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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Nagano, Gothenburg Symphony
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Nagano, Gothenburg Symphony

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Composer
MUSSORGSKY, MODEST
Artist
Tsymbalyuk, Paster, Kares, Skorokhodov, Nagano
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Sep 06, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2320
UPC
7318599923208

About

Modest Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov stands out among the major works of the opera repertoire in having an extremely complex creative history. The original libretto, by the composer himself, was based closely on Pushkin’s Shakespeare-inspired drama about the ill-fated Russian ruler. Mussorgsky completed the score in 1869, and submitted it to the committees of the Imperial Theatres. It was rejected, however, primarily because of the lack of a female lead and therefore a love interest, but Mussorgsky’s unadorned style has also been mentioned as a reason. In 1871 the composer therefore reworked the opera extensively, adding new scenes – and a female principal in the form of the Polish princess Marina Mniszek – and changing the overall structure from seven scenes into a prologue and four acts. The revised Boris was completed in 1872, and two years later it was finally performed in St Petersburg, while the Moscow audience had to wait until 1888, seven years after the death of its composer. In order to promote the work, Mussorgsky’s colleague and friend Rimsky-Korsakov undertook to revise the work, making the orchestration more traditional and colorful and softening a number of harsh harmonies. It was the Rimsky-Korsakov version that took the opera out of Russia and without it, the opera would not be as widely known as it is today. In recent times, however, several opera houses have begun performing the more abrasive original version from 1869, and it is this ‘Ur-Boris’ that has been recorded here. It is performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under its principal guest conductor, Kent Nagano. They are joined by a cast of mainly Russian vocal soloists, headed by Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Boris, a role he performed under Nagano already in 2013 at the Bayerische Staatsoper. In the opera, as in Pushkin’s drama, the Russian people plays a hugely important role – here performed by the Göteborg Opera Chorus.

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REVIEWS:

Tsymbalyuk’s young-sounding Tsar is beautifully sung, gaining in intensity from the scene in the Kremlin onwards; but the developing extremity of his emotional responses is never overdone and his death scene remains restrained, with no scenery-chewing.

