(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1928(LE) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Covent Garden*
2 1938(RE) - Leonhardt Carl - Reichssenders Stuttgart*
3 1939(LI) - Panizza Ettore - Metropolitan Opera*
4 1943(LI;13/2/43;Kipnis)) - Szell George - Metropolitan Opera*
5 1943(LI;4/12/43;Pinza) - Szell George - Metropolitan Opera*
6 1944(SE) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*
7 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4) - Sébastian Georges - San Francisco Opera*
8 1945(SE) - Berezowsky Nicolai - RCA Victor Orchestra*
9 1946(LI) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*
10 1946(RE) - Merola Gaetano - Orchestra*
11 1948(LI) - Ansermet Ernest - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
12 1948-49(STU) - Golovanov Nikolai - Bolshoi Theatre*
13 1949(RA) - Ancerl Karel - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra*
14 1949(STU) - Golovanov Nikolai - Bolshoi Theatre*
15 1950(RA) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)*
16 1952(RA) - Rodzinsky Artur - RAI Roma*
17 1952(SE) - Stokowski Leopold - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra*
18 1952(STU) - Dobrowen Issay - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française*
19 1953(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
20 1954(FI) - Nebolsin Vasily - Bolshoi Theatre**
21 1954(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
22 1954(STU) - Baranovich Kresimir - Belgrade National Opera*
23 1956(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
24 1956(SE) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
25 1957(RA) - Jochum Eugen - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
26 1958(LI) - Kubelik Rafael - Covent Garden*
27 1959(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
28 1959(LI) - Naidenov Assen - Orchestra*
29 1961(FI) - Adler Peter Herman - Symphony of the Air Orchestra**
30 1961(LI) - Goodall Reginald - Covent Garden*
31 1961(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
32 1961(SE) - Schippers Thomas - Columbia Symphony Orchestra*
33 1962(SE) - Singer George - Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra*
34 1962(SE) - Yeltsin Sergei Vitalevich - Kirov Theatre*
35 1962(STU) - Cluytens André - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)*
36 1962(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
37 1962-63(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
38 1963(LI) - Solti Georg - Metropolitan Opera*
39 1965(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
40 1965(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
41 1966(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
42 1967(LI) - Miladinovic Dusan - Belgrade National Opera*
43 196?(SE) - Matacic Lovro von - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
44 1970(LI) - Rozhdestvensky Gennady - Covent Garden*
45 1970(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
46 1971(LI) - Kubelik Rafael - Bayerische Staatsoper*
47 1972(LI) - Semkow Jerzy - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
48 1972(RA) - Khaikin Boris - RAI Roma*
49 1972(SE) - Kegel Herbert - Dresdener Staatskapelle*
50 1973(LI) - Kord Kazimierz - San Francisco Opera*
51 1973(STU) - Naidenov Assen - National Opera Sofia*
52 1974(LI) - Ahronovitch Yuri - Covent Garden*
53 1975(LI) - Dimitriady Odissei Akhillesovich - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
54 1975(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*
55 1975(LI) - Simonov Yuri - Bolshoi Theatre*
56 1976(LI) - Satanowski Robert - Wiener Staatsoper*
57 1976(STU) - Semkow Jerzy - Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra*
58 1978(LI) - Khaikin Boris - Bolshoi Theatre**
59 1978(LI) - Kord Kazimierz - Metropolitan Opera*
60 1978-1983 - Fedoseyev Vladimir - USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus - «Spring» Studio Children's Chorus*
61 1979(LI) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*
62 1980(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Chicago Lyric Opera*
63 1980(LI) - Lloyd-Jones David - English National Opera*
64 1980 - Raichev Rouslan - L'Opéra de Paris**
65 1981(LI) - Ahronovitch Yuri - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
66 1985(LI) - Albrecht Gerd - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
67 1985(STU) - Ermler Mark - Bolshoi Theatre*
68 1985?(STU) - Satanowski Robert - Warsaw National Opera*
69 1986(LI) - Kitaienko Dmitri - Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra*
70 1986(STU) - Tchakarov Emil - Sofia Festival Orchestra*
71 1987(LI) - Epstein Max - Opera Company of Philadelphia*
72 1987(STU) - Rostropovich Mstislav - National Symphony Orchestra*
73 1987 - Lazarev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre**
74 1990 - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre (Leningrad)**
75 1991(FI) - Kolobov Yevgeny - Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre**
76 1993(LI) - Waart Edo De - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande***
77 1993 - Abbado Claudio - Berliner Philharmoniker*
78 1997(SE) - Daniel Paul - Northern Philharmonia*
79 1997(STU) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)*
80 1997(STU) - Gergiev Valery - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)*
81 1998(LI) - Gergiev Valery - Metropolitan Opera*
82 2001(LI) - Waart Edo De - Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra**
83 2003(LI) - Bychkov Semyon - Covent Garden*
84 2003(LI) - Kontarsky Bernhard - Grand Théâtre de Genève*
85 2004(LI) - Weigle Sebastian - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
86 2005(LI) - Barenboim Daniel - Staatskapelle Berlin*
87 2005(LI) - Bychkov Semyon - Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
88 2008(LI) - Gardner Edward - English National Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1928(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dino Borgioli
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Angelo Bada
Missail - Giuseppe Nessi
Fyodor - Margherita Carosio
Simpleton - Octave Dua
Tchelkalov - Aristide Baracchi
Lavitsky - Dennis Noble
Cherniovsky - Aristide Baracchi
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 1181-1183 (3x78s) (1929)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 161 {1LP} (1973)ª; *EMI RLS 742 (collection) {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Phonographe PH 5047 {1CD}; Eklipse EKA 50 {1CD} ;; Preiser Records 89965 (collection) {1CD} Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2206 {1CD} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1929 p.350 (Klein p.250); September 1979 p.522 [AB]; March 2002 p.44 (mention) [RC]
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.105
Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 (metion) [SS]
ARSC Journal - Vol.XII No.1-2 p.92 [PLM]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.97 [TP]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 p.99 [TP]
Correo Musical Argentino - No.171 setiembre 1995 p.2
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (4 July 1928). The CD issuedby Guild contains additional material that is not present on the other issues.
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Conductor Carl Leonhardt - 1938(RE)
Orchestra - Reichssenders Stuttgart
Chorus - Reichssenders Stuttgart
Boris - Ludwig Weber
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak
Pimen - Georg Hann
Shuisky - Fritz Krauß
Fyodor - Trudi Schöllkopf
Xenia - Helma Panke
Krushchov - Max Oßwald
Nurse - Emma Mayr
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Compact Disc; - *Preiser Records 90380 {1CD} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 pp.269-270 [RVL]
Comments:- Recorded on 5 January 1938
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Charles Kullman
Marina - Kerstin Thorborg
Pimen - Nicola Moscona
Varlaam - Norman Cordon
Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis
Missail - Giordano Paltrinieri
Rangoni - Leonard Warren
Fyodor - Irra Petina
Xenia - Marita Farell
Hostess - Doris Doe
Simpleton - Nicholas Massue
Tchelkalov - George Cehanovsky
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 215 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 138 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Naxos «Historical» 8 110044/6 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1999 p.35 (mention) [RC]
Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60-S.61 [DN]; April 2002 S.54 [DN]
Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.68 [PC]
Diapason - No.468 mars 2000 pp.88-89 [PK]
International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1999 No.18 pp.101-102 [JTH]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.81 [EG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1939)
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Conductor George Szell - 1943(LI;13/2/43;Kipnis))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Alexander Kipnis
Grigory (False Dmitry) - René Maison
Marina - Kerstin Thorborg
Pimen - Nicola Moscona
Varlaam - Norman Cordon
Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis
Missail - John Dudley
Rangoni - Leonard Warren
Fyodor - Irra Petina
Xenia - Marita Farell
Hostess - Doris Doe
Simpleton - John Garris
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Compact Disc - Walhall WHL 12 {2CDS}; RRD FT1505-6; The Forties FT 1505-6; Music & Arts CD 867 (Highlights)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1995 p.34
Opera Now - March 1995 p.52
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59
Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.49
Diapason - No.422 janvier 1996 p.135
Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1943). Kipnis sings in Russian and the rest of the cast and the chorus in Italian. See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.365-367.
