Kent Nagano, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Skorokhodov, Maxim Paster - Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1869 Version) [Live] (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 457 MB | Tracks: 34 | 124:56 min
Style: Classical | Label: BIS
Modest Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov stands out among the major works of the opera repertoire in having an extremely complex creative history. The original libretto, by the composer himself, was based closely on Pushkin’s Shakespeare-inspired drama about the ill-fated Russian ruler. Mussorgsky completed the score in 1869, and submitted it to the committees of the Imperial Theatres. It was rejected, however, primarily because of the lack of a female lead and therefore a love interest, but Mussorgsky’s unadorned style has also been mentioned as a reason.