The Gamblers (Shostakovich)
For the Prokofiev opera, see The Gambler (Prokofiev).
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The Gamblers (1941-42; Igroki) is an unfinished opera by Dmitri Shostakovich, to his own libretto based on Nikolai Gogol's comedy The Gamblers (1842). The surviving first act lasts around 47 minutes.
Meyer completion
The opera was completed by Krzysztof Meyer as Die Spieler premiered in Leningrad 1978.[1]
Recordings
- Shostakovich The Gamblers, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Andrey Chistiakov
- Shostakovich The Gamblers, with the same composer's The Nose (opera), cond. Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
- Shostakovich The Gamblers; with Fleischmann's Rothschild's Violin. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko 2008
- Shostakovich/Meyer Die Spieler (completion) Mikhail Jurowski Capriccio Records'
References
- ↑ Franklin Mesa -Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres and Significant ... 1476605378 2007 "COMPOSER: Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitriyevich (1906–75). Composed 1941–2; incomplete. Completed by Krzysztof Meyer as Die Spieler. LIBRETTIST: Based on the play (1842) by Nikolay Vasil'yevich Gogol (1809–52). WORLD PREMIERE: Leningrad 1978.
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