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Conductor George Szell - 1943(LI;4/12/43;Pinza)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Armand Tokatyan
Marina - Kerstin Thorborg
Pimen - Nicola Moscona
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis
Missail - John Dudley
Rangoni - Leonard Warren
Fyodor - Thelma Altman
Xenia - Marita Farell
Hostess - Doris Doe
Simpleton - John Garris
Tchelkalov - Mack Harrell
Nurse - Anna Kaskas
Nikitich - John Gurney
Lavitsky - Gerhard Pechner
Cherniovsky - Lorenzo Alvary
Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 258 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 179
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1943). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1944(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Pimen - Ezio Pinza
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Black Disc; - Columbia M 563 (71646M - 71650M) {5x78s} (1945)ª; Columbia ML 4115 {1LP} (USA); Columbia «Odyssey» Y 33129 {1LP} (1974)ª; Philips ABL 3235 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #6» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1945 pp.50-51 [JP]: January 1959 pp.368-369 [AP]
Opera News - December 2 1946 p.23 [MDS]
Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.291 [DH]
Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.21
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in Italian made on 22 and 23 December 1944. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Frederick Jagel
Marina - Viviane Della Chiesa
Pimen - Lorenzo Alvary
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis
Missail - Herbert Nystrom
Fyodor - Hertha Glaz
Xenia - Frances Castellani
Hostess - Claramae Turner
Simpleton - John Garris
Tchelkalov - George Cehanovsky
Nurse - Margaret Harshaw
Lavitsky - Charles Goodwin
Cherniovsky - Robert Mills
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 261
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of Acts 3 and 4 of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1945). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.406. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». I do not know if all the singers listed appear in this recording.
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Conductor Nicolai Berezowsky - 1945(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Boris - Alexander Kipnis
Varlaam - Alexander Kipnis
Shuisky - Ilya Tamarin
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Black Disc; - Victor «Masterworks Set» 1000 {5x78s;AC} (1945)ª; RCA Victor «Bluebird» LBC 1082 {1LP} (1955)ª; RCA «Camden» CAL 415 (collection) {1LP} (1958)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1945 pp.50-51 [JP]
Opera News - December 2 1946 p.23 [MDS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.107-108 [WA2]
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 pp.64-65 [JH]: May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.66 [DJ]
American Record Guide - September 1958 Vol.25 No.1 p.41 [PLM]
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Richard Tucker
Marina - Risë Stevens
Pimen - Nicola Moscona
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis
Missail - Lodovico Oliviero
Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Fyodor - Irene Jordan
Xenia - Frances Greer
Hostess - Claramae Turner
Simpleton - Anthony Marlowe
Tchelkalov - Robert Merrill
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 309 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 809 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 500721 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1946)
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Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1946(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Mario Berini
Marina - Hertha Glaz
Xenia - Muriel Demers
Nurse - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc; - Legato Historic Treasures LHT 500-1 {1CD} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - September 1997 p.62
Comments:- Recording of a shortened version broadcast on 22 September 1946
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Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Choeurs
Boris - André Pernet
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Francis Armel
Marina - Renée Gilly
Pimen - Jean Claverie
Varlaam - Ernest Mestrallet
Shuisky - René Bonneval
Missail - René Hérent
Rangoni - Julien Giovannetti
Fyodor - Nadine Wolf
Xenia - Julianna Farkas
Hostess - Lucrece Mistral
Simpleton - Hugues Cuénod
Nurse - Lucrece Mistral
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Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 179 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.72-73 [JP]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.257-258 [DA]
Répertoire - No.149 septembre 2001 p.96
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Geneva
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Conductor Nikolai Golovanov - 1948-49(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Mark Reizen
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Georgi Nelepp
Marina - Maria Maksakova
Pimen - Maxim Mikhailov
Varlaam - Vassily Lubenchov
Shuisky - Nikander Khanayev
Missail - Vassili Yakuschenko
Rangoni - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov
Fyodor - Bronislava Zlatogorova
Xenia - Yelena Dimitrievna Kruglikova
Hostess - Alexandra Tourtchina
Simpleton - Ivan Kozlovsky
Tchelkalov - Ilya Bogdanov
Krushchov - Alexander Peregudov
Nurse - Eugenia Verbitskaya
Nikitich - Sergei Krasovsky
Mityukha - Ivan Sipayev
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Black Disc - Melodiya M10 37403-10 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino 121-123 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Dante LYS 349-351 (+excerpts) {3CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia 78062 {2CDS};; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Aquarius AQVR 1772 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1999 p.34 (mention) [RC]; November 1999 p.116 [JW]
Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.48 [PK]
International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.86-87 [EG]
American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.260 [CHP]
Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.46
Comments:- *This recording was also issued with the role of Boris sung by Alexandre Pirogov. See Marinelli «Opere in Disco» p.295. According to Gregor Tassie (Classic Record Collector Summer 2005 p.16) «In 1948 the scenes involving Boris were recorded with Mark Reizen; and the next year the entire score was set down with Alexander Pirogrov. As all the other protagonists were the same....the opera could be issued with a choice of interpreters in the title role». Two LPs (Parlophone PMA 1047-8) which contain what appear to be excerpts from this recording plus Reizen singing Pimen's and Vaarlem's roles (conducted by Vassili Nebolsin) are reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE (September 1959 p.133 [AR], October 1959 p.157 [DST]) and RECORDS AND RECORDING September 1959 p.17, p.19 [FGB]
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Conductor Karel Ancerl - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Czech Radio Chorus - Czech Radio Children's Chorus
Boris - Václav Bednár
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Beno Blachut
Marina - Slavka Prochazkova
Pimen - Karel Kalas
Varlaam - Vladimir Jedenáctik
Shuisky - Jaroslav Gleich
Rangoni - Ladislav Mraz
Fyodor - Julie Charvatova
Xenia - Jaroslava Vymazalová
Tchelkalov - Bohumir Vich
Nurse - Stepanka Stepanova
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Compact Disc; - Spolecnost Benno Blachuta SBB 002-04-02 (+Dimitrij) {5CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
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Conductor Nikolai Golovanov - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Aleksandr Stepanovich Pirogov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Georgi Nelepp
Marina - Maria Maksakova
Pimen - Maxim Mikhailov
Varlaam - Vassily Lubenchov
Shuisky - Nikander Khanayev
Missail - Vassili Yakuschenko
Rangoni - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov
Fyodor - Bronislava Zlatogorova
Xenia - Yelena Dimitrievna Kruglikova
Hostess - Alexandra Tourtchina
Simpleton - Ivan Kozlovsky
Tchelkalov - Ilya Bogdanov
Krushchov - Alexander Peregudov
Nurse - Eugenia Verbitskaya
Nikitich - Sergei Krasovsky
Mityukha - Ivan Sipayev
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Black Disc; - Melodiya 019056-019099 {22x78s) Melodiya D 0305/12 {4LPS}; Melodiya D 05836-43 {4LPS} ; Period SPLP 554 {3LPS} (USA) (1952)ª; Ultraphone 159/62 {4LPS} (USA); Colosseum CRLP 124/6 {3LPS} (USA);; Bruno 23025/7 {3LPS} (USA); Royale 1390/92 {3LPS}; Grammophone 20132/34 {3LPS}; Le Chant du Monde LDX 8047/9 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 3-5 (1995)ª; Preiser Records 90483 (+excerpts with Reizen) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1363 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1996 p.26
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.471
Orpheus - März 1995 S.63; Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]
Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.68
Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.115
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
American Record Guide - August 1952 Vol.18 No.12 p.366 [PHR]: January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.252
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.81 [JS]: No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.91 [PN]
Comments:- *It appears that much of this recording is the same as that of 1948-49 with Mark Reizen as Boris. See Marinelli «Opere in Disco» p.295. According to Gregor Tassie (Classic Record Collector Summer 2005 p.16) «In 1948 the scenes involving Boris were recorded with Mark Reizen; and the next year the entire score was set down with Alexander Pirogrov. As all the other protagonists were the same....the opera could be issued with a choice of interpreters in the title role»
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Boris - Alexander Welitsch
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Rudolf Schock
Marina - Martha Mödl
Pimen - Georg Hann
Varlaam - Gustav Neidlinger
Shuisky - Peter Markwort
Rangoni - Hans Herbert Fiedler
Fyodor - Anneliese Rothenberger
Xenia - Margot Guillaume
Nurse - Maria von Ilosvay
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0200 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.57-S.58 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in German.
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Mirto Picchi
Marina - Rina Corsi
Pimen - Giuseppe Modesti
Varlaam - Dmitri Lopatto
Shuisky - Angelo Mercuriali
Missail - Mario Carlin
Fyodor - Fernanda Cadoni
Xenia - Loretta Di Lelio
Hostess - Amalia Pini
Simpleton - Angelo Mercuriali
Tchelkalov - Fernando Valentini
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Black Disc - Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 20 {3LPS} I Gioelli della Musica GML 10 (Highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.316 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archives 757 (& 525); Premiere Opera Ltd. 2663-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.82-83 [JV]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 December 1952. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1952(SE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Boris - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Pimen - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Varlaam - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Fyodor - Robert Cauwet
Simpleton - Lawrence Mason
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1764 {1LP} (1953)ª; Dell'Arte DA 9002 {1LP} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Cala CACD 0535 (+Good Friday Spell +Act III Symphonic Synthesis); {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.754 [EG] October (published August) 2003 p.99 [RC]
Opera News - October 2003 p.60 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.148 [BP]; Vol.27 No.3 January/ February 2004 pp.167-168 [JM]
The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.6
American Record Guide - December 1953 Vol.20 No.4 p.116 [PHR]: December 1982 Vol.46 No.2 p.76 [CB2]
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of Rimsky Korsakov's version (8 & 10 December 1952)
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Brilliant Classics «Opera Collection» 93926 {3CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan
Marina - Blanche Thebom
Pimen - Norman Scott
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Andrew McKinley
Missail - Thomas Hayward
Rangoni - Sigurd Björling
Fyodor - Mildred Miller
Xenia - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Clifford Harvuot
Nurse - Jean Madeira
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Algerd Brazis
Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins
Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson
Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 250
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 March 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is described as coming from «Private Acetates» with «Very good sound».
