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''The Tale of the Stone Flower'', Op. 118 (), is
''The Tale of the Stone Flower'', Op. 118 (), is Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, ...
's eighth and last ballet, written between 1948 and 1953. It is based on the Russian Ural
Ural may refer to:
*Ural (region), in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural Mountains, in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural (river), in Russia and Kazakhstan
* Ual (tool), a mortar tool used by the Bodo people of India
*Ural Federal District, in Russia
*Ural econ ...
folk tale '' The Stone Flower'' by Pavel Bazhov
Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (russian: Па́вел Петро́вич Бажо́в; 27 January 1879 – 3 December 1950) was a Russian writer and publicist.
Bazhov is best known for his collection of fairy tales '' The Malachite Box'', based on Ura ...
and is also the last of the trilogy of ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Russian ballet
Russian ballet (russian: Русский балет) (french: Ballet russe) is a form of ballet characteristic of or originating from Russia.
Imperial Russian Ballet
Until 1689, ballet in Russia was nonexistent (ballet has its origins in the cour ...
tradition. It was premiered posthumously in 1954, conducted by Yuri Fayer.
Numbers
;Prologue: ::1 The Mistress of the Copper Mountain ::2 Danila and his work ;Act I: :Scene 1 ::3 Danila in search of the flower ::4 Danila meets some fellow villagers ::5 Scene and Duet of Katerina and Danila ::6 Interlude :Scene 2 ::7 Round Dance ::8 Katerina dances with her friends ::9 The Peasant Girls' Dance ::10 Danila's and Katerina's Dance ::11 The unmarried men's dance ::12 Severyan's Dance ::13 Altercation over the malachite vase ::14 Scene of Katerina and Danila ::15 Danila's Meditation :Scene 3 ::16 Danila enticed away by the Mistress of the Copper Mountain ;Act II: :Scene 4 ::17 The Mistress shows Danila the treasures of the earth ::18 Duet of the Mistress and Danila ::19 Scene and Waltz of the Diamonds ::20 Dance of the Russian precious stones ::21 Waltz ::22 Danila's Monologue and the Mistress' Reply ::23 The Mistress shows Danila the stone flower ::24 Severyan and the Workers; The Mistress' Warning :Scene 5 ::25 Scene and Katerina's Dance ::26 Severyan's Arrival ::27 "Where are you, sweet Danila?" ::28 The Appearance of the Mistress; Katerina's Joy :Scene 6 ::29 Ural Rhapsody ::30 Interlude ::31 Russian Dance :Scene 7 ::32 Gypsy Dance ::33 Severyan's Dance ::34 Solo of the Gypsy Girl and Coda ::35 Katerina's Appearance and Severyan's Rage ::36 The Appearance of the Mistress and Scene of Severyan transfixed to the earth ::37 Severyan follows the Mistress ::38 Severyan dies :Scene 8 ::39 Katerina sits by the fire and yearns for Danila ::40 Scene and Dance of Katerina and the skipping of the Fire Spirits ::41 Katerina follows the Fire Spirits ::42 Dialogue of Katerina and the Mistress ::43 Danila turned to stone ::44 The Joy of the reuniting of Katerina and Danila ::45 The Mistress presents gifts to Katerina and Danila ::46 Epilogue
Instrumentation
The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2oboe
The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range.
...
s (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets (1st doubling E-flat clarinet, 2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 french horn
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s, 3 trumpet
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s, 3 trombone
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s, tuba
The tuba (; ) is the lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the ne ...
, timpani
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, percussion
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(triangle
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, castanets, wood blocks, tambourine
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, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam
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, tubular bell
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s, xylophone
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), harp, piano
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, and strings.
Premiere
12 February 1954, Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, conducted by Yuri Fayer. Choreography byYuri Grigorovich
Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographerRaisa Struchkova (Yekaterina), Galina Ulanova (Yekaterina's sister), Aleksey Yermolayev (Severyan), Maya Plisetskaya (Icy Rusalka of the Copper Mountain), (Danila's brother), (one of the good bailiffs), and (Danila) and more.Israel V. Nestyov, trans. Florence Jones, ''Prokofiev'', 1960
''The Tale of the Stone Flower'' at prokofiev.org
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Recordings
Orchestral suites from ''The Tale of the Stone Flower''
As usual, Prokofiev extracted music from the ballet for concert performance.''Wedding Suite'', Op. 126 (1951)
Available recordings:''Gypsy Fantasy'', Op. 127 (1951)
Available recordings:''Urals Rhapsody'', Op. 128 (1951)
There are no available recordings.''The Mistress of the Copper Mountain'', Op. 129
Available recordings:See also
*List of ballets by title
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References
External links
''The Tale of the Stone Flower'' at prokofiev.org
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