Russian impressionism: Nikolai Tcherepnin – Ballet "Narcisse et Echo" (Chandos, Flac)

Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873–1945) – a student of Rimsky-Korsakov and teacher of Prokofiev – was a Russian composer and conductor, and the first of his family’s musical dynasty. In the composer’s creative heritage submitted by all music genres, there are works that continue the tradition of the "Mighty Handful" and Tchaikovsky; but there (and most of them) works adjacent to the new artistic trends in XX century, more likely to Impressionism. They are very original and a new word for the Russian music of the era. Ballet "Narcisse et Echo" – very beautiful choreography poem with the colorfull orchestration in the style of Russian Impressionism inspired images of antiquity, the works of Debussy, Ravel, Scriabin, Liadov and traditions school Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1914 Tcherepnin received for this ballet Glinka Prize. In this premiere recording, Rozhdestvensky conjures an appropriately Elysian mood, with a diaphanous string sound, Pan-piping woodwind and delicate percussion and brass. The wordless choral singing, too, is finely expressive and especially effective in the scene where Narcissus’s call is echoed, inevitably, by Echo. If you like impressionism (especially Ravel’s "Daphnis et Chlo�") – this CD for you! Ballet scenario see in booklet

Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945)

Narcisse et Echo, ballet Op. 40 (1911)

01 A Pantheistic Landscape 5:42
02 A Woodland Creature Awakes…He Plays His Flute 6:40
03 Entrance Of The Boeotiens And Their Mistresses 2:21
04 Dance Of The Bacchante 5:15
05 Distant Voices 4:53
06 Danse Of The Narcissus 10:48
07 Echo Is Abandoned 2:55
08 Narcisse Enters, Exhausted 5:33
09 Echo Arrives 4:28
10 Narcissus Is Transformed Into A Flower 4:30

The Hague Chamber Choir
Residentie Orchestra The Hague
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
The Hague, The Netherlands, March 1998

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Flac+booklet, 198mb, Chandos, 53:12

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As a Ravel/Debussy nut, I really appreciate this upload. Thank you, legoru!

And that’s a nice Debussy quote in your sig. 😀

As a Ravel/Debussy nut, I really appreciate this upload. Thank you, legoru!

And that’s a nice Debussy quote in your sig. 😀

Thank you for the warm review, Akashi San!)

Legoru, are you a fan of Scriabin or Feinberg?

And is that Debussy standing on the left in your avatar? I think that’s Stravinsky sitting on the chair?

Of course I love the music of Scriabin (especially third symphony, Poem of Ecstasy, Prometheus, Poem of Fire, sonatas 3,4,5,10, although Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev me yet more interesting.
I’m not a big fan of music Feinberg, I like his third piano concerto. But I like almost all music Medtner!!! 😉

And is that Debussy standing on the left in your avatar? I think that’s Stravinsky sitting on the chair?
Yes, you right!

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Thank you, legoru for this interesting post. I was not familiar with Tcherepnin but I love Russian and French music.

Thank you, legoru for this interesting post. I was not familiar with Tcherepnin but I love Russian and French music.

I also love the more Russian and French music (though Wagner out of competition). Without Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky Debussy and Ravel composed not so well, and without the French would not be Stravinsky).

By the way!
There are classic impressionism – French, there is a world , presented by composers of national schools and formed the basis for the dialogue of cultures. In this case, the national identity stipulated the many , sometimes significant deviations from the French model . Therefore, there impressionism Russian , Italian, Polish , Hungarian, Scandinavian, German, Austrian , Brazilian , American and so forth.

Besides Faure, Debussy, Ravel, and Satie are great names in Impressionism:
Paul Dukas, Ernest Fanelli, Vincent d’Indy, E.Chausson, D�odat de Severac, J.Roger-Ducasse, Florent Schmitt, Charles Koechlin, Albert Roussel, Andr� Caplet, Guy Ropartz, J. Ibert, Gabriel Pierne, Paul le Flem, Philippe Gaubert, Marcel Tournier, Charle Tournemire (France); A. Liadov, I. Stravinsky (early), N. Tcherepnin (Russia); Ernest Bloch (Switzerland); Bela Bartok (early) (Hungary); Karol Szymanowski (Poland); Cyril Scott, Frederick Delius, Arnold Bax, G.Holst, Vaughan Williams (partly) (England); Joseph Marx, Franz Schreker (Austria); Max Reger (partly) (Germany); Manuel de Falla, Joaqu�n Turina (Spain); Ottorino Respighi, Puccini, Casella, Malipiero (partly) (Italy); Joseph Jongen, Arthur Meulemans (Belgia); Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazille); Mikalojus Čiurlionis (Litva); Uuno Klami, Melartin, Aarre Merikanto (Finland); Geirr Tveitt, David Monrad Johansen (Norway); G�sta Nystroem (Sweeden); Charles Griffes, John Alden Carpenter, Charles Martin Loeffler (USA); Lu�s de Freitas Branco (Portugal)

And I like and collected their music too! 🙂

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Thank you so much, Legoru!

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Great share ! Thank you so much.

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Dear Legoru, a big thanks for this one…

ps: i prefer call this kind of music "Symbolist " than "impressionist", because most of the pictural art that inspired debussy and Ravel (and Dukas, Ibert, Koechlin, etc..) came from movement like "symbolism", which is very influenced by antiquity symbols ( Syrinx, the faune, Daphnis et Chlo�) "pr�raphaelism" or "Orientalism" ,most for Ibert and Koechlin (Escales, Les heures persannes) and i ever wonder where is the Impressionism in this music.
You are so right for Korsakov and the other Russians, i think they are the greatest melodist of all times. Mussorgsky whas my very fisrt classic love (Picture of..) and today, so many years after, i still listening to him whith a knew ear every time iput my CD (by Karajan).
thanks again, friend !

I was not familiar with this composer, either. Thank you for the fine introduction!