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The Idiot, based on the novel of the same title by Dostoyevsky, is Weinberg's final opera, composed 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 'the performance of the year'.

The Polish-Jewish composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996), who lost his family due to National Socialism, fled to Russia and, again, was later subjected to Stalinist persecution, was one of the unjustly forgotten composers of the 20th century until recently.

He left behind a considerable oeuvre and, since the advent of an impressive Renaissance during recent years, he is today considered one of the most important composers of the Soviet Union alongside Shostakovich and Prokofiev.

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Der Idiot: Prelude

My soul is on fire, draws awe.

I will be waiting for you in the park at seven o'clock in the morning.

Well? Cold? Cold ... Very ...

The Prince is the first person in my entire life that I believed in!

I have to change my life.

I can't live without her.

Am I a princess now?

Oh, my God! Why is this happening?

Is it you, Ganya? What do you have for me?

Why are you crying?

I don't understand anything! I am so confused.

Will seventy thousand be enough?

I am ready, my queen!

They write ... and write ... The letters fly right and left.

Do you like her, Prince?

Rumors, rumors! Awkward and improbable rumors!

There is no one home, except the four of us.

I remember ... I was taken away from Russia.

Parfyon, perhaps I came at a bad time?

Just look at this young lady!

You devils! You money-monger!

Knife grinder, knife grinder!

Ah, my prize, my prize.

As I saw your faces ...

I feel so guilty!

Nowhere to go ... I have nowhere to go.

Just one word and I'm saved!

How is the Prince? Don't worry mother!

Enter. It is dark here.

The Truth! The Truth! How easy and clear is it.

Why do you stand on the tips of your toes? More secrets?

Now what, Parfyon?

Nastassya Filippovna. How do you know me?

They come ... They come ...

Hello, Ganka! You, Judah!

Oh my God! How do I feel! Oh my God! Three marriageable daughters!

Prince, I played it badly, would you forgive me!

Come together! Collide!

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Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.

The Idiot, based on the novel of the same title by Dostoyevsky, is Weinberg's final opera, composed 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 'the performance of the year'.

The Polish-Jewish composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996), who lost his family due to National Socialism, fled to Russia and, again, was later subjected to Stalinist persecution, was one of the unjustly forgotten composers of the 20th century until recently.

He left behind a considerable oeuvre and, since the advent of an impressive Renaissance during recent years, he is today considered one of the most important composers of the Soviet Union alongside Shostakovich and Prokofiev.

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Der Idiot: Prelude

My soul is on fire, draws awe.

I will be waiting for you in the park at seven o'clock in the morning.

Well? Cold? Cold ... Very ...

The Prince is the first person in my entire life that I believed in!

I have to change my life.

I can't live without her.

Am I a princess now?

Oh, my God! Why is this happening?

Is it you, Ganya? What do you have for me?

Why are you crying?

I don't understand anything! I am so confused.

Will seventy thousand be enough?

I am ready, my queen!

They write ... and write ... The letters fly right and left.

Do you like her, Prince?

Rumors, rumors! Awkward and improbable rumors!

There is no one home, except the four of us.

I remember ... I was taken away from Russia.

Parfyon, perhaps I came at a bad time?

Just look at this young lady!

You devils! You money-monger!

Knife grinder, knife grinder!

Ah, my prize, my prize.

As I saw your faces ...

I feel so guilty!

Nowhere to go ... I have nowhere to go.

Just one word and I'm saved!

How is the Prince? Don't worry mother!

Enter. It is dark here.

The Truth! The Truth! How easy and clear is it.

Why do you stand on the tips of your toes? More secrets?

Now what, Parfyon?

Nastassya Filippovna. How do you know me?

They come ... They come ...

Hello, Ganka! You, Judah!

Oh my God! How do I feel! Oh my God! Three marriageable daughters!

Prince, I played it badly, would you forgive me!

Come together! Collide!

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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Der Idiot: Prelude

My soul is on fire, draws awe.

I will be waiting for you in the park at seven o'clock in the morning.

Well? Cold? Cold ... Very ...

The Prince is the first person in my entire life that I believed in!

I have to change my life.

I can't live without her.

Am I a princess now?

Oh, my God! Why is this happening?

Is it you, Ganya? What do you have for me?

Why are you crying?

I don't understand anything! I am so confused.

Will seventy thousand be enough?

I am ready, my queen!

They write ... and write ... The letters fly right and left.

Do you like her, Prince?

Rumors, rumors! Awkward and improbable rumors!

There is no one home, except the four of us.

I remember ... I was taken away from Russia.

Parfyon, perhaps I came at a bad time?

Just look at this young lady!

You devils! You money-monger!

Knife grinder, knife grinder!

Ah, my prize, my prize.

As I saw your faces ...

I feel so guilty!

Nowhere to go ... I have nowhere to go.

Just one word and I'm saved!

How is the Prince? Don't worry mother!

Enter. It is dark here.

The Truth! The Truth! How easy and clear is it.

Why do you stand on the tips of your toes? More secrets?

Now what, Parfyon?

Nastassya Filippovna. How do you know me?

They come ... They come ...

Hello, Ganka! You, Judah!

Oh my God! How do I feel! Oh my God! Three marriageable daughters!

Prince, I played it badly, would you forgive me!

Come together! Collide!

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  • Genre: Classical
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 7619990104600
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