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Boris Christoff – The Mighty Boris / Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Gounod, Verdi, Boito / EMI Classics 11x Audio CD, Box Set 2013 Mono, Stereo
UPC 5099968293727
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian: Борис Кирилов Христов, romanized: Boris Kirilov Hristov, IPA: [boˈris ˈkiriɫof ˈxristof]; 18 May 1914 – 28 June 1993) was a Bulgarian opera singer, widely considered one of the greatest basses of the 20th century.
| Label: | EMI Classics – 5099968293727 |
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| Series: | Icon |
| Format: |
11 x CD, Stereo, Mono, Box Set, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2013 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical, Romantic, Modern, Opera |
Tracklist:
| Songs By Mussorgsky | |||
| 1-1 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Tell Me, Star, Where Art Thou? |
| 1-2 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Joyous Hour |
| 1-3 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Tell Me Why, Oh Maid |
| 1-4 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Leaves Rustled Sadly |
| 1-5 | Modest Mussorgsky– | I Have Many Palaces And Gardens |
| 1-6 | Modest Mussorgsky– | What Are Words Of Love To You? |
| 1-7 | Modest Mussorgsky– | King Saul |
| 1-8 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Old Man's Song |
| 1-9 | Modest Mussorgsky– | But If I Could Meet Thee Again |
| 1-10 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Winds Blow, The Wild Winds |
| 1-11 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Night |
| 1-12 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Little Kalistrat |
| 1-13 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Belearic Song |
| 1-14 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Prayer |
| 1-15 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Outcast: Essay In Recitative |
| 1-16 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Cradle Song (Sleep, Sleep, Peasant Son) |
| 1-17 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Dear One, Why Are Thine Eyes Sometimes So Cold |
| 2-1 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Longing |
| 2-2 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Gopak |
| 2-3 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Darling Savishna |
| 2-4 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Seminarist |
| 2-5 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Hebrew Song |
| 2-6 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Magpie |
| 2-7 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Gathering Mushrooms |
| 2-8 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Feast |
| 2-9 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Ragamuffin |
| 2-10 | Modest Mussorgsky– | A Society Tale: The Goat |
| 2-11 | Modest Mussorgsky– | A Garden Blooms By The Don |
| 2-12 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Classicist |
| 2-13 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Orphan |
| 2-14 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Child's Song |
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Modest Mussorgsky |
The Nursery |
| 2-15 | – | I I With Nurse | |
| 2-16 | – | II In The Corner | |
| 2-17 | – | III The Beetle | |
| 2-18 | – | IV With The Doll | |
| 2-19 | – | V Going To Sleep | |
| 2-20 | – | VI On The Hobby-horse | |
| 2-21 | – | VII The Cat 'Sailor' | |
| 2-22 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Eremushka's Lullaby |
| 2-23 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Gallery |
| 2-24 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Evening Song |
| 2-25 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Forgotten |
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Modest Mussorgsky |
Sunless |
| 3-1 | – | I Within four walls | |
| 3-2 | – | II You Did Not Know Me In The Crowd | |
| 3-3 | – | III The Useless, Noisy Day Is Ended | |
| 3-4 | – | IV Ennui | |
| 3-5 | – | V Elegy | |
| 3-6 | – | VI On The River | |
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Modest Mussorgsky |
Songs And Dances Of Death |
| 3-7 | – | I Trepak | |
| 3-8 | – | II Lullaby | |
| 3-9 | – | III Serenade | |
| 3-10 | – | IV The Field-Marshal | |
| 3-11 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Epitaph |
| 3-12 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Misunderstood One | |
| 3-13 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Not Like Thunder, Trouble Struck | |
| 3-14 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Softly The Spirit Flew Up To Heaven | |
