Mussorgsky, Modest > Tenor

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Noseda, Anastassov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-08-30

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Bronder, Peter; Ladjuk, Vasily; Marianelli, Alessandra; Matorin, Vladimir; Storey, Ian; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zubov, Pavel
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra

Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Noseda, Anastassov [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-08-30

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Bronder, Peter; Ladjuk, Vasily; Marianelli, Alessandra; Matorin, Vladimir; Storey, Ian; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zubov, Pavel
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Teatro Regio Chorus; Teatro Regio Orchestra

Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Sp...continue...

Dokovska: Russian Songs / Svetlov, tenor

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-03-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Mephistopheles' song of the flea; A Society Tale; The Street Urchin (Ozornik; The Ragamuffin), song for voice & piano; The Seminarist, song for voice & piano; Songs and dances of d...
Performers: Dokovska, Pavlina; Svetlov, Mikhail

When the Russian art historian and critic Vladimir Stasov declared in 1867 "how much poetry, feeling, talent, and intelligence are possessed by the small but...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA (03/15/2009-03/17/2009)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Rostropovich

3 CD / Erato / 2011-01-25

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, opera in 4 acts with a prologue (1872 version); Boris Godunov
Performers: Cowan, Richard; Gedda, Nicolai; Miller, Lajos; Raimondi, Ruggero; Riegel, Kenneth; Smith, Malcolm
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washing (07/04/1987-07/15/1987)....continue...

Art Of Roland Hayes

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-12-14

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Douce dame jolie, pour Dieu; French Traditional: L' amour de moi, folk song; Tambourin; Claudio Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Orfeo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella...
Performers: Boardman, Reginald; Hayes, Roland

Roland Hayes’s repertoire of lieder ranged from Dowland and Monteverdi to Schubert, Beethoven and Mozart, from Debussy and Wolf all the way to Villa-Lobos. While...continue...

Liederabend: Salzburg Festival 1959 / Gedda, Werba

1 CD / Orfeo / 2010-08-10

Works: Niccolò Piccinni: O Nuit, Déesse du mystère, song for voice & piano; Andrea Falconieri: Vezzosette e care; Ottorino Respighi: Notte, song for mezzo-soprano & piano (from Liriche (6) Se...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Werba, Erik [Piano]

Recording information: Mozarteum, Salzburger Festspiele (08/18/1959)....continue...

Martha Modl

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-06-08

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus und Eurydike; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Don Carlos; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan u...
Performers: Blatter, Johanna; Mödl, Martha; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Löwlein, Hans; Rother, Artur; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Keilberth, Joseph; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Schuchter, Wilhelm

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

3 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Baldani, Ruza; Bodurov, Ljubomir; Brambarov, Christo; Cesare, Ezio di; Chiappi, Mario; Cvejik, Biserka; Diakov, Anton; Frascati, Tommaso; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grigoryev, Anton; Kom...
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris; Naidenov, Assen

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Nebolsin/Bolshoi Opera, Pirogov, Kozlovsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-10-27

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Kozlovsky, Ivan; Mikhailov, Maxim; Nelepp, Georgi; Pirogov, Alexandre
Conductors: Nebolssin, Vassily
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Modest Mussorgsky's masterpiece is given the full cinematic treatment in this historic 1954 film by acclaimed Russian filmmaker Vera Stroyeva. With magnificent scenery, lavish costumes...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Nagano, Burchuladze, Kotscherga [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Alexejev, Valeri; Burchuladze, Paata; Daszak, John; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Soffel, Doris; Vogt, Klaus Florian
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester; Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

One of Modest Mussorgsky's great talents was his unique ability to transpose words, psychological states and even physical movements into music. Kent Nagano rises to...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

Opera's Greatest Choruses / Queensland Opera Chorus

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-07-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Macbeth; Aida, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterf...
Performers: Fegan, Dominique; French, Narelle; Harrington, Robert; Wheaton, Bernard
Conductors: Fritzsch, Johannes

There is nothing as stirring as the sound of a full opera chorus, and this album has it all: the splendour of the triumphal march...continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Abbado, Ghiaurov, Atlantov, Marusin [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-05-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Burchuladze, Paata; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kocherga, Anatoly; Marusin, Yuri; Semtschuk, Ludmila
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Bratislava; Vienna Boys Choir; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

This program is a live recording of Alfred Kirchner's production of Mussorgsky's 'Khovanshchina' from the Vienna State Opera. Conducted by Claudio Abbado and featuring top...continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Vocal Legends Vol 8 - Helge Rosvaenge

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2009-05-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Hugo Wolf: Gedichte (3) von Robert Reinick; Mörike Lieder
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rosvaenge, Helge

Helge Roswaenge (1897-1972) was a famous Danish operatic tenor whose career became restricted to Germany, Austria and occupied Europe because of World War II. He...continue...

