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Samuel Barber : Medea: Ballet Suite, op.23

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7he score o0 Medea 8as commissioned b! the (itson 9und o0 Columbia niersit! 0or MarthaGraham and 8as 0irst danced b! her and her compan! at the Macmillan 7heater o0 Columbianiersit! in Ma! o0 $%&;. Miss Graham uses the title Cae o0 the eart 0or her ballet, but thecomposer has pre0erred to use the oriinal source o0 the idea as the title 0or the suite 0or 0ullorchestra. 7he score is dedicated to Martha Graham.

6either Miss Graham nor the composer 8ished to use the Medea- traed!. 1s the tension and con0lict bet8een them increases, the! step out o0 theirleendar! roles 0rom lime to time and become the modern man and 8oman, cauht in the netso0 =ealous! and destructie loe? and at the end reassume their m!thical @ualit!. In both thedancin and music, archaic and contemporar! idioms are used. Medea, in her 0inal scene a0terthe denouement, becomes once more the descendant o0 the sun.

Beside Medea and traed!, s!mpathiAin, consolin and interpretin the

actions o0 the ma=or characters.

7he suite 0ollo8s rouhl! the 0orm o0 a Gree> traed!. In the Parados the characters 0irstappear. 7he Choros, l!ric and re0lectie, comments on the action 8hich is to un0old. 7he #ounPrincess appears in a dance o0 0reshness and innocence, 0ollo8ed b! a heroic dance o0 os 1onias, an interlude o0 menace and 0orebodin, 0ollo8s MedeaDs terrible crime, themurder o0 the Princes and her o8n children, announced at the beinnin o0 the 45odus b! aiolent 0an0are o0 trumpets. In this 0inal section the arious themes o0 the chie0 characters o0 the8or> are blended toether? little b! little the music subsides and Medea and


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Moements:$. Parodos2. Choros. Medea and no8 8hat he meant, especiall! in Marin 1lsops crisp but callo8 readin*.

Company

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Philip GlassD Company

1 oice comes to one in the dar>. Imaine.

7o one on his bac> in the dar> a oice tells o0 a past. Fith occasional allusion to a present and

more rarel! to a 0uture as 0or e5ample, #ou 8ill end as !ou no8 are. 1nd in another dar> or inthe same another deisin it all 0or compan!. uic> leae him.


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NSamuel Bec>ett, Company

Philip GlassD Companybean as a score 0or Mabou Mines, the 6e8 #or> theater compan!that counted him as Juno00icialK composer 0or almost three decades. 7he score 8as oraniAedinto a brie0, stand-alone strin @uartet in $%H&, o00iciall! titled String Quartet No. 2. 1s such, itrepresented his return to a enre that sa8 one o0 his er! 0irst JminimalistK 8or>s, the droninJ0irstK Strin uartet o0 $%;;.

Companyopens solemnl! but 8ith reat beaut!, slo8l! buildin up a s8irlin, melanchol!melod! 8eihted 8ith a sense o0 loneliness. 7he 0eelin o0 sorro8 is almost s8eet, a solitudebu00ered b! nostalia, and it establishes a center o0 rait! 0or the rest o0 the short piece, 8hich8ill s8eep the basic 0iure throuh numerous trans0ormations. 7he second moementimmediatel! pic>s up the pace, its churnin urenc! eo>in a cloud o0 hal0-rememberedthouhts 0lutterin 0or attention. It ends abruptl!, leadin into the enimatic third moement O aentle, 0lo8in series o0 repetitions punctured in the middle b! a sudden passae o0 0rustratedintensit!. 7he 0inal moement starts bris>l!, buildin in momentum, surin ahead and thenrecedin, reisitin the melanchol!, the urenc!, and the 0rustrated proress o0 the preiousmoements. 7he end comes too soon, an une5pected 0iAAlin out: Jin the end labour lost and

silence.K7a>en out o0 its Bec>ettian conte5t, Companyis @uite success0ul as an independent @uartet.1 brie0 but memorable 8or>, it sho8s Philip Glass at his l!rical best, con=urin a omanticsense o0 !earnin 8hile aoidin sentimental clichQ. 7he propulsie rh!thms and the 0leet,almost tauntin phrases 8hich 8hirl aboe them brin to mind Bec>ettDs blea> tale? one caneasil! imaine an old man on his dar> bed, hauntin himsel0 8ith hal0-remembered oices. "0course, a conincin arument can be made that all o0 GlassD 8or>s re0lect a Bec>ettianaesthetic O both artists hae been 0re@uentl! labeled minimalists, and both are enamored o0 arepetitie use o0 basic structural components. But 8here another JminimalistK composer li>eMorton 9eldman ma! better capture Bec>ettDs e5istential an5iet!, Glass points to a moreemotional Bec>ett, the author o0 lost souls dreamin in the dar>, hearts nearl! bro>en b! soman! personal traedies and shattered illusions.

Liner notes 0rom the 6onesuch C(,Kronos Quartet erforms hi!ip "!ass

Liner notes written by Mark Swed:

Philip GlassD strin @uartets ma! contain his most intimate music. 7he! are 8or>s throuh8hich a er! public composer, perhaps the most important opera re0ormer o0 our ae and alonstandin collaborator in lare-scale music theater, holds up a mirror to himsel0 and his 8a!o0 composin.

4en GlassD most lo!al listeners ma! be surprised to learn that he has 8ritten eiht @uartetsto date. is 0irst three compositions, he sa!s, 8ere strin @uartets O student 8or>s, no8

discarded. is 0irst numbered @uartet 8as 8ritten in $%;;, in Paris, shortl! a0ter Glass had0inished his studies there 8ith 6adia Boulaner and had been introduced to the music o0 Indiab! ai Shan>ar. It is the culmination o0 GlassD earliest attempts at a hihl! reductie st!le,containin a series o0 short sections comprised o0 tin! repeated moties, and it proed theprecursor to the classic minimalist techni@ue he 8as soon to deelop.

Glass did not return to the strin @uartet medium until $%H3, 8hen he proided incidentalmusic 0or a dramatiAation o0 Samuel Bec>ettDs prose poem, Company. (urin those seenteen!ears, Glass had 0ormed an ensemble and deeloped his motoric, repetitie st!le in a series o0increasinl! elaborate pieces 0or it? he had produced a lare bod! o0 music 0or dance, theaterand 0ilm, and he had 8ritten 0our operas. In the process, he had 0urther enriched his harmonic,rh!thmic, melodic, and structural procedures 8ith each suceedin 8or>....

