From high atop the beautiful town of Mikhailovskoe (near Pskov), it's time once again for Sadko's World of Music. The role of Sadko today is being played by Vladimir Nabokov. The role of the Bobbsie Twins is being played by Olga and Helga Kalashnikova. The role of Ken Moss is being played by King Zog of Albania. In the third half of the program, the role of Lenny the Listener will be played by George Kastrioti Skanderbeg. Our featured great Russian writer today is
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow and had some remarkable familial ancestry. His great-grandfather from his mother's side – Abram Gannibal – was brought over as a slave from Africa and had risen to become an aristocrat. Pushkin published his first poem at the age of fifteen, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.
While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 and 1832.
Section 1:
Combustible Edison – Mr. Pushkin Came To Shore – The Impossible World
Large Symphony orchestra – G. Sviridov: Walts From Musical Illustration To The Novel By Pushkin "The Storm" Various Artists – Russian Masterpieces-Popular Classical Music Melodies
Irina Arkhipova – Alexander Dargomyzhsky: A Youth And A Girl (Yunosha i Deva) 1844 – Romances Based On The Poems By Alexander Pushkin
Large Symphony orchestra – G. Sviridov: Romance From Musical Illustration To The Novel By Pushkin "The Storm" Various Artists – Russian Masterpieces-Popular Classical Music Melodies
Seattle Symphony Orchestra – Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120: Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120: No. 2. Waltz in C sharp minor: Allegro meditativo – Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1 and 2 - Pushkin Waltz No. 2
Vladimir Minin – Pushkinskiy venok (A Pushkin Wreath): No. 7. Zorju bjut (Reveille is Sounded) Alexei Tolstoy – Russian Choir School: Vladimir Minin
Russian Symphony Orchestra – A. Lyadov: Polonaise In Memorium To Pushkin, Op.49 Various Artists – Russian Masterpieces-Popular Classical Music Melodies
Moscow New Choir – "Pushkin's Garland" - Winter Morning – Russian Acapella Choral Music
Boris Midney – Pushkin's Theme – Black Russian - The Boris Midney Masters
Vladimir Markov – Alexander Pushkin - The Queen of Spades – Russian Poetry and Prose: Read in Russian by Vladimir Markov
Larissa Gatova – Alexander Pushkin - The Bronze Horseman – Russian Poetry: Read in Russian by Larissa Gatova
The Ossipov Balalaika Orchestra – The Romance from the music to the "Snow Storm" by A. Pushkin (arr. By V. Gorodovskaya) The Ossipov Balalaika Orchestra & Nikolai Kalinin – The Ossipov Balalaika Orchestra, Vol I: Russian Classical Music
Section II: Selections from operas inspired by Pushkin
Pushkin's works also provided fertile ground for Russian composers.
1. Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila is the earliest important Pushkin-inspired opera, and a landmark in the tradition of Russian music. – Ruslan And Lyudmila, Op. 5: I. Finn´s Ballad: Act II – Glinka: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 Victor Rybachikov, piano.
2. Tchaikovsky's operas Eugene Onegin (1879)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Musical Heritage Society, [1980] "Lyric scenes in three acts"; Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano; Tamara Sinyavskaya, alto; Vladimir Atlantov, tenor; Yuri Mazurok, baritone; other soloists; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and Chorus; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor.
and The Queen of Spades (1890) St. Petersburg Zazerkalie Theater Orchestra – The Queen of Spades: Duet - Lisa and Polina – A Classical Encyclopedia: T as in Tchaikovsky became perhaps better known outside of Russia than Pushkin's own works of the same name.
3. Mussorgsky's monumental Boris Godunov (two versions, 1868-9 and 1871-2)
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich,1839-1881. Alexander Kipnis in Moussorgsky's Boris Godounov. RCA Victrola [1969] Alexander Kipnis, with supporting soloists; Victor Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Nicolai Berezowsky, conductor; sung in Russian.
ranks as one of the very finest and most original of Russian operas.
4. Dargomyzhsky's Rusalka A. Dargomyzhsky – The Miller's Aria from the opera Rusalka Feodor Chaliapin: the Complete Recordings 1907-1936 Volume 12. British and American Recordings
and The Stone Guest Soloists And Orchestra Of The Bolshoy Theatre, Conductor: Andrey Chistyakov – Introduction;
5. Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salieri, Vladimir Bogachov – Mozart and Salieri, Op. 48: Scene 1: O Mozart, Mozart! (Salieri, Mozart) Vladimir Bogachov – Rimsky-Korsakov: Mozart and Salieri / Songs / Glinka: Songs
Tale of Tsar Saltan, Canadian Brass – Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. B. Ridenour) Canadian Brass Takes Flight
Well, now, my bumblebee, go on a spree,
catch up with the ship on the sea,
go down secretly,
get deep into a crack.
Good luck, Gvidon, fly,
only do not stay long!
and The Golden Cockerel; Prague Symphony Orchestra – The Golden Cockerel: Bridal Procession and Lamentable End of King Dodon – Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Suite & Kitezh Suite
6. Cui's Prisoner of the Caucasus, Ivan Grizounov – Prisoner of the Caucasus: "The sun was brightly shining" Various Artists – The World of Singing Vol. 2 - Singers of Imperial Russia
By 1837, Pushkin was falling into greater and greater debt and faced scandalous rumors that his wife had embarked on a love affair. In response, the poet challenged Natalya's alleged lover, her brother in-law Georges d'Anthès, to a duel which left both men injured. Shot through the spleen, Pushkin died two days later. His last home is now a museum.
The Tsarist administration, fearing a political demonstration at his funeral, had it moved to a smaller location and restricted attendance to close relatives and friends. The poet's body was taken secretly at midnight and buried on his mother's estate.
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Alexander Nevsky (Cantata) op. 78 "The Field of the Dead" Text by V. Lugovskoi and S. Prokofiev. Melodiya/Angel [1967] Larissa Avdeyeva, mezzo-soprano; RFSFR Russian Chorus, Alexander Yurlov, conductor; U. S. S. R. Symphony Orchestra; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor.
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