MUSSORGSKY Khovanshchina – opera 3cd

Opera  in 5 acts, completed and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov. 3 CD

Sofia Preobrazhenskaya – mezzo

Mark Reizen – bass,

Nina Serval – soprano,

Ivan Nechaev – tenor

Soloists, Choir & Orchestra of the State Kirov Opera (Mariinsky)

Boris Khaikin – conductor

Rec.1946

3cd ImLab, 2009   

4607053329926

An American customer wrote:

“⁠This is part of a series celebrating the female lead, but the even greater star is the legendary Mark Reizen as Dosifey, the leader of the Old Believers. Boris Khaikin conducts the soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Kirov Opera in a dramatically powerful performance recorded in 1946. This transfer, made in St. Petersburg in 2009, offers sound as good as any, and better than most, more expensive choices on the market. This is possibly the finest performance of the Rimsky-Korsakov edition of Mussorgsky’s score and a must have for any lover of Russian opera in general and Mussorgsky’s operas in particular. Get it while you can!”