7he seeds o0 the 9ourth uartet, in its use o0 the 0our strins to create a aledictor!ambiance, can be 0ound in the 0our er! short moements o0 Company, 8ritten oriinall! toaccompan! a $%H& staed ersion b! Mabou Mines, the theater compan! 8ith 8hich Glass had


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lon been associated. Companyis a solilo@u! in 8hich a man, presumedl! at the end o0 his li0e,hears a oice o0 his past and comes to terms 8ith a pro0ound solitude.

It 8as this introspectie nature o0 the solilo@u! that lead Glass to return to the strin @uartet0orm, althouh he intended the score to stand on its o8n as a concert 8or> )String Quartet No.2* as 8ell. In the stain, the music, as elliptical as Bec>ettDs prose, appears at moments o0silences. JFhen I sent Bec>ett the music,K Glass recalls, Jhe said, R"h, er! ood. It 8ill appearin the interstices, as it 8ere.DK Glass sa!s that he doesnDt >no8 8hat Bec>ettDs response to themusic itsel0 8as, or i0 he eer sa8 the production, but that he ae his approal.

Liner notes 0rom the 6onesuch C(,Kronos Quartet

Program notes written by Gregory Sandow:

Philip Glass, b! contrast, 8rites nothin dissonant. Companyseems not so much modern asneo-romantic? its drenchin melanchol! ma>es it a prime e5ample o0 his current, o0ten oertl!emotional st!le. But his compositional method is still e5traordinaril! pure. 7he piece consists o0

trans0ormations o0 a sinle phrase? the trans0ormations bein riht at the start. Fe hear er!little O and in the 0irst and last moements none at all O o0 the rhetoric 8eDd e5pect in lessminimal music: introductions, sa!, or transitions, or the stretches o0 comparatie rela5ation thatin a riorous older 0orm li>e a 0uue 8ould be called Jepisodes.K 7he 0our moements o0 thispiece bean as incidental music 0or a $%H3 sic production o0 Samuel Bec>ettDs pla! sicCompany)hence the title o0 the piece* b! the 6e8 #or> e5perimental theater roup MabouMines. 1s a uni0ied composition the! 0it toether remar>abl! 8ell, and almost in traditional8a!s: the third moement, 0or instance, 0unctions =ust as a slo8 moement miht in Mahler orBeethoen, and the 0ourth is not hard to hear as a 0inale.

C( In0ormation

Compan! has had a some8hat unusual recordin histor!. 9irst recorded b! ronos uartet,it occurs in their catalo no less than three times: 0irst on their JdebutK C(,Kronos Quartet,then on their mani0icent all-Glass C(,Kronos Quartet erforms hi!ip "!ass, and 0inall! inthe ronos uartet bo5 set: 2# $ears. )6ot pictured aboe.* Gidon remer has recorded ane5panded ersion o0 Company0or strin orchestra, 0ound on his C( Si!encio, 8here it isaccompanied b! 8or>s b! 1ro Prt and ladimir Mart!no.

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9rom the music o0 the opera, odVl! e5tracted the orchestralHry &nos Suite, one o0 the mostpopular pieces in the classical repertoire. 7his notabl! includes the cimbalom,a traditionalunarian ariant o0 the hammer dulcimer.
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Both the suite and the opera bein 8ith a musical sneeAe, best e5plained in odVl!s o8n8ords: 1ccordin to unarian superstition, i0 a statement is 0ollo8ed b! a sneeAe o0 one o0the hearers, it is rearded as con0irmation o0 its truth. 7he Suite beins 8ith a sneeAe o0 this>ind\ "ne o0 Vr!s roup o0 0aith0ul listeners ] sneeAes at the 8ildest assertions o0 the oldtale-spinner. $

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slo8er but =ust as e5citin. (espite man! repeats, this moement leaes the listener 8antin tohear more\

9inall!, 8e 8itness the4ntrance of the 4mperor and His Court. Beinnin 8ith a march similarto that at the start o0 theatt!e, this @uic>-moin 0inale hints at themes used earlier - mostnoticeabl! the 0inal bells sini0!in the cloc>s in ienna stri>in once aain.

#ou ma! 8onder 8h! I describe the suite as bein e5citin. 7hat 8as the impression it madethe 0irst time I heard it, and one that has remained a0ter man! repeat listenins. It 8ould be anaccessible introduction to t8entieth centur! music, and is a 0ine e5ample o0 ho8 music o0 thisperiod - or JclassicalK music o0 an! ae 0or that matter - can be 0un.

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hide $ Suite 0rom Lieutenant i=Q 2 Moements 3 Premiere

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' Parallel characters H 45ternal lin>s0edit1 Suite fromLieutenant Kij

Serei Pro>o0iecomposed music to the 0ilm6ieutenant Ki78in $%33. Pro>o0ie compiled asuite 0rom the 0ilm music, in 8hich 0orm it has 0ound the most popularit!. 7he suite e5ists int8o ersions, one usin a oice and the other usin a sa5ophone.7he music has also been usedas the score 0or a ballet b! theBolshoi Balletcompan!. 7he troi>a is perhaps the best >no8n

moement, 0re@uentl! used in 0ilms and documentaries0or Christmasscenes and scenesinolin sno8.7he motie 0or the suite 8as also used in the son3 e!ieve 3n 9atherChristmasb! the enlish pop roup 4merson, La>e and Palmer.0edit1 Mo+ements

7he suite, in 0ie moements and lastin 2/O2E minutes, broadl! 0ollo8s the plot:$. i=Qs Birth: 4mperor Paul, listenin to a report, mishears a phrase and concludes that a

lieutenant e5ists. e demands that i=Q be promoted to his elite uard. It is an o00enceto contradict the 7sar, so the palace administrators must inent someone o0 that name.

2. omance. 7he 0ictional lieutenant 0alls in loe. 7he double basshas an appropriatel!hostl! @ualit!.

3. i=Qs Feddin. Since the 7sar pre0ers his heroic soldiers to be married, the

administrators concoct a 0a>e 8eddin. 7he od>athat the 7sar approes 0or this eentis er! real.&. 7roi>a .7he 0air!-tale@ualit! o0 the stor! is illustrated b! a three-horse open sleih.E. i=Qs Burial. 7he administrators 0inall! rid themseles o0 the non-e5istent lieutenant b!

sa!in he has died. 7he 7sar e5presses his sadness, and the ciil serants heae a siho0 relie0.

0edit1 Premiere

$%3',Paris)hence the 9rench spellin o0 i=Q*0edit1 2nstrumentation

Baritone oice20lutes,piccolo, 2oboes, 2 clarinets,tenor sa5ophone)sometimes per0ormed on bassoon*, 2bassoons, &horns, 2 trumpets,cornet,3 trombones,tuba, 3 percussionists )c!mbals,littlebells,

trianle,bass drum,snare drum, tambourine*,harp,pianoor celeste, and strins.0edit1 3e"ordings

Chicao S!mphon! "rchestra, conducted b! 9ritA einer. Berlin Philharmonic "rchestra, conducted b!Sei=i "Aa8a. 7he 6etherlands adio Philharmonic "rchestra, conducted b! 1ntal (orVti.

