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Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox
War & Peace
Album GB 2000 on Chandos label
Classical (Opera)
Timing Disc One: 68:20 Timing Disc Two: 37:30 Timing Disc Three: 59:20 Timing Disc Four: 70:00 Recorded 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th July 1999 304 page booklet (English, German, French, Italian) has full texts (English, German, French, Italian, Russian), essays, artist biographies and a synopsis. Sung in Russian Premiere recording of the complete opera Recorded live at the 1999 Spoleto Festival Opera in 13 scenes based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy
Musicians
 | Sergei Prokofiev p, *1891 RU libretto by, album by |
 | The Russian State Symphony Cappella , RU chorus, album by |
 | Richard Hickox key, 1948-2008 GB conductor, album by |
 | Alan Opie voc, *1945 GB baritone vocals |
 | Charles Austin baritone vocals |
| Igor Matioukhin baritone vocals |
 | Roderick Williams voc, *1965 GB baritone vocals |
| Sergei Schirmanov baritone vocals |
 | Thomas Guthrie b, baritone vocals |
 | Alan Ewing voc, b, IE bass vocals |
| Dmitry Kanevsky bass vocals |
| Marcus Van Den Akker bass vocals |
| Stephen Dupont bass vocals |
| Vladimir Ognev bass vocals |
 | Victoria Livengood voc, contralto vocals |
 | Mira Mendelson , 1915-1968 RU libretto by |
 | Francis Marchal , liner notes, translated by |
 | Franco D'Agostino , liner notes, translated by |
 | Catherine Pierard , mezzo-soprano vocals |
| Elena Ionova mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Pamela Helen Stephen , GB mezzo-soprano vocals |
| Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra orchestra |
| Richard Hetherington producer, assistant, tenor vocals |
 | Ekaterina Morozova b, key, soprano vocals |
 | Liuba Chuchrova voc, soprano vocals |
| Tatiana Odinokova soprano vocals |
 | Henry Moss voc, GB tenor vocals |
 | Justin Lavender voc, tenor vocals |
 | Neil Jenkins voc, ts, *1945 GB tenor vocals |
| Oleg Balashov tenor vocals |
 | Oleg Dolgov voc, RU tenor vocals |
 | Richard Coxon , tenor vocals |
| Robert Baker tenor vocals |
| Vadim Zaplechny tenor vocals |
 | Dave Partridge , typography |
Producers
| Kara Reed booklet editor |
| Valery Polyansky chorus master |
| Cass Cassidy design |
| Jonathan Cooper edited by |
| Ralph Couzens engineer, producer |
| Richard Smoker engineer, assistant |
| Philip Taylor liner notes |
| Illarion Michajlowitsch Prjanischnikow painting |
| Jacques-Louis David painting |
| Peter Von Hess painting |
| Nicky Johnston photography |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | War And Peace, Op.91 | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | ||
| 2 | | Overture | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 4:42 | |
| 3 | | Scene One | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | ||
| 4 | | The Radiance Of The Sky In Spring... | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 3:39 | |
| 5 | | I Won't, I Can't Sleep | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 4:58 | |
| 6 | | O God, My God! What A Shame To Sleep! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2:57 | |
| 7 | | Scene Two | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | ||
| 8 | | Scene Two | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2:37 | |
| 9 | | Chorus! Let The Chorus Begin! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 4:57 | |
| 10 | | Look, The Colonel's Dancing The Mazurka | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2:39 | |
| 11 | | Will No One Choose Me As A Partner? | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2:48 | |
| 12 | | When I Was At Otradnoye In May | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:51 | |
| 13 | Scene 3 | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 14 | The Young Prince's Fiancée | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 5:19 | ||
| 15 | Ah, Madam, Young Lady... | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 5:55 | ||
| 16 | Scene Four | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 17 | The Charming, Delightful Natasha! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 3:18 | ||
| 18 | She's Wonderful And So Beautiful | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 7:12 | ||
| 19 | Scene Five | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 20 | At Ten O'Clock In The Evening, She'll Be Waiting | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 4:09 | ||
| 21 | Balaga! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:15 | ||
| 22 | Scene Six | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 23 | Oh, My Dear Miss Natasha, All Is Lost, It Seems | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 3:38 | ||
| 24 | A Fine Young Lady You Are! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:34 | ||
| 25 | I've Sought To Avoid Her | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 11:07 | ||
| 26 | Scene Seven | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 27 | Picture The Scene, Countess | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 10:49 | ||
| 28 | Epigraph | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 29 | The Forces Of Two And Ten European Nations | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 5:19 | ||
| 30 | Scene Eight | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 31 | Come On Lads! That's The Way! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 8:27 | ||
| 32 | Denisov, Her First Fiancé | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 3:27 | ||
| 33 | It's The Master, Look At Him! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:06 | ||
| 34 | Hurrah! Hurrah! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 3:02 | ||
| 35 | There Is No People Greater Than Ours | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 10:34 | ||
| 36 | Scene Nine | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 37 | The Wine Is Uncorked; We Must Drink It | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 10:25 | ||
| 38 | Scene Ten | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 39 | And So, Gentlemen, The Question Is... | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:48 | ||
| 40 | The Enemy Bears Down On Us With Fire And Steel | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1:13 | ||
| 41 | When, Oh When Was This Dreadful Business Decided? | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 9:12 | ||
| 42 | Scene Eleven | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 43 | Moscow's Deserted! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 8:14 | ||
| 44 | I Must Do The Deed, Or Die | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 4:28 | ||
| 45 | Where Did You Get Such A Good Going-Over, Lads? | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2:11 | ||
| 46 | Davout, The Cruel Davout, The Emperor Napoleon's Hatchet Man! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 5:16 | ||
| 47 | Nothing Matters Now, Nothing | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:41 | ||
| 48 | What A Dreadful Scene! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 4:13 | ||
| 49 | Scene Twelve | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 50 | It's Stretching Higher And Further | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 8:20 | ||
| 51 | Has Fate Really Brought Us Together So Strangely Today... | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 7:22 | ||
| 52 | Scene Thirteen | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | |||
| 53 | We've Burnt Our Bridges... | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 5:08 | ||
| 54 | Hey! Hey! Hey! | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 7:27 | ||
| 55 | Dolokhov Said That Hélene Had Passed Away | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 2:38 | ||
| 56 | The Commander-In-Chief Is Coming | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1:44 | ||
| 57 | The Enemy Has Been Put To Rout | Sergei Prokofiev, The Russian State Symphony Cappella, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 6:15 |
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