Description

PAVEL ANDREEV (1874, 25/2 (9/3), OSMINO, SAINT PETERSBURG PROVINCE – 1950, 15/9, LENINGRAD)

In 1903, he graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where he studied under S. Gabel. That same year, he made his debut as the Demon at the St. Petersburg National House, marking his entry onto the opera stage. Beginning in 1907, Andreev performed at the Mariinsky Theater (known since 1920 as the Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet) for approximately 40 years. His roles included Ruslan (Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila), Prince Igor (Borodin’s Prince Igor), Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov), the Demon (Rubinstein’s The Demon), Holofernes (Serov’s Judith), Petr (Serov’s Enemy Force), Mizgir (Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow Maiden), Tomskii (Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades), Escamillo (Bizet’s Carmen), and Peter I (Lortzing’s The Tsar and the Carpenter).

Andreev also appeared in concert recitals, performing operatic arias, art songs, and Russian folksongs. His voice was resonant, with a beautiful timbre, and was distinguished by a wide range. He performed both baritone and bass roles, excelling especially in the Russian repertoire, where he was most successful in epic roles. Beginning in 1919, he engaged in teaching, and in 1926, he became a professor at the Leningrad Conservatory. He was awarded the Order of Lenin in recognition of his contributions.

Chronology of some appearances

1903 St. Petersburg National House

1904-1905 St. Petersburg Lyric Opera

1906 St. Petersburg New Oper

1907 St. Petersburg National House

1907-1930’s St. Petersburg Mariinskii Theater

TRACKLIST

1. Demon (Rubinstein) Accursed world (Prologue) G&T 2-22948 1124r
2. Demon (Rubinstein) Love God’s world (w. Lezhen) Zonophone X-64430
3. Faust (Gounod) Le veau d’or G&T 2-22939 1128r
4. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Pescator, affonda l’esca G&T 3-22540 4832L
5. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologo G&T 3-22545 4920L
6. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Si puo Zonophone X-2-62317
7. Rusalka (Dargomizhsky) The young girls are all alike (Aria Melinka) G&T 2-22922 4406h
8. The song of the flea (Moussorgsky) G&T 2-22842 3499L
9. The Tzar’s Bride (Rimsky-Korsakov) Evidemtly, you do not love (w. Lezhen) 24401 3459L Gramophone, St. Petersburg 1905