"Russkaya Reka". Music for a Theatrical Programme.

Opus 66
1944

Premiere:

17 April 1945

Moscow, Song and Dance Ensemble at the Dzerzhinsky Central Club Script by I. Dobrovolsky, M. Volpin and N. Erdman. Directed by R. Simonov. Choreographer: A. Messerer. Conductor Y. Silantiev. Sets: P. Vilyams
First publication:

1972, "Sovetskii kompozitor" № 2518, "Battle by the Volga" only.
Manuscripts:

Archive of K. Khachaturian; Archive of the Dzerzhinsky Central Club.

"Russkaya Reka". Music for a Theatrical Programme.

Op. 66

Form:

Incidental music for the stage spectacle Russian River, scored for choir
and orchestra:

1. March—Allegretto
2. Choreographic divertissement ‘Football’—Presto
3. Vocal-symphonic picture ‘The Battle of Stalingrad’—Moderate—Allegro
4. Waltz
5. Final Chorus—Moderato

Lyrics of Nos. 3 and 5 by Iosif Dobrovolsky.

Instrumentation:

piccolo, flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (B flat and A), bassoon ~
2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba ~ timpani, side drum, cymbals, bass
drum ~ S.A.T.B. chorus in Nos. 3 and 5 ~ strings.
Composed: 17 December 1944, at Moscow.

Recordings:

- LP—Czech: Supraphon SUL 34030 (‘Soviet Popular Music’, 7" 45 rpm, mono). ‘Football’ only. USSR Radio and Television Orchestra Yuri SILANTIEV. [Khachaturyan and Lyudvikovsky.] P Strakov Studio, Prague 19 May 1958, I 1959.
- CD—Chandos CHAN 9907 (‘Theatre Music’). ‘Football’ arr. V. Samarin. Rustem HAYROUDINOFF (piano). P Potton Hall, Suffolk 7–8 Aug. 2000, I
Apr. 2001.

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