Dmitri Shostakovich - Odna (Alone) World Premiere Complete Recording (Naxos Audio CD)

Set in late 1920s Leningrad and then in the Altai Mountains in Russian Mongolia, Shostakovich’s second film ODNA (ALONE) features a dazzling score for a huge orchestra including a banda (8 brass band instruments), theremin, (Shostakovich was one of the first composers to write for this new electronic instrument), barrel-organ, a soprano, mezzosoprano, tenor, an overtone singer and choir. It has been reconstructed from the official Russian version of the film by Mark Fitz- Gerald, with the official approval of Mrs Irina Shostakovich.

The recording also restores a short Overture [track 1] and a beautiful, lyrical prelude [track 9] that were not used in the film. The booklet includes notes on the music by leading Shostakovich film music expert, John Riley, and on overtone singing by Mark van Tongeren who performs on the recording. There are also transliterations and translations of the vocal score.

Dmitry Shostakovich

Odna (Alone), Op. 26 (reconstructed by M. Fitz-Gerald)

Mataeva, Irina, soprano
Kiknadze, Anna, mezzo-soprano
Voropaev, Dmitry, tenor
Tongeren, Mark van, voice
Buchholz, Barbara, theremin
Edelmann, Ulrich, violin
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

The Beginning (Overture) 00:00:53
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: Kuzmina wakes 00:01:20
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: Konchen, konchen tekhnikum 00:01:05
Mataeva, Irina, soprano
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: Morning Exercises 00:01:27
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: March, "The Street" 00:00:37
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: Kuzmina waits Sobolevsky 00:00:42
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: Galop - Kakaya horoshaya budet zhizn'! (How Good Life will Be!) 00:02:42
Voropaev, Dmitry, tenor
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: March 00:00:45
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 1, Kuzmina in Leningrad: (Original) Introduction - The Cockery Sings: Ostan'sya! (Stay!) 00:03:59
Mataeva, Irina, soprano
Voropaev, Dmitry, tenor
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: Office Typewriters 00:00:04
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: A Young Girl Signs Up 00:00:59
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: Music from the Loudspeakers During Telephone Box Scene (composed by Padre Martini, arr. F. Kreisler) 00:00:57
Edelmann, Ulrich, violin

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: Kuzmina Starts to Sign Up 00:01:05
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: March 00:00:47
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: Barrel - Organ 00:01:05
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 2, Kuzmina Enlists as a Teacher: The Old Janitor Flirts with Her 00:00:31
Voropaev, Dmitry, tenor
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: Overtone Singer 00:00:43
Tongeren, Mark van, voice
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: The Steppe of the Altai 00:00:57
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Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: The Altai 00:04:59
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: She Meets the Village Chairman and Some of the Locals 00:03:38
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: Kuzmina in Her Peasant's Hut 00:03:07
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Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 3, Kuzmina Arrives Alone in the Altai Steppes: Kuzmina Takes Courage 00:00:25
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: Introduction 00:00:20
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The School Class 00:00:59
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The Bai Selects the Children to Tend The Sheep 00:02:53
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: Kuzmina is Struck as She Protests 00:00:43
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The Village Children's Wife Sings A Lullaby to Her Baby 00:02:46
Kiknadze, Anna, mezzo-soprano
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: Kuzmina Sees the Wife's Crockery and Reminisces 00:00:51
Voropaev, Dmitry, tenor
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The Village Soviet Chairman Waking Up 00:03:04
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: Kuzmina Confronts the Village Chairman 00:01:16
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 4, Kuzmina Starts Teaching the Local Children: The Village Chairman Drinks Tea with His Wife 00:00:41
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 5, Kuzmina Teaches in the Open Air: The Children Play and Dance with Her 00:02:12
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 5, Kuzmina Teaches in the Open Air: The Bai and the Sheep Trader, a Sheep is Slaughtered 00:02:48
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 5, Kuzmina Teaches in the Open Air: Kuzmina Protests 00:01:24
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 5, Kuzmina Teaches in the Open Air: The Bai Shouts Back at Her 00:01:11
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 5, Kuzmina Teaches in the Open Air: The Locals Conspire to Murder Kuzmina 00:04:44
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: Kuzmina on Her Way to The Next Town 00:02:06
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: A Snowstorm Starts to Build 00:01:13
Buchholz, Barbara, theremin
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: Snowstorm 00:02:18
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: Kuzmina Almost Freezes to Death (beginning) 00:01:33
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 6, Attempted Murder of Kuzmina: Kuzmina Almost Freezes to Death (conclusion) 00:04:47
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Village Chairman Meets with the Locals 00:00:28
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: Kuzmina Close to Death to Bed 00:00:57
Kiknadze, Anna, mezzo-soprano
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Village Chairman and Meeting 00:00:26
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Children Come to Comfort Kuzmina 00:01:08
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Village Chairman Plans Her Funeral 00:00:55
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Locals Express Themselves Violently 00:01:39
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Reel 7, Kuzmina's Rescue by Aeroplane: The Aeroplane from Moscow Arrives to Rescue the Teacher 00:03:46
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fitz-Gerald, Mark, Conductor

Total Playing Time: 01:19:55