modest mussorgsky berliner philharmoniker claudio abbado anatoli kotcherga marjana lipovsek samuel ramey sergej larin sergei leiferkus philip langridge boris godunov 3xcd album gol box BMG France drawing on Czech musical traditions

drawing on Czech musical traditions while embracing the full expressive palette of Romantic opera

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These archival recordings capture a unique moment in European pop culture when artistic ambition and B-movie premises collided memorably

where their energetic musicianship becomes apparent

modest mussorgsky berliner philharmoniker claudio abbado anatoli kotcherga marjana lipovsek samuel ramey sergej larin sergei leiferkus philip langridge boris godunov 3xcd album gol box BMG France drawing on Czech musical traditionsMussorgsky's Boris Godunov is opera on an epic scalea psychologically intense portrait of ambition, guilt, and power set in Russia with a score of extraordinary drama. This 1994 recording features Claudio Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's greatest orchestras in the hands of a master interpreter. The cast includes some of the era's finest singers, bringing Mussorgsky's towering characters to vivid life. The opera's music