Ottorino Respighi :: La pentola magica, P.129 (The Magic Pot)


 

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Respighi, Ottorino
1879-1936
(b Bologna, 9 July 1879; d Rome, 18 April 1936). Italian
La pentola magica, P.129 (The Magic Pot) <1920>
boy soprano or soprano
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Voice (wordless) in mvt 2 only.
Ballet based on Russian folk melodies, containing quotations from:
Grechaninov: Berceuse (No.5) from 5 Songs, op.1; Arensky: Basso ostinato (No.5) from 6 pieces for pf, op.5 (also mvt 4 from Suite for orch, op.7, G minor); Pachulski: Prelude (No.1) from 6 Preludes, op.8; Rubinstein: Ballet music (Act II) from The Demon; Rebikov: Moment triste (No.3) from Rêveries d'automne, op.8.
Language: Wordless
1. Prelude (after Grechaninov)
2. Armenian Song
2a. Dance
3. Entry of the Tsar with the Bridegrooms (after
Arensky)
4. Scene of the Tsarevich (after Pachulski)
5. Dance of the Tartar Archers (after Rubinstein)
6. Introduction and Khorovod Dance
7. Cossack Dance
8. Dance of Seduction by the Tsarevna and her Retinue
9. Scene of the Kisses and Arrival of the Tsar
10. Finale (after Rebikov)