Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Extended Excerpts
In German)
$9.95
Description:
Using Dmitri Shostakovich’s thrilling orchestration and an effective German translation by Wolfgang Pieschel and Gerhard Schumann, these extended excerpts provide a keenly focused portrait of Mussorgsky’s sprawling national tragedy. Theo Adam shines as the guilt-ridden Tsar, one of opera’s most Shakespearean anti-heroes. His fall, traced from a commanding address to the crowd to a gibbering death scene, is handled expertly. The supporting cast is mostly unknown to me, though the presence of Peter Schreier as the Holy Fool is a bit of real luxury casting. The only scenes missing from the opera are the Act I Inn sequence and the second half of the Polish Act. The latter is a shame, since both Hannelore Kuhse’s petulant Marina and Rolf Apreck’s Dimitri are very good.
In Mono
OD 11265-2
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