Boris Khaikin
Boris Emmanuilovich Khaikin[1] (Russian: Борис Эммануилович Хайкин; Belarusian: Барыс Эмануілавіч Хайкін; 26 October [O.S. 13 October] 1904 – 10 May 1978) was a Soviet and Russian conductor who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1972.
Biography
Khaikin was born in
He died in Moscow, and was buried in the Donskoye Cemetery.
Discography
Khaikin is noted for his two critically acclaimed recordings of Khovanshchina: a 1946 edition with Mark Reizen, and a 1972 version with Irina Arkhipova. His record of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's little known early first symphony received good notices. Khaikin also recorded several operas and ballets by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notably a Eugene Onegin with Galina Vishnevskaya and Sergei Lemeshev.
Other opera recordings include:
- Mikhail Glinka; A Life for the Tsar (in the Ivan Susanin version), 1960.
- Alexander Dargomyzhsky; Stone Guest with the USSR Radio Chorus and Symphony, 1959.
- Anton Rubinstein; The Demon.
- Kirill Molchanov; The Unknown Soldier.
- Näcip Cihanov; Musa Dzhalil (opera-poem based on the life of Soviet Tatar poet Musa Cälil)[3]
- Vlasov and Fere; The Witch (based on the story by Chekhov).
Footnotes
References
- Bolshoi Theatre: Biography of Boris Khaykin, in Russian. URL last accessed 31 August 2018.
External links
- B. Khajkin at IMDbRetrieved on July 19, 2006.
- N.N.:"The Bolshoi Theatre". Archived from the original on June 12, 2002. Retrieved July 19, 2006. . Archived URL last accessed July 19, 2006.
- Naxos biography Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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