Movie Description
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
(2012)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!
Featured Crew
Cast
Ivan Khovansky
Andrei Khovansky
Golitsin
Shaklovity
Dosifey
Marfa
Scrivener
Emma
Conductor
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Facts
Original TitleMussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-08-28
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 52m
Homepagehttps://www.euroarts.com/labels/7242-mussorgsky-khovanshchina
Production CompaniesEuroArts
Genres
- Music
