Pique Dame

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Georgi Nelepp & Evgeniya Smolenskaya & Pavel Lisitsian & Evgeniia Verbitskaia & Bolshoi Theater Chorus & Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Melik-Pashayev

Pique Dame is an opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1890. The work blends late-Romantic orchestral writing, dramatic vocal ensembles and richly melodic motifs to probe psychological themes, and it comes from Tchaikovsky's mature period, occupying a prominent place in the Russian operatic repertoire.
First released: 2004

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. Introduction
    3:43
  2. 2.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "My dear friend"
    3:22
  3. 3.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "Ho beautiful you are!"
    6:09
  4. 4.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "Burn, burn, spark, burn, don't go out"
    4:33
  5. 5.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "He who loves passionately"
    4:17
  6. 6.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "How did the game finish yesterday?"
    3:07
  7. 7.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "I don't know her name"
    3:58
  8. 8.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene II. "All happens the way she told me"
    6:09
  9. 9.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "God has finally given us a sunny day"
    4:57
  10. 10.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene II. "Is our benefactress content with her stroll?"
    5:08
  11. 11.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene II. "I'm so afraid of midnight's talks"
    3:50
  12. 12.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. " I am afraid! There is that stranger again"
    2:54
  13. 13.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene II. "Don't be afraid of me, For Heaven's sake"
    6:07
  14. 14.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "That Countess is a witch!"
    0:40
  15. 15.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene II. "What's the mess? Where are you?"
    1:20
  16. 16.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "Listen to this..."
    4:52
  17. 17.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. Finale, the storm
    1:46
  18. 18.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene I. "Oh, poor girl! I've let her down"
    6:49
  19. 19.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene I. "A final blow awaits you"
    1:53
  20. 20.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene I. "I'm scared! Terrified!"
    3:30
  21. 21.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene II. "Night is coming"
    5:11
  22. 22.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "It is evening. The clouds are fading away"
    4:13
  23. 23.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene II. "And what if all I'll hear will be striking of the clock?"
    7:38
  24. 24.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "Dear friends, who are joyful and carefree"
    4:07
  25. 25.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene III. "Let's have a good time"
    3:03
  26. 26.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "Young ladies, what ist the racket?"
    1:34
  27. 27.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "It is time for you to go home"
    2:19
  28. 28.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene III. "If fair maidens"
    3:42
  29. 29.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "Why are tears coming to my eyes?"
    3:57
  30. 30.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene III. "Messieurs, your cards! And wine!"
    3:16
  31. 31.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene III. "What's our life? A game"
    2:14
  32. 32.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "Stop, I beg you"
    3:51
  33. 33.
    Pique Dame: Act III, Scene III. "Here is your money! Go to hell!"
    5:11
  34. 34.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "Forgive me. O celestial beauty, if I have offended you"
    2:41
  35. 35.
    Pique Dame: Act I, Scene II. "Lisa. Open the door!"
    5:05
  36. 36.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "Here's to a day of joy and happiness"
    3:17
  37. 37.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "The master of the house asks his dear guests to draw near"
    2:29
  38. 38.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "My love for you knows no limits"
    3:53
  39. 39.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. "Wait for me in the lounge, after the entertainment"
    2:32
  40. 40.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses
    1:43
  41. 41.
    Pique Dame: Act II, Scene I. Sarabande
    2:12

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