0edit1 4ses in ot*er media

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7he $%EHBritish moie*he Horse's Mouth, directed b! onald 6eame0rom the noelb! .

7he suite is used in the $%'E Food! 1llen0ilm6ove and Death. 7he melod! 0orKi78's :eddingis used in the $%HH 0ilm Crossing De!ancey.

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Part o0 the Feddin moement is used in the $%%$ moieDoc Ho!!y=ooddirected b!Michael Caton-er at thepropaanda-producin Ministr! o0 7ruth, creates a

0ictitious hero Comrade "il!, a man dedicated to "ceania)the noels totalitarian reime*8ho dies in the line o0 dut!.Poul 1ndersons $%E3 noelette Sam Ha!!0eatures a disruntled bureaucrat 8ho creates 0a>erecords about a rebel named Sam all )a0ter the son* 8ho 0ihts aainst the totalitarianoernment.Lieutenant i=Q is parodied in the 0irst season episode o0MB+BSBH, 7uttle, also in the 8arhero Schumann 0rom :ag the Dog)$%%'*, and obli@uel! in thera,i!)$%HE* [email protected] her noel,4c!ipse of the Century)$%%%*, presents a deserter 0rom the ussian arm!8ho renames himsel0 Lieutenant i=Q, as a sin that he no loner e5ists.In the eihth season episode o0 Seinfe!d,*he Susie)episode j$&%*, 4laine Benesinadertentl!creates an alter eo named Susie, 8hom co-8or>ers beliee is actuall! real. 7o aoid con0lict,

4laine and the 0ictional Susie attend a con0lict resolution meetin 8ith the compan! president.ltimatel!, 4laine rids hersel0 o0 the non-e5istent Susie b! sa!in she has committed suicide?alare number o0 uests attend Susies 0uneral.7he plot line o0 the 0ull lenth musical comed! i=e\, subtitled a Magica! Musica! 9airy *a!e,reoles around an imainar! hero o0 that name in the m!thical >indom o0 FuA. 7he pla! 8asselected as Carneie Mellon niersit!s annual Sprin Musical and premiered in 1pril $%H/ inPittsburh, Penns!lania. 1uthor Scott McGreor reported that the plot came to him in a 0eerridden dream state. 1s he slid in and out o0 consciousness listenin to a recordin o0 Pro>o0ies"rchestral Suite his mind combined a brie0 description 0rom the record =ac>et 8ith imaesderied 0rom some :i,ard of 3dcomic strips b! ness ebbed. L!rics, 8ritten b! 1rthur 7. Ben=amin,and Music, composed b! 1rthur (arrell 7urner, 8ere added later, enablin the pla! to 8in the$%H/ contest.

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7he reat ussian 0ilm director Serei 4isenstein mareled at Pro>o0ies enius 0or 0ilm music.In the eenin he 8ould 8atch a series o0 edited ta>es a 0e8 times, note do8n the number o0
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seconds that certain eents lasted, then o o00 to his studio and return the ne5t da! at noon 8iththe score o0 that scene per0ectl! attuned to the screen action. 7o 4isenstein, Pro>o0ie 8ascapturin the inner rh!thm o0 the 0ilm in his music. Indeed, 4isensteins+!ander Nevs5yis oneo0 those er! rare occasions 8hen a reat 0ilm is accompanied b! a superb score.

But Pro>o0ie had 8ritten 0ilm music be0ore meetin 4isenstein. is 0irst pro=ect on returnin toussia in$%%3, a0ter !ears o0 sel0-imposed e5ile in the Fest, 8as the score to 6ieutenant Ki7e, asatiric comed! set in the court o0 CAar Paul I. In the 0ilm the cAar misreads the report o0 one o0his aides and creates a non-e5istent name out o0 the s!llable 5i, 8hich ended the aides name,and a ussian e5pletie7i. 7he aide 8as a0raid to correct an imperial error, so Lt. i=e had toe5ist. Fith a little conniance 0rom the courtiers, i=e assumed a paper e5istence 8hich >epteer!one hoppin to preent the cAar 0rom learnin the truth.

10ter completin the music 0or the 0ilm, Pro>o0ie arraned the popular suite in $%3&. Li>e themusic 0or+!ander Nevs5yit is substantiall! re8ritten to stand on its o8n 8hile tracin some o0the central incidents o0 the 0ilm - in this case the histor! o0 the 0ictitious hero: his birth, hisromantic ardor 8hen in loe, his marriae )combinin brie0 pomp 8ith unbuttoned 0estiit! in

the taern*, a ride in a troi>a, or carriae dra8n b! three horses, to the tune o0 a taern son, andthe death o0 our hero. 7his is in no 8a! mourn0ul? on the contrar!, once i=e dies, all thoseinoled in maintainin the deception can at last breathe a sih o0 relie0.

Proram note b! Steent Ledbetter

7elarc )C(-H/$&3*: Los 1neles Philharmonic "rchestra, 1ndre Prein

Prokofie+ 6!768679/ 8 Suite: ;Lieutenant (i,-o0ie tried blushin a pale shade o0 pin>.Fhen thins ot too hot he 0led to 1merica, oin east ialadiosto> to aoid the haAards o0 8ar-torn 4urope. 9or !earsa0ter the 8ar, he dri0ted bet8een 1merica and 4urope,apparentl! ba00led that his punent music should attractan!thin other than uniersal admiration. #ou could sa! thatPro>o0ie han>ered a0ter a @uiet li0e, eer see>in the ideale5istence o0 a creatie artist in harmon! 8ith an appreciatiepublic. "n isits to his homeland he 0ound himsel0 0kted: all hisheartDs desires combined into a carrot made all the =uicier b!

the o00er o0 a Mosco8 apartment and a car. o8eer, once hehad 0inalised his return to ussia )$%3;*, the iron door o0 theSS slammed shut behind him. 7he carrot anished, the stic>appeared: Pro>o0ie, the home-ro8n con@ueror o0 the 8ildFest, 8as no8 re@uired to con0orm.

