| Other author/creator | Dobrowen, Issay, 1893-1953, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Karajan, Herbert von, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Malko, Nicolai, 1883-1961 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Moore, Gerald, 1899-1987 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908, arranger of music. |
| Other author/creator | Schüchter, Wilhelm, conductor. |
| Included Work | Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887. Kni͡a︡zʹ Igorʹ. Arii͡a︡ khana Konchaka. |
| Included Work | Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887. Kni͡a︡zʹ Igorʹ. Pesni͡a︡ Vladimira Galit͡s︡kogo. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov (1872). Selections. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Gornimi tikho letela dusha nebesami. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Khovanshchina. Zdes, na ėtom meste svi͡a︡te. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Pesni i pli͡a︡ski smerti. Polkovodet͡s︡. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Pesni͡a︡ o blokhe. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Sadko (Opera). Pesni͡a︡ vari͡a︡zhskogo gosti͡a︡. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Skazanie o nevidimom grade Kitezhe i deve Fevronii. O, slava, bogatstvo suetnoe! |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 Evgeniĭ Onegin. Arii͡a︡ kni͡a︡zi͡a︡. |
| Other author/creator | Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer. |
| Series | Great recordings of the century Great recordings of the century. ^A639127 |
| Contents |
Boris Godunov. Pimen's Monologue: 'Yet one last tale' ; Varlaam's Drinking Song: 'Once in the town of Kazan' ; I have attained the highest power ; Farewell, my son, I am dying ; 'Hark, 'tis the funeral bell' / Mussorgsky -- Khovanshchina. Dositheus' Aria: 'Here on this spot' (Act 5) ; Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) / Mussorgsky -- Prince Igor. I hate a dreary life ; How goes it Prince? / Borodin -- Sadko. Song of the Viking Guest: 'O fearful crags' / Rimsky-Korsakov -- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh. Prince Yuri's Aria: 'O vain illusion of glory and grandeur' / Rimsky-Korsakov -- Eugene Onegin. Prince Gremin's Aria: 'Everyone knows love on earth' / Tchaikovsky -- Song of the Volga boatmen -- Siberian Prisoner's Song -- Songs and Dances of Death. Death of the Field Marshal ; Softly the spirit flew up to heaven / Mussorgsky. |
| General note | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). |
| Performer |
Boris Christoff, bass ; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in the Boris Godunov excerpts) ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Nikolai Malko, Herbert von Karajan, Issay Dobrowen, Wilhelm Schüchter, conductors ; Gerald Moore, piano (in the last 2 works). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1949-1952, No. 1 and No. 3 Studios, Abbey Road, London, and Oct. 5, 1950, Kingsway Hall, London. |
| Language | Sung in Russian. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |