Rimsky Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich 6/18.mar.1844-8/21.jun.1908 Russia, Tikhvin - Lyubensk near Luga (now Pskov district)

Title Parts


Symphony no2 "Antar" op9 1 - Largo, allegro giocoso allegretto vivace
2 - Allegro, allegro risoluto alla marcia
3 - Allegretto, vivace, andante amoroso
Piano concerto in c sharp. 1883. op30
Noriko Ogawa, Malaysian PO / Kees Bakels. BIS 1667/68
1 - Moderato, allegretto quasi polacca
2 - Andante mosso
3 - Allegro
Sadko. Symphonic poem. op5
[] 4 Romances. Mezzosoprano and piano. 1867. op7 2 - Yevreyskaya pesnya (Hebrew song). words Lev Aleksandrovich Mey
3 - Switezianka (Mermaid of Lake Switez). words Adam Mickiewicz Mey
4 - Kak nebesa tvoy vzor blistayet (Thy glance is radiant as the heavens). words Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov
2,3: Marianna Tarassova m, 4: Andrey Slavny bt, Yury Serov piano
[] 4 Romances. Voice and piano. 1882. op26 4 - Zuleka's song. words Byron, I. Kozlov
Anna Kovaleva s, Yury Serov
[] 4 Romances. Voice and piano. 1883. op27 1 - Gornimi tikho letela dusha nebesami (Softly the spirit flew up to heaven)
3 - Ti i vi (Thou and you)
4 - Prosti, ne pomni dney naden'ya (Forgive, remember not these tearful days)
4: Anna Kovaleva s, 1,3: Andrey Slavni bt, Yury Serov
Concert fantasia on two Russian themes. Violin and orchestra. op33
Valentin Stefanov, Symphonieta of the Bulgarian National Radio / Stoyan Angelov

Capriccio Espagnol. Orchestra. op34
Sheherazade op35 1 - The sea and the ship of Sinbad
2 - The story of prince Kalender
3 - The young prince and the young princess
4 - The shipwreck and the feast in Bagdad
Overture "Russian Easter festival" op36
Overture "May night". St Petersburg. 1880
Suite "Tsar Saltan" 1 - Saltan's farewell and departure
2 - Tsarina in a barrel at sea
3 - Flight of the bumble-bee
4 - The three wonders
Switezianka (The maiden of the lake). Cantata. Soprano, tenor, choir and orchestra. 1897. op44
Elena Mitrakova, Dmitri Kortchak, Moscow Academic Choir and Orchestra / Vladimir Ziva

Suite Snegurochka (The snow maiden). Soprano, choir and orchestra 1 - Introduction
2 - Danse des oiseaux
3 - Cortege
4 - Danse des bouffons
The Lord is risen. Orthodox hymn
Ural Choir / Vladislav Novik

Mlada. Magical opera ballet. 1890. St Petersburg 1nov1892
libretto Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov after Stepan Gedeonov and Viktor Krylov
best perf.: Mikhail Petrenko b, Mlada Khudoley s, Avgust Amonov t, Edem Umerov bt, Zlata Bulcheva m, Netherlands Radio PO / Valery Gergiev

best perf. available on cd: Tatyana Tugarinova, Vladimir Makhov, Aleksey Korolyov, Valentina Klipatskaya, Aleksey Bolshakov, Nina Kulagina, Moscow Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra / Yevgeny Svetlanov. rec1962. Cantus Classics 501726
[rem: orchestrally equal but vocally much less than Gergiev]
Act I
1 - Orchestereinleitung (3:11)
2 - Prinzessin Waislawas wehmut (10:07)
3 - Das bild Yaromirs (4:16)
4 - Yaromir wird Prinz Mstiwoi empfangen (11:23)
5 - Die sehnsucht (10:40)
6 - Yaromirs vision (1:49)
Act II
7 - Markttreiben in Rethra (5:04)
8 - Einzuch der fursten (Procession of the nobles) (3:18)
9 - Das pferdeorakel (5:02)
** 10 - Die priester weissagen (7:48)
** 11 - Die tanze (7:35)
12 - Gottin Morena (6:07)
13 - Die trennung durch den schatten Mladas (4:41)
Act III
14 - Orchestereinleitung (10:11)
15 - Die nacht auf dem berge Triglaw (5:55)
** 16 - Die offenbarung (9:14)
17 - Teufelssabbat (9:04)
18 - Die deutung durch die priester (4:13)
Act IV
19 - Im tempel (8:10)
20 - Die anschuldigung (6:22)
21 - Der morder Waislawa (3:20)
22 - Die erschlagung Waislawas (3:28)
23 - Die sinflut (2:10)
24 - Der tempel wird zerstort (2:57)
25 - Die vereinigung von Yaromir und Mlada (5:59)
Snegurochka (The snow maiden). Opera. St Petersburg 1882 rev1898
Olga Trifonova s, Nadezhda Serdyuk m, Tatyana Pavlovskaya s, Nadezhda Vasilyeva m, Lyubov Sokolova a, Nikolay Gasseyev t, Daniil Shtoda t, Vladimir Zhivopistev bt, Fyodor Mozhaev bt, Mikhail Petrenko b, Mariinsky Theatre Choir and Orchestra / Valery Gergiev

[] Christmas Eve. Opera in 4 acts. St Petersburg 1895 Act II
Act III
Viktor Lutsyuk t, Marina Shaguch s, Sergey Alexashkin b, Nadezhda Vasilyeva m, Mikhail Kit b, Groot Omroepkoor, Netherlands Radio PO / Valery Gergiev
[] Sadko. Opera. Moscow 1898 - Son po berezku chodil. Cradle song of the Sea princess
Motsart i Salyeri (Mozart and Salieri). Opera. Moscow 1898. op48
libretto Aleksander Pushkin
Vladimir Bogachev (Mozart), Nikita Storojev (Salieri), I Musici de Montreal Choir and Orchestra / Yuli Turovsky

Legend of the invisible city of Kitezh and the maiden Fevroniya. Opera. 1903. Marinski Theatre, St Petersburg 20feb1907
libretto Vladimir Nikolayevich Belsky
Vladimir Vaneev b, Maxim Aksenov t, Svetlana Ignatovich s, John Daszak t, Alexey Markov bt, Mayram Sokolova m, Morschi Franz t, Peter Arink bt, Gennady Bezzubenkov b, Hubert Francis t, Iurii Samoilov bt, Ante Jerkunica b, Vladimir Ognovenko b, Jennifer Check s, Margarita Nekrasova m, Nederlandse Opera / Martin Wright, Netherlands PO / Marc Albrecht

The golden cockerel. Opera. 1907. Moscow 1909
libretto Vladimir Belsky
Vladimir Matorin b, Boris Rudak t, Mikhail Kiyakov bt, Nikolai Kazansky b, Tatiana Yerastova a, Jeff Martin t, Venera Grimadieva s, Anna Khvostenko s, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Moscow / Vassily Sinaisky

Suite "The golden cockerel" 1 - Introduction, King Dodon in his palace
2 - Dodon on the battlefield
3 - Queen of Shemakha's dance, Dodon's dance
4 - The wedding and death of Dodon
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