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Conductor Vasily Nebolsin - 1954(FI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Aleksandr Stepanovich Pirogov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Georgi Nelepp
Marina - Larissa Avdeyeva
Pimen - Maxim Mikhailov
Varlaam - Alexei Krivchenia
Shuisky - Nikander Khanayev
Missail - V. Shovchov
Fyodor - G. Allaxverdov
Xenia - N. Kayagina
Simpleton - Ivan Kozlovsky
Tchelkalov - Ilya Bogdanov
Krushchov - Fedor Godovkin
Nurse - Eugenia Verbitskaya
Nikitich - Sergei Krasovsky
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Laser Disc - Corinth Video Performing Images ID 6841CO (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1079 (Japan) (2001)ª; Dreamlife Classics DLVC 8054 (Japan) (2007)ª; Video Artists International VAI 4253 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Corinth Video CV 162 (+BETA) (NTSC) ;; Dreamlife DVMB 106 (Japanese NTSC) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2004 pp.76-77 [DF2]
Opera News - July 2004 p.66 [DS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.139-141 [CJT]
Diapason - No.518 octobre 2004 pp.140-141 [MP]
American Record Guide - September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.281-282 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 pp.92-93 [PMH]
Comments:- *Video recording of a film. See Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.100 (1995) and the Advertisment in OPERA, July 1973 p.573. The film is reviewed in OPERA August 1956 p.515
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Cesare Siepi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari
Marina - Blanche Thebom
Pimen - Norman Scott
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Missail - Thomas Hayward
Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot
Fyodor - Mildred Miller
Xenia - Genevieve Warner
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney
Nurse - Jean Madeira
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Algerd Brazis
Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins
Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 740
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Kresimir Baranovich - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Belgrade National Opera
Chorus - Belgrade National Opera
Boris - Miroslav Changalovich
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Miro Branjnik
Marina - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Pimen - Branko Pivnichki
Varlaam - Zarko Cvejic
Shuisky - Stephan Andrashevich
Missail - Stepan Vukashevich
Fyodor - Sofiya Jankovic
Xenia - Zlata Sesardich
Hostess - Biserka Kaluchich
Simpleton - Nicola Janchich
Tchelkalov - Dushan Popovich
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5054-5056 {3LPS} (1955)ª; London XLLA 31 {3LPS} (1956)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.279 [AP]
American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.37 [JN]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.68
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1955 p.14
Gramophone Record Review - October 1955 p.687
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari
Marina - Blanche Thebom
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Missail - Thomas Hayward
Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot
Fyodor - Mildred Miller
Xenia - Laurel Hurley
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Charles Anthony
Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney
Nurse - Sandra Warfield
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 256
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Giorgio Tozzi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Albert Da Costa
Marina - Nell Rankin
Pimen - Norman Scott
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Fyodor - Margaret Roggero
Xenia - Laurel Hurley
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 710; RCA Victor LM 6063
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of the original version in English
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Boris - Hans Hotter
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Hans Hopf
Marina - Martha Mödl
Pimen - Kim Borg
Varlaam - Kurt Böhme
Shuisky - Lorenz Fehenberger
Missail - Karl Ostertag
Rangoni - Benno Kusche
Fyodor - Dorothea Siebert
Xenia - Lotte Schädle
Hostess - Lilian Benningsen
Simpleton - Paul Kuen
Tchelkalov - Hermann Uhde
Krushchov - Karl Bennert
Nurse - Herta Töpper
Nikitich - Adolf Keil
Lavitsky - Keith Engen
Cherniovsky - Heinz Maria Lins
Boyar in Attendance - Walter Ehrengut
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00185
Compact Disc; - Myto 953.131; Bella Voce BLV 107401 ;; Myto «Historical» 00138 (+Hans Hotter sings Wagner) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 1996 p.53
Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; April 1996 S.59; Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 (mention) [SS]
Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.49
Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.128
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.280-281 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.54
Musica (Milano) - Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.46
Comments:- Recording of the original version in German
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Joseph Gostic
Marina - Regina Resnik
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - David Kelly
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Rangoni - Otakar Kraus
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Joan Carlyle
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Duncan Robertson
Tchelkalov - Geraint Evans
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Forbes Robinson
Mityukha - David Allen
Lavitsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Cherniovsky - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1074; Live Opera Heaven C 3165 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a perfomance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is probably of the performance on 6 November 1958 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated November 2-8 1958 p.43). The performance on 31 October 1958 is reviewed in OPERA December 1958 pp.809-812. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». Here the date of the performance broadcast is given as «Nov, 7 1958», but Boris Godunov was not performed at Covent Garden on that date. The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «JANUARY 2008 ALERT». The date of the performance recorded is also given here (incorrectly) as «11/7/58».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Cesare Siepi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari
Marina - Nell Rankin
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Charles Kullman
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot
Fyodor - Margaret Roggero
Xenia - Emilia Cundari
Hostess - Helen Vanni
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Hal Roberts
Nurse - Mignon Dunn
Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 772
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 March 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.203-204. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Assen Naidenov - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Boris - Christo Brambarov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Sijka Petrova
Pimen - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Varlaam - Pavel Elmazov
Shuisky - Milen Paunov
Missail - Kosta Getzev (Getzov)
Fyodor - Virginia Popova
Xenia - Julia Kiradijeva
Hostess - Jordanka Dimcheva
Simpleton - Kiril Djulgerov
Tchelkalov - Vladimir Jeliazov
Nurse - Nadia Bardarova
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 215 «Russian Opera from ;; Bulgaria» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance on 17 April 1959.
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1961(FI)
Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Boris - Giorgio Tozzi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Frank Porretta
Marina - Gloria Lane
Pimen - Richard Cross
Varlaam - Spiro Malas
Shuisky - Andrew McKinley
Rangoni - Lee Cass
Xenia - Jeanette Scovotti
Nurse - Joan Caplan
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 8618; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5235 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 8618 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film. The Video cassette and the DVD issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogues. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases»
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Edgar Evans
Marina - Margreta Elkins
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Jeannette Sinclair
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Robert Bowman
Tchelkalov - David Ward
Krushchov - Thomas Fletcher
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Robert Savoie
Mityukha - Ronald Lewis
Lavitsky - Ronald Lewis
Cherniovsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03999
Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 274
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 June 1961). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 8 1961 p.9)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan
Marina - Mignon Dunn
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Ezio Flagello
Shuisky - Norman Kelley
Missail - Charles Anthony
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Teresa Stratas
Hostess - Martha Lipton
Simpleton - Paul Franke
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - Anthony Balestrieri
Nurse - Margaret Roggero
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Thomas Powell
Lavitsky - John Trehy
Cherniovsky - Hal Roberts
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1416
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1961). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Boris - George London
Shuisky - Howard Fried
Fyodor - Mildred Allen
Krushchov - Stanley Kolk
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Black Disc; - Columbia MS 6273 {1LP} (USA) (1961)ª; CBS BRG 72021 {1LP} (UK) (1962)ª;; CBS SBRG 72021 {1LP} (UK) (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical «Great Performances» 78747 (+Pictures at an Exhibition) {1CD} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Columbia MQ 418 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.61
Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.224-225 [HF]
American Record Guide - October 1961 Vol.28 No.2 p.128 [PLM]: March 1963 Vol.29 No.7 p.574 (open-reel tape) [CJL]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.96 [CLO]: April 1962 Vol.12 No.4 p.97 (open-reel tape) [RDD]
Fono Forum - Februar 1964 S.68 [WS]
Comments:- Rimsky Korsakov's orchestration
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Conductor George Singer - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra
Boris - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Pimen - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Varlaam - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
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Black Disc - Saga 5174 {1LP}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.
