Prokofiev: The Gambler (2002)

Prokofiev considered his operas to be among his most important works given the amount of time he devoted to them and to his persistent, largely unsuccessful attempts to get them produced. His first mature opera, The Gambler (1915-1917) was to have had its premiere in St. Petersburg, but the Russian Revolution intervened and it didn't receive its first performance until a 1927 production in Brussels. Since the 1960s The Gambler has hovered around the periphery of the repertoire, and this performance comes from the 1974 ... Read More

Prokofiev considered his operas to be among his most important works given the amount of time he devoted to them and to his persistent, largely unsuccessful attempts to get them produced. His first mature opera, The Gambler (1915-1917) was to have had its premiere in St. Petersburg, but the Russian Revolution intervened and it didn't receive its first performance until a 1927 production in Brussels. Since the 1960s The Gambler has hovered around the periphery of the repertoire, and this performance comes from the 1974 Bolshoi Opera premiere. It's taken from a radio broadcast and has astonishingly good sound, given its source. The orchestra is sometimes murky and there is occasionally some tape bleed-through. The recording is altogether on the loud side, but if the volume is adjusted down to a listenable range, there's only a little audible tape hiss. The Bolshoi apparently pulled out all the stops for this belated premiere, with the production's elaborate scenic elements and very thorough musical... Read Less

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