Boris Godounov
Album by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky & Aleksandr Vedernikov & Vladimir Matorin & Irina Arkhipova & Yuri Mazurok & Академический Большой хор «Мастера хорового пения» & Vladimir Fedoseyev
Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, completed in 1869 and revised in 1872. Musically it combines Russian folk-influenced melodies, modal and chromatic harmonies, expansive choral writing and declamatory vocal lines to create a speech-driven, dramatic idiom that marked Mussorgsky's move towards a nationalistic, realist approach within 19th-century Russian opera.
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Disc 1
- 1.Boris Godounov: Prolog, Scene 1. (Courtyard of the Novodievichy monastery) Orchestral introduction. Scene2:05
- 2.Boris Godounov: Prolog, Scene 1. People's Chorus5:03
- 3.Boris Godounov: Prolog, Scene 1. Shchelkalov's address - Pilgrim's chorus5:50
- 4.Boris Godounov: Prolog, Scene 1. Conclusion3:39
- 5.Boris Godounov: Prolog, Scene 2. (A square in the Moscow Kremlin) Coronation scene - Entry of Boris6:07
- 6.Boris Godounov: Prolog, Scene 2. Scene2:27
- 7.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 1. (A cell in the Chudov monestery) Pimen's monologue4:25
- 8.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 1. Monologue (conclusion) Scene3:19
- 9.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 1. Grigory's dream - Pimen's narration7:38
- 10.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 1. Pimen's Uglich narration4:25
- 11.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 1. Matins - Monks' chorus - Grigory's monologue2:45
- 12.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 2. (An inn near the Lithuanian border) Hostess's song3:25
- 13.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 2. Scene2:29
- 14.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 2. Varlaam's drinking-song2:04
- 15.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 2. Scene5:35
- 16.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 2. Scene2:35
- 17.Boris Godounov: Act I, Scene 2. Grigory's flight3:26
Disc 2
- 2.Boris Godounov: Act II. (The Tsar's apartments in the Moscow Kremlin) Scene2:30
- 3.Boris Godounov: Act II. Song of the gnat3:40
- 4.Boris Godounov: Act II. Clapping game2:03
- 5.Boris Godounov: Act II. Scene3:59
- 6.Boris Godounov: Act II. Boris's monologue - Scene6:37
- 7.Boris Godounov: Act II. Tale of the parrot3:33
- 8.Boris Godounov: Act II. Scene1:54
- 9.Boris Godounov: Act II. Scene4:14
- 10.Boris Godounov: Act II. Scene3:42
- 11.Boris Godounov: Act II. Shuisky's narration - Clock scene5:00
- 12.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 1. (Marina Mnishek's boudoir at Sandomir) Chorus of Young Girls3:34
- 13.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 1. Scene2:41
- 14.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 1. Aria3:32
- 15.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 1. Scene8:30
- 16.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 2. (The garden of Mnishek Castle, Sandomir) Scene8:48
Disc 3
- 3.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 2. Scene - Polonaise - Chorus of guests - Dimitri's monologue7:49
- 4.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 2. Duet5:13
- 5.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 2. Duet2:46
- 6.Boris Godounov: Act III, Scene 2. Duet3:39
- 7.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. (An assembly hall in the Moscow Kremlin) Shchelkalov's proclamation3:04
- 8.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Chorus of boyars2:49
- 9.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Scene4:28
- 10.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Scene2:33
- 11.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Pimen's Narration5:20
- 12.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Boris's farewell to Feodor3:52
- 13.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Boris's final prayer2:03
- 14.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 1. Monk's chorus - Death of Boris3:42
- 15.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. (A cleaing in a forest near Kromy (Revolution Scene)) People's chorus2:00
- 16.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. People's Chorus2:29
- 17.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. Scene2:00
- 18.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. Scene1:23
- 19.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. Revolutionary chorus2:56
- 20.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. Jesuits' hymn1:39
- 21.Boris Godounov: Act IV, Scene 2. Scene6:25





