André Cluytens,
conductor. Boris Christoff, bass (Boris, Pimen, Varlaam), Ana Alexieva, mezzo-soprano
(Fyodor); John Lanigan, tenor (Shuisky); Dimitri Ouzounov, tenor (Grigory
/ Dimitry), Evelyn Lear, soprano (Marina Mnishek); Anton Diakov, baritone
(Rangoni). Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia.
DESCRIPTION: 4 discs,
33 1/3 rpm, stereo, microgroove, automatic sequence, 12 in.
NOTES: Recorded 4-6,
12-15, 17-20 September 1962 in 23 sessions [the musicians say 28], Salle
Wagram. At the end, each player donated 10ff. (new) to buy a gift for the
Sofia chorus.