– Opera

This new account, based on live performances, is beautifully sung and played, and recorded in surround sound. Although one can nitpick many aspects of this recording, there is much to enjoy. It is especially valuable to now have a recording of the opera as Mussorgsky first intended it.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Scene 1: Nu, čto ž vy? Čto ž vy idolami stali? (Police Officer, The Crowd, Mityukha) 05:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 1: Nu, čto ž vy? Čto ž vy idolami stali? (Police Officer, The Crowd, Mityukha)
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Oleg Budaratskiy, Anton Ljungqvist
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  3. 2 Scene 1: Na kogo ty nas pokidaeš (The Crowd, Police Officer) 01:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 1: Na kogo ty nas pokidaeš (The Crowd, Police Officer)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Oleg Budaratskiy
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  4. 3 Scene 1: Pravoslavnye! Neumolim bojarin (Shchelkalov) 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 1: Pravoslavnye! Neumolim bojarin (Shchelkalov)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Vasily Ladyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  5. 4 Scene 1: Slava tebe, tvorcu vsevyšnemu na zjemli (Chorus, Mityukha, Police Officer) 06:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 1: Slava tebe, tvorcu vsevyšnemu na zjemli (Chorus, Mityukha, Police Officer)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Anton Ljungqvist, Oleg Budaratskiy
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  6. 5 Scene 2: Da zdravstvuet car' Boris Feodorovič (Shuisky, The Crowd, Boyars) 04:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 2: Da zdravstvuet car' Boris Feodorovič (Shuisky, The Crowd, Boyars)
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Maksim Paster
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  7. 6 Scene 2: Skorbit duša (Boris) 02:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 2: Skorbit duša (Boris)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  8. 7 Scene 2: Slava! slava! slava! (The Crowd) 01:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 2: Slava! slava! slava! (The Crowd)
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  9. 8 Scene 3: Eščë odno poslednee skazan'e (Pimen) 04:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 3: Eščë odno poslednee skazan'e (Pimen)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Mika Kares
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  10. 9 Scene 3: Vcë tot že son! (Grigory, Pimen) 01:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 3: Vcë tot že son! (Grigory, Pimen)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Sergei Skorokhodov, Mika Kares
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  11. 10 Scene 3: Ty vsë pisal i snom ne pozabylsja (Grigory, Pimen) 06:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scene 3: Ty vsë pisal i snom ne pozabylsja (Grigory, Pimen)
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Sergei Skorokhodov, Mika Kares
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  12. 11 Scene 3: Davno, čestnoj otec (Grigory, Pimen) 05:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 3: Davno, čestnoj otec (Grigory, Pimen)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Sergei Skorokhodov, Mika Kares
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  13. 12 Scene 3: Zvonjat k zautrene (Pimen, Chorus, Grigory) 02:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 3: Zvonjat k zautrene (Pimen, Chorus, Grigory)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Mika Kares, Sergei Skorokhodov
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  14. 13 Scene 4: Čem-to mne vas potčevat (Innkeeper, Missail, Varlaam, Grigory) 02:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 4: Čem-to mne vas potčevat (Innkeeper, Missail, Varlaam, Grigory)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Okka von der Damerau, Boris Stepanov, Alexey Tikhomirov, Sergei Skorokhodov
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  15. 14 Scene 4: Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani (Varlaam) 02:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scene 4: Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani (Varlaam)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexey Tikhomirov
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  16. 15 Scene 4: Čto ž ty ne podtjagivaeš (Varlaam, Grigory, Missail) 04:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scene 4: Čto ž ty ne podtjagivaeš (Varlaam, Grigory, Missail)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexey Tikhomirov, Sergei Skorokhodov, Boris Stepanov
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  17. 16 Scene 4: Kak edet ën (Varlaam, Grigory, Innkeeper, Border Guard, Missail) 03:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scene 4: Kak edet ën (Varlaam, Grigory, Innkeeper, Border Guard, Missail)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexey Tikhomirov, Sergei Skorokhodov, Okka von der Damerau, Oleg Budaratskiy, Boris Stepanov
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  18. 17 Scene 4: Ja gramotnyj (Grigory, Border Guard, Varlaam, Missail) 03:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene 4: Ja gramotnyj (Grigory, Border Guard, Varlaam, Missail)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Sergei Skorokhodov, Oleg Budaratskiy, Alexey Tikhomirov, Boris Stepanov
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 Scene 5: Milyj moj ženich (Xenia, Fyodor) 02:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 5: Milyj moj ženich (Xenia, Fyodor)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Hanna Husáhr, Johanna Rudström
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  21. 2 Scene 5: Polno, carevna-golubuška! (Nurse, Xenia, Boris, Fyodor) 05:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 5: Polno, carevna-golubuška! (Nurse, Xenia, Boris, Fyodor)
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Margarita Nekrasova, Hanna Husáhr, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Johanna Rudström
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  22. 3 Scene 5: Dostig ja vysšej vlasti (Boris) 04:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 5: Dostig ja vysšej vlasti (Boris)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  23. 4 Scene 5: Tebe čego? (Boris, Boyar, Shuisky, Fyodor) 04:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 5: Tebe čego? (Boris, Boyar, Shuisky, Fyodor)
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Boris Stepanov, Maksim Paster, Johanna Rudström
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  24. 5 Scene 5: Ili net! Postoj, postoj, Šujskij! (Boris, Shuisky) 03:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 5: Ili net! Postoj, postoj, Šujskij! (Boris, Shuisky)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Maksim Paster
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  25. 6 Scene 5: Ne kazn' strašna (Shuisky, Boris) 04:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 5: Ne kazn' strašna (Shuisky, Boris)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Maksim Paster, Alexander Tsymbalyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  26. 7 Scene 6: Čto, otošla obednja? (Men, Mityukha) 03:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 6: Čto, otošla obednja? (Men, Mityukha)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Anton Ljungqvist
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  27. 8 Scene 6: Trrr-rrr-rrr-rrr! (Chorus, Holy Fool) 04:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 6: Trrr-rrr-rrr-rrr! (Chorus, Holy Fool)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Boris Stepanov
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  28. 9 Scene 6: O čëm on plačet? (Boris, Holy Fool, Shuisky) 03:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 6: O čëm on plačet? (Boris, Holy Fool, Shuisky)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Boris Stepanov, Maksim Paster
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  29. 10 Scene 7: Sanovitye bojare! (Shchelkalov) 02:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scene 7: Sanovitye bojare! (Shchelkalov)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Vasily Ladyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  30. 11 Scene 7: Čto ž? Pojdëm na golosa, bojare (Boyars) 02:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 7: Čto ž? Pojdëm na golosa, bojare (Boyars)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  31. 12 Scene 7: Žal', Šujskogo net knjazja (Boyars, Shuisky) 03:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 7: Žal', Šujskogo net knjazja (Boyars, Shuisky)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Maksim Paster
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  32. 13 Scene 7: Čur, čur! (Boris, Shuisky, Shchelkalov, Boyars) 02:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 7: Čur, čur! (Boris, Shuisky, Shchelkalov, Boyars)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Maksim Paster, Vasily Ladyuk
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  33. 14 Scene 7: Smirennyj inok (Pimen, Boris) 02:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scene 7: Smirennyj inok (Pimen, Boris)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Mika Kares, Alexander Tsymbalyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  34. 15 Scene 7: Raz, v glubokom sne, vdrug slyšu (Pimen, Boris) 02:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scene 7: Raz, v glubokom sne, vdrug slyšu (Pimen, Boris)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Mika Kares, Alexander Tsymbalyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  35. 16 Scene 7: Ostav’te nas! (Boris) 04:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scene 7: Ostav’te nas! (Boris)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano
  36. 17 Scene 7: Gospodi! Gospodi! (Boris, Chorus, Fyodor) 05:19
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene 7: Gospodi! Gospodi! (Boris, Chorus, Fyodor)
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Johanna Rudström
    Ensemble
    Brunnsbo Music Classes Children's Choir, Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Kent Nagano