Disc No: GH 2264 The newest addition to Guild’s Russian Legacy Series is the 1947 recording of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette sung by the famed Ivan Kozlovsky with his usual partner Elisabeth Shumskaya as Juliette. His is an impassioned, memorable performance conducted with great emotional force by Orlov. Kozlovsky was one of the great tenors of the 20th century: controversial, passionate in expression, a remarkable vocal actor noted for roles ranging from Lindoro in Barber of Seville to Lohengrin and especially acclaimed for his unforgettable Werther. Here, is another of his achievements in a good-sounding recording accompanied by a booklet that offers an interesting article on the singers and performance together with biographies of the principal singers.
Price: Sek. 200 (2CD)
Name: Gounod - Roméo and Juliette
 

Order     What's in Stock?
       

ComposerOpusMusicKey Performer
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)   Roméo and Juliette, Prologue   Ivan Kozlovsky
Yelizaveta Shumskaya
Maxim Mikhailov
van Burlak
N. Sokolov
Gounod, Charles   The Capulet's Ball  
Gounod, Charles   Eh bien! cher Pâris!  
Gounod, Charles   La place est libre, mes amis!  
Gounod, Charles   Ballade de la reine Mab: Mab, la reine des mensonges  
Gounod, Charles   Recitatif et Scene: Eh bien! que l'avertissement me vienne de Mab ou d'un autre  
Gounod, Charles   Arietta: Ah! Je veux vivre  
Gounod, Charles   Récitatif: Le nom de cette delle enfant?  
Gounod, Charles   Madrigal: Ange, adorable  
Gounod, Charles   Finale: Quelqu'un! C'est mon cousin Tybalt! Eh! quoi!  
Gounod, Charles   Act II, Entr'Acte et choeur: O nuit!  
Gounod, Charles   Cavatine: L'amour! l'amour!  
Gounod, Charles   Scène et choeurs: Hélas! moi, l'e haïr!  
Gounod, Charles   Duet: O nuit divine!  
Gounod, Charles   Act III, Entr'Acte et scene: Mon père! Dieu vous garde!  
Gounod, Charles   Trio et quatuor: Dieu qui fis l'homme a ton image!  
Gounod, Charles   Chanson Scene 2: Depuishier je cherche en vain mon maïtre!  
Gounod, Charles   Act III, Scene 2, Finale: Ah! Ah! voici nos gens!  
Gounod, Charles   Allons! tu ne me connais pas  
Gounod, Charles   Eh quoi? Tojours du sang!  
Gounod, Charles   Act IV, Scene 1, Duo: Va! Je t'ai pardonne  
Gounod, Charles   Quatuor: Juliette! Ah! le ciel soit loué!  
Gounod, Charles   Scène III, Tout est perdu, mon père!  
Gounod, Charles   cut to: Le sommeil de Juliette  
Gounod, Charles   Act V, C'est là! Salut! tombeau! sombre et silencieux!  
Gounod, Charles   A toi, ma Juliette!  
Gounod, Charles   Console toi, pauvre, âme,  
Gounod, Charles   Act I, Scene 4, Ange adorable  

Toccata, November 2007 Webmaster