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Conductor Sergei Vitalevich Yeltsin - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre
Boris - Boris Timofeyevich Shtokolov
Shuisky - Vladimir Ulianov
Fyodor - Taisiya Kuznetsova
Xenia - Konkordiya Slovtsova
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 9605/6 {1x10in-LP}; Melodiya C 281/2 {1x10in-LP}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of the chamber scene from Act 2 in Shostakovich's orchestration
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Evelyn Lear
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Anton Diakov
Fyodor - Ana Alexieva
Xenia - Ekterina Georgieva
Hostess - Mira Kalin
Simpleton - Kiril Dulgerov
Tchelkalov - Jacques Mars
Krushchov - Vasil Benchev
Nurse - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Lavitsky - Jacques Mars
Cherniovsky - Kostadine Scherkerlisky
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 110-113 {4LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 903; HMV EX 291302-3 {3LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª; Angel S 3633 D/L {4LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291302-5 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47993-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 533892F {3CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 5 67877-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3633 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1963 p.149; January 1964 p.318; September 1988 p.[MEO]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.217 [BP]
American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.693 [GK]: January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.156-157 [LM]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [RCM]: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.112 [RDD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.81 [BD]
Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 pp. 51-56, p.119; THE GRAMOPHONE September 1963 p.129
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Ivan Petrov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladimir Ivanovsky
Marina - Irina Arkhipova
Pimen - Mark Reshetin
Varlaam - Alexey Geleva
Shuisky - Georgi Shulpin
Missail - Nikolai Zakharov
Rangoni - Yevgeny Kibkalo
Fyodor - Valentina Klepatskaya
Xenia - Tamara Sorokina
Hostess - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko
Simpleton - Anton Grigoriev
Tchelkalov - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 010953/60 {4LPS}; Melodiya SM 0413/20 {4LPS}; Le Chant du Monde LDX 78315-78318; Eurodisc AR XI 78701; HMV-Melodiya ASD 2541 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - BMG-Melodiya 74321 29349-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Melodiya MEL CD 10 00764 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1970 p.69; December 1996 p.140 [AB]
Opera - September 1996 p.1114
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.109
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.319
Orpheus - November 1996 p.37
Opéra International - septembre 1996 Vol.205 p.71
Diapason - No.427 juin 1996 p.114
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.168
BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.61
Classic CD - August 1996 p.86
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.50
American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.167
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.57
Le Monde de la Musique - juin 1996 p.122
Répertoire - No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.51
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.106
Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.122
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.75
Comments:- *A recording of a Rimsky Korsakov's version, modified by having the St.Basil's scene in Ippolitov-Ivanov'version and ending with the Kromy scene. Some of this recording was re-used in that with George London as Boris. The CDs issued on the Melodiya label are (were?) listed on the website
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1962-63(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - George London
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladimir Ivanovsky
Marina - Irina Arkhipova
Pimen - Mark Reshetin
Varlaam - Alexei Gueleva
Shuisky - Georgi Shulpin
Missail - Nikolai Zakharov
Rangoni - Yevgeny Kibkalo
Fyodor - Maria Mitukova
Xenia - Elisabeta Shumskaya
Hostess - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko
Simpleton - Anton Grigoriev
Tchelkalov - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov
Nurse - Eugenia Verbitskaya
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 012193-200 {4LPS}; Melodiya S 0623-30 {4LPS} Columbia M4L 296 {4LPS} (USA); Columbia M4S 696 {4LPS} (USA) CBS 77396 {4LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Sony SM3K 52571 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1975 p.680 [JW]
Opera News - March 2003 pp.78-79 [SFV]
American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.20-21, p.58 [PLM]: May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 p.120 [KM]
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 pp.140-142 [CLO]
Comments:- *Some of this recording comes from that with Petrov as Boris. According to the article in «Opera on Record» (p.513) «all of the Tsar's music (and Act 2 in its entirety) was freshly recorded», with George London, «and then slotted into the existing recording». See also «George London - of gods and demons» by Nora London pp.149-150.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Jerome Hines
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Rosalind Elias
Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi
Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary
Shuisky - Paul Franke
Missail - Andrea Velis
Rangoni - Walter Cassel
Fyodor - Helen Vanni
Xenia - Lynn Blair
Hostess - Janis Martin
Simpleton - George Shirley
Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh
Krushchov - William Stanz
Nurse - Lili Chookasian
Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Mityukha - Vladimir Chistiakov
Lavitsky - Edward Ghazal
Cherniovsky - William Zakariasen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1032
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 April 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». Here (Mignon) Dunn is listed as a cast member. However, according to the «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera», althoogh she sang the inkeeper in the performance on 16 March 1963 she did not sing it in the broadcast performance on 6 April 1963.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Boris - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Marina - Biserka Cvejic
Pimen - William Wilderman
Varlaam - Giuseppe Taddei
Shuisky - Eugenio Valori
Missail - Italo Pasini
Fyodor - Carmen Burello
Xenia - María Altamura
Hostess - Adriana Cantelli
Simpleton - Enzo Betti
Tchelkalov - Ricardo Catena
Krushchov - Enzo Espósito
Nurse - Luisa Bartoletti
Lavitsky - José Crea
Cherniovsky - Mario Verazzi
Frontier Guard - Tulio Gagliardo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3685
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June or July 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1966.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wienerstaatsoper - Croatian National Opera Zagreb - Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Uzunov
Marina - Sena Jurinac
Pimen - Nicola Ghiuselev
Varlaam - Anton Diakov
Shuisky - Gerhard Stolze
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Nicolae Herlea
Fyodor - Olivera Miljakovic
Xenia - Nadejda Dobrianova
Hostess - Margarita Lilowa
Simpleton - Alexei Maslennikov
Tchelkalov - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Krushchov - Milenko Grozdanic
Nurse - Mariana Radev
Nikitich - Tugomir Franc
Lavitsky - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Cherniovsky - Paul Karolidis
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Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 210 {2CDS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's version (modified by von Karajan) at the Salzburg Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1965 pp.31-35
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Alexei Maslennikov
Marina - Sena Jurinac
Pimen - Kim Borg
Varlaam - Anton Diakov
Shuisky - Gerhard Stolze
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Zoltán Kéléman
Fyodor - Gertrude Jahn
Xenia - Nadejda Dobrianova
Hostess - Margarita Lilowa
Simpleton - Gerhard Stolze
Tchelkalov - Sabin Markov
Krushchov - Zvonimir Prelcec
Nurse - Mariana Radev
Nikitich - Tugomir Franc
Lavitsky - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Cherniovsky - Paul Karolidis
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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 6351-6353 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1170 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 pp.256-257 [BP]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of Rimsky Korsakov's version (modified) at the Salzburg Festival. The performance on August 29 1966 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.63
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Conductor Dusan Miladinovic - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Belgrade National Opera
Chorus - Belgrade National Opera
Boris - Miroslav Changalovich
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Ljubomir Bodurov
Marina - Breda Kalef
Pimen - Djurdje Djurdjevic
Varlaam - Zarko Cvejic
Shuisky - Franco Paulik
Fyodor - Milivoj Petrovic
Simpleton - Franco Paulik
Tchelkalov - Dushan Popovich
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Compact Disc - Arkadia MP 492.3; Arkadia 352 492
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.320
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.50
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.103
Comments:- Recording of Shostakovich's version sung partly in Russian and partly in Serbian
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Boris - Gottlob Frick
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Rudolf Schock
Marina - Margarete Klose
Pimen - Martti Talvela
Varlaam - Ernst Krukowski
Shuisky - Julius Katona
Missail - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Fyodor - Helga Wisniewska
Xenia - Erika Köth
Simpleton - John van Kesteren
Krushchov - Walter Muggelberg
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 72 746 KR; Eurodisc S 72 746 KR; *World Record Club OH 178
Compact Disc - Denon COCO 84434 {1CD} (Japan)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
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Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - William McAlpine
Marina - Yvonne Minton
Pimen - Inia Te Wiata
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Dobson
Missail - David Lennox
Rangoni - Otakar Kraus
Fyodor - Delia Wallis
Xenia - Elizabeth Robson
Hostess - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Simpleton - Kenneth MacDonald
Tchelkalov - Hugh Sheehan
Krushchov - Handel Owen
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Eric Garrett
Lavitsky - Hugh Sheehan
Cherniovsky - George Macpherson
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 137/3 {3CDRS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's version at Covent Garden (7 March 1970)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoperchor - Sofia Radio Chorus - Wiener Singerknaben
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Ludovic Spiess
Marina - Galina Vishnevskaya
Pimen - Martti Talvela
Varlaam - Anton Diakov
Shuisky - Alexei Maslennikov
Missail - Milen Paunov
Rangoni - Zoltán Kéléman
Fyodor - Olivera Miljakovic
Xenia - Nadejda Dobrianova
Hostess - Margarita Lilowa
Simpleton - Alexei Maslennikov
Tchelkalov - Sabin Markov
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 514-517 {4LPS} (1971)ª;; London OSA-1439 {4LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K18K 43 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 862-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Decca 475 7718 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Decca 000747902 {3CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.885; August 1978 p.380 [IM]; November 1988 p.[MEO]
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 pp.256-257 [BP]; Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.215-216 [CW]
American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.134 [MM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [JM]
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - William Cochrane
Marina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Pimen - Franz Crass
Varlaam - Kurt Böhme
Shuisky - Fritz Uhl
Missail - Lorenz Fehenberger
Rangoni - Hans Günter Nöcker
Fyodor - Daphne Evangelatos
Xenia - Hildegard Heichele
Hostess - Martha Mödl
Simpleton - Gerhard Stolze
Tchelkalov - Wolfgang Brendel
Krushchov - Jörg Paweletz
Nurse - Lilian Benningsen
Nikitich - Raimund Grumbach
Mityukha - Gerhard Auer
Lavitsky - Franz Klarwein
Cherniovsky - Hermann Sapell
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00186
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 December 1971), given in a German translation by Max Hube, with the original orchestration by Mussorgsky. This recording was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (11 March 1972; see Radio Times Issue dated 9 march 1972 p.19)
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Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Boris - Ruggero Raimondi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Bruno Prevedi
Marina - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Pimen - Boris Carmeli
Varlaam - Alfredo Mariotti
Shuisky - Sergio Tedesco
Missail - Florindo Andreolli
Rangoni - Maurizio Mazzieri
Fyodor - Maria Casula
Xenia - Miwako Matsumoto
Hostess - Maria Del Fante
Simpleton - Luigi Pontiggia
Tchelkalov - Giorgio Zancanaro
Krushchov - Aronne Ceroni
Nurse - Bruna Baglioni
Mityukha - Carlo Padoan
Frontier Guard - Giovanni Antonini
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Black Disc - Mondo Musica MFOH 10813 {3CDS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original version in Italian (14 December 1972).
