A mezzo in a class by herself
(New York Times)

Prokofiev – Ivan the Terrible

Prokofiev - Ivan the Terrible/Alexander Nevsky arr. Michael Lankester CD | Sony Classical, 1993 Catalog | S2K 48387   Sergei Leiferkus Christopher Plummer Tamara Sinyavskaya Dolora Zajick London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus New London Children's Choir Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor) TRACK LISTING Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Ivan the Terrible and Alexander Nevsky Disc 1 Ivan the Terrible, Music from the Film, Op 116 Disc 2 Alexander Nevsky, Cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra, Op 78 REVIEWS “Rostropovich, his singers, chorus and orchestra are fervently inside Prokofiev's music, and their blazing commitment goes far toward conjuring the dynamic excitement of Eisenstein's visuals.” (Chicago Tribune, 11 April 1993) LINKS http://www.amazon.com/Prokofiev-Terrible-Michael-Lankester-Version/dp/B00000DSGN/ref=sr_1_15?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1321638407&sr=1-15