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Picture: Anonymous - Boris Godunow Tsar of Russia

Vasily Kalinnikov / Васи́лий Серге́евич Кали́нников (January 13 [O.S. January 1] 1866. Oryol Governorate -- January 11, 1901 [O.S. December 29, 1900], Yalta) was a Russian composer of two symphonies, several additional orchestral works and numerous songs, all of them imbued with characteristics of folksong.

Work: Tsar Boris, tragic play with music, first performance 1899.

Libretto: Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy

Ouverture

Orchestra: Scottish National Orchestra

Conductor: Neeme Järvi