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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...

Come Away, Death / Mussorgsky, Finzi, Ratkje, Sibelius, Korngold, Plagge / Marianne Kielland, mezzo soprano; Sergej Osadchuk, piano

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Songs of the Clown, Op. 29; Wolfgang Plagge: Södergran-Sanger, for voice & piano, Op. 146; Jean Sibelius: Come Away, Death (Kom nu hit, död!), for voice, harp & str...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; Osadchuk, Sergej

Death is as natural as love. But whereas love is bright and beautiful, death is dark and irreversible. Our modern society encourages us to live...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg Church 5th (01/05/2009-01/07/2009)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures Of An Exhibition; Song & Dances Of Death

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2010-08-27

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Songs and dances of death; The Capture of Kars (Vzyatiye Karsa), triumphal march for orchestra, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov; Night on the Bare Mountain
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

Works:
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Songs and Dances of Death; Triumphal March "The Capture of Kars"; Night on Bald Mountain

Artists:
Evgeny Svetlanov/USSR Symphon...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

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Jennie Tourel II

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-04-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Modest Mussorgsky: Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Kahn, Erich Itor; Reeves, George; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene

The milestones in Jennie Tourel's concert career mirror important dates in the music history of the 20th century. She was the first to sing the...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: 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...

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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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...

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...

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...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Nadezhda Obukhova

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-10-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Snow Maiden; Sadko; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Georges Bizet: Carm...
Performers: Ivanov, Andrei; Kozlovsky, Ivan; Masliennikova, Irina; Obukhova, Nadezhda; Ozerov, Nikolai

In the year before the 1917 Revolution, Nadezhda Obukhova sang her debut at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. Only six weeks later, she appeared as the female...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

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Nikandr Khanayev

1 CD / Preiser / 2006-07-01

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Pyotr Il'yich Tchai...
Performers: Baturin, Alexander; Davidova, V.; Khanaev, Nikhander; Maksakova, Maria; Peregudov, Alexander; Petrova, Faina; Reizen, Mark
Conductors: Samosud, Samuel; Melik-Pashaev, Alexander; Golovanov, Nikolai; Nebolsin, Vasili

Nikandr Sergeyevich Khanayev was born into poverty and lost his parents at the age of six. The misery of his young life was somewhat relieved...continue...

Portrait / Olga Borodina

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; La Cenerentola; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Don ...
Performers: Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Borodina, Olga; Focile, Nuccia; Gergieva, Larissa; Grigorian, Gegham; Guleghina, Maria; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Putilin, Nikolai; Skigin, Semion; Stebli...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Haitink, Bernard; Davis, Colin; Bychkov, Semyon; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; Welsh Nation...

A specially compiled program that honors the rich recording legacy of outstanding Russian mezzo-soprano, Olga Borodina. She has carved out a premier position among today's...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

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 / 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...

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

Marina Domashenko - Opera Arias

1 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Snow Maiden; Sergey Prokofiev...
Performers: Domashenko, Marina
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Marina Domashenko - Opera Arias

1 Super Audio CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Snow Maiden; Sergey Prokofiev...
Performers: Domashenko, Marina
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

The Art of the Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano / Dolora Zajick, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2000-07-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Maid of Orleans; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (mel...
Performers: Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Rosekrans, Charles

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...

Bernstein Century - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-09-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Songs and dances of death
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

"...You can't go wrong with one of the best 'Pictures' on records - and it's all at mid-price to boot. The orchestral material here, in...continue...
"St. John's Night on Bare Mountain" is an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov of an intermezzo from Mussorgsky's incomplete opera, 'Sorochintsy Fair.' An orchestral showcase, this work is given a feverish...continue...

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...

Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain, etc / Abbado, Berlin PO

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 1997-09-02

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï Fair; Khovanschina; Scherzo, for piano in B flat major; Intermezzo in modo classico, for orchestra in B minor, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov; Festive March, for orches...
Performers: Kotcherga, Anatoly; Tarasova, Marianna
Conductors: ; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Children's Chorus

Romances of the Russian Masters / Linn Maxwell, Robert McCoy

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-12-12

Works: Anton Arensky: Romances (6) for voice & piano, Op. 27; César Cui: Poems (25) by Pushkin, Op. 57; Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky: I Am Sad ("Mne grustno"), for voice & piano; Alexander Borodi...
Performers: Maxwell, Linn; McCoy, Robert; Wendt, Charles

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Mark Reizen Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 1994-02-01

Works: Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky: Rusalka, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Simon Boccanegra; Richard Wagner...
Performers: Nelepp, Georgei; Reizen, Mark; Zlatogorova, Bronislava
Conductors: Nebolsin, Vasili; Samosud, Samuel; Golovanov, Nikolai