King Lear (Incidental Music) (Balakirev, Mily)
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B. Barkan, "redaktor"
Moscow: Muzyka, 1969; plate 4190
This Soviet edition of the complete Lear music was reprinted by Höflich in 2005.
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Overture
For Piano 4 hands (Composer)
Complete score
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Uploader: Feldmahler (1 February 2007)
Leipzig: J.H. Zimmerman, n.d.(ca.1905), Plate Z. 3778
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General Information
| Work Title | Музыка к трагедии У. Шекспира "Король Лир" |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Music to Shakespeare's Tragedy "King Lear" |
| Composer | Balakirev, Mily |
|---|---|
| Number of Movements/Sections | 15 (with one of the movements in two arrangements) |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1858-1861, revised 1902-1905 [1] |
| Year of First Publication | 1904 (piano, 4-hands); 1906 score and parts) -- both publ. by Zimmerman |
| Language | English and Russian (cues in the dialogue) |
| Dedication | В.В. Стасову ("To V.V. Stasov") |
| Genre | Other_symphonic_pieces |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | full orchestra; also arr. by composer for piano, 4-hands |
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Misc. Comments
Contents
- Overture
- Act I
- Procession
- Music of the "Procession" (arranged for one orchestra)
- Act II
- Introduction
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
- Scene 4
- Act III
- Introduction
- Act IV
- Introduction
- Scene 6
- Scene 7
- Act V
- Introduction
- Scene 1
- Scene 2
- Scene 3
Publication History
Revised version:
- 1904: composer's arrangement for piano, 4 hands; Zimmerman
- 1906: full score and parts; Zimmerman
- 1969: full score, new engraving; Moscow: Muzyka; plate 4190.
