Ruslan and Lyudmila

Album by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka & Симфонический оркестр Большого театра & Yuri Simonov

Ruslan and Lyudmila is an opera by Russian composer Mikhail Glinka, first performed in 1842. The work blends classical operatic structures with folk-inflected melodies and colourful orchestration, and it occupies an early and formative place in the development of 19th-century Russian national opera.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture
    4:52
  2. 2.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Act 1: 1. Introduction: Deeds of bygone days
    15:10
  3. 3.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 2. Cavatina: O dear father, I am sad
    8:00
  4. 4.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 3. Finale of Act 1: My dearest children
    7:25
  5. 5.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: What Has Happened?
    9:45
  6. 6.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Act 2: 4. Entr'acte
    2:57
  7. 7.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 5. Ballad: Welcome my son
    8:43
  8. 8.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 6. Duettino: Thank you, miraculous protector
    2:18
  9. 9.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 7. Scene and Rondo: I am shaking all over
    7:04

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 8. Aria: O field, o field
    12:21
  2. 3.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 9. Scene with the Head: Who wanders here?
    2:27
  3. 4.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 10. Finale of Act 2: Tale of the Head: We were two, my brother and I
    2:27
  4. 5.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Act 3: 12. Persian Chorus: Night is falling on the field
    4:40
  5. 6.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 13. Cavatina: What sweet sounds floated toward me?
    5:06
  6. 7.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 14. Aria 1: Night's shadows replace the day's baking heat
    12:39
  7. 8.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 15. Dances
    13:28
  8. 9.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 16. Finale of Act 3: O, my Ratmir
    7:05
  9. 10.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Knights! The treacherous Naina
    2:27

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Act 4: 1. Entr'acte
    1:11
  2. 4.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Scene and Aria
    13:18
  3. 5.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Chernomor's March
    3:14
  4. 6.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Oriental Dances
    7:39
  5. 7.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Chorus
    2:09
  6. 8.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Finale of Act 4
    8:13
  7. 9.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Act 5: 1. Recitative
    0:56
  8. 10.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 2. Romance
    6:07
  9. 11.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 3. Chorus
    0:38
  10. 12.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 4. Duet
    3:07
  11. 13.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: 5. Finale of Act 5
    5:00
  12. 14.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Whom have the gods sent us?
    3:50
  13. 15.
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Glory to the great gods
    3:12

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