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Conductor Boris Khaikin - 1972(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Ludovic Spiess
Marina - Ruza Baldani
Pimen - Mark Reshetin
Varlaam - Alexander Vedernikov
Shuisky - Ljubomir Bodurov
Missail - Florindo Andreolli
Rangoni - Anton Diakov
Fyodor - Elena Zilio
Xenia - Rita Talarcio
Hostess - Erszébet Komlóssy
Simpleton - Anton Grigoriev
Tchelkalov - Nikola Mitic
Krushchov - Tommaso Frascati
Nurse - Biserka Cvejic
Mityukha - Teodoro Rovetta
Lavitsky - Teodoro Rovetta
Cherniovsky - Mario Chiappi
Frontier Guard - Carlo Zardo
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BOR 197201 {3CDRS}; Gala GL 100626 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.91 [MCP]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 1 October 1972. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Herbert Kegel - 1972(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Chorus - Philharmonischen Chores Dresden - Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Boris - Theo Adam
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Martin Ritzmann
Marina - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Pimen - Siegfried Vogel
Shuisky - Karl-Friedrich Hölzke
Rangoni - Wilfred Schaal
Fyodor - Roswitha Trexler
Simpleton - Peter Schreier
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Black Disc - Telefunken SAR 22 526 {1LP}; Telefunken AS6 41290 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020322BC {1CD}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1973 p.95 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.273
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of Shostakovich's version in German
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Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Alberto Remedios
Marina - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Pimen - Philip Booth
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - Ragnar Ulfung
Missail - Gary Burgess
Rangoni - Bruce Yarnell
Fyodor - Gwendolyn Jones
Xenia - Shigemi Matsumoto
Hostess - Sheila Nadler
Simpleton - Raymond Manton
Tchelkalov - Douglas Lawrence
Nurse - Marvellee Cariaga
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 472 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #472 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recordimg of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1973)
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Conductor Assen Naidenov - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - National Opera Sofia
Chorus - National Opera Sofia
Boris - Nicola Ghiuselev
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dimiter Damiano
Marina - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Pimen - Nicola Ghiuselev
Varlaam - Assem Tchavdarov
Shuisky - Ljubomir Bodurov
Missail - Verter Vrachovski
Rangoni - Peter Bakardzhiev
Fyodor - Reni Penkova
Xenia - Nadejda Dobrianova
Hostess - Boika Kosseva
Simpleton - Kiril Dulgerov
Tchelkalov - Sabin Markov
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Black Disc - Harmonia Mundi HMV 4.4144
Compact Disc - Fidelio D 1824-26
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
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Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Jon Andrew
Marina - Josephine Veasey
Pimen - Gwynne Howell
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - Alexander Oliver
Rangoni - Raimund Herincx
Fyodor - Anne Pashley
Xenia - Elizabeth Gale
Hostess - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Simpleton - Robert Tear
Tchelkalov - Robert Lloyd
Krushchov - William Elvin
Nurse - Johanna Peters
Nikitich - Richard Van Allan
Lavitsky - William Elvin
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00354
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1974). It appears that this performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». In one of the seven performance that were given the role of Varlaam was sung by Richard Van Allan and that of the Hostess was sung by Anne Wilkens in two of them (see OPERA September 1975 pp.887-889). It is therefore possible that these singers appear in the recording issued by Charles Handelman which is listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 p.13.
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Conductor Odissei Akhillesovich Dimitriady - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Boris - Evgeny Nesterenko
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladislav Piavko
Marina - Irina Arkhipova
Pimen - Victor De Narké
Varlaam - Juan Carlos Ortiz
Shuisky - Nino Falzetti
Missail - Italo Pasini
Rangoni - Eduardo Cittanti
Fyodor - Evelina Iacattuni
Xenia - María Altamura
Hostess - Alicia Andreadis
Simpleton - José Nait
Tchelkalov - Ricardo Catena
Krushchov - Luis Bento
Nurse - Luisa Bartoletti
Mityukha - Pino de Vescovi
First Jesuit - Fernando Lalli
Second Jesuit - Jorge Giabbanelli
Frontier Guard - Tulio Gagliardo
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Black Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1207
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 November 1975). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón ( - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (click link below) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Harry Theyard
Marina - Mignon Dunn
Pimen - Paul Plishka
Varlaam - Donald Gramm
Shuisky - Robert Nagy
Missail - Paul Franke
Rangoni - William Dooley
Fyodor - Paul Offenkrantz
Xenia - Betsy Norden
Hostess - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Simpleton - Andrea Velis
Tchelkalov - Lenus Carlson
Krushchov - Robert Schmorr
Nurse - Cynthia Munzer
Nikitich - Andrij Dobriansky
Mityukha - Edmond Karlsrud
Lavitsky - Robert Goodloe
Cherniovsky - William Mellow
Frontier Guard - Richard Best
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 12575 {3CDRS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1975). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given as Carlo Franci, but Schippers is given in the MET Annals.
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Conductor Yuri Simonov - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Evgeny Nesterenko
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladimir Atlantov
Marina - Elena Obraztsova
Pimen - Mark Reshetin
Varlaam - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Shuisky - Andrei Sokolov
Xenia - Tamara Sorokina
Simpleton - Alexei Maslennikov
Tchelkalov - Yuri Mazurok
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00350
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 206 (Russian Opera) {1xCD-ROM} (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 2282
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of Rimsky Korsakov's version given by the Bolshoi Opera in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York (25 June 1975; see OPERA September 1975 pp.843-845). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 as well as recordings of three other performances of Boris Godunov with different casts given by the Bolshoi on 28 June, 4 and 8 July 1975. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Robert Satanowski - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladimir Atlantov
Marina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Pimen - Kolos Kováts
Varlaam - Oskar Czerwenka
Shuisky - Waldemar Kmentt
Missail - Horst Nitsche
Rangoni - Yuri Mazurok
Fyodor - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
Xenia - Sona Ghazarian
Hostess - Margarita Lilowa
Simpleton - Heinz Zednik
Tchelkalov - Hans Helm
Krushchov - Kurt Equiluz
Nurse - Biserka Cvejic
Nikitich - Reid Bunger
Cherniovsky - Alfred Sramek
Frontier Guard - Alfred Sramek
Boyar in Attendance - Karl Terkal
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10313-3 (3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performancce at the Vienna State Opera (21 February 1976). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Polish Radio Chorus Cracow - Cracow Philharmonic Boys' Chorus
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Bozena Kinasz
Pimen - Leonard Mróz
Varlaam - Aage Haugland
Shuisky - Bogdan Paprocki
Missail - Kazimierz Pustelak
Rangoni - Andrzej Hiolski
Fyodor - Vera Baniewicz
Xenia - Halina Lukomska
Hostess - Stefania Toczyska
Simpleton - Paulos Raptis
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SLS 1000 {4LPS} (1977)ª; Angel SDLX 3844 {4LPS}; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 1436171 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Cassette - HMV «Angel» TC-SLS 1000; HMV TC-ESD 1436174
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 54377-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI 5 09178 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1977 p.405 p.482 [JW]; December 1977 p.1149 [IM]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; January 1978 p.1307 [JB]; February 1984 p. [JW]; May 1994 p.108 [AB]
Opera Now - June 1994 p.52
Opera News - May 2008 pp.82-83 [DS]
Fanfare - Vol.1 No.2 November 1977 p.39 [BP]; Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.271; August Vol.38 No.6 July/August 2008 p.207 [BB]
Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.126
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.83
Stereophile - June 1994 p.170
Répertoire - No.66 February 1994 p.61
American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.136
Comments:- Original Orchestration but includes scenes from both the 1869 and 1872 versions
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Conductor Boris Khaikin - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Evgeny Nesterenko
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladislav Piavko
Marina - Irina Arkhipova
Pimen - Valery Yaroslavtsev
Varlaam - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Shuisky - Andrei Sokolov
Missail - Vitali Vlassov
Fyodor - Glafira Koroleva
Xenia - Galina Kalinina
Hostess - Larissa Nikitina
Simpleton - Alexei Maslennikov
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DVD (Video) - Via Classic 5 99278-9 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Kultur 1183 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 14 1987 p.49 [TE]
Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.121 [PF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.92 [JS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
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Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman
Marina - Mignon Dunn
Pimen - Paul Plishka
Varlaam - Fernando Corena
Shuisky - Robert Nagy
Missail - Philip Booth
Rangoni - Morley Meredith
Fyodor - Robert Sapolsky
Xenia - Loretta Di Franco
Hostess - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Simpleton - Andrea Velis
Tchelkalov - Allan Monk
Nurse - Shirley Love
Nikitich - Andrij Dobriansky
Mityukha - Philip Booth
Lavitsky - Robert Goodloe
Cherniovsky - Charles Anthony
Frontier Guard - Richard Best
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 22578 (BRO 125742) {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1978).
