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Moskva, Cheremushki

Dmitri Shostakovich · 1997

141 min · 69 tracks · opera

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

69 /100
Treeline
Higher than 49% of albums we've rated

Its well-shaped comic numbers and shifts of texture keep the opera lively, though its light, episodic form offers less depth on return.

What we noticed

  • The overture leads into a prologue before Act I; an intermezzo then bridges the first scene to Act I, Scene II.
  • Short spoken-style exchanges repeatedly give way to named arias, duets, and songs, with residents’ ensembles and act finales widening the texture.
  • The score shifts between dance-like passages and more lyrical numbers rather than sustaining one continuous operatic texture.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Moskva, Cheremushki: Overture - Prologue. Allegretto 5:18
  • 2 Moskva, Cheremushki: Overture - Prologue. "That's right! Music..." (Drebednyov) 0:33
  • 3 Moskva, Cheremushki: Overture - Prologue. "Well I've lived for fifty years on Tyopoly Lane." 1:40
  • 4 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Bubentsov and the Chorus of Visitors 2:33
  • 5 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. "Now please step into the next hall, comrades!" (Bubentsov) 1:00
  • 6 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Duet. Masha and Bubentsov 3:49
  • 7 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Pantomime 2:37
  • 8 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. "What time is it?" (Sergey) 0:13
  • 9 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Boris's aria 1:15
  • 10 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. "I've come back from Moscow..." (Boris) 0:30
  • 11 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Boris's song-serenade 2:16
  • 12 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. "Have you only just got here?" (Lidochka) 0:52
  • 13 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Lidochka's Song 2:35
  • 14 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. "Lidochka, Lidochka..." (Baburov) 1:24
  • 15 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene I. Excursion around Moscow 4:04
  • 16 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. "Where's the car?" (Drebednyov) 0:54
  • 17 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. Duet: Vava and Drebednyov 4:39
  • 18 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. End of Excursion around Moscow 0:40
  • 19 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. "Semyon Semyonovich..." (First woman) 0:36
  • 20 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Ensemble of Residents 5:04
  • 21 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Sergey's Song about Mar'ina Roscha 2:01
  • 22 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Baburov's Song about Tyoplyi Lane 3:24
  • 23 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. "So it's Tyoply Lane then" (Lyusya) 0:13
  • 24 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Song about Cheremushki 2:50
  • 25 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Scene: Barabashkin with the Residents 0:54
  • 26 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. "What are you thinking of, citizens?" (Barabashkin) 0:53
  • 27 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Boris's song 1:55
  • 28 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. "Valka!" (Boris) 3:54
  • 29 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Scene: Barabashkin and Drebednyov with the Residents 0:48
  • 30 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act I, Scene II. Finale of Act I 1:02
  • 31 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Intermezzo. Barabashkin's Couplets 2:31
  • 32 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. "That's it Lidochka, that's it!" (Boris) 0:54
  • 33 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. Duet: Lidochka and Boris 6:22

Disc 2

  • 1 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. "You are not angry, my valiant sir?" (Lidochka) 2:45
  • 2 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. Duet: Lyusya and Sergey 4:59
  • 3 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. "Oh, what was that?" (Lyusya) 2:11
  • 4 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. Barabashkin's and Drebednyov's Couplets 3:59
  • 5 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. "Fedya!" (Vava) 0:36
  • 6 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. Duet: Lidochka and Boris 2:46
  • 7 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. "So where is the young man?" (Baburov) 1:04
  • 8 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene III. Scene (Lidochka, Baburov, Barabashkin, Drebednyov) 0:41
  • 9 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Intermezzo. "And where are you off to?..." (Sergey) 0:46
  • 10 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Intermezzo. Song: Lyusya and the Construction workers 0:59
  • 11 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene IV. "Let's have some tea." (Masha) 1:07
  • 12 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene IV. Duet: Masha and Bubentsov 3:09
  • 13 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene IV. "Masha, it's someone ringing for us!" (Bubentsov) 2:53
  • 14 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene IV. Polka 4:21
  • 15 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene IV. "Guests!" (The others) 2:57
  • 16 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act II, Scene IV. Song about Cheremushki 0:23
  • 17 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. "Where can we go now?" (Lidochka) 0:27
  • 18 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. Ballet 6:33
  • 19 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. Apotheosis 1:13
  • 20 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. "That was the move to the new flat..." (Boris) 0:34
  • 21 Moskva, Cheremushki: Intermezzo. finale of Act II 0:33
  • 22 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III. Entr'acte 2:33
  • 23 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III. Scene 0:54
  • 24 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III. "Play something, comrade conductor..." (Baburov) 0:37
  • 25 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Lidochka's Song 1:44
  • 26 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. "Taking things easy?!" (Bubentsov) 0:50
  • 27 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Waltz of the flowers 1:07
  • 28 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. "Am I dreaming?" (Lidochka) 1:14
  • 29 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Barabashkin's Song 0:40
  • 30 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. "Are you afraid?..." (Lyusya) 3:44
  • 31 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Duet: Lidochka and Boris 1:54
  • 32 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. "Nevertheless, the parade ground has been cleared!" (Boris) 4:23
  • 33 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Sergey's Song 0:49
  • 34 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. "Not bad that bench." (Barabashkin) 2:43
  • 35 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Scene: Barabashkin 1:03
  • 36 Moskva, Cheremushki: Act III, Scene V. Finale 1:45

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