PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY

The Snow Maiden, Op.12 (Incidental Music)

79:04

1

1

Introduction

4:42

Moderati assai

2

2

Tanets i Khor Ptits

6:26

Dance & Birds' Chorus

3

3

Monolog Moroza

3:47

Monologue of Frost

4

4

Provody Maslenitsy

6:33

Chorus for the Shrove Tuesday Processioin

5

5A

Melodrama

2:01

Allegro vivo - Allegro moderato

6

5B

Entr'acte

1:10

Moderato assai

7

6

Pervaia pesnia Lelia

1:10

First Song of Lel

8

7

Vtoraia pesnia Lelia

1:25

Second Song of Lel

9

8

Entr'acte

2:37

Andantino, quasi Allegretto - Allegro

10

9

Khor slepykh gusliarov

4:07

Song of the Blind Fiddlers

11

10

Melodrama

4:02

Andantino, quasi Allegretto

12

11

Khor naroda i tsaredvortsev

1:54

Chorus of the People & Courtiers of the Tsar

13

12

Khorovod Devushek

5:04

Girls' Round Dance

14

13

Jester's Dance

4:22

Allegro vivace

15

14A

Tret'ia pesnia Lelia

5:43

Third Song of Lel: First version

16

14B

Tret'ia pesnia Lelia

4:53

Third Song of Lel: Second version

17

15

Pesnia Brusily

2:03

Song of Brussilo

18

16

Appearance of the Wood Bird

0:49

Allegro vivace

19

17A

Entr'acte

1:39

Andantino

20

17B

Deklamatsia vensy

4:27

Monologue & Chorus

21

18

Marsh Tsaria Berendeia i Khor

5:41

March of Tsar Berendey & Chorus

22

19

Final

1:47

Finale

Irina Mishura-Lekhtman mezzo-soprano

Vladimir Grishko tenor

Neeme Jarvi

15-16 January 1994