Raymonda’s plot is based on a chivalric legend, which takes place in Provence in the Middle Ages. The protagonists are Raymonda and her fiancé, the Christian knight Jean de Brienne. During the celebration of the name day of Countess Sybilla de Doris (Raymonda’s aunt) gathered girls and young men are warned to respect the will of the Dame Blanche, the fairy that protects the house of the Doris, who does not appreciate amusements. After the feast, Raymonda has a vision, anticipating the arrival of the Saracen prince Abdérâhman. The day after, Abdérâhman actually arrives at the palace, declares his love to the young woman and tries to kidnap Raymonda. De Brienne rushes in and saves his fiancée, but he is asked to confront his rival on a duel. During the struggle, the Dame Blanche dazzles Abdérâhman, so that De Brienne gets the better of the rival, and is finally united with Raymonda. A great celebration is organized to rejoice for the wedding. Raymonda responds to the aesthetic norms of the XIX century ballet, with a variety of classical dance forms presented in original combinations. The music clearly walks in the footsteps of Tchaikovsky, notably "The Nutcracker" (1892), but also owes something to Mikhail Glinka’s second opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (1842), notably the episode in which Chernomor tries to amuse kidnapped Lyudmila in his castle, recurring to a series of characteristic dances. While being bright and beautiful, Glazunov’s music fits in the tradition of Russian ballet d’action. However, more than on the expression of strong dramaturgical clashes, its dramaturgy is based on the contrast between Western and Eastern intonations, with frequent uses of recurrent themes, and many episodes providing occasion for suites of folkloric dances, with national music intonations: Spanish, Arabian, Saracen and more generally Eastern, but also Hungarian, and several stylized dances such as Romanesca, Madrigal, Galop and valses.
@marcovandenboogaart2505
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One of most beautiful ballets ever His symphonies are great too 🎻👍
@vicb4901
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Slavic and exotic...
@DavidPerez-wd6tx
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Bellísimo ballet 🩰❤,y su música te encandila ,envuelve y transporta a otra dimensión.que perfecta orquestacion de la obra grandiosa de A.glassunov más la magnífica dirección de A.anissimov,gracias mil por tan valiosa publicación Don S. Cánovas.❤❤❤.
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