Yevgeny Nesterenko - Mussorgsky's Song of the flea

Yevgeny Nesterenko sings this famous song by Mussorgsky.

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Music

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• gabba01
• opera
• Yevgeny
• Nesterenko
• Mussorgsky
• Moussorgsky
• Song
• Flea
• Bass
• Basso
• aria

[abbeast22]

was this just a random song mussorgsky wrote, or was it part of an opera?

[Gabba02]

I think it was just a song. I don't know if it was originally intended as being part of an opera as with a few other Mussorgsky songs, but I don't think so.

[sarasava]

This is the best version of "song of the flea"after Shalyapin`s interpretation, I`ve ever heard.

[dvergurinn]

This is simply outstanding. Nesterenko shows superb equilibrium between the beauty and the insanity of the song.

[billylomito]

Trolololol Lololol lolol jaja, kinda reminded me of it. Beautiful piece of music

[pohlpiano]

@Gabba02 Well, if it ever was a part of an opera, it would have to be Faust and the character Mefistofele, as it is actually taken from the famous scene from Goethe's work...

[operamark1]

@Gabba02 It is part of Musorgsky's song cycle "The Nursery".

[emieszu]

A brilliant bass. Phenomenal performance. Outstanding actor playing songs.

[dalecampbl7]

in my humble opinion, after Schubert, Moussorgsky is probably one of the greatest song writers...his songs are so powerful, so poignant, so penetrating, so tender, so yearning, so sad, so thoughtful, so melodious, and so unforgettable, even if you are like me and can't understand a word of Russian.

[contrafagotto]

In my opinion THIS is the best version on YouTube. Nesterenko is one of the greatest singers on the Earth!

[faapo48]

Great artist, amazing voice, trueborn actor.

[gomongio]

@CranialnerveVIII CranialnerveVIII, yes I'm interested in having the lyrics in Russian ,,, not necessarily the sheet music :)

[operamark1]

@abbeast22 This is one song of a cycle called The Nursery. It's based on Goethe's Faust, in which Mephistopheles sings a song about a king who found a flea that amused him, made it a member of the royal court and treated it like a son. The flea invites its friends in and the ladies of the court find themselves infested with fleas.

[zagibonteese]

In "Faust" Goethe ))) Words for this song is russian translate of one of the Mephistofel's monologue. Monologue, of course, about the flea...try to find :)