Ivan the Terrible
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)
Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116
97:24
Incidental music for the film
Ivan Grozny
by Sergei Eisenstein
For soloists, choir and orchestra
Part I
Scene 1. Prologue
11:34
1
Overture
2:38
2
Death of Glinskaya
1:06
3
Young Ivan's March
1:42
4
The Ocean - the Sea*
3:19
5
Shuisky and the keepers of the hounds
1:34
6
Death of Glinskaya
1:05
Scene 2. The Coronation
9:44
7
Kyrie eleison
1:11
8
Sofroniev Cherubic Hymn (A. Kastalsky)
5:41
9
May he live forever!†
2:52
Scene 3. The Wedding
6:21
10
Glorifiication
3:03
11
The Swan
1:08
12
The Simpleton
1:02
13
Riot
1:08
Scene 4. The Conquest of Kazan
11:53
14
Entrance of the Tartars
0:14
15
Cannon are brought to Kazan
1:08
16
Kurbsky's trumpets
0:27
17
Ivan's tent
1:06
18
Tartar steppes
1:43
19
The Artillerymen
0:48
20
The Tartars
1:17
21
Kurbsky's trumpets
0:28
22
Attack
1:03
23
Malyuta's jealousy
0:42
24
Kazan has fallen
0:57
Scene 5. Ivan's illness
8:00
25
O, my soul (liturgical chant)
1:38
26
O, Lord most gracious (liturgical chant)
0:52
27
O, my soul (liturgical chant)
1:20
28
Ivan's appeal to the Boyars
4:10
Scene 6. The Death of Anastasia
12:00
29
Anastasia's illness
3:44
30
Anastasia is poisoned
2:25
31
Eternal remembrance (liturgical chant)
1:22
32
Rest with the saints (liturgical chant)
1:20
33
Thou alone (liturgical chant)
1:52
34
Ivan at Anastasia'a coffin
1:17
Scene 7. The Oath of the Oprichniks
7:55
35
Oath of the Oprichniks
6:08
36
Come back!‡
1:47
Part II
37
Overture
1:31
Scene 8. At the Polish Court
2:53
38
Fanfares
0:32
39
Polonaise
1:47
40
Fanfares
0:34
Scene 9. Lamentation for the executed Boyars
6:41
41
Do not sob, Mother (F. Ivanov)
3:13
42
It were better for you, Judas
1:55
43
Shuisky and the keepers of the hounds
1:34
Scene 10. The Fiery Furnace (liturgical drama)
7:09
44
Wondrous is God (D. Bortnyansky)
0:53
45
Song of the boys§
3:15
46
Song about the beaver*
3:01
Scene 11. The Tsar's banquet and The Cathedral
12:35
47
Chaotic dance and Orderly dance of the Oprichniks
1:43
48
Song of the Oprichniks¶
2:03
49
O, my soul (liturgical chant)
1:21
50
Song of the Oprichniks (without choir)
0:48
51
Chorus of the Oprichniks (without words)
3:55
52
Vladimir's murder
0:22
53
Entrance of Ivan
0:54
54
Finale
1:29
55
Ballad of an Unknown Boy, Op. 93
20:28
Cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra
Ludmila Kuznetsova mezzo-soprano*
Viktoria Smolnikova mezzo-soprano§
Elena Kozneva mezzo-soprano§
Tatiana Zheranzhe alto§
Vladimir Sytnik tenor‡
Sergey Toptygin baritone¶
Alexander Tsylinko bass†
Mikhail Makhov bass‡
under
Valeri Polyansky
10-14 January 2003