![]() Rachmaninov - The Miserly Knight / Vladimir Jurowski , Sergei Leiferkus, London Philharmonic Orchestra , Opus Arte $24.99 Vladimir Jurowski conducts Rachmaninov's dark setting of Alexander Pushkin's little tragedy with an outstanding performance from Sergei Leiferkus in the role written for the great Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin. Rachmaninov's dramatically brooding score, beautifully recorded in an atmospheric surround sound, portrays the miser consumed by the power of his glinting gold, as it pushes him to his ultimate collapse.Sung in Russian with English, French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitlesAlbert: Richard Berkeley-Steele Servant: Maxim Mikhailov Moneylender: Viacheslav Voynarovskiy The Duke: Albert Schagidullin The Baron: Sergei Leiferkus Aerialist: Matilda Leyser London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Vladimir Jurowski Director Annabel Arden |
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