Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra includes: Sir Georg Solti (conductor).
The St. Petersburg Chamber Choir includes: Nikolai Korniev (conductor).
Additional personnel includes: Galina Gorchakova (soprano); Maxim Vengerov (violin); Natasha Alymora, Zhenya Kirichenko, Zhenya Morozova, Masha Shpakovskaya, Radmila Ivanova, Viktor Rapotikhin, Yura Shchukin, Yura Slavtsov, Maria Vengelevskaya, Rada Vengelevskaya, Vladimir Mastavoy.
Principally recorded at the The Big Hall Of The Philharmonia, St. Petersburg, Russia between April 27, 1996 and May 2, 1996. Includes liner notes by Sir Georg Solti and Bernard Rose.
Personnel: Maxim Vengerov (violin).
Liner Note Authors: Bernard Rose ; Georg Solti .
Recording information: The Big Hall Of The Philharmonia, St.Petersburg, Russia (04/27/1996-05/02/1996).
Directors: Bernard Rose ; Georg Solti .
Editor: Nigel Gayler.
Photographer: Keith Hamshere.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Maria Vengelevskaya; Rada Vengelevskaya; Yura Slavtsov; Yura Shchukin; Masha Shpakovskaya; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
The soundtrack to the 1997 film adaptation of Tolstoy's renowned novel Anna Karenina features the St. Petersberg Philharmonic Orchestra performing the compositions of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev. Conductor Sir Georg Solti ensures that the performances resonate with an epic drama befitting their function in the film and the sound quality is stunning, as it was recorded at St. Petersburg Cathedral. ~ Jason Ankeny