The Tale of Tsar Saltan (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

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Ambox notice.pngFor the concert suite from this work, see The Tale of Tsar Saltan (suite), Op.57.


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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

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Reccmo (18 March 2012)

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Jürgen Knuth

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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

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alan850627 (24 April 2011)

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Alan Chen

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Alan Chen

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"Revised edition"

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 Preliminaries
#21080 - 1.23MB, 6 (#1-3) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/C - 717x

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 Prologue
#21081 - 5.70MB, 27 (#5-31) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/17 - 497x

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 Introduction to Act I
#21082 - 1.75MB, 7 (#32-38) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/17 - 399x

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 Act I
#21083 - 18.50MB, 64 (#39-102) pages -  9.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/17 - 452x

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 Introduction to Act II
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 Act II
#21142 - 6.85MB, 40 (#110-149) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 408x

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 Act III, Scene 1
#21143 - 2.91MB, 13 (#150-162) pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/17 - 1748x

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 Act III, Scene 2
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 Act IV, Scene 1
#21145 - 4.31MB, 26 (#201-226) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 370x

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 Introduction to Last Scene
#21146 - 1.79MB, 10 (#227-236) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 307x

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 Act IV, Scene 2 (with outside back cover)
#21147 - 6.34MB, 46 (#237-281) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 319x

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Russian / German

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St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. (1901). Plate 4849.

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Censor's date 13 July 1900, 1910 copyright claim.

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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Voice and Piano (Rimsky-Korsakov)

 Complete Score
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St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. (1901). Plate 4849.

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Excerpted from Act III, Scene 1, of the original piano-vocal score.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Introduction (Act II)

For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)

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Carolus (13 January 2011)

Arranger:

Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848-1919) - not credited

Publisher Info.:

St. Peterburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1901). Plate 4868.

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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Oboe and Piano (Siguir)

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Daphnis (18 January 2011)

Arranger:

Paul Siguir

Publisher Info.:

Paris: W. Bessel, n.d.(ca.1929). Plate W. 8407 B.

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Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. (ca.2000). Catalog 8599.

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For Piano solo (Rachmaninoff)

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Daphnis (22 May 2007)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

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New York: Carl Fischer, 1931. Plate P.1923.

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Guifre (19 August 2007)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

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Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. (ca.1960).

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 Complete Score [TB]
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Funper (19 April 2006)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

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Moscow: Muzyka, 1970 — in the collection Izbrannie Pesy dlia Fortepiano

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The "Op. 15, No. 2" is for a song transcription. Low resolution!

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 Complete Score [TB]
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

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 Complete Score [TB]
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Reccmo (18 March 2012)

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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

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Jürgen Knuth

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Altena: Jürgen Knuth

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The Three Wonders (Act IV)

For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)

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Carolus (12 January 2011)

Arranger:

Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848-1919) - not credited

Publisher Info.:

St. Peterburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1901). Plate 4849.

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Introduction to Act IV, Scene 2, of the opera
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General Information

Work Title The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Alternative Title The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess (Сказка о Царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре Князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной Царевне Лебеди)
Composer Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
Movements/Sections Prologue and 4 acts
Year/Date of Composition 1899–1900
First Performance 1900-11-03 – Moscow: Solodovnikov Theatre: Nikolay Mutin (Tsar Saltan), Yelena Tsvetkova (Tsaritsa Militrisa), Aleksandra Rostovtseva (Tkachikha), Adelaida Veretennikova (Povarikha), Varvara Strakhova (Babarikha), Anton Sekar-Rozhansky (Tsarevich Gvidon), Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel (Tsarevna Swan-Bird), Vasily Schafer (Old grandfather), Nikolay Shevelyov (Courier), Mikhail Levandovsky (Skomorokh), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor)
First Publication 1901 – St. Petersburg: Bessel. Vocal score, 281 pages. Plate 4849.
1904 – St. Petersburg: Bessel. Full score, 462 pages (lithographed from a manuscript). Plate 4882.
Librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946), after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
Language Russian
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: Tsar Saltan (Царь Салтан) (bass) ; Tsaritsa Militrisa (Царица Милитриса) (soprano) ; Tkachikha (Ткачиха) (mezzo-soprano) ; Povarikha (Повариха) (soprano) ; Babarikha (Бабариха) (contralto) ; Tsarevich Gvidon (Царевич Гвидон) (tenor) ; Tsarevna Swan-Bird (Царевна Лебедь) (soprano) ; Old grandfather (Старый дед) (tenor) ; Courier (Гонец) (baritone) ; Skomorokh (Скоморох) (bass) + mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets/bass clarinet, 2 bassoons/contrabassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, percussion + 2 harps, strings
Related Works See also the orchestral suite from the opera (Op.57)
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