Aleko : For SATBB Soli, Chorus & Orchestra.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Gypsy Chorus -- 3. Old Gypsy's Story -- 4. Scene and Chorus -- 5. Women's Dance -- 6. Men's Dance -- 7. Chorus -- 8. Duettino -- 9. Scene by the Cradle -- 10. Aleko's Cavatina -- 11. Intermezzo -- 12. The Young Gypsy's Romance -- 13. Duet and Finale. Rachmaninov's first one-act opera was written in 1893 while still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. The opera, with a libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko after a play by Alexander Pushkin, was given its premiere in May 1893 at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. Rachmaninov's characteristic writing is already apparent, complete with the colorful orchestration that was a hallmark of his compositional style. This score is a digitally enhanced reprint of the one first issued by Muzgiz (the USSR State Publisher) in the 1950s.

1 study score (236 p.)
ISBN: 1932419667
ISBN13: 9781932419665