Opis: Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) composed his comic opera May Night in 1878-9, at a time when he was fascinated in the stories for the supernatural and the fantastic. It was also at this time that he had been appointed to a teaching role at the St Petersburg Conservatory -- a role he thought himself ill prepared for. Much to the astonishment of his fellow composers and friends -- Borodin, Balakirev, and Mussorgsky he threw himself in to the study of counterpoint, writing canons, fugues -- all far removed from the spirit of Russian Nationalism in music he and his friends had championed. To show that he hadn't deviated from the path of music inspired by Russian folklore and culture, May Night, his second opera is perhaps his most 'Russian'.

Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, May Night, or the Drowned Maiden, Rimsky uses Gogol's story virtually unaltered, writing his own recitatives and some of the texts to arias. This adaption of ordinary speech or dialogue from the written story gave the work a colloquial folk like feel. Many of the tunes in the opera are from a collection published in 1872 by Alexander Rubets of Ukrainian folk songs. Rimsky's orchestration is superb -- glittering and highly illustrative of the supernatural realm of the 'rusalki' and in places foreshadows the music Wagner wrote in act 2 of Parsifal for the depiction of Klingsor's Garden.

A footnote to the premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1880 -- the role of Levko's tyrannical father was sung by Fyodor Stravinsky, who, two tears later would become the father of Igor Stravinsky....

Other information
- Recording made in 1995
- Rimsky's operatic masterpiece
- Booklet note essay

Szczegóły: Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night

Nazwa: Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night
Producent: Brilliant Classics
Seria: BRILLIANT OPERA COLLECTION
Kod paskowy: 5028421940366
Języki: angielski
Format: 14.0x12.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 0.13 kg
Wykonawca: Vitaly Taraschenko, Natalia Erasova, Marina Lapina, Vyacheslav Pochapsky
Czas trwania: 2:03:40
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 2
Opis nośników:

1. May Night CD 1 (CD-Audio)
   1. Overture (koncert - utwór 07:40)
   2. Round of the Millet (koncert - utwór 03:30)
   3. Serenade (koncert - utwór 03:10)
   4. Duet (koncert - utwór 11:10)
   5. Tale (koncert - utwór 06:40)
   6. Recitative and Spring-Song (koncert - utwór 03:10)
   7. Hopak Scene (koncert - utwór 06:20)
   8. Trio (koncert - utwór 07:40)
   9. Recitative and Song about the Mayor (koncert - utwór 03:40)
   10. No. 9: Trio (koncert - utwór 03:40)
   11. No. 10: Scene with Kalenik and the Distiller?s Tale (koncert - utwór 06:50)
   12. No. 11: Song about the Mayor, Scene and Trio beginning (koncert - utwór 01:50)

2. May Night CD 2 (CD-Audio)
   1. Song about the Mayor, Scene and Trio conclusion (koncert - utwór 07:00)
   2. Finale (koncert - utwór 06:20)
   3. Scene of the Rusalki (koncert - utwór 33:10)
   4. Scene and Ritual Songs (koncert - utwór 06:20)
   5. Finale (koncert - utwór 05:30)

Recenzje: Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night