4en i0 he didnDt >no8 ho8 seere the strictures reall! 8ere, hemust hae had some in>lin because he had 8or>ed in ussiadurin his transition 0rom the Fest. 7o one alread! steeped intheatrical music, the bureonin 0ilm industr! must haeseemed a God-send. In the JrealismK o0 a 0ilm !our musiccould hardl! be accused o0 J0ormalismK. #ou could,

comparatiel!, et a8a! 8ith murder - especiall! 8ith a CAar-slain scenario. So, 8as it simple coincidence that his 0irst


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JSoietK 8or> )$%33* 8as the score 0or the 0ilm 6ieutenantKi78

7he concert suite broadl! 0ollo8s the plot, a loop! ariation on*he 4mperors Ne= C!othes:

6. (i,e=s >irt*: eadin a report, the CAar mista>esJparootchi>i =eK )Jthe lieutenants, ho8eerK* 0or JParootchi>i=QK. CAar-contradiction bein a capital o00ence, his ro!alinterest must per0orce be satis0ied. Panic-stric>en, 1dmin. mustinent a Jpaper lieutenantK . . .

?. 3oman"e. . . and ma>e it conincin, b! iin the hostromanticised substance. 7heir di00iculties are neatl!encapsulated b! a double-bass, crea>in and roanin its 8a!throuh a tune that a cello could eat 0or brea>0ast\

. (i,e=s @edding: 7he CAar li>es his heroic lieutenants to be8holesome 0amil! men, so a J8eddinK must be arraned. i=Qma! be merel! paper, but the od>a is all too real\

. )roika: 1 0estie 0rolic on a three-horse open sleih, orma!be at some deeper, more meanin0ul leel a subtle s!mbolo0 the madcap paper =uernaut, or =ust Pro>o0ie sho8in o00 -con=urin sleihbells b! sleiht o0 hand

9. (i,e=s >urial: 7he aides, rapidl! runnin out o0 steam,brilliantl! resole their problem: the CAar is naturall! saddened

to learn o0 i=es untimel! death. 10ter the euloies, sihs o0relie0 all round, and bliss0ull! dull normalit! is restored. "0course, an! similarit! bet8een the CAar and the Soiet isentire!ycoincidental.

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A Big*t on t*e >ald Mountainusuall! re0ers to one o0 t8o compositionsNeither a seldomper0ormed earl! )$H;'* musical picture b!Modest Mussors>!, St. &ohn's Night on the areMountain)ussian: DEFHEF HI F KHN HQ,3vanova noch' na !Fsoy gore*, or a later)$HH;* and er! popular 0antas! 0or orchestrab!6i>ola! ims>!-orsa>o,+ Night on theare Mountain)ussian:RHI F KHN HQ,Noch' na !Fsoy gore*, based almost entirel! onMussors>!s themes.Inspired b! ussian literar! 8or>s and leend, Mussors>! made a 8itchessabbaththe themeo0 the oriinal tone poem,completed on !-orsa>os musical picture Sad5o)also composed in $H;'* sharethe distinction o0 bein the 0irst tone poems b! ussian composers.$

1s 8ith so much o0 Mussors>!s music, the 8or> had a tortuous compositional histor! and 8asarraned a0ter his death in $HH$ b! his 0riend and 0ello8 member o0 the 7he Miht! and0ulims>!-orsa>o. It 8as neer per0ormed in an! 0orm durin Mussors>!s li0etime. 27heims>!-orsa>o edition premiered in $HH;, and has become a concert 0aorite.Note on the tit!e: 7he ussian 8ord q )lsa!a* literall! means bald, but is used in thiscase 0iuratiel! 0or a mountain supposedl! barren o0 trees. 7here0ore, man! e5perts o00iciall!title the piece+ Night on the are Mountain, een i0 the! commonl! re0er to it asNight on a!d

Mountain.$ontentshide

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6i>ola! Gool)$H/%O$HE2*

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Mil! Bala>ire)$H3'O$%$/*

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1 sheet o0 paper apparentl! 0ound amon Mussors>!s manuscripts contains the 0ollo8instatement: Proram o0 the opera St. &ohn's Night, in three acts, a0ter the tale b! Gool, 8rittenb! P. Bobor!>in, in the presence and 8ith the help o0 Modest Mussors>!, 4uen Mussors>!,and asili!. Fitness to the proceedins: Mil! Bala>ire. &7his curious 0rament, dated(ecember 2E, $HEH, has been interpreted as an indication o0 Mussors>!s intention o0 8ritinan opera on the sub=ect o0 Gools short stor! St. &ohn's 4ve)ussian:IJI LLOLI PL

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Di5an5acollection, but does not, as is o0ten claimed, 0eature a 8itches sabbath. 1lthouhMussors>! ma! hae composed thematic s>etches 0or this pro=ect, his plans 8ere notmentioned aain.E

Opera Pro,e"t: )*e @it"* 6!/

7he theme o0 a 8itchessabbath, the central theme in all subse@uentNight on a!d Mountainpro=ects, appears to hae been deried 0rom the none5tant pla! *he :itch)ussian:IUW,Ved'ma, :itch* b! Baron Geor! Menden, a militar! 0riend o0 the composer. In $H;/Mussors>! in0ormed Bala>ire that he had been commissioned to 8rite one act o0 an opera onthis sub=ect.;o8eer, as 8ith the preious pro=ect, it is un>no8n 8hether an! materials 8erecomposed, and i0 so, 8hether the! 8ere trans0erred to subse@uent pro=ects.@ork for piano and or"*estra early 6!s/

ims>!-orsa>o declares in his memoirs )Chronic!e of My Musica! 6ife* that in the earl!$H;/s Mussors>! had 8ritten a ersion o0 theNight on a!d Mountainmusic 0or piano andorchestra, under the in0luence o0LisAts*otentan,. o8eer, it is belieed that Mussors>! didnot hear LisAts 8or> until $H;;, b! 8hich time he 8as plannin the orchestral tone poem St.&ohn's Night on the are Mountain)see belo8*. 6o trace o0 a 8or> 0or piano and orchestra hassuried outside ims>!-orsa>os recollections, so it is assumed that the score 8as lost, or,

more li>el!, that it had neer e5isted.)one Poem: St. Jo*n=s Big*t on t*e >are Mountain 6!T/In $H;; Mussors>! 8rote to Bala>ire e5pressin a desire to discuss his plans 0or *he :itches,his in0ormal name 0or hisNight on a!d Mountainmusic.'In earl! eepin 8ithhistoric truth and ussian 0ol> traditionNother8ise it 8ould not be ood enouh. I 8rote it@uic>l!, straiht a8a! in 0ull score 8ithout preliminar! rouh dra0ts, in t8ele da!s. It seethed8ithin me, and I 8or>ed da! and niht, hardl! >no8in 8hat 8as happenin 8ithin me. 1ndno8 I see in m! 8ic>ed pran> an independent ussian product, 0ree 0rom German pro0undit!

