Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture

Composer	Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857), Russian
Full title	Ruslan and Ludmila (Руслан и Людмила)
Excerpt title	Overture
Date	1842, St Petersburg
Score	Click here to download; For purchase (Eulenburg mini score), Sheetmusicplus or Compumusic
Recordings	Listing here
Tempos	Our target: half=80/quarter=160
Source	Based on Pushkin’s poem
Setting	Ukraine, 10th century
Genre	Magic opera
Plot in brief	On the day of her wedding to the Russian knight Ruslan, Lyudmila, daughter of the Grand Prince of Kiev, is kidnapped by the sorcerer Chernomor. Ruslan battles many foes and overcomes many obstacles to rescue her.
Context	Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain international prominence. This was his second and final opera.

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