| 3-15 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Is Spinning Man's Work? | |
| 3-16 | Modest Mussorgsky– | It Scatters And Breaks | |
| 3-17 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Vision | |
| 3-18 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Pride | |
| 3-19 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Wanderer | |
| 3-20 | Modest Mussorgsky– | On The Dieneper | |
| 3-21 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Mephistopheles' Song Of The Flea | |
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Songs By Glinka & Borodin |
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| 4-1 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | The Night Review | |
| 4-2 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Cradle Song (Kukol'nik) (A Farewell To St. Petersburg No.5) | |
| 4-3 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Why Do You Cry, Young Beauty (Del'vig) | |
| 4-4 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Where is our rose? (Pushkin) | |
| 4-5 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | The Lark (Kukol'nik) (A Farewell To St. Petersburg No.10) | |
| 4-6 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Ah, My Sweetheart, Thou Art A Beautiful Maiden (Folksong) | |
| 4-7 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Doubt (Kukol'nik) | |
| 4-8 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | The Maids Once Told Me, Grandfather (Del'vig) | |
| 4-9 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | How Sweet It Is To Be With You (Rindin) | |
| 4-10 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Say Not That It Grieves The Heart (Pavlov) | |
| 4-11 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Hebrew Song (Kukol'nik) (A Farewell To St. Petersburg No.2) | |
| 4-12 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | Do Not Tempt Me Needlessly (Baratynsky) | |
| 4-13 | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka– | I Recall A Wonderful Moment (Pushkin) | |
| 4-14 | Alexander Borodin– | Those Folk | |
| 4-15 | Alexander Borodin– | Song Of The Dark Forest | |
| 4-16 | Alexander Borodin– | From My Tears | |
| 4-17 | Alexander Borodin– | The Sea Princess | |
| 4-18 | Alexander Borodin– | The Pretty Girl No Longer Loves Me | |
| 4-19 | Alexander Borodin– | The Magic Garden | |
| 4-20 | Alexander Borodin– | Arabian Melody | |
| 4-21 | Alexander Borodin– | The False Note | |
| 4-22 | Alexander Borodin– | Das Schone Fischmadchen | |
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Songs By Borodin & Cui |
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| 5-1 | Alexander Borodin– | Listen To My Song, Little Friend | |
| 5-2 | Alexander Borodin– | The Sleeping Princess | |
| 5-3 | Alexander Borodin– | Pride | |
| 5-4 | Alexander Borodin– | For The Shores Of Thy Far Native Land | |
| 5-5 | Alexander Borodin– | The Sea | |
| 5-6 | Alexander Borodin– | Why Art Thou So Early, Dawn? | |
| 5-7 | Alexander Borodin– | My Songs Are Poisoned | |
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César Cui |
Vingt Poemes de Jean Richepin Op 44 |
| 5-8 | – | XII Le Hun: 'Vole, O Cavale Folle!' | |
| 5-9 | – | I Berceuse: 'Dors, Mon Fieux, Dors' | |
| 5-10 | – | V Le Ciel Est Transi | |
| 5-11 | – | XIX Les Songeants: 'Dans Le Pays On Les Appelait Les Songeants' | |
| 5-12 | César Cui– | Ici-bas Op. 54 No.5 |
| 5-13 | César Cui– | La Tombe Et la Rose Op.32 No.3 | |
| 5-14 | César Cui– | The Love Of A Dead Man Op.5 No. 2 | |
| 5-15 | César Cui– | Lately A Dream Op.5 No.3 | |
| 5-16 | César Cui– | Pardon! Op.5 No.5 | |
| 5-17 | César Cui– | Desire Op.57 No.25 | |
| 5-18 | César Cui– | Plea Op.55 No.6 | |
| 5-19 | César Cui– | Mary's Song: There Was A Time Op.55 No.2 | |
| 5-20 | César Cui– | The Imprisioned Knight Op.55 No.7 | |
| 5-21 | César Cui– | Album Leaf Op.86 No.20 | |
| 5-22 | César Cui– | The Prophet Op.55 No.8 | |
| 5-23 | César Cui– | The Statue At Tsarskoye Selo Op.57 No.7 | |
| 5-24 | César Cui– | In Memory Of V.S. Stasov: 'No, He Is Not Dead!' Op.86 No.24 | |
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Songs By Balakirev & Rimsky-Korsakov |
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| 6-1 | Mily Balakirev– | Prologue | |
| 6-2 | Mily Balakirev– | Song Of Selim | |
| 6-3 | Mily Balakirev– | Song: The Yellow Leaf Trembles | |
| 6-4 | Mily Balakirev– | The Pine-tree | |
| 6-5 | Mily Balakirev– | Nocturne | |
| 6-6 | Mily Balakirev– | Starless Midnight Coldly Breathed | |
| 6-7 | Mily Balakirev– | The Putting-right | |
| 6-8 | Mily Balakirev– | 7th Novembe | |
