Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov, 1896)

[side 1:] Prologue, sc. 1 - prologue, sc. 2

[side 2:] Act I, sc. i

[side 3:] Act I, sc. 2 - Act II, first part

[side 4:] Act II, concl.

[side 5:] Act II, concl. - Act III, sc. 1

[side 6:] Act III, sc. 2, first part

[side 7:] Act III, sc. 2, concl. - Act IV, sc. 1

[side 8:] Act IV, sc. 2

André Cluytens, conductor. Boris Christoff, bass (Boris, Pimen, Varlaam), Ana Alexieva, mezzo-soprano (Fyodor); John Lanigan, tenor (Shuisky); Dimitri Ouzounov, tenor (Grigory / Dimitry), Evelyn Lear, soprano (Marina Mnishek); Anton Diakov, baritone (Rangoni). Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia.

DESCRIPTION: 4 discs, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo, microgroove, automatic sequence, 12 in.

NOTES: Recorded 4-6, 12-15, 17-20 September 1962 in 23 sessions [the musicians say 28], Salle Wagram. At the end, each player donated 10ff. (new) to buy a gift for the Sofia chorus.

• VSM

  • Also:

    • HMV AN 110-113 (VSM CAN 110-113), HMV RLS 903-904 [1963; sleeve notes as below].

    • Angel D/L 3633 (35987-35990) mono; SD/L 3633 (S 35987­35990) stereo. Automatic sequence. Matrix nos. (mono): 22LA-X-81 (label; etched + -N1), 22LA-X-82 (etched + -D2), 22LA-X-83 (etched + -D1), 22LA-X-84 (etched + -D2), 22LA-X-85 (etched + -D1), 22LA-X-86 (etched + -D1), 22LA-X-87 (etched + -D1), 22LA-X-88 (etched + -D2). Program note by Gerald Abraham, synopsis, note by Boris Christoff, note on recording by Roland Gelatt, transl. Myron Morris, etc., 48 pp. in booklet laid in. [1963].

    • Highlights: Side 1: Coronation Scene (prologue, scene 2), Pimen's Monologue (act I, sc. 1), Varlaam's Song (act I, sc. 2), Monologue of Boris (act II); side 2: Clock Scene (act II), Love Duet (act III), Pimen's Monologue / Farewell and Death of Boris (act IV, sc. 2). 1 disc. Angel 36169. 1963.

    • Excerpt: on Angel S 36172: Tsars and Kings. Program notes by Charles Reid with English transl. [4] pp., inserted in slipcase. [1964]

  • CD:

    • CD: Coronation Scene in Great Conductors of the 20th Century: André Cluytens, EMI Classics 7243 5 75106 2 2 (2 CDs), CD 2, tr. 8-10 (11:02). June 2002.

    • CD: Mussorgky: Boris Godunov / André Cluytens / Boris Christoff, etc. EMI Classics 7243 5 67877 2 8 (Great Recordings of the Century [9th release]). 3 CDs. Running times 69:56, 56:13, 77:11. September 2002.

INDEX: 62~060 1962-09-04