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The Ballets of Alexander Glazunov: Scènes de Ballet, Raymonda and Les Saisons The Ballets of Alexander Glazunov: Scènes de Ballet, Raymonda and Les Saisons Edited and Introduced by Robert Ignatius Letellier The Ballets of Alexander Glazunov: Scènes de Ballet, Raymonda and Les Saisons, Edited and Introduced by Robert Ignatius Letellier This book first published 2012 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2012 by Edited and Introduced by Robert Ignatius Letellier and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, n any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4011-4, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4011-8 Alexander Glazunov. Portrait by Ilya Repin (1887) TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.................................................................................................................xi SCÈNES DE BALLET...................................................................................................1 1. Introduction (Préambule)..........................................................................................2 2. Marionnettes...........................................................................................................12 3. Mazurka..................................................................................................................20 4. Scherzo (Scherzino)................................................................................................32 5. Pas d’action.............................................................................................................38 6. Danse orientale........................................................................................................43 7. Valse.......................................................................................................................50 8. Polonaise.................................................................................................................60 RAYMONDA...............................................................................................................73 Act 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................76 Premier Tableau..........................................................................................................78 Scène 1........................................................................................................................78 La traditrice.................................................................................................................82 Scène 2........................................................................................................................84 Reprise de la danse......................................................................................................85 Scène mimique............................................................................................................86 Le récit de la Comtesse...............................................................................................87 La danse......................................................................................................................89 Scène 3........................................................................................................................90 Scène 4........................................................................................................................91 Scène 5........................................................................................................................93 Scène 6........................................................................................................................95 Grande valse................................................................................................................97 Pizzicato....................................................................................................................102 Reprise de la valse....................................................................................................103 Scène mimique..........................................................................................................105 Prélude......................................................................................................................109 La Romanesca...........................................................................................................109 Prélude et variation...................................................................................................111 Scène mimique..........................................................................................................113 Scène 7: Apparition de la Dame blanche..................................................................115 Deuxième Tableau....................................................................................................118 Entr’acte....................................................................................................................118 Scène 8......................................................................................................................121 Troisième Tableau....................................................................................................123 Grand Adagio............................................................................................................125 Valse fantastique.......................................................................................................129 viii The Ballets of Alexander Glazunov Variation 1................................................................................................................134 Variation 2................................................................................................................135 Variation 3................................................................................................................136 Coda..........................................................................................................................138 Scène 9......................................................................................................................143 Scène mimique..........................................................................................................143 Scène 10....................................................................................................................146 Ronde des follets et des farfadets..............................................................................146 Scène 11....................................................................................................................150 Scène 12....................................................................................................................151 Act 2 Entr’acte....................................................................................................................153 Scène 1: Marche........................................................................................................156 Scène 2: Entrée d'Abdérâme.....................................................................................159 Scène 3: Grand pas d'action, Grand Adagio.............................................................151 Variation 1................................................................................................................165 Variation 2................................................................................................................167 Variation 3................................................................................................................169 Variation 4................................................................................................................170 Grand coda................................................................................................................172 Scène mimique..........................................................................................................178 Entrée des jongleurs..................................................................................................179 Danse des garçons arabes..........................................................................................181 Entrée des Sarrazins..................................................................................................182 Grand pas Espagnol..................................................................................................184 Danse Orientale.........................................................................................................188 Bacchanale................................................................................................................190 Scène 4......................................................................................................................197 Le combat..................................................................................................................200 Hymne.......................................................................................................................202 Act 3 Entr’acte....................................................................................................................204 Le cortège hongrois...................................................................................................208 Grand pas hongrois...................................................................................................212 Danse des enfants......................................................................................................218 Entrée........................................................................................................................220 Pas classique hongrois..............................................................................................222 Variation 1................................................................................................................225 Variation 2................................................................................................................228 Variation 3................................................................................................................230 Variation 4................................................................................................................231 Coda..........................................................................................................................233 Galop.........................................................................................................................238 Apothéose.................................................................................................................242 Appendix 1 Variation 3b (Raymonda) alternative....................................................244 Appendix 2 Mazurka.................................................................................................246 Appendix 3................................................................................................................253 Scènes de Ballet, Raymonda and Les Saisons ix LES SAISONS............................................................................................................255 L’Hiver. Introduction................................................................................................256 Premier Tableau........................................................................................................259 Variation 1 ‘Le Givre’..............................................................................................261 Variation 2 ‘La Glace’..............................................................................................263 Variation 3 ‘La Grêle’...............................................................................................265 Variation 4 ‘La Neige’..............................................................................................267 Deuxième Tableau. Le Printemps.............................................................................274 Troisième Tableau. L’Été.........................................................................................283 Valse des Bluets et des Pavots..................................................................................286 Barcarolle..................................................................................................................290 Variation...................................................................................................................292 Coda..........................................................................................................................294 Quatrième Tableau. L’Automne...............................................................................303 Entrée des saisons (L'Hiver).....................................................................................306 Le Printemps.............................................................................................................308 L'Été..........................................................................................................................310 Petit Adagio..............................................................................................................312 Morceau supplémentaire Variation (Le satyre)........................................................316 Les Bacchantes..........................................................................................................318 Obscurité...................................................................................................................320 Apothéose.................................................................................................................321

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Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936), the Russian composer, is principally associated with his first ballet Raymonda, the apex of his cooperation with the great choreographer Marius Petipa, then in the last years of his illustrious career. Raymonda is still performed in Russia and intermit
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