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The music of Russia es rich in its handling of its
abundant folklore, told from generation to genera-
tion. We can imagine the grandparents sitting by
the hearth with their grandchildren. They narrate
great happenings while the Winter wind howls by
the windows. Modeste Moussorgsky, the great com-
poser, was inspired by a tale by Gogol, Nights in the
Farms of Dekanka and wrote a comic opera. The dev-
il appears in two scenes, although he helps a pair
of peasants to marry and be happy. He obtains his
goals disguised as a pigwho seen through a window
causes a riot of fear and makes the heroes content.
Themusic byMoussorgsky is happy and contagious
and arrives at is climax in the famous Interlude A
Night on Bald Mountain which describes a orgy of
witches. When it reaches it most terrible moment a
church bell fromafar dispels all these awful visions.
Moussorgsky did not live to finish the opera. Never-
theless, as was common with his output, others did
it for him. Shebalin put his ideas together and pol-
ished the presentation. The results are worthwhile.
Sorochintsy Fair was finished in 1911.
Another devilish Russian composer was An-
ton Rubinstein. In 1875 he premiered his opera
The Demon in St. Petersburg. The story narrates
de evil of Lucifer and his desire to possess Ta-
mara. He provokes the Tartars in killing her Be-
trothed and later follow her to ca convent where
his kiss kills her. The angels take care of the
infernal one and lead Tamara to a more peace-
ful place, called Heaven. It was the first Russian
opera to reach London in its original form. Ru-
binstein’s opera is melodious and the absurd
happenings on the stage are quite entertaining.
But, although two excellent complete recordings
exist, it is now a relic.
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Giacomo Meyerbeer,
(1791-1864) german
composer whose
french operas
reigned in Paris
during the mis
XVIII century.
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Anton Rubinstein
(1829-1894) russian
composer and
pianist. His opera
The Demon
was popular.