Highlights from Russian Operas Vol 2

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Boris Godunov; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya; Sadko; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Dunaev, Andrey; Grigoryev, Anton; Gubsky, Mikhail; Kazakov, Mikhail; Lynkovsky, Vadim; Manistina, Alena; Paster, Maksim
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Soloists Ensemble

Prima voce - Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Werther; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: La muette de Portici; Modest Musso...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; de los Angeles, Victoria; Depraz, Xavier; Froumenty, Pierre; Gedda, Nicolai; Gorr, Rita; Ignal, Madeline; Loose, Emmy; Micheau, Janine; Vessieres, Andre; Vivalda, Janette; Zareska, ...
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Cluytens, André; Dobroven, Issay; Fourestier, Louis; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings for this 2-CD set have been carefully selected to show the extraordinary control Gedda has over his vocal resources, and to demonstrate his...continue...

Prima Voce - Alexander Kipnis

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-07-08

Works: Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky: Rusalka, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; Modest Mussorgsky: Mephistopheles' song of...
Performers: Kipnis, Alexander; Leskaya, Anna; Tamarin, Ilya
Conductors: Berezowsky, Nicolai

This release is a tribute to one of the greatest bass voices ever recorded....continue...

Mussorgsky, Wagner: Opera Highlights / Stokowski

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Cauwet, Raymond; Mason, Lawrence; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Ermler, Nesterenko, Obratsova, Atlantov, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-05-13

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Arkhipov, Alexander; Atlantov, Vladimir; Baskov, Nikolay; Grigorieva, Nina; Lisovsky, Konstantin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Nesterenko, Yevgeny; Obraztsova, Elena; Voroshilov, Alexander; Yurchenko, Larissa
Conductors: Ermler, Mark;
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Boder/SO of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Ognovenko, Galouizine, Brubaker [DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-03-25

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Brubaker, Robert; Galouzine, Vladimir; Ognovenko, Vladimir; Putilin, Nikolai; Vaneev, Vladimir; Zaremba, Elena
Conductors: Boder, Michael
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

Mussorgsky's loveless and brutal drama of the transformation of Russian society, which led to the rule of Peter the Great within the epic history of...continue...
Run Time: 192 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Russian Opera - Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, etc: Operas

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko
Performers: Avdeyeva, Larissa; Barssova, Valeriya; Baturin, Alexander; Bellinik, Piotr; Belov, Eugene; Borisenko, Veronika; Chubienko, Nadezhda; Derzhinskaya, Xenia; Filippov, Vladimir; Firssova, Vera; Ghelieva,...
Conductors: Golovanov, Nikolai; Khaikin, Boris; Melik-Pashaev, Alexander; Samosud, Samuel; Svetlanov, Evgeny

Russian opera has a flavor all its own, full of color and excitement. This collection brings together five complete operas by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and...continue...

10 Great Tenors

10 CD / Membran / 2007-08-14

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Il Duca d'Alba; Lucia di Lammermoor; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Un ballo in mas...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bjorling, Jussi; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Jurinac, Sena; Lanza, Mario ...
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Zamboni, Rainaldo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Rother, Artur; Marszalek, Franz; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leo...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov

3 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Cvejik, Biserka; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Frese, Rudolf; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Heppe, Leo; Karolidis, Paul; Kelemen, Zoltan; Lilowa, Margarita; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Miljakovic, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

"With Ghiaurov in the title role, Karajan's superbly controlled Decca version, technically outstanding came far nearer than previous recordings to conveying the rugged greatness of...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Khaikin, Naydenov, Ghiaurov

3 CD / Gala / 2006-07-05

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Baldani, Ruza; Bodourov, Ljubomir; Chiappi, Mario; Cvejik, Biserka; Di Cesare, Ezio; Diakov, Anton; Fiorentini, Mirella; Frascati, Tommaso; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grigoriev, Anton; K...
Conductors: Khaikin, Boris; Naydenov, Asen
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Excerpts), etc / Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-06-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Pictures at an exhibition
Performers: Fried, Howard; London, George [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Chorus; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Margarete Arndt-Ober

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-01-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Das Rhei...
Performers: Althouse, Paul; Arndt-Ober, Margarete; Endert, Elisabeth van; Jorn, Karl

Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-11-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidel...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Dent, Karl [Tenor Vocal]; Maynor, Kevin
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

there are many beautiful moments here Telarcs sound is detailed and clear Anyone who wants a souvenir of Shaws choral career will want this disc....continue...

