LEIFERKUS, GULEGHINA, CHERNOV, LARIN, Aleksashkin, Levinsky, Kotscherga, Von Otter, et al., Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor. DG 453 452-2 (3 CDs). ***(*)
IN A NOVEL AND DARING BIT OF PROGRAM-ming, Deutsche Grammaphon has issued a fascinating three CD set that includes all of Rachmaninov's one-act operas: Aleko (1892), The Miserly Knight (1905) and Francesca da Rimini (1905). If you have not heard of them, however, do not be alarmed. ...