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Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich
Life With An Idiot
Album AT 1992 on Sony Classical label
Classical and Soundtrack (Opera, Neo-Classical, Modern)
Sung in Russian. Enclosed is a booklet (167 pages) with notes and lyrics in English, French, German, Russian and Italian. A live recording of the world premiere at Het Muziektheater, the Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 16-26, 1992.
Musicians
 | Alfred Schnittke p, *1934 RU album by |
 | Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest , orchestra, album by |
 | Mstislav Rostropovich vc, 1927-2007 RU conductor, piano, cello, album by |
 | Caren Van Oijen alto vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Corinne Romijn alto vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Inez Hafkamp voc, alto vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Marjan Boonen alto vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Sussan Djanbakhsch alto vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Dale Duesing voc, *1947 US baritone vocals, i |
 | Romain Bischoff voc, b, baritone vocals, i, bass vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Robin Leggate , GB baritone vocals, proust |
| Leonid Zimnenko bass vocals, guard |
| Edwin Van Gelder bass vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Hans Christoph Begemann voc, b, bass vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Mitchell Sandler voc, b, bass vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Nigel Cliffe voc, GB bass vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | René Steur voc, b, bass vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Victor Jerofejev libretto by |
| Andrew Reynolds liner notes, transl. to english |
 | Enrica Mottley , liner notes, transl. to italian |
| Ewa Rudling photography, schnittke |
| Jaap Pieper photography, stage |
| Fang Fang Kong soprano vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Joanna Albrzykowska soprano vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Julia Bronkhorst voc, soprano vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Manon Heijne voc, soprano vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Priti Coles , soprano vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Sylvia Leentvaar soprano vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Teresa Ringholz , soprano vocals, wife |
 | Frank Van Aken , tenor vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Jon Thorsteinsson , tenor vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Joseph Pettit , tenor vocals, vocal ensemble |
| Kenneth Beare tenor vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Rein Kolpa voc, NL tenor vocals, vocal ensemble |
 | Howard Haskin voc, US tenor vocals, vova |
Producers
| Winfried Maczewski chorus master |
| Marcus Herzog engineer |
| Jürgen Köchel liner notes |
| Andreas Neubronner producer |
Composers
| Alfred Schnittke |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Act 1 Prologue | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 2 | Life With An Idiot Is Full Of Surprises | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:45 | |
| 3 | Scene 1 | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 4 | My Friends Congratulated Me With My Idiot | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:47 | |
| 5 | I Had Been Full Of Doubts And Anxieties That Winter | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:26 | |
| 6 | Everybody Laughed | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:48 | |
| 7 | I Pictured To Myself A Crafty And Staid Wise Old Man | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:43 | |
| 8 | Well Look What's Happened - I've Belched | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:50 | |
| 9 | Sometimes I Mix Up My Dead Wives | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:52 | |
| 10 | I've Swapped A Birdie For A Pizza ! | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:50 | |
| 11 | Tango (Intermezzo) | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:31 | |
| 12 | Scene 2 | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 13 | I Said Later That If I Had Gone | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:27 | |
| 14 | Look: My Former Fellow Students | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:12 | |
| 15 | I Got Down To Searching For The Holy Simpleton | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 6:51 | |
| 16 | Ekh ! | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:31 | |
| 17 | Intermezzo | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:35 | |
| 18 | Act 2 Scene 1 | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 19 | In The Beginning Vova Was Very Reserved | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:45 | |
| 20 | In The Evenings, To Prevent Vova Suffering From Insomnia | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:34 | |
| 21 | Once, On Returning Home, I Chanced Upon The Following Scene | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:37 | |
| 22 | A Few Days Later Vova Started Tearing Up The Books | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:24 | |
| 23 | Suddenly, One Fine Day, He Dumped A Whole Pile In The Middle Of The Room | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:11 | |
| 24 | Ekh ! | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:31 | |
| 25 | Intermezzo | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:11 | |
| 26 | Scene 2 | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | ||
| 27 | Vova Has Cleaned Up His Act A Lot | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:49 | |
| 28 | Don't Offend Him. Don't Traumatise Vova | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:53 | |
| 29 | Life With An Idiot Is Full Of Surprises | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:59 | |
| 30 | I Was Intrigued As To Which Proclivities Of Vova My Wife Bent Over Backwards To Meet | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:50 | |
| 31 | Ekh ! | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 5:53 | |
| 32 | Well, And Now, Cock-sucking Reader, Whoever You Are | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:11 | |
| 33 | They Made Their Home In The Second Room | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:17 | |
| 34 | He Had A Brand-new And Perfectly Tolerable Wife | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:47 | |
| 35 | We Beat Her Up, Beat Her Up ! | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 3:26 | |
| 36 | Suddenly, The Wife Declares: 'Vova ! Either Him... | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 4:26 | |
| 37 | I Love You, Love ! | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 2:26 | |
| 38 | I Am Renoir | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 1:56 | |
| 39 | The Guard Greeted Me Like I Was One Of The Family | Alfred Schnittke, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Mstislav Rostropovich | 7:02 |
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