NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)

1

Overture to 'May Night'

9:06

Suite from 'The Snow Maiden'

13:16

2

I

Beautiful Spring

4:28

3

II

Dance of the Birds

3:18

4

III

The Procession of Tsar Berendey

1:49

5

IV

Dance of the Tumblers

3:40

Suite from 'Mlada'

19:18

6

I

Introduction

3:19

7

II

Redowa. A Bohemian Dance

3:55

8

III

Lithuanian Dance

2:24

9

IV

Indian Dance

4:21

10

VI

Procession of the Nobles

5:18

Suite from 'Christmas Eve'

29:18

11

Christmas Night -

6:15

12

Ballet of the Stars -

5:21

13

Witches' sabbath and ride on the Devil's back -

5:30

14

Polonaise -

5:47

15

Vakula and the slippers

6:23

Musical Pictures from 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan'

21:29

16

I

Tsar's departure and farewell

4:57

17

II

Tsarina adrift at sea in a barrel

8:43

18

III

The three wonders

7:48

19

The Flight of the Bumble-bee

3:22

Interlude, Act III, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Suite from 'The Invisible City of Kitzeh'

24:33

20

I

Prelude. A Hymn to Nature

4:59

21

II

Wedding Procession

3:12

22

III

Tartar invasion and Battle of Kerzhenets

4:35

23

IV

Death of Fevroniya and apotheosis of the Invisible City

11:47

Suite from 'The Golden Cockerel'

27:52

(Le Coq d'Or)

24

I

Introduction and Dodon's sleep

10:33

25

II

King Dodon on the battlefield

3:46

26

III

Queen of Shemakha's Dance - King Dodon's Dance

7:15

27

IV

Wedding Feast - Death of King Dodon - Finale

6:17

Neeme Jarvi

2 April and 24 May 1984