Prokofiev - Tale of the Stone Flower, Op 118 - Rozhdestvensky

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Sergei Prokofiev
Tale of the Stone Flower, Op 118

Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

1968

[nmgt]

I have this recorded on tape from records when the library had record albums on loan. Like the music

[alexander_engelke]

PROLOGUE:

0:00: 1. THE MISTRESS OF THE COPPER MOUNTAIN
3:31: 2. DANILO AND HIS WORK

ACT 1:

6:03: 3. DANILO IN SEARCH FOR THE FLOWER
8:02: 4. DANILO MEETS HIS FELLOW VILLAGERS
9:50: 5. SCENE AND DUET OF KATERINA AND DANILO
14:35: 6. INTERLUDE
17:26: 7. ROUND DANCE
20:38: 8. KATERINA BIDS FAREWELL TO HER FRIENDS
23:04: 9. THE GIRL'S DANCE
26:02: 10. DANILO'S DANCE
27:15: 11. THE UNMARRIED MEN'S DANCE
28:51: 12. SEVERYAN'S ARRIVAL
31:43: 13. ALTERCATION OVER THE MALACHITE VASE
35:53: 14. SCENE OF KATERINA AND DANILO
38:18: 15. DANILO'S MEDITATION
41:26: 16. DANILO ENTICED AWAY BY THE MISTRESS OF THE MOUNTAIN

ACT 2:

47:16: 17. THE MISTRESS SHOWS DANILO THE TREASURES OF THE EARTH
49:22: 18. DUET OF THE MISTRESS AND DANILO
53:52: 19. SCENE AND WALTZ OF THE DIAMONDS
58:54: 20. DANCE OF THE RUSSIAN PRECIOUS STONES
1:02:34: 21. WALTZ
1:06:14: 22. DANILO'S MONOLOGUE AND THE MISTRESS' REPLY
1:08:13: 23. THE MISTRESS SHOWS DANILO THE STONE FLOWER
1:10:03: 24. SEVERYAN AND THE WORKERS, THE MISTRESS' WARNING
1:13:18: 25. SCENE AND KATERINA'S DANCE
1:16:52: 26. SEVERYAN'S ARRIVAL
1:19:06: 27. "WHERE ARE YOU, SWEET DANILO?"
1:20:07: 28. THE APPEARANCE OF THE MISTRESS, KATERINA'S JOY

ACT 3:

1:22:09: 29. URAL RHAPSODY
1:30:20: 30. INTERLUDE
1:36:47: 31. RUSSIAN DANCE
1:40:48: 32. GYPSY DANCE
1:43:41: 33. SEVERYAN'S DANCE
1:45:25: 34. SOLO OF THE GYPSY GIRL AND CODA
1:48:53: 35. KATERINA'S APPEARANCE AND SEVERYAN'S RAGE
1:51:16: 36. THE APPEARANCE OF THE MISTRESS AND SCENE OF SEVERYAN TRANSFIXED TO THE EARTH
1:52:32: 37. SEVERYAN FOLLOWS THE MISTRESS
1:54:30: 38. SEVERYAN DIES

ACT 4:

1:56:29: 39. KATERINA SITS BY THE FIRE AND YEARNS FOR DANILO
1:57:56: 40. SCENE AND DANCE OF KATERINA AND THE SHIPPING OF THE FIRE-SPIRITS
2:00:49: 41. KATERINA FOLLOWS THE FIRE-SPIRITS
2:02:27: 42. DIALOGUE OF KATERINA AND THE MISTRESS
2:04:41: 43. DANILO TURNED TO STONE
2:08:05: 44. THE JOY OF THE MEETING OF KATERINA AND DANILO
2:12:19: 45. THE MISTRESS PRESENTS GIFTS TO KATERINA AND DANILO
2:15:14: 46. EPILOGUE

[TatTwamAsi]

Got the original double LP. Amazing performance and splendid recording (50 years old!).

This is one of Prokofiev's greatest compositions immensely ignored, wonderful gipsy like swinging music.

[RafikNYphoto_and_film]

Very modern, a sweeping epic. Thank you for posting.

[patchworkgirl]

Grand, somehow sad, sweeping and faintly ominous.

[zinam]

In the Prkfv' death moment on his table was this score....

[Someone-qhld]

the music fits perfectly to the utah park image

[george]

This has more depth, grandeur, tragic and wit and orchestral colour of course than all of Shostakovitch's symphonies together!

[quentinholmes]

As with all his ballets there are extended sections of the score that i find extremely boring. But the moments of genius sprinkled throughout keep me coming back. Kind of the perfect background music.

[Discovery_and_Change]

15:14 | 16:38 | 26:02 | 1:06:13 | 1:11:01

[plonplon]

Hi! Does anybody know if this recording is available on CD?

[ilyamurom]

La photo de la vidéo n'a RIEN à voir la Légende de la fleur de pierre, conte RUSSE, qui se déroule en RUSSIE, pas dans quelque désert outre Atlantique ou autre continent peu civilisé ! 😳 C'est là comme un cheveu sur la soupe.