| 6-9 | Mily Balakirev– | Dawn | |
| 6-10 | Mily Balakirev– | Hebrew Melody | |
| 6-11 | Mily Balakirev– | The Wilderness | |
| 6-12 | Mily Balakirev– | The Knight | |
| 6-13 | Mily Balakirev– | The Dream | |
| 6-14 | Mily Balakirev– | Look, My Friend | |
| 6-15 | Mily Balakirev– | The Pine And The Palm, Op.3 No.1 | |
| 6-16 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | On The Hills Of Georgia, Op.3 No.4 | |
| 6-17 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | The Messenger, Op.4 No.2 | |
| 6-18 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Quietly Evening Falls, Op.4 No.4 | |
| 6-19 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Hebrew Song, Op.7 No.2 | |
| 6-20 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Zuleika's Song, Op.26 No.4 | |
| 6-21 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Across The Midnight Sky, Op.40 No.2 | |
| 6-22 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | I Waited For Thee In The Grotto At The Appointed Hour, Op.40 No.4 | |
| 6-23 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | The Sea Is Tossing, Op.46 No.3 | |
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Songs By Rimsky-Korsakov & Tchaikovsky |
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| 7-1 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | The Upas Tree, Op.49 No.1 | |
| 7-2 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | The Prophet, Op.49 No.2 | |
| 7-3 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Quiet Is The Blue Sea, Op.50 No.3 | |
| 7-4 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Slowly Drag My Days, Op.51 No.1 | |
| 7-5 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Withered Flower, Op.51 No.3 | |
| 7-6 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | The Rainy Day Has Waned, Op.51 No.5 | |
| 7-7 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Don Juan's Serenade, Op.38 No.1 | |
| 7-8 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | The Mild Stars Shon For Us | |
| 7-9 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Child's Song, Op.54 No.16 | |
| 7-10 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Night, Op.60 No.9 | |
| 7-11 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Cradle Song, Op.16 No.1 | |
| 7-12 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Night, Op.73 No.2 | |
| 7-13 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Do Not Ask, Op.57 No.3 | |
| 7-14 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | As They Reiterated: 'Fool' | |
| 7-15 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | At Bedtime, Op.27 No.1 | |
| 7-16 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Deception, Op.65 No.2 | |
| 7-17 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | The Canary, Op.25 No.4 | |
| 7-18 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | None But The Lonely Heart | |
| 7-19 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Again, As Before, Alone, Op.73 No.6 | |
| 7-20 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Legend: When Jesus Christ Was But A Child, Op.54 No.5 | |
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Songs By Rachmaninov Popular Russian Songs |
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| 8-1 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Fate, Op.21 No.1 | |
| 8-2 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | How Beautiful Here It Is Here, Op.21 No.7 | |
| 8-3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | We Met Yesterday, Op.26 No.13 | |
| 8-4 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Vengeful God Has Taken Everything, Op.26 No.2 | |
| 8-5 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Morning, Op.4 No.2 | |
| 8-6 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | All Things Pass Away, Op.26 No.15 | |
| 8-7 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | I Pray For Mercy! Op.26, No.8 | |
| 8-8 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Christ Is Risen, Op.26 No.6 | |
| 8-9 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Fragment From Musset: Loneliness, Op.21 No.6 | |
| 8-10 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Georgian Song: Sing Not To Me, Beutiful Maiden, Op.4 No.4 | |
| 8-11 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | The Dream, Op.8 No.5 | |
| 8-12 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | The Soldier's Wife: I Have Grown Fond Of Sorrow, Op.8 No.4 | |
| 8-13 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | The Harvest Of Sorrow, Op.4 No.5 | |
| 8-14 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Oh No, I Beg You, Do Not Leave, Op.4 No.1 | |