Wiener Staatsoper Live: Nicolai Ghiaurov

1 CD / Orfeo / 2005-10-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlos; Attila; Macbeth; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kmentt, Waldemar; Terkal, Karl; Wächter, Eberhard; Yachmi, Rohangiz
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Stein, Horst; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Martin, Miguel Angel Gomez; Ozawa, Seiji; Satanowski, Robert

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Abbado, Haugland, Atlantov

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Performers: Atlantov, Vladimir; Borowska, Joanna; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Haugland, Aage; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Koves, Peter; Lipovsek, Marjana; Nikolov, Bojidar; Popov, Vladimir; Poschner, Brigitte; Simic, Goran; V...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus

Tenors of Imperial Russia Vol 1

1 CD / Pearl / 2004-08-24

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète; Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and dances of death; Vilboa: The Seafarers; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Life Guardsman, opera (unfinished...
Performers: Damaev, Vasili; Ershov, Ivan Vasilyevich; Figner, Nikolay; Kornilov, D. G.; Sharonov, Vasilij; Smirnov, Dmitri Alexeievich; Sobinov, Leonid

This collection gives a fascinating glimpse into the long vanished world of the Imperial Russian opera, a time of opulence and famed artistry. The music...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Dobrowen, Christoff, Gedda, etc

3 CD / Pearl / 2003-03-25

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-; Alexander Borodin: Song of the dark forest; Nikolai Rimsky-Kors...
Performers: Bielecki, André; Bonte, Raymond; Borg, Kim; Bousquet, Eugené; Christoff, Boris; Gedda, Nicolai; Lebedeva, Ludmilla; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Pasternak, Wassili; Pieczora, Stanislav; Roman...
Conductors: Dobroven, Issay; Schuchter, Wilhelm

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Melik-Pachaev, London, et al

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-10-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina; Borisenko, Veronika; Dementyev, Yuri; Filippov, Vladimir; Gorbunov, Victor; Grigoryev, Anton; Ivanov, Alexei; Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Ktitorov, Leonid; London, George [Baritone Vocal];...
Conductors: Melik-Pashaev, Alexander
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

"The Bolshoi chorus is, as usual, outstanding, even though some voices have been placed away from the mikes, perhaps to suggest a stage perspective. It's...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Golovanov, Pirogov, Kozlovsky

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-10-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Khanaev, Nikhander; Kozlovsky, Ivan; Krasovsky, Sergei; Kruglikova, Yelena; Lubenzov, Vassily; Maksakova, Maria; Mikhailov, Maxim; Nelepp, Georgei; Pirogov, Alexander; Turtshina, Alexandra; Verbitska...
Conductors: Golovanov, Nikolai
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

One of the finest historical recordings of this greatest of Russian operas is now available for the first time in digitally remastered sound and at...continue...

Moussorgsky: Boris Godounov (Highlights) / Chaliapin, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2002-04-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Baccaloni, Salvatore; Bada, Angelo; Borgioili, Dino; Chaliapin, Feodor; Dua, Octave; Manfrini, Luigi; Noble, Dennis; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Russian Opera Arias / Vladimir Grishko, Kuchar, Sirenko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Eugen Onegin; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochintsy fair; Sorochintsï Fair (Sorochinskaya yarmarka), comic opera ...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra; Ukrainian Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra

The arias from Tchaikovsky's ever-popular masterpieces 'Eugene Onegin' and 'The Queen of Spades' offer unique psychological insights into the characters. Less familiar but equally beautiful...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Dobrowen, Christoff

3 CD / Living Stage / 2002-03-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Bielecki, André; Bonte, Raymond; Borg, Kim; Bousquet, Eugéne; Christoff, Boris; Gedda, Nicolai; Pasternak, W.; Pieczora, Stanislav; Romanova, L.; Ustinov, G.; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Dobrowen, Issay
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra; Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris Choir

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Abbado, Ghiaurov, Raimondi, etc