and routine, and, li>e m! Savishna, ro8n on our countr!s soil and nurtured on ussianbread.H

e also statedN8ronl!, as it turned outNthat he 8ould neer re-model it: 8ith 8hateershortcomins, it is born? and 8ith them it must lie i0 it is to lie at all. ain 0inall!completed the 8or>, Mussors>! 8as crushed 8hen his mentor Mil! Bala>ire8as saael!critical o0 it. 7he score o0 this 0irst ersion 8as put aside, and did not appear in print until $%;H.4nfinis*ed Opera:Mlada6!T?/

7he 0irst re-modellin o0 the 8or> too> place in $H'2, 8hen Mussors>! reised and recast it0or chorusandorchestraas part o0 1ct III that he 8as assined to contribute to the collaboratieopera-balletM!ada. In this ne8 ersion the music 8as to 0orm the basis o0 theNight on Mt.*rig!av)ussian:XYJ L ZYI [\ZT,Noch' na gore *rig!av* scene. Mussors>! re0erred tothis piece under the title "!orification of Chorno-ogin a list o0 his compositions ien to

Staso.%M!ada8as a pro=ect doomed to 0ailure, ho8eer, and this second ersion lanuishedalon 8ith the 0irst.4nfinis*ed Opera:)*e 5air at Soro"*yntsi6!!/

7he 8or>s third ersion, theDream Vision of the easant 6ad)ussian: ]YLLYI \UIL\IY^, Sonnoye videniye paro-5a*, came into e5istence eiht !ears later 8hen the composerreied and reised the second ersion )seeNight on Mount *rig!avaboe* to 0unction as adream intermeAAo in his opera *he 9air at Sorochyntsi)$H'&OH/*, a 8or> 8hich 8as stillincomplete at the time o0 his death in $HH$. Mussors>! oriinall! chose the end o0 1ct I o0 theopera as the location 0or his choral intermeAAo. It is no8 enerall! per0ormed in the Shebalinersion )$%3/* o0 the opera, 8here it is more loicall! relocated to 1ct III, =ust a0ter the peasantlads dum>a. 7he theme o0 the dum>a also seres as one o0 the main themes o0 the ne8 @uietendin in this ersion )8hich also 0inds its 8a! into the ims>!-orsa>o edition*, thus0ormin a musical 0rame to the intermeAAo.0edit1 Performan"e *istory
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Mussors>!s oriinal tone poem St. &ohn's Night on the are Mountain)$H;'* 8as notper0ormed until the 2/th centur!. Gerald 1braham ma>es the claim that this ersion8as per0ormed b!6i>olai Mal>oon 3 9ebruar!, $%32, apparentl! in 4nland.$/Calocoressi ies the !ear as $%33.$$1ccordin to the Groe (ictionar! o0 Musicthisersion premiered in Mosco8 in $%;H. 7his 8as presumabl! in ir>ors edition )seebelo8*.

7he score o0 "!orification of Chorno-og)$H'2* 0romM!adahas not suried and thepiece 8as neer per0ormed.

7heDream Vision of the easant 6ad)$HH/* 8as 0irst per0ormed as part o0 Shebalinsper0ormin edition o0*he 9air at Sorochyntsi,8hich premiered in $%3$ in Leninrad,at the Mal! 7heater, conducted b! Samuil Samosud.

ims>!-orsa>os edition o0+ Night on the are Mountain)$HH;* receied itspremiere on $E "ctober, $HH;, in St. Petersbur, at onono all. It 8as per0ormed b!the orchestra o0 the ussian S!mphon! Concerts conducted b! ims>!-orsa>ohimsel0.

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7he oriinal tone poem St. &ohn's Night on the are Mountain8as composed and

orchestrated b! Mussors>! in $H;'. 1 ne8 edition 8as prepared b! Geori! ir>orand published in $%;H. 7he score o0 "!orification of Chorno-og)$H'2* 0romM!adahas not suried and 8as

neer published. Mussors>!s piano-ocal score o0 theDream Vision of the easant 6ad, intended as an

intermeAAo in the opera *he 9air at Sorochyntsi, 8as 0inished in $HH/. It 8as edited andorchestrated b! issarion Shebalin, and 8as published b! MuAiAin $%3&.

ims>!-orsa>os recomposition o0 Mussors>!s 8or>, titled+ Night on the areMountain, 8as completed in $HH;, and 8as published that !ear b! . Bessel and Co..

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Original )one Poem 6!T/

Strings_iolins, iolas, Cellos, (ouble Basses :ood=inds_$ Piccolo, 2 9lutes, 2 "boes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons rass_& orns, 2 Cornets, 2 7rumpets, 3 7rombones, $ 7uba ercussion_7impani, Bass (rum, Snare (rum, 7rianle, 7ambourine, C!mbals, 7am-

tam3imsky (orsako+ #dition 6!!/

Strings_iolins, iolas, Cellos, (ouble Basses :ood=inds_$ Piccolo, 2 9lutes, 2 "boes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons rass_& orns, 2 7rumpets, 3 7rombones, $ 7uba ercussion_7impani, Bass (rum, C!mbals, 7am-tam, Bell 0ther_arp

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Original )one Poem 6!T/Setting_ussian leendtells o0 a 8itches sabbath ta>in place on St. serice, Blac> mass*&. qvq )Sabbath*

More details and a ariation to this proram ma! be 0ound in a letter 8ritten b! the composer toladimir 6i>ols>!:

So 0ar as m! memor! doesnt deceie me, the 8itches used to ather on this mountain, ossip,pla! tric>s and a8ait their chie0NSatan. "n his arrial the!, i.e. the 8itches, 0ormed a circle
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round the throne on 8hich he sat, in the 0orm o0 a >id, and san his praise. Fhen Satan 8as8or>ed up into a su00icient passion b! the 8itches praises, he ae the command 0or thesabbath, in 8hich he chose 0or himsel0 the 8itches 8ho cauht his 0anc!. OSo this is 8hat Iedone. 1t the head o0 m! score Ie put its content: $. 1ssembl! o0 the 8itches, their tal> andossip? 2. Satans =ourne!? 3. "bscene praises o0 Satan? and &. Sabbath... 7he 0orm and charactero0 the composition are both ussian and oriinal.$2

Glorification of ChornobogfromMlada6!T?/

Mussors>!s score 0or the "!orification of Chorno-ogportion o0M!adahas not suried. 7he0ollo8in scenario is ta>en 0rom ims>!-orsa>os later )$H%/* maic opera-ballet based onthe same libretto.Setting_M!adais set in the %th or $/th centur! cit! o0 etra, in the )0ormerl!* Slaic lands bet8een theBaltic Seacoast and the 4lbe ier.7his 8ould be the land o0 the pre-Christian Polabian Slas,in the reion correspondin to the modern German areas o0 orpommern, Mec>lenbur, orolstein.7heM!adascenario is the onl!Night on a!d Mountainsettin that mentions a Mt. 7rila,8here the supernatural eents o0 1ct III ta>e place. It is reasonable to assume that this Mt.

