GAVRILIN,V.: Anyuta [Maximova/Vasiliev] (DVD)

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Anyuta

Ballet in two acts

After Chekhov's story “Anna on the Neck”

Music by Valery Gavrilin

Choreography by Vladimir Valsiliev

Ekaternia Maximova (Anyuta)

Vladimir Vasiliev (Anyuta's father)

Gali Abaidulov (Modest Alekseevich)

John Markovsky (Artynov)

Anatoly Gridin (His Highness)

Marat Daukayev (student)

State D. Shostakovich Leningrad Orchestra

Stanislav Gorkovenko, Conductor

1. Opening Credits / Prologue (4:34)

Act I

2. Anyuta and her Family in the Town Square (1:50)

Anyuta is observed by her sweetheart, a poor student, and by Modest Alekseevich, a well-to-do official who will

soon ask for her hand in marriage.

3. Memories of Anyuta as a Child (2:41)

Anyuta’s father recalls happier days, before the death of his wife.

4. Modest Alekseevich at his Office (3:06)

His Highness comes to inspect Modest Alekseevich’s office.

5. Preparations for Anyuta’s Marriage to Modest Alekseevich (1:24)

Anyuta unhappily submits to the fitting of her wedding gown.

6. Anyuta Bids Farewell to her Sweetheart (5:26)

Anyuta runs off to meet the poor student for one last goodbye.

7. Marriage of Anyuta to Modest Alekseevich; Wedding Night (4:26)

Anyuta goes through with the marriage in order to save her family from poverty.

8. Anyuta Adjusts to Married Life; Cheered by a Visit from her Brothers (4:09)

Anyuta’s young siblings enliven her otherwise lonely home life.

9. Modest Alekseevich’s Nightmare (3:51)

Anyuta is unable to sleep; meanwhile, jealous thoughts spark Modest Alekseevich’s imagination.

Act II

10. Anyuta Revels in her New Position in Society (19:20)

At a Christmas Ball, Anyuta wins all hearts. Army officers, Artynov (a rich landowner), and even His Excellency

compete for her attentions. Present also is Anyuta’s father, who takes advantage of the situation by getting drunk.

11. After the Ball, Anyuta Dreams of her Innocent Days (3:34)

Anyuta recalls her love for the student and happy times spent with her parents.

12. Anyuta is Visited by Suitors (5:54)

Modest Alekseevich encourages his wife’s popularity with men of position and influence. He soon reaches the summit of his ambitions when he is awarded the order of St. Anna.*

13. Forgotten by Anyuta, her Father and Brothers are Left to Beg in the Streets (1:34)

In the square, the otherwise contented Anyuta is moved by the sight of her destitute family and her distraught former sweetheart, the student.

*The Order of St. Anna was a Holstein and then Russian order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp in 1735. The motto was “Amantibus Justitiam, Pietatem, Fidem” (“Loving the Truth, Piety, Fidelity”). In 1797, the order was included into the decorations system of Imperial Russia. The title of Chekhov’s “Anna on the Neck” refers both to the order and to the story’s heroine.

Bonus Selection

Scene and Duet of Katerina and Danila from The Stone Flower

Music by Sergei Prokofiev; Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich

Danced by Vladimir Vasiliev & Ekaterina Maximova

Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Alexander Kopilov, conductor

Produced by Literature And Drama Department Of Gosteleradio, 1979