Chess - Audios
1984; Demo Recordings*
Tommy Körberg (Anatoly), Murray Head (Freddie), Elaine Paige (Florence), Agnetha Fältskog
The most complete set of demo recordings, song like "Bangkok" and "You and I" have multiple versions.
MP3, tracked
Tommy Körberg (Anatoly), Murray Head (Freddie), Elaine Paige (Florence), Agnetha Fältskog
The most complete set of demo recordings, song like "Bangkok" and "You and I" have multiple versions.
MP3, tracked
1986; London, UK*
Tommy Körberg (Anatoly), Murray Head (Freddie), Elaine Paige (Florence), John Turner (Molokov), Siobhan McCarthy (Svetlana), Kevin Colson (Walter), Tom Jobe (Arbiter)
SOUNDBOARD. Sound is not extremely clear like early London POTO soundboards but still not bad recording.
MP3, tracked
Tommy Körberg (Anatoly), Murray Head (Freddie), Elaine Paige (Florence), John Turner (Molokov), Siobhan McCarthy (Svetlana), Kevin Colson (Walter), Tom Jobe (Arbiter)
SOUNDBOARD. Sound is not extremely clear like early London POTO soundboards but still not bad recording.
MP3, tracked
28 April 1988 (Premiere); New York, USA*
David Carroll (Anatoly), Phillip Casnoff (Freddie), Judy Kuhn (Florence), Harry Goz (Molokov), Marcia Mitzman (Svetlana)
Really good and clear sound for such an old bootleg.
MP3, tracked
David Carroll (Anatoly), Phillip Casnoff (Freddie), Judy Kuhn (Florence), Harry Goz (Molokov), Marcia Mitzman (Svetlana)
Really good and clear sound for such an old bootleg.
MP3, tracked
8 April 1989 (Derniere); London, UK*
Leo Andrews (Anatoly), Mark Bond (Freddie), Litsa Davis (Florence), Eric Flynn (Molokov), Anne Smith (Svetlana), Christian Hughes (Arbiter)
Ok quality for its age.
MP3, tracked
Leo Andrews (Anatoly), Mark Bond (Freddie), Litsa Davis (Florence), Eric Flynn (Molokov), Anne Smith (Svetlana), Christian Hughes (Arbiter)
Ok quality for its age.
MP3, tracked
2005-2008?; Bergen, Norway*
Marc Heller (Anatoly), Attila Serbán (Freddie), Tone Kvam Thorsen (Florence), Balázs Póka (Molokov), Katrine Lunde Mackenzie (Svetlana)
SOUNDBOARD. Performed in English. I'm not sure what "2005-08" means, it could be range of years or August 2005.
MP3, tracked
Marc Heller (Anatoly), Attila Serbán (Freddie), Tone Kvam Thorsen (Florence), Balázs Póka (Molokov), Katrine Lunde Mackenzie (Svetlana)
SOUNDBOARD. Performed in English. I'm not sure what "2005-08" means, it could be range of years or August 2005.
MP3, tracked
16 February 2018; Washington, USA*
Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly), Raúl Esparza (Freddie), Karen Olivo (Florence), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter), Ruthie Ann Miles (Svetlana), Bryce Pinkham (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly), Raúl Esparza (Freddie), Karen Olivo (Florence), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter), Ruthie Ann Miles (Svetlana), Bryce Pinkham (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
26 April 2018 (Preview); London, UK*
Michael Ball (Anatoly), Tim Howar (Freddie Act 1), Cellen Chugg Jones (Freddie u/s Act 2), Cassidy Janson (Florence), Phillip Browne (Molokov), Alexandra Burke (Svetlana), Cedric Neal (Arbiter), Callum Evans (Viigand)
First preview for West-End revival. The interval lasted 40 minutes, then director Laurence Connor came onto stage and explained that Tim Howar's wife had gone into labor. Understudy Cellen Chugg Jones played Freddie in the second act, although he hadn't rehearsed the role yet.
MP3, untracked
Michael Ball (Anatoly), Tim Howar (Freddie Act 1), Cellen Chugg Jones (Freddie u/s Act 2), Cassidy Janson (Florence), Phillip Browne (Molokov), Alexandra Burke (Svetlana), Cedric Neal (Arbiter), Callum Evans (Viigand)
First preview for West-End revival. The interval lasted 40 minutes, then director Laurence Connor came onto stage and explained that Tim Howar's wife had gone into labor. Understudy Cellen Chugg Jones played Freddie in the second act, although he hadn't rehearsed the role yet.
MP3, untracked
1 February 2020 (Premiere); Tokyo, Japan*
Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly), Luke Walsh (Freddie), Samantha Barks (Florence), Hideya Masuhara (Molokov), Eliana (Svetlana), Sato Takanori (Arbiter)
Performed in English, seems to be recorded far away from line array. Includes some posters.