7rila is not the 0amouspea>in Sloenia, some 'E/ >ilometers distant. It is certainl! not theL!sa ora near ie, as is o0ten mentioned in proram and liner notes. o8eer, thedescription o0 it in the libretto, as possessin a sno8-coered pea>, ores, and laciers, ma>esit di00icult to place it amon the lo8 mountains and hills o0 northeast German!. Incidentall!, thename7rilatri)three* la)heads* happens to be the name o0 an ancient three-headedslaic deit! or a trinit! o0 deities.!ot_o!slaa and her 0ather Mstio!, the Prince o0 etra, hae poisoned Mlada, the betrothed o0#aromir, Prince o01r>ona. o!slaa sells her soul to Morena, an eil oddess, to obtain her aidin ma>in #aromir 0oret Mlada so she ma! hae him to hersel0. In 1ct III, the shade)host* o0Mlada leads #aromir up the slopes o0 Mt. 7rila to a pine 8ood in a ore on top o0 themountain. Mladas shade =oins a atherin o0 the spirits o0 the dead. She e5presses in mimeto

#aromir the 8ish to be reunited 8ith him in the >indom o0 dead souls. e is eaer to =oin her.o8eer, there is a rumblin sound announcin the appearance, apparentl! 0rom underround,o0 the 0ollo8in 0antastic characters:

3ussian )rans"ription Ues"ription

g z Tl!e du>hi 4il spirits

gxy edm Fitches

y_` i>imor 9emale hoboblins

`|_v_ ChornoboChorno)blac>* bo)od*, an in0ernal Slaic deit!, in the 0orm o0a oat

_`g|q Morena 1n in0ernal Slaic deit!

qg ashche! 1n ore0amiliar 0rom ussian 0ol>tales? pla!s a usli

g`wx Cher Form, od o0 0amine

yq Chuma Plaue, od o0 pestilence

_gg 7opelets (ro8ner, od o0 0loods

7he eil spirits sin in a strane demon lanuae. Morena calls on Chornobo to help ma>e#aromir 0orsa>e Mlada. ashche! determines that Morena and Chornobo 8ill be success0ul i0#aromir is seduced b! another. Chornobo commands #aromirs soul to separate 0rom his bod!,and 0or ueen Cleopatra to appear. Instantl! the scene chanes to a hall in 4!pt, 8here theshade o0 Cleopatra attempts to entice #aromirs soul to her side 8ith a seductie dance. She

almost succeeds in doin so 8hen a coc> cro8 announcin the brea> o0 da! causes the entirein0ernal host to anish. #aromir a8a>ens and ponders the m!sterious eents he has 8itnessed.Dream Vision of the easant Ladfrom !he "air at #orochyntsi6!!/
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9or ims>!-orsa>os edition 8e apparentl! return to the Bald Mountain )L!sa ora* in ornear ie.rogram_JSubterranean sounds o0 unearthl! oices. 1ppearance o0 the Spirits o0 (ar>ness, 0ollo8ed b!that o0 Chornobo. Glori0ication o0 Chornobo and celebration o0 the Blac> Mass. FitchesDSabbath. 1t the heiht o0 the or!, the bell o0 the little illae church is heard 0rom a0ar. 7heSpirits o0 (ar>ness are dispersed. (a!brea>.K0edit1 Versions by ot*er *ands

6i>ola! ims>!-orsa>o3imsky (orsako+ edition 6!!/

In the !ears a0ter Mussors>!s death, his 0riends prepared his manuscripts 0or publication andcreated per0ormin editions o0 his un0inished 8or>s to enable them to enter the repertoire. 7hema=orit! o0 the editorial 8or> 8as done b! ims>!-orsa>o,8ho in $HH; produced a heail!redacted edition o0+ Night on the are Mountain0rom theDream Vision of the easant 6adocal scoreand premiered at at the 0irst o0 the ussian S!mphon! Concerts:Fhen I started puttin it in order 8ith the intention o0 creatin a 8or>able concert piece, I too>eer!thin I considered the best and most appropriate out o0 the late composerDs remaininmaterials to ie coherence and 8holeness to this 8or>.

N6i>ola! ims>!-orsa>oe apparentl! did not ma>e use o0 the oriinal tone poem o0 $H;' in ma>in his reision. 7hepublished score o0 his edition states Completed and orchestrated b! 6. ims>!-orsa>o,$HH;. I0 he had the score o0 the $H;' tone poem at hand, he 8ould hae noticed that it 8as bothcompleted and orchestrated. e also did not remember Mussors>!s letter to him announcinthat he had 0inished the 8or> on St. directl! into 0ullorchestral score, a practice unusual 0or him. Mussors>!s manuscript is belieed to hae beenin the >eepin o0 Bala>ire at the time.7he ims>!-orsa>o edition is b! an! standards a hihl! polished and e00ectie score 8hichhas proed brilliantl! success0ul, becomin one o0 the most popular 8or>s in the orchestralliterature.

Leopold Sto>o8s>i.Stokowski arrangement 67/

Millions o0 t8entieth-centur! listeners o8e their initial ac@uaintance 8ith Mussors>!s tone-poem to the use 8ithin Falt (isne!s $%&/ 0ilm9antasiao0 a speciall! produced ersion based
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on the ims>!-orsa>o recomposition in 0orm and content but Mussors>!s oriinal inorchestration, as edited and reised b! Leopold Sto>o8s>i.Sto>o8s>i 8as 0amiliar to somee5tent 8ith Mussors>!s st!le, hain conducted the .S. premiere o0 the oriinal ersion o0oris "odunovin $%2% and subse@uentl! produced a s!mphonic s!nthesis o0oris0or concertpurposes.$ESto>o8s>i 8ent on to produce an een more drastic recomposition o0Night0orconcert per0ormance. 7his ersion 8as shortened 0or use in 9antasmic\Ot*er adaptations

Stern $ombo MeiWen, an e5perimental proressie roc> band 8ith classical tendencies)due to their sheer class more or less e5empted 0rom too strinent censorship b! theauthorities o0 the 0ormer 4ast German!+G(* adapted Mussors>i=s oriinal ersion in$%'' as #ine Ba"*t auf dem ka*len >ergon their 0irst 0ull lenth LP )albumSternCom-o Mei`enpubl. b!+migarecords )HEE E;'* 67TT, also on compilation album >&ahre Stern Com-o Mei`enb!uschfun5)(C( /'$&2* publ. ?*. 7he recordin o0SCMs4ine 6acht au0 dem >ahlen Beroccurred durin a time permeatin their late$%'/s to earl! $%H/s period albums 8hen the band abstained 0rom usin uitarinstrumentation to 0urther challene their compositional enius.

