Boris Christoff
Recordings from 1949 - 1955
Boris Christoff (bass)
Boris Christoff
Recordings from 1949 - 1955
Boris Christoff (bass)
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About
Boris Christoff was fortunate that from the outset of his international career, which coincided with the emergence of a number of fine basses, he was favourably compared with that outstanding Russian artist Feodor Chaliapin, certainly one of the operatic icons of the 20th Century. Some commentators and certain older members of the opera-going public, and in particular collectors of recorded vocal-art, thought that this might be too heavy a burden for a young singer to bear. However, his talent and career substantiated the initial impact he made on the contemporary operatic scene, and he was to become one of the most universally admired operatic artists of his generation.
Contents and tracklist
Work length5:35
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Anatole Fistoulari
Caldara:
Come raggio di sol (Recorded 1952)
Work length3:11
- Boris Christoff, Gerald Moore
- Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Anatole Fistoulari, Vittorio Gui, Herbert von Karajan, Issay Dobrowen, Nicolai Malko, Wilhelm Schüchter
Bellini:
Norma: Ite sul colle (Recorded 1955)
Work length10:13
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Vittorio Gui
Bellini:
La Sonnambula: Il mulino! Il fonte!...Vi ravviso (Recorded 1955)
Work length4:59
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Vittorio Gui
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Vittorio Gui
Sperate, o figli!...D'Egitto la sui lidi (Recorded 1955)
Track length4:57
Oh chi piange?...Del futuro nel bujo discerno (Recorded 1955)
Track length4:46
Verdi:
La forza del destino: Il santo nome di Dio (Recorded 1955)
Work length6:54
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Vittorio Gui
Verdi:
Simon Boccanegra: A te l'estremo addio…Il lacerate spirito (Recorded 1955)
Work length5:52
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Vittorio Gui
Verdi:
Ernani: Che mai veggio!...Infelice…L'offeso onor (Recorded 1951)
Work length6:49
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Anatole Fistoulari
Verdi:
Don Carlo: Ella giammai m'amo…Dormiro sol (Recorded 1950)
Work length9:14
- Boris Christoff
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Herbert von Karajan
Excerpt,Boito:
Mefistofele
Work length7:43
- Boris Christoff
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Issay Dobrowen, Nicolai Malko
Ave Signor! (Recorded 1949)
Track length3:55
Son lo spirito che nega (Recorded 1949)
Track length3:48
Mussorgsky:
Boris Godunov, Prologue Scene II: Coronation Scene (Recorded 1952)
Work length10:53
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Issay Dobrowen
Mussorgsky:
Boris Godunov, Act I Scene 1: Pimen's Monologue (Recorded 1949)
Work length5:51
- Boris Christoff
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Nicolai Malko
Mussorgsky:
Boris Godunov, Act I Scene 2: Varlaam's Song (Recorded 1949)
Work length2:33
- Boris Christoff
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Herbert von Karajan
Mussorgsky:
Boris Godunov, Act II Scene 1
Work length10:02
- Boris Christoff
- Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Issay Dobrowen
Boris' Monologue (Recorded 1952)
Track length6:04
Clock Scene (Recorded 1952)
Track length3:58
Mussorgsky:
Boris Godunov, Act IV Scene 2: Farewell and Death of Boris (Recorded 1949)
Work length11:45
- Boris Christoff
- Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Feodor Potorzhinski Russian Choir, Chorus of the Opera House, Rome, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gard
- Issay Dobrowen