3 CD / Myto Records / 2002-02-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Andreolli, Florindo; Barbieri, Fedora; Corato, Luigi de; Ferrarini, Alida; Foiani, Giovanni; Gaifa, Carlo; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Gullino, Walter; Jankovic, Eleonora; Langridge, Phil...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Lebendige Vergangenheit - August Seider

1 CD / Preiser / 2002-01-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Rienzi; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo...
Performers: Müller-Bütow, Hedwig; Seider, August; Teschemacher, Margarete
Conductors: Schmitz, Paul; Weber, Hilmar
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Symphony Orchestra

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Ansermet, Pernet, Gilly, et al

2 CD / Malibran Music / 2001-06-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Bonneval, Rene; Claverie, Jean; Cuenod, Hugues; Giovannetti, Julien; Herent, Rene; Pernet, Andre
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Leskovich, Ghiaurov, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-05-16

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina
Performers: Bosco, Carlo del; Carosi, Ubaldo; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Handt, Herbert; Luchetti, Veriano; Marchiandi, Angelo; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Rovetta, Teodoro; Siepi, Cesare; Sighele, Mietta; S...

Mussorgsky's "second" opera (after Boris Godunov) has really come into its own in recent years, and it is fair to say that it has never...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov Highlights / Ludwig Weber, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-01-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Hann, Georg; Krauss, Fritz; Osswald, Max; Weber, Ludwig [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Leonhardt, Carl
Ensemble: Stuttgart Reichssenders Chorus; Stuttgart Reichssenders Orchestra

Great Opera Houses

2 CD / Decca Import / 1999-03-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; I lombardi; Aida, opera; La battaglia di Legnano; Attila; Otello; Macbeth; La traviata; Don Carlos; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: No...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrows, Stuart; Davies, Ryland; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Elkins, Margreta; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Johnson, Robert; Jones, Della; Jones, Isola; Kraus, Philip; Maslennikov, Alexei; Massar...
Conductors: Franci, Carlo; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; Kubelik, Rafael

Grosse Sänger Unseres Jahrhunderts - Hans Hotter

1 CD / Orfeo / 1999-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Richard Strauss: Di...
Performers: Fehenberger, Lorenz; Hotter, Hans; Siebert, Dorothea
Conductors: Zallinger, Meinhard von; Albert, Rudolf; Jochum, Eugen

Feodor Chaliapin On Stage

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-12-01

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Charles Gounod: Faust; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mozart and Salieri (Motsart i Sal'yeri), opera in 1 act, Op. 48
Performers: Bada, Angelo; Chaliapin, Feodor; Hislop, Joseph [Tenor Vocals]; Kelsey, Franklyn; Laugier, Jane; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Coates, Albert

Opera in English - Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliac...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Haymon, Cynthia...
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul

This is the premiere recording in English of Donizetti's sparkling comic opera. Conductor David Parry has been unanimously praised for his direction throughout the Opera...continue...

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Karajan, Ghiaurov, Borg

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-10-20

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Borg, Kim; Diakov, Anton; Dobriyanova, Nadya; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Jahn, Gertrude; Jurinac, Sena; Kelemen, Zoltan; Markov, Sabin; Maslennikov, Alexei; Paounov, Milen; Stolze, Gerhard
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Opera in English - Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Daniel, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Cookson, Brian; Curtis, Mark; Dowson, Stephen; Howard, Yvonne; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Parry, Susan; Rodgers, Joan; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; Leeds Parish Church Chorus; Opera North Chorus

"With the rich sonics, superior dynamic range, and deep, wide soundstage typical of a Chandos production, the five extended excerpts (Coronaation Scene, Varlaam's Song, Scene...continue...

Nicolai Gedda Sings Russian and French Arias

1 CD / Gala / 1997-11-18

Works: François-Adrien Boieldieu: La dame blanche; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et Juliette; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Hector Be...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Parsons, Geoffrey
Conductors: Fournet, Jean; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Grevillius, Nils; Marzendorfer, Ernst; Karajan, Herbert von; Prêtre, Georges; Rybrant, Stig

Opera Scenes from Savonlinna

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Alamikkotervo, Aki; Auvinen, Ritva; Gronroos, Walton; Hynninen, Jorma; Krause, Tom; Lindroos, Peter; Rundgren, Bengt; Ruohonen, Seppo; Ruotus), Ulla Sippola (The Lady of; Ryhanen, Jaakko; Salminen, M...
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Haatanen, Kyosti; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra