Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich)
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1908 revision
- For many years, beginning in 1896, the opera was performed exclusively in a re-orchestrated revision bv Rimsky-Korsakov (he himself conducted the première, with Fyodor Stravinsky as Varlaam), which itself exists in two versions (published in 1896 and 1908) of which the more complete second ('standard version')... is the one that first achieved international repertory status
(Source: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera).
Preliminaries, Prologue
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), revision
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., 1908
Reprint — New York: Affiliated Music Corp., n.d.(1939)
Reproduced from a copyist's manuscript. The original 1896 revision was 514 pages.
Vocal Scores
1908 revision
Russian / French
Complete score
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), revision
Michel Delines, pseudonym for Mikhail Osipovich Ashkinasi (1851–1914), French text
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., 1908, plate 6452
Engraved by Breitkopf und Härtel
German / English
Prologue
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), revision
Max Lippold (d. ca.1930), German text
Rosa Harriet Jeaffreson Newmarch (1857-1940), English text
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., 1908, plate 6452
Reprint — New York: Kalmus/Belwin, n.d.(after 1972)
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Russian
Contents, D.P.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), revision
Pavel Aleksandrovich Lamm (1882–1951)
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(ca.1950). Plate M. 16067 Г.
Reissue - Muzyka, n.d. (ca.1975)
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete Opera, 1908 revision
For Piano solo (Chernov)
Prologue
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), revision
Konstantin Nikolayevich Chernov (1865–1937), transcriber
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel et Cie., 1909. Plate 6470
Vocal parts also reduced into piano
Selections
For Piano solo (Blasser)
Fantasia on Themes from Boris Godunov [TB]
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Gustav Blasser (1857–1942), arranger
Vienna: Universal Edition, 1929. Plate U.E. 9863.
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For Piano solo (Evgueniev)
Potpourri on Themes from Boris Godunov
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A. Evgueniev, arranger
Berlin(?): Bote & Bock(?), (ca.1900). Plate 10.
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General Information
| Work Title | Boris Godunov |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Борис Годунов |
| Composer | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich |
|---|---|
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 Prologue and 4 Acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1868-1872 [1] |
| Librettist | Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Opera |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
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