| Other author/creator | Bulycheva, Zlata, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Voropaev, Dmitriĭ, 1980- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Morozov, Aleksandr, 1953- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bannik, Ilʹi͡a, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- conductor. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Iolanta. Ariozo Iolanty. |
| Included Work | Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 21. Zdesʹ khorosho; arranged. |
| Included Work | Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 4. Ne poĭ, krasavit͡sa, pri mne; arranged. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Skazka o t͡sare Saltane. Ty t͡sarevich. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Snegurochka. S podruzhkami po i͡agodu khoditʹ. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Snegurochka. Velikiĭ t͡sarʹ. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. T͡Sarskai͡a nevesta. Ivan Sergeich, khocheshʹ v sad poĭdëm? |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 38. Pimpinella; arranged. |
| Included Work | Glinka, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich), 1804-1857. Zhiznʹ za t͡sari͡a. Vo slobodke za rekoi͡u. |
| Included Work | Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Voĭna i mir. Chudo, kak khorosha ona, krasavit͡sa takai͡a. |
| Included Work | Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Francheska da Rimini. O ne rydaĭ, moĭ Paolo. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Evgeniĭ Onegin. St͡sena pisʹma. |
| Other author/creator | Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ), performer. |
| Contents |
Iolanta. Arioso no. 1 / Tchaikovsky (2:58) -- Song op. 21 no. 7 (2:24) ; Song op. 4 no. 4 (5:04) / Rachmaninov -- Tale of Tsar Saltan. Aria from act IV (3:27) ; The snow maiden. Scene and aria from prologue (4:28) ; The snow maiden. Finale from act IV (5:31) ; The Tsar's bride. Scene and aria from act IV (5:29) / Rimsky-Korsakov -- Romance op. 38 no. 6 / Tchaikovsky (2:45) -- A life for the tsar. Cavatina and rondo from act I / Glinka (6:41) -- War and peace. Excerpt from scene IV / Prokofiev (8:11) -- Francesca da Rimini. Excerpt from tableau II / Rachmaninov (3:16) -- Eugene Onegin. Letter scene from act I / Tchaikovsky (13:03). |
| Abstract |
For this deeply personal recording, Netrebko returned to St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre and was conducted by her longtime mentor, Valery Gergiev. She performs her signature role, Natasha from Prokofiev's War and Peace. |
| Review |
" ... Her best recital yet ..."--Gramophone. |
| General note | Opera excerpts and songs; the latter originally with piano accompaniment. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Andrew Huth, and texts (transliterated) with English translations (23 pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Credits | Produced by Christopher Alder. |
| Performer |
Anna Netrebko, soprano ; Zlata Bulycheva, mezzo-soprano ; Dmitry Voropaev, tenor ; Alexander Morozov, bass-baritone ; Ilya Bannik, bass ; Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre ; Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre ; Valery Gergiev, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded December 2005, and January, May, and June 2006, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg. |
| Language | Sung in Russian. |
| Genre/form | Arrangements (Music) |
| UPC |
028947763840 |
| Publisher number | B0008153-02 Deutsche Grammophon |