Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, etc.
Boris Christoff (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolai Malko, Issay Dobrowen
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- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
- Herbert von Karajan, Issay Dobroven, Nicolai Malko
- Recorded: 1949-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3 December 1949 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Boris Godunov (1951 Digital Remaster): Pimen's Monologue: 'Yet one last tale' (Act 1)
Boris Godunov (1950 Digital Remaster): Varlaam's Drinking Song: 'Once in the town of Kazan' (Act 1)
I have attained the highest power
Farewell, my son, I am dying
Boris Godunov (1950 Digital Remaster): Death of Boris: 'Hark, 'tis the funeral bell' (Act 4)
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (1951 Digital Remaster): Dositheus' Aria: 'Here on this spot' (Act 5)
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Issay Dobroven
- Recorded: 1950-05-04
- Recording Venue: 4 May 1950 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mussorgsky: Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Issay Dobroven
- Recorded: 1950-10-05
- Recording Venue: 5 October 1950 / Kingsway Hall, London
Borodin: Prince Igor (1992 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: I hate a dreary life (Galitzky's Aria)
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Issay Dobroven
- Recorded: 1950-05-08
- Recording Venue: 8 May 1950 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Borodin: Prince Igor (1992 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: How goes it Prince? (Konchak's Aria)
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Issay Dobroven
- Recorded: 1950-05-05
- Recording Venue: 5 May 1950 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Rimsky Korsakov: Sadko (1992 Digital Remaster): Song of the Viking Guest: 'O fearful crags' (Scene 4)
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Issay Dobroven
- Recorded: 1950-05-04
- Recording Venue: 4 May 1950 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Rimsky Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh (1992 Digital Remaster): Prince Yuri's Aria: 'O vain illusion of glory and grandeur' (Act 3)
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Wilhelm Schüchter, Wilhelm Schuechter
- Recorded: 1952-03-19
- Recording Venue: 19 March 1952 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (1955 Digital Remaster): Prince Gremin's Aria: 'Everyone knows love on earth' (Act 3)
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Wilhelm Schüchter, Wilhelm Schuechter
- Recorded: 1952-03-19
- Recording Venue: 19 March 1952 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
trad.: Song of the Volga Boatmen
- Boris Christoff (bass)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Issay Dobroven
- Recorded: 1950-10-05
- Recording Venue: 5 October 1950 / Kingsway Hall, London
trad.: Siberian Prisoner's Song
- Gerald Moore (piano), Boris Christoff (bass)
- Recorded: 1952-03-03
- Recording Venue: 3 March 1951 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Golenishchev-Kutuzov, Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Songs and Dances of Death (1992 Digital Remaster): Death of the Field Marshal (Vivo - alla guerra)
- Gerald Moore (piano), Boris Christoff (bass)
- Recorded: 1951-03-03
- Recording Venue: 3 March 1951 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mussorgsky: Softly the spirit flew up to heaven
- Gerald Moore (piano), Boris Christoff (bass)
- Recorded: 1951-03-03
- Recording Venue: 3 March 1951 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London