Tchaikovsky (1891) Iolanta: No. 5 Scene and Ibn-Hakkia's monologue

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Tchaikovsky
(1891)
Iolanta, Op. 69

Libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the Danish play "Kong Renés Datter" (King René's Daughter) by Henrik Hertz, a romanticized account of the life of Yolande de Bar.

Mark Ermler
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre

Iolanta - Tamara Sorokina
René - Evgeny Nesterenko
Vaudemont - Vladimir Atlantov
Ibn-Hakia - Vlasimir Valaitis
Robert - Yuri Mazurok
Almeric - Alexander Arkhipov
Bertrand - Valery Yaroslavtsev
Martha - Nina Grigorieva
Brigitta - Klara Kadinskaya
Laura - Larissa Nikitina

List of Movements:
01 Introduction
Andante quasi Adagio
https://youtu.be/eyOMUWgInts
02 No. 1
Scene
My nestling Iolanta, are you tired?
Andante semplice
Iolanta's Arioso
Why did I not know this longing before?
Larghetto, a tempo molto rubato
https://youtu.be/6X5PJSQvxdk
03 No. 2
Scene
Enough, no need, my dear, to torment my soul in vain!
Adagio con moto
Chorus
It's for you, buttercups, here are the cornflowers
Allegro
https://youtu.be/hzKuepaleFM
04 No. 3
Scene
Brigitta, is that you?
Moderato mosso
Chorus
Sleep, let the angels evoke dreams with their wings
Moderato assai
https://youtu.be/ImjuehPNBF0
05 No. 4
Scene
The call of the horn!
Allegro semplice
King Rene's Arioso
My Lord, if I am a sinner
Andante
https://youtu.be/JQyD0JrHsmU
06 No. 5
Scene
Your face is impassive
Allegro moderato
Ebn-Hakia's Monologue
Two worlds: Carnal and Spiritual
Adagio con moto
https://youtu.be/NIalDeXi1eM
07 No. 6
Scene
Do not rush
Allegro vivo
Robert's Aria
Who can compare with my Matilda?
Allegro vivo
https://youtu.be/nVayvXDgmEE
08 No. 6a
Vaudémont's Romance
No! Enchantment caresses beauty rebellious
Andante quasi Adagio
https://youtu.be/pDSuaOIrjbw
09 No. 7
Scene
But, where are we?
Allegro non troppo
Duet for Iolanta and Vaudémont
Wonderful firstborn of creation
Moderato mosso
https://youtu.be/pq3uTt0QbUs
10 No. 8
Scene
Iolanta! Iolanta! Iolanta!
Allegro vivo—Allegro agitato
https://youtu.be/cQ5l1LpitwU
11 No. 9
Finale
I’m sorry, I lied to you
Allegro non troppo—Moderato assai
https://youtu.be/8aeGLqkaGxg