Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov Act 2 Clock Scene Mark Reizen , N. Khanaev

In act two in the tsar's apartment (terem) at the Kremlin, Boris is troubled by prince Shuisky's insinuationg story of the death of the young Dmitri. Follows the "Clock" or " Hallucinations" scene. In this masterful performance, Mark Reizen shows how this "dramatic" scene can be done without exaggerated "dramatics", and he does so while singing every single note of the score. Nikandr Hanaev is Shuisky in one of his great roles.

[@piergiorgiomei1361]

Uno dei più grandi, grandissimo cantante e attore per fortuna rimangono filmati e l incisione reperibile in CD

[@user-dx9kx9ni1v]

Какое счастье, Автор канала, что Вы предоставили эту чудесную запись из "Бориса Годунова" с великим Рейзен и великолепным Ханаевым! Какой необ'ятный океан страстей человеческих передан в ней! Благодарю Вас!

[@walterbenjamin1386]

Real Russian genius in these scenes and opera films. Cinema, acting, singing, sets - all perfection. These artifacts are priceless windows into the past. I marvel at the heights so many gifted artists reached under a totalitarian, repressive government.

[@sfkcbf]

What an astonishing, wonderous voice. Remarkable acting. My viewing pleasure could be greater only by sitting front-row-center at his live performance.

[@alfredbernasek6761]

EIN ABSOLUTER SUPERSTAR

[@paulostroff99]

Magnificent singing and acting! TY for posting

[@vhan2007]

Sadly probably not. This and the monologue (see my other upload on youtube) and one way post synched - coronation scene may be the only visual testimony of this great performance. The 1951 by Vera Stroyeva used Alexander Pirogov - the same Khanaev as Shuisky. In 1959 they cast Reizen in another Stroyeva Film in the great role of Dosifei in Khovanshchina conducted by Svetlanov and with a new orchestration by Shostakovich. Of course there is the complete opera on record from 1948.

[@glsigalos]

Reizen is, in my opinion, the equal of Christoff and Chaliapin.

[@chopinopus28]

As Boris even superior to Christoff!

[@user-eu3bt4ji4k]

Это психологическая драма.