Boris Shtokolov- Tol'ko raz (Only Once) (P. Gherman)

[papoj1PVR]

Shtokolov and Christoff - It's so hard to choose...

[maselv270258]

Великий бас,НО...романс "Белой акации гроздья душистые" в его испонении - это ПОЛНЫЙ отстой,к сожалению ((( Видимо НЕ всё и великим даже подвластно...

[bichou2007]

Just an amazing performer, I never heard Russian romances resonate so beautifully... he gives volume and depth. Thank you thank you thank u.

[MrPAN52]

c'est absolument,TOTALEMENT magnifique,indescriptible.La voix,incroyable,la merveilleuse langue russe,ce que je ressens de la poesie du texte sans meme connaitre le russe,la profondeur,l'emotion:c'est bouleversant!

[Kievest]

Miraculous the way Maestro Shtokolov can sing in what is to many an unfamiliar

language, and yet his performance requires no translation because every shaded

thought and powerful feeling is made known deeply and directly to the heart and

soul. He brings so much of himself to every performance so that he can give

in kind to his enraptured listeners. Thank you, Mark, for posting this eternal

masterpiece and to paulostroff99 for sharing!

[paulostroff99]

Superb! TY K for posting.

[basenjidiva]

This magnificent, evocative voice comes to me as if from a dream! Is it possible that any mortal could have sung with such desire and desirability, or has this wonder been purely a figment of my imagination?

[ruffoite]

this singing opens my heart, grateful for the post

[Geomonstr]

действительно, только раз...

[spqrmor]

He was the most exuisite, and talented profound basso ever lived..It's nice that whole world could at last appriciate ,honour and enjoy his soul-touching Russian voice. Thanks a lot for posting it.

[jewelmarkess]

This is magnificent. Thank you very much for posting it.

[NADYAKOST]

Спасибо !!!!!!!

[inaina1957]

KOROL  !

[OlDoinyo]

His voice was beautiful--but a lot of his singing has that wide, slow vibrato, almost a perpetual trill. I don't know if it was intentional, but I have trouble getting used to it.

[runupahill1]

Thank you again for your prompt response. As I indicated I hung onto that cassette of Shtokolov for almost two decades. I knew absolutely nothing about the man. At first, all I wanted was to hear Mussorgsky's version. What with the difficulty in finding the record in the first place, many hassles in copying and recopying, long lonely nights on graveyard shifts with only Shtokolov for company---he and Boris and Mussorgsky all became one for me. I just can't imagine one without the other.

[runupahill1]

Thank you so much for your prompt response. 20 years ago I copied that LP onto a cassette because someone informed me Mussorgsky's original version was more effective than Rimsky-Korsakov's. I had had no idea there was a controversy. I was astounded at how my body and mind responded to Shtokolov and Mussorgsky's real conception. Let me look one last place for my old suitcase full of cassettes. I'll let you know. I saw the Shtokolov hallucination scene video. Was a full version made?

[khankonchak]

Unfortunately, I don't know whether or not Shtokolov made a complete film of Boris Godunov. It's difficult enough just to find many of his recordings on CD; he didn't venture into the studio all that frequently, and what he did record Melodiya has not seen fit to reissue on disc. Pustinnik25 might be able to answer your question. He has posted several videos of Shtokolov (and countless other singers) on TV and in concert and obviously has astonishing access to Soviet television archives.

[shajtanov]

@runupahill1 

[runupahill1]

My deeply felt gratitude to Khankonchak. To him (or her), and to MushashiTzu, and to rvronsky, and to anyone else, for years I've been trying to find Shtokolov's recording of Act 2 of Boris Godunov (from Mussorgsky's 1869 version), that was on Columbia/Melodiya M-34569. I've lost my bootlegged cassette copy. It was one of the most impressive and effective performances I've ever heard. If I hadn't lost it, I would have worn it out. Anyone have it to post?

[khankonchak]

Thank you for your comments. I have the LP that you mention and transferred it to CD last year. I also love Shtokolov's performance of the Palace Scene but am reluctant to post it; due to YT's time restrictions on videos, it would have to be broken up into 3 uploads. I can, however, burn you a copy of the disc if you're interested.

[Scarpios]

oooh, after many years of listening opera I hear this basso first time. What a voice! Does anybody know where can we buy any CD?

[biperzed]

absolutely magnificent and deeply moving many thanks

[nljpfvbu]

Борис Штоколов - огромный бриллиант в короне бельканто. Спасибо khankonchak!!!

[mysong42]

can anybody supply the lyrics in russian I would love to learn this song.I would greatly apreciate it ..Thanks

[cheekypoppet]

День и ночь роняет сердце ласку,

День и ночь кружится глова,

День и ночь взволнованною сказкой

Мне звучат твои слова:

Только раз бывают в жизни встречи,

Только раз судьбою рвется нить,

Только раз в холодный серый вечер

Мне так хочется любить.

[cheekypoppet]

Тает луч забытого заката,

Синевой окутаны цветы.

Где же ты, желанная когда-то,

Где, во мне будившая мечты?

Только раз бывают в жизни встречи,

Только раз судьбою рвется нить,

Только раз в холодный серый вечер

Мне так хочется любить.

[rvronsky]

For over a month now I've been obsessed with this magnificent voice. Without exception, this is the finest Bass I've ever heard, especially singing Russian Romances. It's such a terrible pity this great man died (in 2005) still in his prime, forgotten by a younger generation, and his recordings impossible to come by, especially in CD. Kudos to MushashiTzu and Khankonchak for keeping the memory of this magnificent singer alive. And shame on the music companies for their thoughtless neglect.

[jbchico]

the best

[Phaidra69]

один из моих самых любимых русских романсов . замечательные стихи но искренно говоря , я не знаю чем больше восхищаться , музыкой или поезией ? факт остаётся что романсы - душа русского народа и в них заключается столько восторга , любви и емоций !

[2008ludmila]

si quelqu'un aurait enregistrer la chanson "gari gari maia svesda" qu'il puisse la faire monter sur youtube MERCI

[rrag00]

so great bass

I like the song "Shine, shine, my star" he sung

[muuha14]

Спасибо, постараюсь добавить свои видео по Штоколову - ЧУДО!!!

[4realrussiansonly]

Tol'ko rrrrrrrrrrraz!

[Ankhsnammon]

So perfect singer!!!!

So wonderful artist!!!

Before this interpretation,all the others are..nothing!

ankhsnammon

[erasistratus1]

Day and night my heart expresses fondness, Day and night, my head spins around, Day and night, like an impassioned fairy tale, Your words resound in my ears. A true encounter happens but once in life, The thread of life is torn by fate but once, Only this once, on a cold and wintry evening I so much desire to love. The ray of the crimson sunset melts away, The flowers are wrapped in the blueness of dusk, Where are you, the one I once so desired, Where are you, who planted this longing in me?

[basenjidiva]

@erasistratus1

Oh, thank you very much for this translation!

Much gratitude, and all the best to you,

Basenjidiva

[basenjidiva]

@erasistratus1

Thank you for this translation; gorgeous!

[erasistratus1]

Day and night my heart expresses fondness, Day and night, my head spins around, Day and night, like an impassioned fairy tale, Your words resound in my ears. A true encounter happens but once in life, The thread of life is torn by fate but once, Only this once, on a cold and wintry evening I so much desire to love. The ray of the crimson sunset melts away, The flowers are wrapped in the blueness of dusk, Where are you, the one I once so desired, Where are you, who planted this longing in me?