Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (2012)
Kent Nagano superbly masters the challenges presented by this score, shapes the dynamics with subtle intensity, and casts the score in a mellow glow. As Marfa, the spurned lover of Ivan Khovansky‘s son Andrei, Doris Soffel unfolds such a rich palette of sonorities, from the pathos of the lower ranges to shaded discant heights, that “one is tempted to speak of a Russian mezzo”. The final chorus, which Mussorgsky did not compose, is played in the orchestrally transparent version of Igor Stravinsky – the third great Russian composer who contributed to making “Khovanshchina“ a timeless, gripping stage work. With his stripped-down sets and historicising costumes, director Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the new voices of contemporary Russian theatre, builds a bridge to the political present. A lesson in history and music!
Directors: Dmitri Tcherniakov, Karina Fibich.
https://www.euroarts.com/labels/7242-mussorgsky-khovanshchina
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Paata Burchuladze as Ivan Khovansky |
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Klaus Florian Vogt as Andrei Khovansky |
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John Daszak as Golitsin |
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Valeri Alexejev as Shaklovity |
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Anatoli Kotscherga as Dosifey |
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Doris Soffel as Marfa |
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Ilrich Reß as Scrivener |
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Camilla Nylund as Emma |
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Kent Nagano as Conductor |
| Writing | Modeste Moussorgsky | Writer |
| Directing | Dmitri Tcherniakov | Director |
| Sound | Modeste Moussorgsky | Music |
| Directing | Dmitri Tcherniakov | Stage Director |
| Directing | Karina Fibich | Director |
| Lighting | Gleb Flishtinsky | Lighting Design |
