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N. Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Pan Voyevoda" was inspired
by Polish history and culture. The music of F. Chopin largely influenced
the composition. The composer included excerpts from the opera in
his suite for symphony orchestra.
"Snow Maiden", the third opera by Rimsky-Korsakov,
is a spring fairy-tale after the play by A. Ostrovsky. Through the
work, the composer created for the first time images of nature and the
life of Russian people in the remote, heathen past.
The "Coq d' Or" was Rimsky-Korsakov's last opus.
Original in its musical expression and and orchestral style, the suite
was compiled by A. Glazunov and M. Steinberg according to the author's
intent.
The piece for orchestra entitled "Dubinushka" was
inspired by revolutionary events. The author here refers to a demonstration
he witnessed on Tverskoi Boulevard in Moscow in September of 1905, a vast
procession marching along the boulevard and singing "Dubinushka".
N. Rimsky-Korsakov
(1844 - 1908)
| Pan Voyevoda, Suite from the opera, Op. 59 | |||||
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
I. II. III. IV. V. |
Introduction Cracovienne Nocturne "Moonlight" Mazurka Polonaise |
- 3:25 - 3:21 - 4:30 - 4:47 - 6:05 |
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Snow Maiden, Suite from the opera |
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6. 7. 8. 9. |
I. II. III. IV. |
Introduction Bird's Dance Tsar Berendei's Procession Dance |
- 4:22 - 3:00 - 1:58 - 3:28 |
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Coq d'or, Suite from the opera (compiled by A. Glazunov and M. Steinberg) |
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| 10. |
I. |
Tsar Dodon at His Home |
- 11:06 | ||
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11. |
II. III. |
Tsar Dodon on the March Tsar Dodon at the Queen of Shemakha's |
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| 12. 13. |
IV. |
Dodon's Wedding and Unhappy End Dubinushka, Op. 62 (second version) |
- 6:20 - 4:44 |
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Total time - 69:32
The USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
The USSR Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Evgeni Svetlanov
Cover sketch for a costume in Snow Maiden by Vrubel