SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118

148:19

A ballet in four acts and nine scenes; scenario by Mira Mendelson and Leonid Lavrovsky from the book The Malachite Box by Pavel Bazhov

Prologue

1

1

The Mistress of the Copper Mountain

4:14

2

2

Danilo and his work

2:38

Act I

Scene 1

3

3

Danilo in search of the stone flower

2:17

4

4

Danilo meets his fellow villagers

2:06

5

5

Scene and duet of Katerina and Danilo

5:14

6

6

Interlude I. Severyan and the workers

3:13

Scene 2

7

7

Round dance

2:43

8

8

Katerina bids farewell to her friends

2:14

9

9

Maiden's dance

4:21

10

10

Danilo's dance

1:25

11

11

Unmarried men's dance

1:34

12

12

Severyan's arrival

3:30

13

13

Altercation over the malachite vase

4:45

14

14

Scene of Katerina and Danilo

2:21

15

15

Danilo's thoughts

3:03

Scene 3

16

16

Danilo enticed away by the Mistress of the Copper Mountain

5:22

Act II

Scene 4

17

17

The Mistress shows Danilo the treasures of the earth

2:04

18

18

Duet of the Mistress and Danilo (first temptation)

5:00

19

19

Scene and Waltz of the Diamonds (second temptation)

5:24

20

20

Dance of the Russian precious stones (third temptation)

4:01

21

21

Waltz

4:13

22

22

Danilo's monologue and the Mistress's reply

1:56

23

23

The Mistress shows Danilo the stone flower

2:15

24

24

Severyan and the workers; the Mistress's warning

3:02

Scene 5

25

25

Scene and Katerina's dance (thinking of Danilo)

3:46

26

26

Severyan's arrival

1:59

27

27

'Where are you, sweet Danilo?'

1:26

28

28

The appearance of the Mistress and Katerina's joy

2:20

Act III

Scene 6

29

29

Ural Rhapsody

8:40

30

30

Interlude II

7:03

31

31

Russian dance

4:13

Scene 7

32

32

Gypsy dance

3:14

33

33

Severyan's dance

1:45

34

34

Solo of the gypsy girl and Coda

3:54

35

35

Katerina's appearance and Severyan's rage

2:06

36

36

The appearance of the Mistress and Scene of Severyan transfixed

1:04

37

37

Severyan follows the Mistress

2:05

38

38

Severyan's death

2:01

Act IV

Scene 8

39

39

Katerina sits by the fire and yearns for Danilo

1:42

40

40

Scene and Katerina's dance with the skipping fire-spirit

3:06

41

41

Katerina follows the fire-spirit

1:33

Scene 9

42

42

Katerina's dialogue with the Mistress

3:28

43

43

Danilo turned to stone

3:26

44

44

The joy of Katerina and Danilo's reunion (Adagio)

4:12

45

45

The Mistress presents gifts to Katerina and Danilo

3:07

46

46

Epilogue

1:29

Gianandrea Noseda

21, 22, 24 & 28 January 2003