Boris Christoff – The 1949-1952 Recordings

Description

VINYL IS NEAR MINT, COVER IS EXCELLENT CONDITION (ACCORDING the Record Collector (UK) standard) COMPLETE WITH BOOKLET
Label: His Master’s Voice, His Master’s Voice, His Master’s Voice, His Master’s Voice – RLS 735, HLM 7161 / record1, HLM 7162 / record2, H
Format: 3xLP, Comp + Box
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera, Romantic
Condition
Media: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Tracklist
– Operatic Arias
A1 – They Guess The Truth: A Life For The Tsar
Composed By – Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Conductor – Wilhelm Schüchter
A2 – Everyone Knows Love On Earth: (Gremlin’s Aria) Eugene Onegin (Act III)
Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor – Wilhelm Schüchter
A3 – I Hate A Dreary Life: (Prince Galitzky’s Aria) Prince Igor: (Act I)
Composed By – Alexander Borodin
Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
A4 – How Are You Prince? (Kontchak’s Aria) Prince Igor: (Act II)
Composed By – Alexander Borodin
Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
A5 – The Roaring Waves Besiege Our Shores (Song Of The Viking Guest) Sadko
Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
A6 – O Vain Illusion Of Glory And Grandeur: The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh: (Act III)
Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor – Wilhelm Schüchter
B1 – Boris Godunov: Still One More Page: (Pimen’s Monologue) (Act I)
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor – Nicolai Malko
Orchestrated By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B2 – Boris Godunov: In The Town Of Kazan: (Varlaam’s Song) (Act I)
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestrated By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B3 – Boris Godunov: I Have Attained The Highest Power: (Boris’ Monologue) (Act II)
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
Orchestrated By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B4 – Boris Godunov: Farewell And Death Of Boris: (Act IV)
Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Master – Douglas Robinson
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
Orchestrated By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B5 – Dositheu”s Aria: Khovantschina: (Act V)
Arranged By – Modest Mussorgsky
Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
C1 – O Diana, Dea Spietata: Iphigenia In Aulis: (Du Roulet)
Composed By – Christoph Willibald Gluck
Conductor – Anatole Fistoulari
C2 – Madamina! Il Catalogo E Questo: (Leporello’s Aria) Don Giovanni: (Act I) (Da Ponte)
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Wilhelm Schüchter
C3 – Che Mai Veggio!…Infelice…L’Offeso Onor: Ernani: (Act I) (Piave)
Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor – Anatole Fistoulari
C4 – O Tu, Palermo: I Vespri Siciliani: (Scribe & Duveyrier)
Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor – Wilhelm Schüchter
– Arias
D1 – Ella Giammai M’Amo…Dormiro Sol: Don Carlo: (Act IV) (Zanardini & De Lauzieres)
Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
D2 – Ave Signor!: Mefistofele: (Prologue)
Composed By – Arrigo Boito
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
D3 – Son Lo Spirito Che Nega: Mefistofele: (Act I)
Composed By – Arrigo Boito
Conductor – Nicolai Malko
D4 – In Questa Tomba Oscura: (Carpani)
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
D5 – Come Raggio Di Sol
Composed By – Antonio Caldara
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
– Russian Songs
E1 – Siberian Prisoner’s Song
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
Written-By – Traditional
E2 – Field-Marshal Death (No. 4 Of ‘Songs & Dances Of Death’)
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
E3 – The Seminarist
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
E4 – The Grave: When The Leaves Were Sadly Rustling
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
E5 – Softly The Spirit Flies Up To Heaven
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
E6 – The Storm Wind Howls
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
E7 – The Song Of The Flea
Arranged By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed By – Modest Mussorgsky
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
F1 – She Mocked
Composed By – Lishkin
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
F2 – Queen Of The Sea
Composed By – Alexander Borodin
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
F3 – Home To Thy Native Land
Composed By – Alexander Borodin
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
F4 – The Sleeping Princess
Composed By – Alexander Borodin
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
F5 – When The King Went Forth To War
Composed By – Feodor Koenemann
Piano [Piano Accompaniment] – Gerald Moore
F6 – The Prophet
Composed By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
F7 – Song Of The Volga Boatmen
Conductor – Issay Dobrowen
Written-By – Traditional
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
Credits
Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Arthur Clarke (2)
Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Douglas Larter
Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Harold Davidson
Liner Notes – Michael Letchford
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano – Gerald Moore
Producer [Recording Producer] – Walter Legge
Transferred By [Published Items Transferred To LP By] – Anthony Griffith
Transferred By [Unpublished Items Transferred To LP By] – Keith Hardwick