MP3, untracked
Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly), Luke Walsh (Freddie), Samantha Barks (Florence), Hideya Masuhara (Molokov), Eliana (Svetlana), Sato Takanori (Arbiter)
Performed in English, seems to be recorded far away from line array. Includes some posters.
MP3, untracked
9 February 2020 (Derniere); Tokyo, Japan*
Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly), Luke Walsh (Freddie), Samantha Barks (Florence), Hideya Masuhara (Molokov), Eliana (Svetlana), Sato Takanori (Arbiter)
Performed in English, closing night for production which was staged in Osaka and then moved to Tokyo.
MP3, untracked
Ramin Karimloo (Anatoly), Luke Walsh (Freddie), Samantha Barks (Florence), Hideya Masuhara (Molokov), Eliana (Svetlana), Sato Takanori (Arbiter)
Performed in English, closing night for production which was staged in Osaka and then moved to Tokyo.
MP3, untracked
11 October 2020 (Preview); Moscow, Russia* VampireIntheOpera's master
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter), Filipp Belyaev (Ivan)
First preview. Originally it was supposed to be the third regular performance (evening) but it was decided to delay the opening night (and move previews for a week later) so all international guests will go through quarantine. Starts with Dmitriy Bogachov's (producer) speech with greetings and ask to wear masks. Includes video of Curtain Calls.
MOV (video)/M4A (not tracked)/MP3 (tracked)
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter), Filipp Belyaev (Ivan)
First preview. Originally it was supposed to be the third regular performance (evening) but it was decided to delay the opening night (and move previews for a week later) so all international guests will go through quarantine. Starts with Dmitriy Bogachov's (producer) speech with greetings and ask to wear masks. Includes video of Curtain Calls.
MOV (video)/M4A (not tracked)/MP3 (tracked)
14 October 2020 (Preview); Moscow, Russia*
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter), Filipp Belyaev (Ivan)
MP3, untracked
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter), Filipp Belyaev (Ivan)
MP3, untracked
18 October 2020 (Matinee); Moscow, Russia*
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
18 October 2020 (Evening); Moscow, Russia*
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter)
Recorded very near to line array so quality was great but it was spoiled by noise suppression.
MP3, untracked
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter)
Recorded very near to line array so quality was great but it was spoiled by noise suppression.
MP3, untracked
23 October 2020; Moscow, Russia*
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter)
Recorded very near to line array so quality is great. Quality of this recording is very similar to October 18 audio but noise suppression is not so heavy here so this one sounds a bit better.
MP3, untracked
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Stanislav Belyaev (Arbiter)
Recorded very near to line array so quality is great. Quality of this recording is very similar to October 18 audio but noise suppression is not so heavy here so this one sounds a bit better.
MP3, untracked
27 October 2020; Moscow, Russia*
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
28 October 2020; Moscow, Russia*
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Andrey Shkoldychenko (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Andrey Shkoldychenko (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
MP3, untracked
30 October 2020; Moscow, Russia*
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
Very poor quality, sounds like it's a studio recording from 1920s.
M4A, untracked
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Matrosov (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
Very poor quality, sounds like it's a studio recording from 1920s.
M4A, untracked
21 February 2021 (Matinee); Moscow, Russia* dancinginashesandshadow's master
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
M4A, untracked
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Bobrov (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov), Anna Guchenkova (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
M4A, untracked
10 June 2021; Brisbane, Australia*
Alexander Lewis (Anatoly), Mark Furze (Freddie), Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Florence), Eddie Muliaumaseali’i (Molokov), Paulini (Svetlana), Rob Mills (Walter), Brittanie Shipway (Arbiter)
A bit poor quality. Also includes video of Someone Else's Story.
AAC (untracked)/MP3 (tracked)
Alexander Lewis (Anatoly), Mark Furze (Freddie), Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Florence), Eddie Muliaumaseali’i (Molokov), Paulini (Svetlana), Rob Mills (Walter), Brittanie Shipway (Arbiter)
A bit poor quality. Also includes video of Someone Else's Story.
AAC (untracked)/MP3 (tracked)
27 July 2021; Moscow, Russia*
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Andrey Shkoldychenko (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter), Ilya Krylov (Ivan)
Great quality, recorded very near to the line array.
MP3, untracked
Aleksandr Sukhanov (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Olga Belyaeva (Florence), Andrey Shkoldychenko (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter), Ilya Krylov (Ivan)
Great quality, recorded very near to the line array.
MP3, untracked
18 September 2021 (Matinee); Moscow, Russia*
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
Act 1 only, the master hided their camera in the bag so the quality is poor.
M4A, untracked
Kirill Gordeev (Anatoly), Aleksandr Kazmin (Freddie), Anastasia Stotskaya (Florence), Aleksandr Marakulin (Molokov), Yulia Iva (Svetlana), Denis Demkiv (Arbiter)
Act 1 only, the master hided their camera in the bag so the quality is poor.
M4A, untracked