5.0 out of 5 stars
Important Vocal Document from Amazon, February 1, 2011
This review is from: Mussorgsky: Boris Godounov (Highlights) (Audio CD)
Feodor Chaliapin was one of the great Boris Godounovs of the last, or of any century; we are therefore lucky to have these selections ,using the Rimsky-Korsakov version, recorded at Covent Garden in 1928.Chaliapin, was in his 50's at the time, still, the voice is gorgeous and imposing. The balance of the cast is Italian, therefore the balance of the singing is in Italian. Jarring to our ears, but multilingual performances, through the 1940s, were often the rule, not the exception. Vincenzo Bellezza, best known for conducting Italian and French works, keeps things moving nicely. Sound is more than tolerable. This CD is a must!!
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