Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina · 2012
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (2012) is a Music film directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov, starring Paata Burchuladze, Klaus Florian Vogt, John Daszak.
Music
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
Paata Burchuladze, Klaus Florian Vogt, John Daszak, Valeri Alexejev, Anatoli Kotscherga, Doris Soffel , Ilrich Reß, Camilla Nylund
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What is "Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina" about?
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!
When was "Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina" released?
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina was released in 2012.
Who stars in "Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina"?
The cast includes Paata Burchuladze, Klaus Florian Vogt, John Daszak, Valeri Alexejev.