| 8-15 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | Everyone Loves You So, Op.14 No.6 | |
| 8-16 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff– | The Night Is Mournful, Op.26 No.12 | |
| 8-17 | Traditional– | The Evil Power | |
| 8-18 | Traditional– | Dubinushka | |
| 8-19 | Traditional– | Bandoura | |
| 8-20 | Traditional– | Along Peterskaya Street | |
| 8-21 | Traditional– | Going Down The Volga | |
| 8-22 | Traditional– | Notchenka | |
|
Modest Mussorgsky |
Boris Godunov |
| 9-1 | – | Pimens' Monologue (Act 1): Yet One Last Tale |
| 9-2 | – | Varlaam's Drinking Song (Act 1) |
| 9-3 | – | Boris's Monologue (Act 2): I Have Attained The Highest Power |
| 9-4 | – | Boris's Farewell & Prayer (Act 4): Farewell, My Son, I Am Dying |
| 9-5 | – | Death Of Boris: 'Hark, 'tis The Funeral Bell' (Act 4) |
| 9-6 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Khovanshchina: Dositheus' Aria: 'Here On This Spot' (Act 5) |
| 9-7 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Mephistopheles: Song Of The Flea |
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Alexander Borodin |
Prince Igor |
| 9-8 | – | Prince Galitsky's Aria (Act 1): I Hate A Dreary Life | |
| 9-9 | – | Khan Konchak's Aria (Act 2): How Goes It Prince? | |
| 9-10 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | Sadko: O Fearful Crags (Song Of The Viking Guest) |
| 9-11 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov– | The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh: Prince Yuri's Aria: 'O Vain Illusion Of Glory And Grandeur' (Act 3) |
| 9-12 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky– | Eugene Onegin: Prince Gremin's Aria: 'Everyone Knows Love On Earth' (Act 3) |
| 9-13 | Traditional– | Song of the Volga Boatmen |
| 9-14 | Traditional– | Siberian Prisoner's Song |
| 9-15 | Modest Mussorgsky– | The Field Marshal (Songs And Dances Of Death, No.4) |
| 9-16 | Modest Mussorgsky– | Softly The Spirit Flew Up To Heaven |
| 10-1 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart– | Don Giovanni: Madamina! Il Catalogo E Questo (Act I) |
| 10-2 | Christoph Willibald Gluck– | Iphigenia In Aulis: O Diana, Dea Spietata (Act 1) |
| 10-3 | Vincenzo Bellini– | Norma, Act I, Introduzione: Ite Sul Colle ... Dell'aura Tua Profectica |
| 10-4 | Vincenzo Bellini– | La Sonnambula: Il Mulino! ... Vi Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni (Act 1) |
| 10-5 | Giuseppe Verdi– | I Vespri Siciliani: O Tu, Palermo |
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Giuseppe Verdi |
Nabucco |
| 10-6 | – | Sperate, O Figli! D' Egitto la Sui Lidi (Act 1) | |
| 10-7 | – | Oh, Chi Piange? ... Del Futuro Nel Buio Discerno (Act 3) | |
| 10-8 | Giuseppe Verdi– | Ernani: Che Mai Vegg'io!... Infelice!... Infin Che Un Brando Vindice |
| 10-9 | Giuseppe Verdi– | Simon Boccanegra: Prologo: A Te L'estremo Addio... Il Lacerato Spirito |
| 10-10 | Giuseppe Verdi– | Don Carlo: Ella Giammai M'amo! Dormiro Sol |
| 10-11 | Giuseppe Verdi– | La Forza Del Destino: Il Santo Nome ... Il Santo Speco |
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Arrigo Boito |
Mefistofele |
| 10-12 | – | Prologue: Ave, Signor (Mefistofele) |
| 10-13 | – | Act 1, Scene 2: Son Lo Spirito Che Nega (Mefistofele) |
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charles gounod |
Faust |
| 11-1 | – | Act II, Scene 3 (continued): Le Veau D'or Est Toujours Debout | |
| 11-2 | – | Qu'attendez-vous Encore?...Vous Qui Faites L'endormie (Serenade) (Act Iv) | |
| 11-3 | Christoph Willibald Gluck– | Iphigenie En Aulide: Decidesti Il Suo Destin Con Le Mie Guardie O Tu la Cosa Mia Piu (Act 2) |
| 11-4 | Giuseppe Verdi– | Atilla: Uldino! Non hai veduto?...Mentre gonfiarsi l'anima |
| 11-5 | Giuseppe Verdi– | Simon Boccanegra, Atto Terzo: Simon Boccanegra (Act Iii): Delle Faci Festanti Al Barlume |
| 11-6 | Giuseppe Verdi– | Don Carlo: Restate! Presso Alla Mia Persona |
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka |
A Life For The Tsar (Act IV) |
| 11-7 | – | They Begin To Guess The Truth! (Susanin) | |
| 11-8 | – | Not So Long Ago, At Home (Susanin) | |
| 11-9 | – | Death of Susanin | |
| 11-10 | Alexander Borodin– | Prince Igor: Duet Of Prince Galitsky And Yaroslavna (Act I) |
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Modest Mussorgsky |
Boris Godunov |
| 11-11 | – | Scene Two: Skorbit Dusha! | |
| 11-12 | – | Act 2: Uf! Tyazhelo! Day Dukh Perevedu | |
| 11-13 | – | Scene Two: Zvon! Pogrebal'ny Zvon! |
- Baritone Vocals – Tito Gobbi (tracks: 11-5)
- Bass Vocals – Boris Christoff
- Soprano Vocals – Julia Wiener (tracks: 11-10)
