Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov (1844-1908): Christmas Eve (Opera Suite)
No. 1 – Act I, Tableau I: Christmas Eve in Dykanka
No. 2 – Act III, Tableau VI: The Ethereal Space
1. Ballet of the Stars
a. Mazurka
b. Procession of the Stars
c. Khorovod [Slavic round dance of pagan origin]
d. Czardas and the Rain of Shooting Stars
2. The Diabolical Kolyadka [Ukrainian Christmas carol]
No. 3 – Act III, Tableau VII: Polonaise
No. 4 – Act III, Tableau VIII: Vakula’s Return
1. Daybreak
2. The Procession of Ovsen and Kolyada [the names of two children]
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor