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IGOR STRAVINSKY
The Firebird
1.
I
Introduction
2:39
2.
II
Premier tableau. Le jardin enchanté de Kastchei
1:35
3.
III
Apparition de l'oiseau de feu poursuivi par Ivan Tsarévitch
2:09
4.
IV
Danse de l'oiseau de feu
1:29
5.
V
Capture de l'oiseau de feu par Ivan Tsarévitch - Supplications de l'oiseau de feu -
9:35
Apparition des treize princesses enchantées
6.
VI
Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'or
2:33
7.
VII
Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarévitch - Corovod (Ronde) des princesses - Lever du jour
7:15
8.
VIII
Ivan Tsarévitch pénètre dans le palasi de Kastchei - Carillon féérique, apparition des
4:39
monstres-gardiens de Kastchei et capture d'Ivan Tsarévitch - Arrivée de Kastchei I'immortel -
Dialoque de Kastchei avec Ivan Tsarévitch -
9.
IX
Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kastchei
4:39
10.
X
Berceuse (L'oiseau de feu) - Réveil de Kastchei - Mort de Kastchei - Profondes ténèbres
5:52
11.
XI
Second tableau. Disparition du palasi et des sortilèges de Kastchei, animation des
3:24
chevaliers pétrifiés. Allégresse générale
Petrushka
Scene 1 ¦ Tableau I ¦ Erste Szene
12.
I
The Shrovetide Fair (Introuction) [Fête populaire de la semaine grasse]
1:20
13.
II
The Crowds [La foule]
4:00
14.
III
The Conjuring Trick [Le tour de passe-passe]
1:55
15.
IV
Russian Dance [Danse russe]`
2:47
Scene 2 ¦ Tableau II ¦ Zweite Szene
16.
I
Petrushka's Cell [Chez Pétrouchka]
4:36
Scene 3 ¦ Tableau III ¦ Dritte Szene
17.
I
The Moor's Cell [Chez le Maure]
2:42
18.
II
Dance of the Ballerina [Danse de la Ballerine]
0:49
19.
III
Waltz (The Ballerina and the Moor) [Valse (Le Ballerine et le Maure)]
3:10
Scene 4 ¦ Tableau IV ¦ Vierte Szene
20.
I
The Shrovetide Fair (towards evening) [Fête populaire de la semaine grasses (vers le soir)]
1:11
21.
II
Dance of the Wet-Nurses [Danse des nounous]
2:39
22.
III
A Peasant Enters with a Bear [Entre un paysan avec un ours]
1:15
23.
IV
The Gypsy Girls Dance [Les tziganes dansent]
2:09
24.
V
Dance of the Coachman and Grooms [Danse des cochers et des palefreniers]
2:09
25.
VI
The Mummers (Masqueraders) [Les déguisés]
2:22
26.
VII
Death of Petrushka [Mort de Petrouchka]
3:17
The Rite of Spring
Part 1 ¦ Première Partie ¦ Teil 1
27.
Adoration of the Earth. Introduction [L'adoration de la terre. Introduction]
3:25
28.
The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls [Les augures printaniers - Danses des adolescentres]
3:08
29.
Ritual of Abduction [jeu du rapt]
1:17
30.
Spring Rounds [Rondes printabières]
3:31
31.
Ritual of the Rival Tribes [Jeux des cités rivales]
1:53
32.
Procession of the Sage - The Sage [Cortège du sage - Le sage]
1:05
33.
Dance of the Earth [Danse de la terre]
1:13
Part 2 ¦ Seconde Partie ¦ Teil 2
34.
The Sacrifice. Introduction [Le sacrifice. Introduction]
4:35
35.
Mystic Circles of the Chosen One [Glorification de l'élue]
2:59
36.
Evocation of the Ancestors [Evocation des ancêtres]
0:43
37.
Ritual Action of the Ancestors [Action rituelle des ancêtres]
3:38
38.
Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) [Danse sacrale (L'élue)]
4:46
Total time: 114:23
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Sir Simon Rattle
Notes
Stravinsky sent shockwaves through classical music in the 20th century. His first three ballets—The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring, all composed between 1909 and 1913—brought a new and frenzied sense of rhythm, so distressing to audiences that it caused uproar; The Rite of Spring even caused a riot.
And it’s not hard to see why. Is there any moment in music more demonic than the opening to The Firebird, a terrifying rumble of strings that would make Jaws tremble? There are few pieces more unsettling than The Rite of Spring with its carnal, tribal rhythms; or Petrushka with its impish Punch and Judy puppets.
A notable voice of authority on the works of Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle masterfully brings these three creations to life in this dramatic performance, recorded live in the Barbican Hall as part of his inaugural season as LSO’s Music Director.
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Reviews
“… there are wonders to behold here and you can sense and feel the magic descending in the stealthy opening measures of The Firebird … If you like you Petrushka big-boned and drawn in poster colours then Rattle will delight and excite. Again, the playing is brilliant and virtuoso, with quite fantastic wind-playing…”
Edward Seckerson – Gramophone magazine – May 2022
Performance **** Recording ****
“… a spectacular display of sustained firepower, rhythmic control and individual artistry, And there’s much evidence, too, of Rattle’s superlative ear for detail …”
Malcolm Hayes – BBC Music magazine – June 2022
“… Sir Simon Rattle’s high voltage performances with the LSO stand out, and can be confidently recommended.”
Graham Williams – CD Choice.co.uk – 21 April 2022
“One of the world’s great orchestras provides commanding readings of Stravinsky’s three great Russian ballets in a sound picture which is perhaps the best to arrive from this particular combination… ”
Barry Forshaw – CD Choice.co.uk – 21 April 2022
Recommended
“… if you want an SACD coupling of Stravinsky’s epoch-defining first three ballets, this has to be a leading recommendation.”
Roy Westbrook – MusicWeb-International.com – 19 April 2022
Performance ***** Sonics (Multichannel) ****½
“… Even with multitudinous versions of these three masterpieces available on disc, including those conducted by the composer, Sir Simon Rattle’s high voltage performances with the LSO stand out, and can be confidently recommended.”
Graham Williams – hraudio.net – 20 March 2022
“… The first SACD features the entire ballet The Firebird. The interpretation is very sensual, fairytale-like, atmospheric in a good mix of tension and release, and the orchestra’s brilliant playing brings Stravinsky’s masterful orchestration to the highest quality. Rattle’s mastery of tempo relations, color and dynamics is superb. The performance of ‘Scènes burlesques en 4 tableaux,’ i.e. Petrouchka, is among the most inspired of the work, One need not even close one’s eyes to see the ballet and feel the fairground atmosphere. The LSO’s instrumental virtuosity is nothing short of stupendous. The Sacre du Printemps shows how well Rattle can follow the development in Stravinsky’s work. The sonic experience is exceptional and profound … one can only rave about the amazing level of orchestral playing.” *****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 28 March 2022
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