[ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 20 June 2009
This item is currently out of stock. It may take 6 or more weeks to obtain from when you place your order as this is a specialist product.
In the search for suitable and evocative words to describe a particular vocal quality, usually, for the bass voice one would expect of course adjectives like 'deep', 'black', 'sonorous', 'cavernous', 'thundering', 'impressive' or even 'noble'. Rarely is the word 'beautiful' used. However, in the case of Alexander Kipnis, it most certainly applies ...
1 RUSALKA, Dargomïzhsky, Miller's Aria 4.06
Rec: 28 January 1946 Matrix: D5 RC 5040-1 Victor Cat: 11-9286-A
2 YEVGENY ONEGIN, Tchaikovsky, Prince Gremin's Aria 5.22
Rec: 28 December 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 1824-2 Victor Cat: 11-9284-A
3 PRINCE IGOR, Borodin, Prince Galitsky's Aria, I hate a dreary life 3.48
Rec: 28 December 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 1826-1 Victor Cat: 11-9285-A
4 SADKO, Rimsky-Korsakov, Song of the Viking Guest 3.35
Rec: 28 December 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 1825-1 Victor Cat: 11-9284-B
5 Musorgsky, Song of the flea 3.47
Rec: 28 January 1946 Matrix: D6 RC 5041-1 Victor Cat: 11-9286-B
6 BORIS GODUNOV, Musorgsky, Introduction & Opening Chorus 4.30
Rec: 31 January 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 689-2 Victor Cat: 11-8768-A
7 BORIS GODUNOV, Musorgsky, Coronation Scene 8.46
Rec: 2 February 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 690-2/691-2 Victor Cat: 11-8769/70-A
8 BORIS GODUNOV, Musorgsky, Varlaam's song ... Once upon a time ... Come now comrades, fill up your glass 8.12
with Anna Leskaya, soprano and Ilya Tamarin, tenor
Rec: 1 Feb 1945/19 April 1946 Matrix: D5 RC 687-3/D6 RC 5039-2 Victor Cat: 11-8771-A/9285-B
9 BORIS GODUNOV, Musorgsky, I have attained the highest power 5.27
Rec: 31 January 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 683-2 Victor Cat: 11-8772-A
10 BORIS GODUNOV, Musorgsky, Duologue between Boris and Shuysky ... Clock scene, Give me air, I suffocate 10.59
with Ilya Tamarin, tenor
Rec: 31 Jan /1 Feb 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 684-2/685-1/688-2 Victor Cat: 11-8772-B/8771- B/8770-B
11 BORIS GODUNOV, Musorgsky, Farewell & Death of Boris 9.45
Rec: 1/2 February 1945 Matrix: D5 RC 686-1/692-2 Victor Cat: 11-8769-B/8768-B