Boris Gmyria (1903—1969) While many Soviet-era singers (ie Mark Reizen, Maxim Mikhailov, etc.) have become fairly well-familiar to record collectors, other artists of formidable reputation in their native land remain unknown to most Western listeners. Such is the case of Ukrainian bass-baritone Boris Gmyria, who was born in the town of Lebedin in 1903 and spent most of his career far from the major musical centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg. As a young man he studied at the Kharkov Construction Institute and began formal vocal training relatively late, graduating from the Kharkov Conservatory only in 1936. This same, year, however, he was accepted into the Kharkov Opera Theater, where he made his debut as the Sultan in Gulak- Artemovsky's «The Zaporozhye Cossacks beyond the Danube» (No, I've never heard of it either! 
. By 1940 Gmyria had become a member of the Kiev Opera, where he remained for the next 17 years, and it was during this tenure that he was awarded the honor of People's Artist of the USSR (1951). He was greatly admired by colleagues and composers alike- the latter included Dmitri Shostakovich, who chose him for the premiere of his 13th symphony, «Babi Yar» (Gmyria eventually demurred). Gmyria's reputation was formed not only on the basis of his operatic interpretations, however. He was also esteemed for his considerable skill in the art song genre, with a repertoire that included everything from Schubert's Winterreise to Rubinstein's Persian Songs. His ...
J'avais acheté ce disque a Montréal durant expo 67 au pavillon russe et je l'ai tellement écouté qu'il y avait plus de bruit que de musique. Merci du posting. Quel merveilleux chanteur!!!
Interprétation émouvante et musicalité exceptionnelle!Merci.
Stupendous voice and interpretation.
Emotionally powerful but never over
sentimental. Appreciate the detailed
backstory. Thank you.
Magnificent singing!
Magnifico cantante, suma expresividad y un Maestro en el manejo de todos los recursos de su estupenda voz, y magistral manejo de la media voz. —
exactly ! this ιis the order and this the CD i had bought many years ago in Athens ! an amazing CD with the most beautiful arias from the russian operas , for the voice of bass ! it was then , that i heard for the first time the divine voice of Boris Gmyria !..
Boris Gmyria (1903—1969): Un Artísta, que Maneja Todo su Registro con *Impecable* línea de Canto.
Digno de ser Difundido desde el Recuerdo.
GRACIAS!!! *khankonchak*, Por Compartirlo desde YouTube!!!. —
Magnifico...una voce come quelle che dovessero esistere per sempre...io non lo conoscevo...grazie per farmi ascoltare per prima volta un artista come questo...assai completo!
Mi piacerebbe udirlo nel Gremin...e quanto!
Un'abbraccio,amico mio!
nina
Brilliant! Bravo! Let us not forget the glorious John McCormack version with Fritz Kreisler on violin either.
beautiful — many thanks for posting.
the most natural recording I have of Gmyria is
«Dargomyzhsky Romances» LP on Melodia and theres much more depth and presence than heard on CD. There is a nice CD
Boris Hmyria «Opera Arias» Great Hall label cd
1. Holofernes" aria and war song
2. Susanin"s aria
3. Farlaf"s Rondo
4. Ruslan"s aria
5. Pimen"s monologue
6. Death of Boris
7. Konchak"s aria
8. Song of the Viking"s guest
9. Gremin"s aria
10. Kochubei"s aria
11. Kene"s aria
12. The Old Gypsy"s tale
MusashiTzu is correct. I neglected to mention the Gmyria anthology on the Preiser label, in their «Lebendige Vergangenheit» series (all opera arias though, no songs). It's well worth the investment!
Simply sublime
There is one CD of him avalible on itunes.
ah beautiful, I also like alexander kipnis for this song.
Bravissimo khankonchak!Please keep these 'obscure'great Russian and other Slavic singers coming on your Youtube channel.I thought I was familiar with most of the established opera singers from the 30's or 40's to the present.But after viewing your entries on Youtube I really have to wonder just how many superb Slavic singers there are that I don't know at all.With respest to Gmyria,I agree with your assessment.A great voice.Your contributions to YouTube are deeply appreciated.Mille grazie.
i have some cd with Boris Gmyria, which bought in old shops , here , in Athens .from the first moment i heard his voice , loved that amazing color , absolutely russian color , his wonderful legato and all these crescendo and decrescendo he knew so well to do . A True Master of singing !