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Publisher. Info.
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St. Petersburg: Bessel & Co., n.d.
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Misc. Notes
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Pages 394-99 of the complete orchestral score.
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Vocal Scores
⇒ 4 more: Act I • Act II • Act III • Epilogue, contents, and colophon
Editor
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Vasily Zolotarev (1872–1964)
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Language
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Russian
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Publisher. Info.
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Moscow: Muzyka, 1968. Plate 5461.
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Misc. Notes
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Soviet edition (1968) with redacted content.
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⇒ 6 more: Sinodal's Romance (Act 1, Sc.3) • Demon's Romance No.1 (Act 2, Sc.4) • Demon's Romance No.2 (Act 2, Sc.4) • Tamara's Romance (Act 3, Sc.6) • Demon's Romance No.3 (Act 3, Sc.6) • Demon's Romance No.3 (Act 3, Sc.6)
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Russian
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Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
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For Piano solo (Pabst)
- See: Reminiscences de l'opéra 'Le démon' by Paul Pabst
"Danse de femmes" and "Lesghinka"
For 2 Pianos (Chernov)
"Lesghinka"
For Theatre Orchestra (Morena)
Arranger
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Camillo Morena (1867-1940)
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Publisher. Info.
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Berlin: N. Simrock, 1919. Plate 13619.
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"Lesginka"
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Langer)
Balletmusik
For 2 Pianos (Kleinmichel)
Arranger
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Richard Kleinmichel (1846-1901)
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Berlin, Leipzig: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate 1298, 1299.
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For Theatre Orchestra (Weninger)
Arranger
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Leopold Weninger (1879-1940)
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Publisher. Info.
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Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, 1925. Plate A. J. B. 7991.
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"Ballet-music from the opera "Der Demon" "
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General Information
Work Title
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Демон
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Alternative. Title
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Der Dämon. Phantastische Oper
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Name Translations
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Deemon; Demon; El demonio; El dimoni; Il Demone; Le Démon; デーモン (オペラ); Der Dämon; Demonul; Demonen; Demônio (ópera); השד; 惡魔; Démon
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183451088; LCCN: n82227793; GND: 7596275-5
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Composer
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Rubinstein, Anton
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAR 16
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, 7 tableaux, with prologue and epilogue
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- Introduction
- Tableau 1
- Chorus of various spirits
- Monologue of the Demon and duet (with the Angel)
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- Tableau 2
- Chorus of maidens and scene of Tamara
- Tableau 3
- Men's chorus and romance of Prince Sinodal
- Men's chorus ("Nochen'ka...")
- Arioso of Prince Sinodal
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- Entr'acte
- Tableau 4
- Chorus of guests
- Grace-chorus
- Men's dance
- Women's dance
- First romance of the Demon ("Ne plach', ditja")
- Second romance of the Demon ("Na vozdushnom okeane")
- Scene of Gudal and chorus of the guests
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- Tableau 5
- Entr'acte
- Scene and duet (Demon and Angel)
- Tableau 6
- Romance of Tamara ("Noch' tepla") and scene with the Demon
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- Demon and Angel
- Tableau 7
- Apotheosis
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1871
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First Performance.
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1875-01-25 in St. Petersburg Hopfoper
- Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1876 (St. Petersburg)
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Librettist
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Pavel Viskovatov (1842-1905) and Apollon Maykov (1821–1897) after the story by Mikhail Lermontov
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Language
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Russian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2 hours
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Preface by Oliver Fraenzke, July 2016
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Navigation etc.
According to Fraenzke, by the time the work was finished, both librettists had dissociated themselves with the project.