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Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev - 1978-1983
Orchestra - USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus - «Spring» Studio Children's Chorus
Chorus - USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra
Boris - Alexander Verdernikov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladislav Piavko
Marina - Irina Arkhipova
Pimen - Vladimir Matorin
Varlaam - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Shuisky - Andrei Sokolov
Missail - Anatoly Mishutin
Rangoni - Yuri Mazurok
Fyodor - Glafira Koroleva
Xenia - Elena Shkolnikova
Hostess - Lyudmila Simonova
Simpleton - Janis Sporgis
Tchelkalov - Alexander Voroshilo
Krushchov - Yuri Elnikov
Nurse - Nina Grigorieva
Nikitich - Vladimir Filippov
Mityukha - Nikolai Nizinenkov
Lavitsky - Yuri Elnikov
Cherniovsky - Vladimir Silaev
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Black Disc; - Melodiya C10 20255 009 {4LPS}; Philips 412 281-1 {4LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 412 281-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 281-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1984 p.793 [AB]; March 1985 p.1117 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.162-165 [CH]
American Record Guide - January/February 1986 Vol.49 No.1 p.71 [RVL]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.366
Comments:- A recording of Mussorgsky's final version (1872). The LPs issued by Melodiya arelisted in «Soviet Records» Issue No.8 1984 p.10
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Michail Svetlev
Marina - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Pimen - Nicola Ghiuselev
Varlaam - Ruggero Raimondi
Shuisky - Philip Langridge
Missail - Florindo Andreolli
Rangoni - John Shirley-Quirk
Fyodor - Helga Müller(-Molinari)
Xenia - Alida Ferrarini
Hostess - Fedora Barbieri
Simpleton - Carlo Gaifa
Tchelkalov - Luigi De Corato
Krushchov - Aronne Ceroni
Nurse - Eleonora Jankovic
Nikitich - Alfredo Giacomotti
Mityukha - Giovanni Savoiardo
Lavitsky - Giuseppe Morresi
Cherniovsky - Carlo Meliciani
First Policeman - Giovanni Foiani
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 021.254 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - August + September 2002 S.86 [SS]
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 p.69 [VH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.32 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.84 [TF]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Mussorgsky's original orchestration (7 december 1979; see OPERA February 1980 pp.185-186). The year of this performance is given incorrectly as 1978 by Myto.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman
Marina - Ruza Baldani
Pimen - Hans Sotin
Varlaam - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Shuisky - Giorgio Trucco
Missail - Florindo Andreolli
Rangoni - Noel Tyl
Fyodor - Hilda Harris
Xenia - Martha Finch-Monastero
Hostess - Lili Chookasian
Simpleton - David Gordon
Tchelkalov - J Patrick Raftery
Krushchov - William Mitchell
Nurse - Eva Dobrowska
Nikitich - Duane Clenton Carter
Mityukha - Terry Cook
Frontier Guard - John Stott
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOR 198001 {3CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (23 September 1980). The performance on 20 September 1980 is reviewed in OPERA March 1981 p.276. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor David Lloyd-Jones - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Boris - Richard Van Allan
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Henry Howell
Marina - Elizabeth Connell
Pimen - John Tomlinson
Varlaam - Dennis Wicks
Shuisky - Robert Ferguson
Missail - Edward Byles
Rangoni - Geoffrey Chard
Fyodor - Fiona Kimm
Xenia - Patricia O'Neill
Hostess - Noreen Berry
Simpleton - Stuart Kale
Tchelkalov - Patrick Wheatley
Krushchov - John Kitchiner
Nurse - Anne Collins
Mityukha - John Kitchiner
First Policeman - Ian Comboy
Second Policeman - John Gibbs
First Jesuit - Alan Woodrow
Second Jesuit - John Gibbs
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 032/3 {3CDRS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum, sung in an English translation by the conductor (13 December 1980)
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Conductor Rouslan Raichev - 1980
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Boris - Ruggero Raimondi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman
Marina - Viorica Cortez
Pimen - Peter Meven
Varlaam - Aage Haugland
Shuisky - Kenneth Riegel
Missail - Charles Burles
Rangoni - Roger Soyer
Fyodor - Zehava Gal
Xenia - Christine Barbaux
Hostess - Anna Ringart
Simpleton - Michel Sénéchal
Tchelkalov - Ernest Blanc
Nurse - Jocelyne Taillon
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Laser Disc; - Nihon Monitor (NMC) LSZS 00160 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 47;; (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6165 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of Shostakovich's version in the Palais Garnier (See OPERA August 1980 p.760). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.
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Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Boris - Matti Salminen
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman
Marina - Viorica Cortez
Pimen - Gwynne Howell
Varlaam - Aage Haugland
Shuisky - Robert Tear
Missail - Florindo Andreolli
Rangoni - Luigi De Corato
Fyodor - Marijke Hendriks
Xenia - Christine Barbaux
Hostess - Jocelyne Taillon
Simpleton - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Tchelkalov - Hartmut Welker
Nurse - Arlette Chédel
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 088 {3CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (May 1981; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1981 No.41 p.39).
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman
Marina - Carol Wyatt
Pimen - Bengt Rundgren
Varlaam - Tomislav Neralic
Shuisky - Sven Olof Eliasson
Missail - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Rangoni - William Dooley
Xenia - Barbara Vogel
Hostess - Vera Little
Simpleton - David Knutson
Nurse - Sieglinde Wagner
Frontier Guard - Josef Becker
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Compact Disc - //House of Opera DVDM 145\\
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a perfromance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (25 May 1985; see ORPHEUS August 1985 S.601-S.602). I thank Mr. Andrey Kovalev for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Mark Ermler - 1985(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Evgeny Nesterenko
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladimir Atlantov
Marina - Elena Obraztsova
Pimen - Anatoli Babikin
Varlaam - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Shuisky - Konstantin Lisovsky
Missail - Konstantin Baskov
Rangoni - Yuri Mazurok
Fyodor - Olga Teruchnova
Xenia - Elena Shkolnikova
Hostess - Larissa Nikitina
Simpleton - Alexei Maslennikov
Tchelkalov - Alexander Voroshilo
Krushchov - Alexander Arkhipov
Nurse - Nina Grigorieva
Mityukha - I. Nizienko
First Policeman - Stanislav Suleymanev
Second Jesuit - Alexandre Ognivstev
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Black Disc - Melodiya A10 00137 008 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 853/55 {3CDS}; Regis Records RRC 3006 {3CDS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2005 p.127 [PO'C]
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 p.257 (mention) [BP]
Comments:- *A recording of Rimsky Korsakov's version. The LPs issued by Melodiya are listed in «Soviet Records» Supplement to the Main Catalogue 1987 p.104. It is possible that the recording issued by Regis is different from that issued by Melodiya and Le Chant du Monde as the year it was made is given as 1981 and the singer of the role of Pimen is given as Alexander Ognivtsiev. The other singers are the same.
