Khovanchina
“Gergiev… stays faithful to the Shostakovich version of the score throughout, notably at the very end… the soloists from the Kirov may not have starry names… but they make a fine, consistent team with Olga Borodina magnificent as Marfa, both rich and firm. Nikolai Ohoynikov with his dark bass is splendidly firm too as Dosifei… the two tenors are very well contrasted – Vladimir Galusin as Andrei lighter and brighter than the weighty Alexei Steblianko as Golitsyn.” The Penguin Guide