In 1797, the first reports appeared about the discovery of a manuscript containing a collection of works, among them The Tale of Igor’s Campaign. It was published three years later. However, in 1812, during the Fire of Moscow, the manuscript was destroyed. Fortunately, a handwritten copy survived along with printed copies of The Tale, a work regarded as the most exemplary monument to ancient Russian literature. By analyzing the content of the story, researchers established the date of its creation as 1187, but the name of its brilliant writer remains to this day unknown.
The Tale had a strong impact on the development of modern culture, inspiring scientists, writers, translators, artists and composers. The first to come to mind is, of course, the opera Prince Igor by A. P. Borodin. Approximately one hundred years later, a new musical interpretation appears, in a genre seemingly rather far-removed from epic literature — choreography. The premiиre of B. I. Tishchenko’s ballet Yaroslavna took place on June 30, 1974 at the Leningrad Academic Malyi Theater of Opera and Ballet.

Orchestra

Contents:

M. Bialik. About Boris Tishchenko
Index of Boris Tishchenko’s Works Included in This Exact Collection (with the Numbers of Volumes)
M. Bialik. Yaroslavna

THE FIRST ACT
INTRODUCTION
RUSSIAN LAND IS MOANING
INTESTINE STRIFE
THE PERISHED ONE
MOANING AT THE PERISHED ONE
YAROSLAVNA
SVYATOSLAV
IGOR’S GUARD
JOURNEY PREPARATIONS
GLORY TO IGOR
YAROSLAVNA AND IGOR
JOURNEY STARTS
ECLIPSE
THE SECOND ACT
INTRODUCTION
JOURNEY CONTINUES
DESOLATE FIELD
THE FIRST BATTLE WITH POLOVTSIANS
PLAYING WITH THE POLOVTSIAN GIRLS
NIGHT BEFORE THE SECOND BATTLE
NIGHT PREMONITIONS
POLOVTSIAN CAMP
IDOL
THE THIRD ACT
INTRODUCTION
CALLS
ARROWS
THE SECOND BATTLE
DEATH’S STEPPE
YAROSLAVNA’S LAMENTATION
IGOR AT THE POLOVTSIAN CAMP
IGOR’S ESCAPE
BOY THE PLOUGHMAN
RETURN
CALL
PRAYER