Tamara (Balakirev, Mily)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 symphonic poem
Composition Year 1867–82
Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 4 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance (EU)
#494701 - 87.78MB - 20:36 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 251×⇩ - FLAC - Rgagnaux

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Rgagnaux (2017/9/28)

Performer Pages Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra)
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
Publisher Info. London: Decca Records, 1959.
Reissue Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Recorded May 1959, Victoria Hall Geneva
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#495182 - 69.10MB - 22:24 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 132×⇩ - FLAC - Rgagnaux

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Rgagnaux (2017/10/3)

Performer Pages Orchestre national de France (orchestra)
Désiré Émile Inghelbrecht (conductor)
Publisher Info. Paris: Radiodiffusion-télévision française (RTF), 1958.
Reissue Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Recorded November 20, 1958, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. On the right: Mili Balakirev (at the top) and Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (below)
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#710084 - 19.09MB, 175 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 90×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1884]. Plate 5893.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4266.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#22611 - 9.96MB, 88 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3369×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Lyle Neff (2008/10/4)

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1884]. Plate 5893.
Reprinted London: Eulenburg, No. 398, 1975. Plate E.E. 6640.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Includes Mikhail Lermontov's poem (in Russian) at beginning. 1975 copyright claim [(on t.p. verso] applies to the added preface in English and German, omitted in this scan. Original plate no. omitted [mostly] on reprint.
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo
#710088 - 2.54MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 31×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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⇒ 14 more: Oboe, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭), 3 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (E), 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Tam-Tam, Triangle • Harp 1/2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe, English Horn
#710089 - 1.41MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭), 3 (A)
#710090 - 2.88MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 32×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bassoon 1, 2
#710091 - 1.66MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 1, 2 (E), 3, 4 (F)
#710092 - 1.60MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (E)
#710093 - 0.46MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
#710094 - 1.09MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Timpani
#710095 - 0.38MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Tam-Tam, Triangle
#710096 - 0.94MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 31×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Harp 1/2
#710097 - 1.64MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 33×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violins I
#710098 - 1.68MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 35×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violins II
#710099 - 1.57MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violas
#710100 - 1.63MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Cellos
#710101 - 1.39MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Basses
#710102 - 2.15MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 26×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1884]. Plate 5894.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4266.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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 Clarinet 1
#521344 - 1.13MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25×⇩ - Ramancea

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Kalmus reprint
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos 8 Hands

 Piano 1
#33441 - 3.71MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 432×⇩ - Mattheson78

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 Piano 2
#33442 - 2.27MB, 50 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 233×⇩ - Mattheson78

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1907]. Plate 32447.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Glazunov)

 Complete Score
#62186 - 3.97MB, 64 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 727×⇩ - Morel

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 Color Cover
#62187 - 0.95MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 180×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Aleksandr Glazunov (1865–1936)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1884]. Plate 5895.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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General Information

Work Title Tamara
Alternative. Title Тамара
Name Translations タマーラ; Tamara (cca 1880); Թամարա; 塔玛拉
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181247677; BNF: 13908007g
Composer Balakirev, Mily
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IMB 50
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 symphonic poem
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1867–82
First Performance. 1883 March, Moscow
First Publication. 1884 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), oboe, English horn, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, tambourine, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, 2 harps, strings
Discography MusicBrainz
External Links All Music Guide
Wikipedia article (French)

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Version History

  • Composed for orchestra, 1867–82
  • Also arranged for 2 pianos, 4 hands by Balakirev, by 1908
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