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Boris Godunov

Libretto: Modest Mussorgsky
Issay Dobrowen, Choeurs Russes de Paris, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Eugenia Zareska (Soprano), Ludmila Lebedeva (Soprano), Lydia Romanova (Alto), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), André Bielecki (Tenor), Gustav Ustinov (Tenor), Raymond Bonte (Tenor), Wassili Pasternak (Tenor), Boris Christoff (Bass), Eugène Bousquet (Bass), Kim Borg (Bass), Stanislav Pieczora (Bass)
1952
53 Tracks, 2:58:33

  • Prologue

    • Introduction
      01:46
    • "Nu, chtozh vy?" (Officier, Chorus)
      05:18
    • Shchelkalov's Adress. "Pravoslavnye! Ne umolim boyarin" (Shchelkalov)
      03:20
    • Pilgrim's Chorus. "Slava tebe, tvortsu vsevyshnemu" (Chorus)
      03:45
    • Coronation Scene: Introduction
      02:01
    • Coronation Scene: "Da zdrastvuet tsar' Boris Fedorovich!" (Shuysky, Chorus)
      03:15
    • Coronation Scene: Entry of Boris. "Skorbit dusha!" (Boris)
      03:10
    • Coronation Scene: "Slava! Slava! Slava!" (Chorus)
      02:30

  • Act I

    • Pimen's Monologue. "Eshche odno poslednee skazan's" (Pimen)
      05:57
    • Grigoriy's Dream. "Bozhe krepkiy pravyi" (Chorus, Grigoriy, Pimen)
      03:07
    • Grigoriy's Dream. "Ty vse pisal i snom ne pozabylsa" (Grigoriy, Pimen)
      03:46
    • Boris' Crime. "Davno, chestnoy otets" (Grigoriy, Pimen)
      02:04
    • "Zvonyat k zautreni" (Chorus, Grigoriy, Pimen)
      03:48
    • Song of the Hostess. "Poymala ya siza seleznya" (The Hostess, Varlaam, Misail)
      03:25
    • "Zheno, mir domu tvoemu!" (Varlaam, Misail, The Hostess, Grigoriy)
      02:31
    • Drinking Song. "Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani" (Varlaam, Grigoriy, Misail)
      03:35
    • "Kak edet en" (Varlaam, Grigoriy, The Hostess)
      03:38
    • "Vy chto za lyudi?" (Nikitich, Misail, Varlaam, Grigoriy, The Hostess)
      04:00
    • Grigoriy's Flight. "Ya gramotnyi" (Grigoriy, Nikitich, Varlaam, Misail)
      03:45

  • Act II

    • Kseniya's Lament. "Gde ty, zhenikh moy" (Kseniya, The Nurse)
      02:56
    • "Kak komar drova rubil" (The Nurse)
      02:06
    • Clapping Scene. "Ekh, mama maushka, vot tak skazochka!" (Feodor, The Nurse)
      01:19
    • "Chevo?" (Feodor, The Nurse, Kseniya)
      01:54
    • Map Scene. "A ty, moy syn, chem zanyat?" (Boris, Feodor)
      02:05
    • Monologue. "Dostig ya vysshey vlasti" (Boris)
      05:54
    • "Ay, kysh!" (Boris, Chorus, A Boyar, Feodor)
      01:45
    • Tale of the Parakeet. "Popin'ka nash sidel" (Feodor, Boris)
      02:59
    • "Velikiy gosudar, chelom byu" (Shuysky, Boris, Feodor)
      03:33
    • "Slykhal li ty, kogda-nibud'" (Boris, Shuysky)
      02:20
    • "V Ugliche, v sobore" (Shuysky, Boris)
      02:02
    • Clock Scene. "Uf, tyazhelo!" (Boris)
      03:40

  • Act III

    • "Na Visle lazurnoy" (Chorus, Marina)
      02:32
    • "Krasotka panna blagodarna" (Marina)
      02:21
    • "Skuchno Marine" (Marina)
      03:34
    • "Akh! Akh, eto vy, moy otets" (Marina, Rangoni)
      04:40
    • "Krasoyu svoeyu pleni samozvantsa" (Marina, Rangoni)
      04:38
    • Aria. "V polnoch, v sadu, u fontana..." (Dimitriy)
      03:01
    • Polonaise - "Vashey stratsi ya ne veryu, pane" (Marina, Chorus)
      04:00
    • "Dimitriy! Tsarevitch! Dimitriy!" (Marina, Dimitriy)
      03:36
    • "Tebya, tebya odnu, Marina" (Dimitriy, Marina)
      03:42
    • "O, tsarevich, umolyayu" (Marina, Dimitriy, Chorus)
      03:52

  • Act IV

    • Capture of Krushchov. "Vali syuda" (Chorus)
      02:06
    • Mocking of Krushchov. "Ne sokol letit" (Chorus)
      02:31
    • Taunting of the Simpleton. "Trrr… Zheleznyi kolpal" (Chorus, Simpleton)
      02:23
    • "Solntse, luna pomerknuli" (Varlaam, Misail, Chorus)
      03:33
    • Entry of the Jesuits. "Domine, domine, salvum fac" (Chorus, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Varlaam, Misail)
      02:29
    • "Slava tebe, tsarevichu" (Chorus, Varlaam, Misail, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dimitriy)
      03:47
    • Lament. "Leytes', leytes', slyozy gor'kie" (Simpleton)
      02:22
    • Council of Boyars. "Chto zh, poydem na golosa, boyare" (Chorus)
      03:35
    • "Zhal', Shuyskogo net knayazya" (Boris, Shuysky, Chorus)
      05:23
    • Pimen's Narration. "Smirennyi inok" (Pimen, Boris)
      05:19
    • Farewell and Prayer. "O dushno, dushno, svyetu!" (Boris)
      07:14
    • Funreal Bell - Death of Boris. "Zvon! Pogrebal'nyi zvon!" (Boris, Feodor, Chorus)
      04:41