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Isao 7omitas s!nthesised realisation appeared alonside his electronic interpretation o0Strains>!s9ire-ird Suitein $%'E.

Bob in0used rendition o0 the son appears on his $%'& album, "ne. 9ilm composer (oulas Gamle!s score to the $%'2 0ilm+sy!um. 7here is a discoersion aailable on the Saturday Night 9eversoundtrac> entitled

6iht on (isco Mountain. 7he Germanproressie+thrash metalband Me>on (eltaper0ormed the metal ersion

o0 the poem on their albumDances of Death %and other :a!5ing Shado=s)in $%%/, italso appears in its entiret! on their lie album6ive at an 4ci-ition)$%%$* and thecompilation C!assics)$%%3*.

Sto>o8s>is9antasiaersion 8as adapted b! #o>o Shimomura0or use in the ideoameKingdom Hearts, in 8hich Chernaboappears. 1 ersion o0 it also appeared onthe pla!s as the pla!er 0ihts Chernabo 0rom (isne!s moie9antasiaat 4nd o0 theForld.

1n a cappellaersion b! Spiralmouthcan be sometimes heard durin the 4ilocit!racetrac> in the ideo ame Crash 7a 7eam acin.

1nother abbreiated ersion appears in the ideo ame 4arth8orm round music 0or Fhat the ec>\, alternatin 8ith eleator music. 6e8 7rolls 1tomic S!stem released a s!mphonic roc>sinle based on Mussors>!sersion in the earl! $%'/s. It is also 0ound on their sel0-titled album.

o 7he Italian proressie roc>band Buon ecchio Charlie recorded a trac> in$%'$ loosel! based on Mussors>!s piece, called+! uomo che racog!ie icartoni.$

S8edishblac> metalband Mardu>re8or>ed themes 0rom the piece into ri00s 0or theson Glori0ication o0 the Blac> God on the albumHeaven Sha!! urn... :hen :e +re"athered

In 7he FiAard o0 "A, an arraned ersion is pla!ed durin the scene 8here theScarecro8, the 7in Man, and the Lion rescue (oroth! 0rom the Fitchs castle.

7here hae been countless arranements 0or di00erent ensembles b! di00erent arraners.

Some o0 these remain true to the actual piece 8hen others barel! scratch the sur0ace.
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7he 1merican proressie roc> band 9ireballetreleased the albumNight on a!dMountainin $%'E, based on Mussors>!s composition

In the 32nd episode o0 MaAiner Tsome 0amous parts are repeatedl! pla!ed. In BliAAard 4ntertainmentsForld o0 Farcra0t,an abbreiatedNight on a!d Mountain

pla!s durin the Illidan Stormrae encounter, one o0 the hardest boss encounters in theame.

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Grieg=s musi"

See a!so_eer "ynt Suites

Ibsen as>ed4dard Grieto compose incidental music0or the pla!. Grie composed a score

that pla!s appro5imatel! ninet! minutes. 1s Ibsens lon pla! is @uite an underta>in to put onstae, and since Gries incidental music had an ine00able @ualit! that destined it to become anall-time classic, this music started to lead a li0e o0 its o8n: Grie e5tracted t8o suiteso0 0ourpieces each 0rom the incidental music )"pus &; and "pus EE*, 8hich became er! popular asconcert music. "nl! one o0 thesungparts o0 the incidental music ended up in these suites )thelast part o0 2nd suite, So!veig's Song, the solo part no8 pla!ed b! iolin rather than sun, thouhthe ocal ersion is sometimes substituted*. )"riinall!, the second suite had a 0i0th number,*he Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter, but Grie 8ithdre8 it.* Grie himsel0 declaredthat it 8as easier to ma>e music out o0 his o8n head than strictl! 0ollo8in suestions madeb! Ibsen. 9or instance, Ibsen 8anted music that 8ould characteriAe the international 0riends inthe 0ourth act, b! meldin the said national anthems )6or8eian, S8edish,German,9renchand4nlish*. eportedl!, Grie did not hae the riht temperament 0or this tas>.

Later the music o0 these suites, especiall! theMorgenstemning)Mornin Mood* startin the0irst suite,3n the Ha!! of the Mountain King, and the strin lamentbse's Deathreappeared innumerous arranements, soundtrac>s,etc.

Peer Gynt, suites N 1 y N 2 de Edvard Grieg

por Martn LladeMelmano n 88, junio 2004

BYmero de p'ginas:

1? siguiente ZZ

eer Gynt o el en"uentro de dos genios noruegos

4n $H'; 4dard Grie contaba treinta ! tres aZos de edad ! habWa empeAado a despuntar dentrodel Vmbito musical de su paWs con composiciones como el cQlebre Concierto para piano en !amenor ! lasie,as !ricaspara piano. 4n ellas se apreciaba !a una per0ecta 0usiXn entre elespWritu romVntico de autores como Schumann ! el 0ol>lore de su paWs, @ue empeAX a emplear

abiertamente racias a la in0luencia de su amio i>ard 6ordraa>, autor del himno nacionalnorueo. Casualmente, 6ordraa> era primo del dramaturo B=rnst=erne B=rnson, para cu!as
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obras componWa mYsica incidental. 9allecido 6ordraa> repentinamente a los 23 aZos, B=rnsonrecurriX a Grie, cu!o ma!or aal artWstico en ese momento era la admiraciXn @ue habWasuscitado en LisAt, @ue le initX a isitarle en oma. La 0ructW0era colaboraciXn entre el mYsico! el escritor dio como resultado partituras incidentales como la ho! aYn popular Sigurd&orsa!far e incluso pro!ectaron lo @ue pudo haber sido la primera Xpera nacional noruea, 0!af*rygvason/pero esta idea se truncX al entrar en escena, ! nunca me=or dicho, enri> Ibsen.1utor de tWtulos tan uniersales como Casa de muecas/ Hedda "a-!er/ 4! pato sa!va7e o nenemigo de! pue-!o/ Ibsen acababa de escribir alo totalmente di0erente a su tXnica habitual: undrama en cinco actos @ue tomaba como base el 0ol>lore ! la mitoloWa nacional para contar laida de un ambicioso muchacho @ue ie insXlitas aenturas. 4n un principio esta obra estabaconcebida para ser leWda ! no representada, dadas las enormes di0icultades escQnicas @ueplanteaba. Sin embaro, aluien le conenciX de @ue la introducciXn pro0usa de una partiturapermitirWa los traba=osos cambios de decorado entre escena ! escena sin @ue el pYblico acusaselas pausas, ! decidiX recurrir a Grie, produciQndose el memorable encuentro entre la me=orpluma ! el me=or mYsico de 6oruea de todos los tiempos. 4l 0ruto de esta con=unciXn detalentos 0ueeer "ynt ! el propio Ibsen siempre se erWa obliado a admitir @ue parte del Q5ito@ue cosechX la obra se debWa a a@uellos nYmeros musicales, en un principio destinados a rellenar