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Conductor Robert Satanowski - 1985?(STU)
Orchestra - Warsaw National Opera
Chorus - Warsaw National Opera
Boris - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vitaly Tarastchenko
Marina - Ryszarda Racewicz
Pimen - Jerzy Ostapiuk
Varlaam - Marek Wojciechowski
Shuisky - Kazimierz Pustelak
Missail - Piotr Czajkowski
Rangoni - Ryszard Ciesia
Fyodor - Elizbieta Panko
Xenia - Izabella Klosinska
Hostess - Jadwiga Teresa Stephen
Simpleton - Krzysztof Szmyt
Tchelkalov - Jan Dobosz
Nurse - Krystyna Dobosz
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Black Disc - Capriccio C 50 140 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Capriccio C 5014011-3 {3CDS}; Laserlight 14 116 (highlights) {1CD}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.194 (highlights)
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Conductor Dmitri Kitaienko - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Danish National Radio Choir
Boris - Aage Haugland
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Stig (Fogh) Andersen
Pimen - Aage Haugland
Varlaam - Aage Haugland
Shuisky - Heinz Zednik
Missail - Erik Harbo
Fyodor - Annemarie Moller
Xenia - Susse Lillesoe
Hostess - Minna Nyhus
Tchelkalov - Guido Paëvatalu
Nurse - Minna Nyhus
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Compact Disc - Kontrapunkt 32036-32037 {2CDS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1990 p. [JW]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (27 February 1986). Mussorgsky's original orchestration is used and most of the performance is of the 1868-69 version, butthe scene in Boris's appartments is from the 1872 version. The scene outside St.Basil's Cathedral is omitted
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Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Michail Svetlev
Marina - Stefka Mineva
Pimen - Nicola Ghiuselev
Varlaam - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Shuisky - Josef Frank
Missail - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Rangoni - Boris Martinovich
Fyodor - Rossitsa Troeva-Mircheva
Xenia - Liudmila Hadjieva
Hostess - Penka Dilova
Simpleton - Mincho Popov
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Compact Cassette - Sony 40-45763
Compact Disc - Sony S3K 45763
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1992 p.159
Stereophile - November 1992 (Vol.15 No.11) p.225
Comments:- Original orchestration
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Conductor Max Epstein - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Boris - Paata Burchuladze
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Curtis Rayam
Pimen - Goran Simic
Varlaam - Jules Bastin
Shuisky - John Duykers
Missail - Douglas Perry
Fyodor - Robin Tabachnik
Xenia - Steffanie Pearce
Hostess - Lili Chookasian
Simpleton - Steven Cole
Tchelkalov - Lee Velta
Nurse - Elizabeth Walker
Nikitich - Andrij Dobriansky
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1300
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the original 1869 version given in The Academy of Music, Philadelphia (30 March 1987).
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Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - National Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Choral Arts Society of Washington - Oratorio Society oF Washington - Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
Boris - Ruggero Raimondi
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vyscheslav Polozov
Marina - Galina Vishnevskaya
Pimen - Paul Plishka
Varlaam - Romauld Tesarowicz
Shuisky - Kenneth Riegel
Missail - Misha Raitzin
Rangoni - Nikita Storojew
Fyodor - Matthew Adam Fish
Xenia - Catherine Dubosc
Hostess - Galina Vishnevskaya
Simpleton - Nicolai Gedda
Tchelkalov - Lajos Miller
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Compact Cassette; - ERATO 2292-45418-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO 2292-45418-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1990 p.[JW]
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.90 [KM]
Stereophile - January 1991 (Vol.14 No.1) p.261
Comments:- Original orchestration with scenes from both the 1869 and 1872 versions
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Conductor Alexander Lazarev - 1987
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Boris - Evgeny Nesterenko
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladislav Piavko
Marina - Tamara Sinyavskaya
Pimen - Alexander Vedernikov
Varlaam - Artur Eisen (Eizen)
Shuisky - Vladimir Kudriashov
Missail - Alexander Arkhipov
Fyodor - Tatyana Yerastova
Xenia - Nina Lebendeva
Hostess - Larissa Nikitina
Simpleton - Alexander Fedin
Tchelkalov - Yuri Mazurok
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-88-207 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 51011-1851-2 (2006)ª; Kultur 6991811 (USA) (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle CVI 2041(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - March 1989 p.370 [NG]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.68 [GH]; September+Oktober 2006 S.70 [MK2]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.196-198 [TE]
Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.115 [MP]
The Classical Video Guide - p.71
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.209 ottobre 2006 pp.74-77 (DVD) [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.81 [MCP]
Comments:- A Video Recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's version
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1990
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre (Leningrad)
Chorus - Kirov Theatre (Leningrad)
Boris - Robert Lloyd
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Alexei Steblianko
Marina - Olga Borodina
Pimen - Alexander Morozov
Varlaam - Vladimir Ognovienko
Shuisky - Evgeni Boitsov
Missail - Igor Yan
Rangoni - Sergei Leiferkus
Fyodor - Larissa Diadkova
Xenia - Olga Kondina
Hostess - Ludmila Filatova
Simpleton - Vladimir Solodovnikov
Tchelkalov - Mikail Kit
Nurse - Evgenia Perlasova
Nikitich - Evgeny Fedotov
Mityukha - Grigory Karasev
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Laser Disc - Decca 071 409-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Philips 075 089-9 (2002)ª; Philips 075 099-9 (+Ruslan and Ludmila +Prince Igor) (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 440 071 509-3 (NTSC); Decca 440 071 409-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1994 p.113; October 2002 p.101 [MSR]
Opera News - March 19 1994 p.42
Opéra International - No.272 octobre 2002 pp.68-69 [SS]
Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p.100; No.500 février 2003 p.123 [MP]
International Record Review - October 2002 p.90 [GS]
BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.100, p.102 [MA]
Répertoire - No.174 décembre 2003/janvier 2004 p.51 [PB]
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Conductor Yevgeny Kolobov - 1991(FI)
Orchestra - Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre
Chorus - Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre
Boris - Vladimir Matorin
Grigory (False Dmitry) - V. Osipov
Marina - Yu. Abakumovskaya
Pimen - V. Kirnos
Varlaam - Vladimir Svistov
Shuisky - Voinarowski Voinarowski [Viacheslav Voynorovsky]
Missail - N. Deminov
Fyodor - Sasha Belyaev
Xenia - T. Yas'ko
Tchelkalov - A. Kichigin
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DVD (Video) - Videoland Klassik VLRT 055 (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - August + September 2001 S.96 [SS]
Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.123 [PF]
Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Olga Ivanova
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Conductor Edo De Waart - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand-Théâtre de Genève
Boris - Samuel Ramey
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Kim Begley
Marina - Vessela (Vesselina) Zorova
Pimen - John Tomlinson
Varlaam - Henk Smit
Shuisky - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Missail - Doug Jones
Fyodor - Eirian James
Hostess - Anne Collins
Tchelkalov - Gregory Yurisich
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Compact Disc; - Serenissima 360109; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1534-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 267
VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 267 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at Geneva (see OPERA August 1993 p.978; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 pp.411-42 & advert in OPERA NEWS December 10 1994 p.25). The Video cassette and DVD issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1993
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Slovak Philharmonic - Berlin Radio - Tölzer Singerknaben
Boris - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Sergei Larin
Marina - Marjana Lipovsek
Pimen - Samuel Ramey
Varlaam - Gleb Nikolsky
Shuisky - Philip Langridge
Missail - Helmut Wildhaber
Rangoni - Sergei Leiferkus
Fyodor - Liliana Nichiteanu
Xenia - Valentina Valente
Hostess - Elena Zaremba
Simpleton - Alexander Fedin
Tchelkalov - Albert Shagidullin
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Compact Disc - Sony «Classical» S3K 58977 {3CDS}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1994 p.16 p.108 [AB]; July 1994 p.30
Opera - July 1994 p.889
Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
HiFi News & Record Review - September 1994 p.72
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.271
Orpheus - Juni 1994 S.59
Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.138
Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.75
Diapason - No.405 juin 1994 p.140
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
BBC Music Magazine - May 1994 p.67
Classic CD - July 1994 p.45
The Absolute Sound - Issue 98 p.137
Stereophile - January 1995 p.199
Répertoire - No.71 juillett/aoüt 1994 p.56
American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.135
Comments:- Original Orchestration. See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Sat July 23 1994 p.17
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 1997(SE)
Orchestra - Northern Philharmonia
Chorus - Opera North Chorus - Choristers of Leeds Parish Church
Boris - John Tomlinson
Pimen - Matthew Best
Varlaam - Clive Bayley
Shuisky - Stuart Kale
Fyodor - Susan Parry
Xenia - Joan Rodgers
Simpleton - Mark Curtis
Nurse - Yvonne Howard
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Compact Disc - Chandos CHAN 3007 {1CD}
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.89 [JW]
Opera - September 1998 p.1134 [RL]
HiFi News & Record Review - November 1998 p.84 [DN]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.264 [BP]
Orpheus - Januar 1999 S.57 [MWB]
Classic CD - July 1998 p.120 [MSR]
Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [PA]
BBC Music Magazine - August 1998 p.67 [CW]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.79 [GM]
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of the original 1868-69 version in English except that thescene in Boris's appartments is from the 1872 version
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1997(STU)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Chorus - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Boris - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Marina - Olga Borodina
