Shostakovich: Hamlet

by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

Overview

This lush remastering of Shostakovich's HAMLET offers a joyous celebration of music for the ears. Conceived as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, this work originates in the early 1960s. Havind had praise lavised on it over the years, the soundtrack has become highly regarded in its own right, and is presented here in a format that is befeting of its stature.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/15/2004
Label:	Naxos
UPC:	0747313244621
Rank:	234870

Tracks

1. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Overture
2. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Military Music
3. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Fanfares
4. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~The Palace Ball
5. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Story of Horatio and the Ghost
6. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~The Ball
7. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~The Ghost
8. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Hamlet's Parting from Ophelia
9. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Palace Music
10. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Arrival of the Players
11. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Monologue (What a rogue and peasant slave)
12. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Hamlet's Monologue (To be or not to be)
13. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Royal Fanfare
14. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~In the Garden
15. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Booth Fanfare
16. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Poisoning Scene
17. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~The Flutes Play
18. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Ophelia's Descent into Madness (Song of Ophelia)
19. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Ophelia's Insanity
20. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Death of Ophelia
21. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~Hamlet at Ophelia's Grave
22. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~The Cemetery
23. Hamlet, film score, Op. 116 (unrelated to incidental music)~The Duel - The Death of Hamlet - Hamlet's Funeral

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dmitry Yablonsky   Primary Artist,Conductor
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra

Technical Credits

Matt Wright   Producer
Ron Hoares   Design
Harold Copping   Cover Illustration
Dmitry Missailov   Engineer
Lyubov Doronina   Producer
Bernd Delfs   Liner Note Translation
Alexander Karasev   Engineer
John Riley   Liner Notes
Pavel Lavrenekov   Editing
Dmitry Shostakovich   Composer