huecos. Por su parte, Grie, @ue admiraba pro0undamente a Ibsen, temWa no estar a la altura delas circunstancias ! tuo @ue superar numerosas di0icultades hasta lorar una mYsica @ue sea=ustase per0ectamente al te5to.Peer G!nt es un traieso muchacho de aldea @ue sueZa con ser rico ! poderoso, pero en el @uesub!ace tambiQn un alma de artista. Sin embaro sus ecinos no de=an de @ue=arse de sucomportamiento, para disusto de su madre, 1se. Peer acude a una boda, donde conoce aSolei, pero el rechaAo inicial de la muchacha le omnubila ! secuestra a la noia, Inrid, enplena ceremonia, para abandonarla despuQs en unas montaZas. Posteriormente Peer seduce a lahi=a del re! de las montaZas ! los trolls amenaAan con comQrselo si no se casa con ella. 1un@uela perspectia de heredar el reino le atrae, Peer comprende @ue acabarV por conertirse tambiQnen monstruo ! consiue escapar. Posteriormente se encontrarV con la hi=a del re! de lasmontaZas, @ue ha tenido un hi=o monstruoso de la esporVdica uniXn entre ambos. 7ras la muerte

de 1se, Peer ia=a a 0rica donde se conierte en tratante de esclaos ! mercader. 7omado porpro0eta, un =e@ue lo alo=a en su sQ@uito, pero Ql secuestra a la bella 1nitra, @ue 0inalmenteescapa de sus arras, de=Vndole a su suerte en el desierto. Poco despuQs G!nt uele con susri@ueAas a su paWs, pero una tormenta hunde su barco 0rente a las costas ! su rereso se demorarVaYn mVs. Pasados einte aZos es un hombre cansado, @ue se encuentra con un e5traZo persona=e,la Sombra, @ue de aluna manera siempre ha estado presente en sus aenturas. La Sombra lehace er @ue su destino estV en braAos de la mu=er enamorada @ue aYn lo espera, Solei.9inalmente, el aenturero reresa ! encuentra la redenciXn en los braAos de a@uella @ue siemprelo habWa esperado ! lo acuna en sus braAos mientras le canta una nana.1nte el entusiasmo del pYblico, Grie decidiX @ue su mYsica tuiese ida propia en losescenarios ! escribiX dos suites, @ue se encuentran entre las obras mVs populares de la llamadamYsica clVsica. (e una ran belleAa e inspiraciXn, son parte del patrimonio cultural 6orueo !

representan a este paWs tanto como pueden hacerlo los 0iordos o la literatura ibseniana. Sinembaro, como es habitual con las suites, la obra oriinal, superior en todos los aspectos, ha@uedado eclipsada, dada la di0icultad @ue supone e=ecutarla 0uera del Vmbito teatral, ! la ma!orparte del pYblico inora su e5istencia. 4s por ello @ue, seuidamente, analiAaremos ambas suitesteniendo en cuenta la procedencia del material en ellas contenido ! su 0orma oriinal.Suite B[ 6

$% La ma&ana

La pieAa de apertura de la primera de las suites ocupaba en realidad el nYmero $3 en la partiturade la obra de teatro ! hacWa las eces de preludio del I acto. Sin embaro, la celebQrrimamelodWa de la 0lauta !a habWa aparecido en el nYmero anterior, sin desarrollarse, ! conresonancias ciertamente cQlticas. MYsica del amanecer por e5celencia, un solo de 0lauta e5poneel conocido tema, @ue poco despuQs toma el oboe, iniciVndose un delicioso diVloo entre ambos,hasta @ue la cuerda e=ecuta el tema con randiosidad desarrollVndolo por completo. 9inalmente,la trompa lo repite una eA mVs, con suaidad, iniciando un lento declie @ue conclu!e con del


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desanecimiento de las notas en el aire, como si el amanecer se hubiese trocado en mansoatardecer sobre las auas del mar norueo.6a maana es uno de los mVs randes loros de lamYsica descriptia, por cuanto @ue todo o!ente occidental ha sabido siempre identi0icar lo @uerepresentaba inorando su tWtulo o procedencia. 4l empleo de la madera dibu=a en laimainaciXn del o!ente bandadas de pV=aros remontando suaemente el uelo sobre erdesmontaZas, mientras @ue el crescendo or@uestal, tras los tWmidos esboAos de la 0lauta ! el oboe,parecen corresponderse a la imaen ma=estuosa del sol emeriendo ro=iAo en el horiAonte. Sinembaro, hubo alo en lo @ue puede decirse @ue 0allX Grie, puesto @ue la acciXn se sitYa en el6orte de 0rica, donde Peer G!nt se ha asentado tras la muerte de su madre, conirtiQndose enun prXspero comerciante ! tra0icante de esclaos? ! ciertamente, su mYsica no puede sonar mVsa escandinao.'% Muerte de (se

4n el acto III del drama 0allece 1se, la cariZosa madre del protaonista, @ue siempre le hareprochado sus traesuras. Grie escribiX entonces un nYmero de un dramatismo e5tremo, en1ndante doloroso, con0iado por entero a la cuerda con sordina. 1 pesar de lo desarrador dela pieAa, sorprendentemente tambiQn transmite una enorme serenidad, @ue se e5plica por elcontenido de la escena @ue la inspirX: en ella Peer sostiene con su madre moribunda un

e5traaante diVloo, en el @ue le=os de mostrar tristeAa aluna, la conence del buenrecibimiento @ue tendrV en el cielo, mientras @ue la anciana se muestra preocupada por laslocuras @ue cometa su hi=o cuando ella !a no estQ. 1caso consciente de @ue en seme=anteconte5to la mYsica pasarWa un tanto desapercibida, Grie hiAo @ue sonase tambiQn preiamente,como preludio al acto III. 4n laMuerte de +se @ueda per0ilada per0ectamente la tWpica eleWaescandinaa para or@uesta de cuerda @ue tantos compositores de esa cultura, empeAando porSibelius, cultiarVn sin descanso posteriormente. La desolaciXn @u

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