Anna Netrebko sings Mussorgskys Detskaya ( The Nursery), Valery Gergiev conducts the RPh O

Mussorgskys song cycle The Nursery (or Childrens Room) was given its UK Première in Edison Denisovs orchestration on 7 September 1996 in Londons Royal Albert Hall. The soprano soloist was Anna Netrebko, making her Proms debut, with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. The seven songs in Denisovs edition are: (1) With Nanny A child begs her nurse to tell a story, first about an awful bogeyman and then about a Tsar and Tsarita who live by the sea. (2) In the Corner The nurse scolds Mishenka for spoiling her knitting and sends him to the corner. (3) The Beetle A child tells the nurse about a large beetle. (4) With the Doll A childs lullaby to a doll. (5) At Bedtime A child says his prayers. (6) The Cat Sailor It tries to catch the family canary. (7) Ride on a Hobby Horse A child tells of an imaginary journey on his hobbyhorse. The concert began with Gergiev conducting the Prokofiev 6th Symphony and that too is uploaded here with all due acknowledg