To other weekly assignments: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14].
READINGS:
George. St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future.... Chapter 10 "Musical Life" (pp.359-368)
WEB TOPICS:
READINGS:
George. St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future.... "Musical Life"
(pp.359-368) [11pp.]
Editors, Russian Life. "The Incomparable Tchaikovsky." [Xerox]
Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guide]. Music (pp.72-73); Historicism
and Eclecticism (pp.88-89); From the Fontanka to Insurrection Square
(pp.236-241,244);
WEB TOPICS:
Back to the main Petersburg course page.
Back to the Russian at St. Lawrence Page.
last update: 2/28/04
MONDAY - March 1
IN CLASS: PowerPoint presentations on an historical or literary figure
The Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. Home site.
Petersburg Conservatory of Music. Photo from 1900, along with a brief history of the theater. On the "Alexander Palace" site.
The Mariinsky Theatre's Costume Departments for the
Kirov Opera and Ballet. This Page is part of The Costumer's Manifesto by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D [Fun site!]
Mariinsky Theatre. Official web site.
TUESDAY - March 2
IN CLASS: PowerPoint presentations on an historical or literary figure
Graves of Famous Russian Composers in St. Petersburg.
Glinka, Borodin, Musorgskii, Rimskii-Korsakov, Chaikovskii. Photographs by Hilary Teplitz.
Russian Classical Music Links. From Stephany Gould.
Russian Midi Page. Links to some midi files.
*Russian Opera. Information on the composers, plus sound clips from
various operas [you will need "Read Media"]. From "Little Russia" maintained
by Vladimir Pekkel.
*A History of Russian Opera in Performance: The Premiere and Revival
of A Life for the Czar and Boris Godunov. Article by Elaine
Scudder. [Read the section on "A Life for the Czar".]
"Glinka". Portrait from the Russian Art page (Auburn U.)
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka. From "Little Russia" maintained
by Vladimir Pekkel. Picture, text, bib.
Miller's Aria from "Mermaid". Sung by Maxim Mikhailov. Fomr Little Russia site.
Alexander Dargomyzhsky Songs and Romances. A song sample with
Marina Philippova, soprano, and Ivan Mikhailov, piano. (21 sec.)
"A maiden and a youth" ("Yunosha i deva"). Copyright 1995-98 Imagina Productions, Inc.
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky. Text. Bib. From "Little
Russia" maintained by Vladimir Pekkel.
Alexander Borodin. Copyright © 1995-1998 by L.D.
Lampson & Classical Net.
Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin. Text, picture, bib from
the site "Little Russia" maintained by Vladimir Pekkel.
Cesar Antonovich Cui. Information, links. (Not all pictures are there)
Cesar Antonovich Cui. Brief text, bib. from the site
"Little Russia" maintained by Vladimir Pekkel.
Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev. Short text, picture, bib. from
the site "Little Russia" maintained by Vladimir Pekkel.
*A History of Russian Opera in Performance: The Premiere and Revival
of A Life for the Czar and Boris Godunov. Article by Elaine
Scudder. [Read the section on Boris Godunov.]
Marfa's Song from "Khovanschina". Sung by Nadezhda Obukhova. From
the site "Little Russia."
Marfa's Devination from Khovanschina". Sung by Nadezhda Obukhova. From the site "Little Russia."
"Mussorgsky". Portrait by I. Repin.
From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).
Moussorgsky's Historical Operas. Notes by David Osler.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. Picture, text, bib. on the
site "Little Russia" maintained by Vladimir Pekkel.
The Rimsky-Korsakov Home Page. Biography, list of works, links, etc.
Song of the Viking Guest from "Sadko". Sung by Feodor Shaliapin.
On the Little Russia site.
Viking Song from "Sadko". Sung by Mark Reizen. On the Little Russia site.
Song of the Indian Guest from "Sadko". Sung by Ivan Kozlovsky. On the Little Russia site.
Song of the Venetian Guest from "Sadko". Sung by Pavel Lisitsian. On the Little Russia site.
The Rimsky-Korsakov Home Page. Biography, lists of works, comments on the composer, recordings, links to museum, sound clips, other sites, etc.
The Apartment-Museum in St. Petersburg. Rimsky-Korsakov's museum.
The House-Museum of N. Rimsky-Korsakov in Tikhvin.
N. Rimsky-Korsakov Museum-Reserve in Loubensk-Vechasha.
The Creative Legacy of N. Rimsky-Korsakov.
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's life. With pictures.
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. Operas. From OperaGlass.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Introductory page. Copyright
© 1995-1998 by L.D. Lampson & Classical Net.
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. Picture, text,
bib. on the site "Little Russia" maintained by Vladimir
Pekkel.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Artist.
Gremin's Aria from "Eugene Onegin. (Sung by Mark Reizin) Posted on Little Russia site.
Lensky's Aria from "Eugene Onegin". (Sung by Nikolay Gedda) Posted on Little Russia site.
Temple of Tchaikovsky. Biography. Links to other sites.
Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Information to his symphonies,
concerti, list of works, picture gallery.
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. Picture, text, bib. from
the site "Little Russia" maintained by Vladimir Pekkel.
Pyotr Il'ich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Catalogue of Works.
From a page by B. Langston.
THURSDAY - March 4
MIDTERM EXAM
A. MATCHING (sites, people, events/terms/things) with pictures/descriptions
B. ESSAY QUESTION
(
Review sites, people, events (see our course Bb site and the course web pages for weeks 1-6 for pictures); review the Knopf Guide Book, George's St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future.... and your other readings, along with your class notes.)
