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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.
Introduction
Gypsy Chorus
Old Gypsy's Story
Scene and Chorus
Women's Dance
Men's Dance
Chorus
Duettino
Scene by the Cradle
Aleko's Cavatina
Intermezzo
The Young Gypsy's Romance
Duet and Finale

Rimsky-Korsakov's second excursion into the symphonic form came early in his career (1869) but underwent two major revisions, in 1875 and 1897. The second version of 1875 was modified in 1903 due to his publisher Bessel's refusal to engrave the new plates required for the final version of 1897. This 1875/1903 revision became the most popular version for many decades, as the final version of 1897 did not appear in print until nearly a decade after the composer's death. This colorful, exotic symphony - later termed a "symphonic suite" by its composer, is easily the best known of the three composed by the great Russian master of orchestral writing . The study score offered here is a digitally-enhanced reprint of the one issued around 1947 by the Soviet State publishing house.
Largo
Allegro
Allegro risoluto alla Marcia
Allegretto vivace
Orchestra
3d1, 2d1, 2, 2 - 4, 2, 3, 1, timp, perc, hp, strs