{"product_id":"lot-of-2-римский-корсаков-снегурочка-садко-1931-rimsky-korsakov-sadko-aria-lel","title":"Rimsky-Korsakov, N. A. Two vocal editions from the “Cheap Library” series: Lel’s Third Song from “The Snow Maiden” \u0026 Lyubava’s Aria from “Sadko”, 1931. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eЛот из 2-х нотных изданий Н. А. Римского-Корсакова, серия «Дешевая библиотека».\u003cbr\u003eМосква: Государственное музыкальное издательство, 1931.\u003cbr\u003e2 изд.; 8 + 8 с. ; 18,2 × 13 см. Мягкая издательская обложка.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eН. А. Римский-Корсаков — Третья песня Леля из оперы «Снегурочка».\u003cbr\u003eН. А. Римский-Корсаков — Ария Любавы из оперы «Садко».\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eLot of 2 sheet music editions by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov from the “Cheap Library” series.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: State Music Publishing House, 1931.\u003cbr\u003e2 issues; 8 + 8 pp. ; 18,2 × 13 cm. Softcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN. A. Rimsky-Korsakov — Lel’s Third Song from the opera \"The Snow Maiden\".\u003cbr\u003eN. A. Rimsky-Korsakov — Lyubava’s Aria from the opera \"Sadko\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot of two pocket-sized vocal scores from the \"Cheap Library\" (Deshevaya biblioteka) series represents a fascinating chapter in the early Soviet effort to democratize classical music. Published by the State Music Publishing House (Muzgiz) in 1931, these editions brought the operatic masterpieces of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov—the \"The Snow Maiden\" and \"Sadko\"—to a mass audience of students and amateur singers. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the early Stalinist cultural project, including the arrangement of these iconic arias for solo voice and piano, stripped of their lavish orchestral context to suit the modest pianos of Soviet workers' clubs and homes.\u003cbr\u003eThe physical identity of these 1931 editions is defined by their utilitarian yet aesthetically distinct wrappers, which often featured clean, proto-constructivist typography and simple graphic borders characteristic of the transitional period in Soviet book design. \"Lel’s Third Song\" and \"Lyubava’s Aria\" are not merely musical documents; they are artifacts of a social revolution that sought to reclaim the Imperial operatic heritage for the proletariat. Despite their ephemeral nature as mass-produced pamphlets, these eight-page scores have survived as vital primary sources for historians of Soviet music education and performance practice. For bibliophiles and collectors of Soviet ephemera, these imprints capture the exact moment when the fairy-tale worlds of Rimsky-Korsakov were reformatted into the accessible \"cheap library\" of the new socialist state.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963096236074,"sku":"EB-306395770338","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_d5fa284a-5d02-407c-bf4d-c86a5ef4a7a1.jpg?v=1768161000","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/lot-of-2-%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bc%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%80%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b2-%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%b3%d1%83%d1%80%d0%be%d1%87%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%ba%d0%be-1931-rimsky-korsakov-sadko-aria-lel","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}