MUSSORGSKY,M.: The Marriage. Vocal cycle “The Nursery” (CD)

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
The Marriage
An experiment of dramatic music in prose based on Nikolai Gogol’s comedy of the same name,
orchestrated by M. Ippolitov-Ivanov (1–4)
Vocal cycle “The Nursery”
Words by M. Mussorgsky. Orchestrated by E. Denisov (5–11)
Total run time: 54.11
Vladimir Khrulev, baritone (1-4), Alexander Podbolotov, tenor (1-4), Vladimir Rybasenko, bass (1-4),
Lyudmila Kolmakova, mezzo-soprano (1-4), Irina Muratova, soprano (5-11)
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra. Conductor – Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Recorded in 1983 (1-4)
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor – Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Recorded at the Big Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in 1979, first ever performance in the USSR (5-11)