Pimen - Nikolai Okhotnikov
Varlaam - Fyodor Kuznetsov
Shuisky - Konstantin Pluzhnikov
Missail - Nikolai Gassiev
Rangoni - Evgeny Nikitin
Fyodor - Zlata Bulycheva
Xenia - Olga Trifonova
Hostess - Liubov Sokolova
Simpleton - Yevgeny Akimov
Tchelkalov - Vassily Gerelo
Krushchov - Yuri Schikalov
Nurse - Yevgenia Gorokhovskaya
Mityukha - Evgeny Nikitin
Lavitsky - Andrei Karabanov
Cherniovsky - Yuri Laptev
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Compact Disc; - Philips 462 230-2 (+Boris I) {5CDS} (1998)ª; Philips PHCP 11178-82 (+Boris I) {5CDS} (Japan)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.124 [JW]
Opera Now - March/April 1999 p.100 [ST]
HiFi News & Record Review - February 1999 p.77 [DN]
Opera News - May 1999 p.68 [JBY]; July 1999 p.8 (letter)
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.328-330 [BP]
Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.50 [CR]
Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.48 [PK]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.78 [EG]
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [HB]
Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.55 [GB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.126 febbraio 1999 p.79 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.94 [MC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.45 [JPS]
Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.79 [SH]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1998 S.70 [PS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of what is claimed to be the (1872) version (Boris II). See however the letter by Robert J. Dennis in OPERA NEWS July 1999 p.8
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1997(STU)
Orchestra - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Chorus - Kirov Theatre (St. Petersburg)
Boris - Nikolai Putilin
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Viktor Lutsiuk
Pimen - Nikolai Okhotnikov
Varlaam - Fyodor Kuznetsov
Shuisky - Konstantin Pluzhnikov
Missail - Nikolai Gassiev
Fyodor - Zlata Bulycheva
Xenia - Olga Trifonova
Hostess - Liubov Sokolova
Simpleton - Yevgeny Akimov
Tchelkalov - Vassily Gerelo
Krushchov - Yuri Schikalov
Nurse - Yevgenia Gorokhovskaya
Nikitich - Grigory Karasev
Mityukha - Evgeny Nikitin
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Compact Disc; - Philips 462 230-2 (+Boris II) {5CDS} (1998)ª; Philips PHCP 11178-82 (+Boris II) {5CDS} (Japan)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.124 [JW]
Opera Now - March/April 1999 p.100 [ST]
HiFi News & Record Review - February 1999 p.77 [DN]
Opera News - May 1999 p.68 [JBY]; July 1999 p.8 (letter)
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.328-330 [BP]
Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.50 [CR]
Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.48 [PK]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.78 [EG]
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [HB]
Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.55 [GB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.126 febbraio 1999 p.79 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.94 [MC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.45 [JPS]
Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.79 [SH]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1998 S.70 [PS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of what is claimed to be the original (1868-9) version (Boris I). See however the letter by Robert J. Dennis in OPERA NEWS July1999 p.8
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Boris - Samuel Ramey
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Sergei Larin
Marina - Olga Borodina
Pimen - Paul Plishka
Varlaam - Vladimir Ognovienko
Shuisky - Konstantin Pluzhnikov
Missail - Nikolai Gassiev
Rangoni - Sergei Leiferkus
Fyodor - Nicholas Frisch
Xenia - Korliss Uecker
Hostess - Sandra Walker
Simpleton - Josef Shalamayev
Tchelkalov - Alan Held
Krushchov - Matthew Polenzani
Nurse - Jane Shaulis
Nikitich - Richard Vernon
Mityukha - Hao Jiang Tian
Lavitsky - Jung-Hack Seo
Cherniovsky - Tony Stevenson
Frontier Guard - Daniel Sumegi
Boyar in Attendance - Anthony Dean Griffey
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 538 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *The recording issued by Celestial Audio appears to be of a performance, with orchestration by Igor Buketoff, at the MET on 3 January 1998 which was broadcast, but the year is given as 2005 on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See OPERA March 1968 p.304.
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Conductor Edo De Waart - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - De Nederlandse Opera
Boris - John Tomlinson
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Christopher Ventris
Pimen - Frode Olsen
Varlaam - Henk Smit
Shuisky - Chris Merritt
Fyodor - Brian Asawa
Xenia - Juanita Lascarro
Hostess - Elzbieta Ardam
Simpleton - Alexei Grigorev
Nurse - Helga Dernesch
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 265
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in Amsterdam of a version based mainly on the original, 1869, version, but with some additions from the 1872 version (June 2001; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.260 septembre 2001 pp.36-37; OPERA October 2001 pp.1242-1243). The year of the performance recorded is give incorrectly as 2002 in House of Opera's online catalogue. I thank Mr. Andrey Kovalev for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Semyon Bychkov - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - John Tomlinson
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Sergei Larin
Marina - Olga Borodina
Pimen - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Varlaam - Vladimir Matorin
Shuisky - Hubert Delamboye
Missail - Voinarowski Voinarowski [Viacheslav Voynorovsky]
Rangoni - Sergei Leiferkus
Fyodor - Tove Dahlberg
Xenia - Alish Tynan
Hostess - Ekaterina Gubanova
Simpleton - Toby Spence
Tchelkalov - Andrei Breus
Krushchov - John Bernays
Nurse - Frances McCafferty
Nikitich - Brindley Sherratt
Mityukha - Adrian Clarke
Lavitsky - Christopher Lackner
Cherniovsky - John Bernays
Frontier Guard - Brindley Sherratt
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Black Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1597-4 {4CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (October 2003). The performance on 22 September 2003 is reviewed in OPERA November 2003 pp.1407-1409. The performance on 11 October 2003 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 11-17 October 2003 p.126. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II»
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Conductor Bernhard Kontarsky - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Boris - Julian Konstantinov
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Andrei Lantsov
Pimen - Alexander Anisimov
Varlaam - Fyodor Kuznetsov
Shuisky - Graham Clark
Missail - Bernard van der Meersch
Fyodor - Anke Vondung
Xenia - Rachel Harnisch
Hostess - Irina Chistyakova
Simpleton - Vsevolod Grivnov
Tchelkalov - Armand Arapian
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1434-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (September or October 2003). The performance on 29 September 2003 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.284 novembre 2003 pp.38-39. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Sebastian Weigle - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo - Cor del Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana
Boris - Matti Salminen
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Pär Lindskog
Pimen - Eric Halfvarson
Varlaam - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Shuisky - Philip Langridge
Missail - José Manuel Zapata
Fyodor - Brian Asawa
Xenia - Marie Arnet
Hostess - Itxaro Mentxaka
Simpleton - Francisco Vas
Tchelkalov - Albert Schagidulin
Nurse - Stefania Toczyska
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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW OPBORIS (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2006 p.109 [DF2]
Opera News - November 2006 pp.71-72 [DS]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.315-316 [CW]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.69 [MK2]
Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 pp.132-133 [MP]
International Record Review - October 2006 pp.84-85 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.292 [CHP]
Opéra Magazine - No.11 octobre 2006 p.73 [FL-1]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.77 [MC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.209 ottobre 2006 pp.74-77 (DVD) [GL]
Classica Répertoire - No.86 octobre 2006 p.116 [AT]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (September or October 2004; see OPERA ACTUAL No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.42-43)
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Boris - René Pape
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Burkhard Fritz
Pimen - Alexander Vinogradov
Varlaam - Mikhail Petrenko
Shuisky - Stephan Rügamer
Xenia - Sylvia Schwartz
Hostess - Katharina Kammerloher
Simpleton - Pavol Breslik
Nurse - Rosemary Lang
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2362-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of the 1869 version in the Berlin State Opera (18 December 2005). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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Conductor Semyon Bychkov - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Ragazzi Cantori della Città di Firenze Associazione Musicale
Boris - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Torsten Kerl
Marina - Julia Gertseva
Pimen - Vladimir Vaneyev (Vaneev)
Varlaam - Vladimir Matorin
Shuisky - Philip Langridge
Missail - Voinarowski Voinarowski [Viacheslav Voynorovsky]
Rangoni - Valery Alexeev
Fyodor - Tove Dahlberg
Xenia - Julia Kleiter
Hostess - Francesca Franci
Simpleton - Yevgeny Akimov
Tchelkalov - Andrei Breus
Nurse - Margarita Nekrasova
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1798-4 {4CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (17 June 2005). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their new releases dated 22 July 2005.
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Conductor Edward Gardner - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Boris - Peter Rose
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Gregory Turay
Pimen - Brindley Sherratt
Varlaam - Jonathan Veira
Shuisky - John Graham-Hall
Missail - Antony Rich
Fyodor - Anna Grevelius
Xenia - Sophie Bevan
Hostess - Yvonne Howard
Simpleton - Robert Murray
Tchelkalov - David Stephenson
Nurse - Debora Davison
Nikitich - James Gower
Mityukha - Paul Napier-Burrows
Frontier Guard - Charles Johnston
Boyar in Attendance - Philip Daggett
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3689-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum of the 1869 version in an English translation by David Lloyd-Jones (November 2008). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - June 2009.
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española