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The Left-Hander, Act One: 1. The Winter Palace
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 2. Ataman Platov's Story
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 3. Inspection Of The Armoury
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 4. The River Tulitsa
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 5. Buckingham Palace. Orchestral Interlude I
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 6. The Royal Presentation
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 7. Seven Turns Of The Key. Orchestral Interlude II
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 8. The Flea
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 9. Arioso Of Alexander I And Scena
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 10. Again In The Winter Palace (During The Reign Of Tsar Nicholas I)
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 11. A Village In Tula And The Left-Hander's Rude Songs
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 12. Ataman Platov Arrives In Tula
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 13. The Russians Refashion The English Flea
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 14. Ataman Platov Returns To Tula
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 15. The Journey From Tula To St Petersburg. Orchestral Interlude III
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 16. Ataman Platov And The Left-Hander Arrive At The Winter Palace
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 17. The Microscope Is Brought In. Orchestral Interlude IV
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 18. The English Flea Subjected To Russian Modification
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The Left-Hander, Act One: 19. Act One Finale
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ABOUT THE ALBUM
Specially written for Gergiev on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Rodion Shchedrin's The Left-Hander is a comedy of Russians and Englishmen, new technology, old traditions and strong drink. The Mariinsky Opera gave the work it's premiere in St Petersburg in July 2013. One of music's greatest living humorists, Rodion Shchedrin's work is laced with pitch-black irony and deadpan wit. Based on Nikolai Leskov's classical satirical novella of 1881, The Tale of Cross-Eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea, The Left-Hander is a wry exploration of Russia's relationship with the West in general and England in particular. 'Gergiev conducted Shchedrin's 2013 score with understated intensity and musical humility, transporting us to the haunting world of Nikolai Leskov's original novella. Shchedrin's scoring is characteristically inventive and colorful... The forging music is witty and humorous.' Telegraph 'Unexpectedly moving and stunningly well sung.' The
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