Tishchenko B. Yaroslavna. Ballet. Score (Collected Works. Vol. 1)

In 1797, the first reports appeared about the discovery of a manuscript containing a collection of works, among them The Tale of Igor’s Campaign. It was published three years later. However, in 1812, during the Fire of Moscow, the manuscript was destroyed. Fortunately, a handwritten copy survived along with printed copies of The Tale, a work regarded as the most exemplary monument to ancient Russian literature. By analyzing the content of the story, researchers established the date of its creation as 1187, but the name of its brilliant writer remains to this day unknown.

The Tale had a strong impact on the development of modern culture, inspiring scientists, writers, translators, artists and composers. The first to come to mind is, of course, the opera Prince Igor by A. P. Borodin. Approximately one hundred years later, a new musical interpretation appears, in a genre seemingly rather far-removed from epic literature — choreography. The premiиre of B. I. Tishchenko’s ballet Yaroslavna took place on June 30, 1974 at the Leningrad Academic Malyi Theater of Opera and Ballet.

Orchestra

Contents:

M. Bialik. About Boris Tishchenko
Index of Boris Tishchenko’s Works Included in This Exact Collection (with the Numbers of Volumes)
M. Bialik. Yaroslavna

THE FIRST ACT
   INTRODUCTION
   RUSSIAN LAND IS MOANING
   INTESTINE STRIFE
   THE PERISHED ONE
   MOANING AT THE PERISHED ONE
   YAROSLAVNA
   SVYATOSLAV
   IGOR’S GUARD
   JOURNEY PREPARATIONS
   GLORY TO IGOR
   YAROSLAVNA AND IGOR
   JOURNEY STARTS
   ECLIPSE
THE SECOND ACT
   INTRODUCTION
   JOURNEY CONTINUES
   DESOLATE FIELD
   THE FIRST BATTLE WITH POLOVTSIANS
   PLAYING WITH THE POLOVTSIAN GIRLS
   NIGHT BEFORE THE SECOND BATTLE
   NIGHT PREMONITIONS
   POLOVTSIAN CAMP
   IDOL
THE THIRD ACT
   INTRODUCTION
   CALLS
   ARROWS
   THE SECOND BATTLE
   DEATH’S STEPPE
   YAROSLAVNA’S LAMENTATION
   IGOR AT THE POLOVTSIAN CAMP
   IGOR’S ESCAPE
   BOY THE PLOUGHMAN
   RETURN
   CALL
   PRAYER