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The Decembrists, Introduction
The Decembrists, Act I
Scene 1, The Terrace Of Princess Olga Mironova Tchepin-Rostovsky's Country House - Scena And Chorus: Ah, Is It To Be My Destiny
Scene 1, The Terrace Of Princess Olga Mironova Tchepin-Rostovsky's Country House - Scena And Chorus: What Boredom, What Unbearable Boredom
Scene 1, The Terrace Of Princess Olga Mironova Tchepin-Rostovsky's Country House - Scene And Arioso: Still This Slavery
Scene 1, The Terrace Of Princess Olga Mironova Tchepin-Rostovsky's Country House - Scena And Quartet: You Sing Fine Praises Of Your Dear Friend
Scene 1, The Terrace Of Princess Olga Mironova Tchepin-Rostovsky's Country House - Scena And Aria: Pestel! I Was Not Expecting You!
Scene 2, An Inn On The High Road, In The Part Reserved For The Wealthy Class - Scena: There Are A Great Many Policemen At The Fair!
Scene 2, An Inn On The High Road, In The Part Reserved For The Wealthy Class - Scena And Arioso: Dimitri Tchepin! What A Coincidence!
Scene 2, An Inn On The High Road, In The Part Reserved For The Wealthy Class - Scene And Couplet: Bustuzhev! Where Are You From?
Scene 2, An Inn On The High Road, In The Part Reserved For The Wealthy Class - Scene, Arioso And Quartet: Your Words Inflame My Soul!
Scene 2, An Inn On The High Road, In The Part Reserved For The Wealthy Class - Scena: Eh! Who's There? Evstigni?
Scene 3, Fairground On The Road Between Moscow And St. Petersburg - Scena And Chorus: Oh! In Tagnarog! There A Terrible Thing Happened!
Scene 3, Fairground On The Road Between Moscow And St. Petersburg - Scena: Go Home, Go Home, You Clumsy Peasants!
Scene 3, Fairground On The Road Between Moscow And St. Petersburg - Scena: Knock, Little Rattle
Scene 3, Fairground On The Road Between Moscow And St. Petersburg - Scena And Duet: Where Is She? Elena? Is It Really You?
The Decembrists, Act II
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Chorus: Comrades! Comrades! The Time Has Come For Action
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Scena And Arioso: What Passion Fills Your Souls!
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Scena: Prince Trubetzkoi Has Arrived!
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Scena: Good Evening, Friends
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Scena: Nastenka! My Little Daughter!
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Aria: O My Russia, My Dearest Country
Scene 1: 13th December, 1825. The Decembrists Are Assembled In Ryliev's Apartment - Scena: Look Out! Look Out!
Scene 2: A Room In The Winter Palace - Monologue: I Have Come To The Throne At A Difficult Time
Scene 3, The Senate Square Near The Peter The Great Monument - Chorus: Is It Really The Moscow Regiment?
Scene 3, The Senate Square Near The Peter The Great Monument - Scena And Chorus: Comrades! The Moscow Regiment Is In Position!
Scene 3, The Senate Square Near The Peter The Great Monument - Scena And Arioso: Why Are We Waiting?
Scene 3, The Senate Square Near The Peter The Great Monument - Scena: Look, Look! The General!
The Decembrists, Act III, A Large Ballroom In St. Petersburg
Mazurka And Scena: My Last Hope, Perhaps A Futile One
Scena: How Tedious High Society Has Become!
Waltz And Scena: Now You Will Not Escape Me, Unknown Masker!
Scena: Your Highness! Here Is The Verdict Of The High Court
Scena: What Did You Want To Ask Me?
The Decembrists, Act IV
Scene 1, A Cell In The Fortress Of SS. Peter And Paul In St. Petersburg - Arioso: This Is The End! We Are Destroyed!
Scene 1, A Cell In The Fortress Of SS. Peter And Paul In St. Petersburg - Daybreak Has Come ... The Execution Is Near
Scene 2, The Castle Of Petropavlovsky: In The Central Court - Scena And Arioso: Oh, You Awful Weather
Scene 2, The Castle Of Petropavlovsky: In The Central Court - Scena And Duet: Open, Open. I Implore You!
Scene 2, The Castle Of Petropavlovsky: In The Central Court - Chorus: Ah, Is It To Be My Fate, My Destiny, My Bitter Fate?

notes

Historic Recording. Moscow, 1954.

credits

Baritone Vocals [Konrad Ryliev] – Al. Ivanov,
Baritone Vocals [Prince Trubetzkoi] – P. Selivanov,
Bass Vocals [Captain Bestuzhev] – I. Petrov,
Bass Vocals [Colonel Pestel] – A. Pirogov,
Bass Vocals [Iakuboitch] – P. Volovov,
Bass Vocals [Nicholas I] – A. Ognivtsev,
Chorus – Chorus Of The Bolshoi Theatre
Composed By – Shaporin,
Conductor – Alexander Melik-Pashayev
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Madame Orlova] – V. Smirnova,
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Princess Mironovna] – E. Verbitskaya,
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Stesha] – V. Borisenko,
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Bolshoi Theatre,
Soprano Vocals [Elena] – N. Pokrovskaya,
Soprano Vocals [Maria Timofievna] – A. Ivanova,
Tenor Vocals [Piotr Kachovsky] – G. Nelepp,
Tenor Vocals [Prince Tchepin-Rostovsky] – V. Ivanovsky,

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Phonographic Copyright (p) – Preiserrecords

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