Poddubny S. Comp. The Russian Season... Ballet music by the Petersburgian composers arranged for piano

Legendary Russian Seasons in Paris of 1909–1914….Once they were conceived by Nikolai Cherepnin (1873–1945) and Serge Dyaghilev (1872–1929), zealous propagandists of the Russian art. And it came true, this project having stopped the show all over the musical and ballet world. Novelty, enthralling ideas in almost every sphere of music - from garish orchestral palette to choreographic embodiment — were making for the birth of new driving trends in composition and theatre staging. Thus the energy of Igor Stravinsky's “Fire Bird” (1910), “Petrushka” (1911), “The Rite of Spring” (1913) was instilled to young Sergei Prokofiev, whose ballet music is forever considered to be the model for every composer. However, that imaginative extremity, harsh national colour, creative aspirations were growing out of the classical music and classical dance. “I study ballet due to music”, — famous Mikhail Fokin (1880–1942) used to say. Generations of choreographers have also been inspiring composers, enriching their implications and researches. The present collection is compiled of the fragments from the ballets by the Petersburgian composers, thus drawing your attention to contemporary art of dance.

CONTENTS:

N. Cherepnin. VARIATIONS. From the ballet “Armide’s Pavilion”
N. Cherepnin. DANCE. From the ballet “Narcissus and Echo”
S. Prokofiev. COMMISSARIES. From the ballet “Steel Bound”
S. Prokofiev. MIMETIC SCENE. From the ballet “On the Dnieper”
G. Portnov. TAVERN DANCE. From the ballet “Daughter of France”
G. Portnov. EXPECTATION. From the ballet “Tygrena and Aye”
A. Dergachyov. TWO FRAGMENTS. From the ballet “Dark Alleys” (after I. Bunin)
S. Poddubny. TWO FRAGMENTS. From the ballet “Thunderstorm”
     1. Starting to the Fair!
     2. Dikoy’s Dance
G. Korchmar. WOE TO FEDORA! Three fragments of the choreographic sketches for two pianos
     1. Sauce-Pans’ Maledictions
     2. Sauscers’ Lamentations
     3. Broom’s Dance