus Of Peasants: Long Have We Not Seen, And Aria Of Sobinin	9:05
3-3	Aria Of Vanya: The Poor Horse Fell In The Field	11:53
3-4	Chorus Of Poles: We Are Tired!	4:06
3-5	Aria Of Susanin: They Sense The Truth!	6:00
3-6	Reitative Of Susanin: Not Long Ago In My Family, And Finale	14:37
A Life For The Tsar, Epilogue
3-7	Entr'acte	3:26
3-8	Chorus: Glory, Glory To The Holy Rus'!	1:53
3-9	Antonida: The Same Old Sorrow And Grief In My Soul, And Trio	11:13
3-10	Finale; Chorus: Glory, Glory To Our Russian Tsar!	4:05

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Recorded At – Hall 1, National Palace Of Culture, Sofia

Credits

• Alto Vocals [Vanya] – Stefania Toczyska
• Bass Vocals [Commander Of The Polish Detachment] – Stoil Georgiev
• Bass Vocals [Commander Of The Russian Detachment] – Konstantin Videv
• Bass Vocals [Ivan Susanin] – Boris Martinovich
• Chorus – Sofia National Opera Chorus
• Chorus Master – Hristo Kazandjiev, Lyubomir Karoleev
• Composed By – Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
• Conductor – Emil Tchakarov
• Orchestra – Sofia Festival Orchestra
• Soprano Vocals [Antonida] – Alexandrina Pendatchanska
• Tenor Vocals [Polish Messenger] – Mincho Popov
• Tenor Vocals [Sobinin] – Chris Merritt

Notes

Recorded September 9 - 15, 1989.
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment.

3 individual jewel cases in a box w/ 192-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 099704 648729
• SPARS Code: DDD