Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina [656961] Released: 2012-08-28 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 172 mins Popularity: 0.1374 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: 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! Cast [9] Paata BurchuladzeIvan Khovansky Klaus Florian VogtAndrei Khovansky John DaszakGolitsin Valeri AlexejevShaklovity Anatoli KotschergaDosifey Doris Soffel Marfa Ilrich ReßScrivener Camilla NylundEmma Kent NaganoConductor Hompage: https://www.euroarts.com/labels/7242-mussorgsky-khovanshchina Trailers Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina