The Polish-Jewish composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg, who personally suffered under the regimes of both Hitler and Stalin, was for many decades one of the unjustly forgotten composers of the 20th century. He left behind a considerable oeuvre which has enjoyed a renewed interest in recent years. He is today considered one of the most important composers of the Soviet Union alongside Shostakovich and Prokofiev. The Idiot, based on the novel of the same title by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is Weinberg's final opera. It was written during the mid-1980s. This live recording from the Mannheim National Theatre in 2014 documents the production with which Weinberg's Idiot received its world premiere one year previously in Mannheim, unanimously celebrated by audiences and critics alike. The renowned specialists' journal Die Opernwelt even named the production World premiere of the year.

Tracklist:

The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I: Prelude
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Well? Cold? (Rogoschin, Furst, Lebedjew)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 1: I Can't Live Without Her, I Can't (Rogoschin, Lebedjew)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 1: Is It You, Ganya? (Nastassja Filippowna, Ganja, Rogoschin, Lebedjew, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 2: Will Seventy Thousand Be Enough? (Tozkij, Jepantschin, Lebedjew, Nastassja Filippowna,
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 2: Do You Like Her, Prince? (Ganja, Furst, Jepantschin, Jepantschina, Aglaja, Alexandra)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 2: I Remember… I Was Taken Away From Russia (Furst, Jepantschina, Aglaja)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 2: You Devils! You Money-Monger! (Rogoschin, Lebedjew, Geldverleiher)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 2: As I Saw Your Faces, My Heart Became Lighter (Furst, Jepantschina, Alexandra)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act I: Act I Scene 2: Just One Word And I'm Saved! (Ganja, Aglaja, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 3: The Truth! The Truth! (Furst, Warja, Ganja, Nastassja Filippowna)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 3: Nastassya Filippovna (Furst, Nastassja Filippowna)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 3: Hello, Ganka! (Rogoschin, Geldverleiher, Ganja, Nastassja Filippowna, Lebedjew, Warj
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 3: Prince, I Played It Badly, Would You Forgive Me! (Ganja, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 4: My Soul Is On Fire (Lebedjew, Tozkij, Nastassja Filippowna, Jepantschin, Furst, Ganj
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 4: The Prince Is The First Person In My Entire Life That I Believed In! (Nastassja Fili
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 4: Am I A Princess Now? (Nastassja Filippowna, Rogoschin, Furst, Ganja, Jepantschin, Le
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 4: Why Are You Crying? (Nastassja Filippowna)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act II: Act II Scene 4: I Am Ready, My Queen! (Rogoschin, Lebedjew, Jepantschin, Nastassja Filippowna, Tozki
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 5: Rumors, Rumors! (Lebedjew)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 5: Parfyon, Perhaps I Came At A Bad Time? (Furst, Rogoschin)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 5: Knife Grinder, Knife Grinder! (Messerschleifer, Rogoschin, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 5: I Feel So Guilty! (Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 6: How Is The Prince? (Nastassja Filippowna, Lebedjew, Furst, Aglaja, Rogoschin)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 6: Why Do You Stand On The Tips Of Your Toes? (Furst, Lebedjew)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 6: They Come… They Come… (Lebedjew, Jepantschina, Furst, Aglaja, Alexan
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 6: Oh My God! How Do I Feel! (Jepantschina)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 6: Come Together! (Lebedjew)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 7: I Will Be Waiting For You In The Park At Seven O'clock In The Morning (Furst,
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 7: I Have To Change My Life (Aglaja, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act III: Act III Scene 7: Oh, My God! Why Is This Happening? (Furst, Lebedjew, Nastassja Filippowna, Rogosch
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 8: I Don't Understand Anything! (Jepantschina, Jepantschin, Aglaja, Alexandra, Furs
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 8: They Write… They Write… (Lebedjew, Furst, Aglaja)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 9: There Is No One Home, Except The Four Of Us (Rogoschin, Aglaja, Nastassja Filippowna
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 9: Just Look At This Young Lady! (Nastassja Filippowna, Aglaja, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 9: Ah, My Prize, My Prize (Rogoschin, Lebedjew, Nastassja Filippowna, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 10: Nowhere To Go… Have Nowhere To Go (Furst, Messerschleifer, Rogoschin)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 10: Enter (Rogoschin, Furst)
The Idiot, Op. 144, Act IV: Act IV Scene 10: Now What, Parfyon? (Furst, Rogoschin)

UPC: 7619990103283
Label: Pan Classics
Release Date: 10.30.15
Format: CD

Weinberg / Tralla / Orch Of The Nationaltheater - Idiot (3 CD)