Igor Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress" is a captivating journey through the world of neoclassical opera, showcasing the composer's mastery of orchestration and dramatic storytelling. Released in 1996 under the Warner Classics label, this album presents a complete performance of Stravinsky's three-act opera, based on the 18th-century paintings by William Hogarth.
The opera follows the tragic tale of Tom Rakewell, a young man who squanders his inheritance in a hedonistic pursuit of pleasure, only to find himself ruined and abandoned. Stravinsky's score is a brilliant blend of classical forms and modernist innovations, featuring intricate ensembles, lively choruses, and memorable arias that highlight the composer's unique voice.
With a duration of 1 hour and 28 minutes, the album offers a comprehensive exploration of Stravinsky's operatic genius, from the lively and witty opening scenes to the poignant and dramatic conclusion. The orchestral writing is rich and varied, showcasing Stravinsky's deep understanding of instrumental colors and textures. The vocal writing is equally impressive, with each character's music carefully crafted to reflect their personality and emotional state.
"The Rake's Progress" is a testament to Stravinsky's enduring influence on the world of classical music, and this album is a must-listen for anyone interested in exploring the rich and diverse landscape of 20th-century opera. Whether you're a seasoned concert-goer or a newcomer to the world of classical music, this album is sure to captivate and inspire.
Tracks
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I: PreludeIgor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Duet and Trio. "The Woods Are Green" (Anne, Tom, Trulove)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Robert Lloyd, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Recitative. "Anne, My Dear" (Trulove, Anne, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Robert Lloyd, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Recitative. "Here I Stand" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Aria. "Since It Is Not by Merit" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Recitative. "Tom Rakewell?" (Nick, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Recitative. "Fair Lady, Gracious Gentlemen" (Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Quartet. "I Wished but Once" (Tom, Nick, Anne, Trulove)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Robert Lloyd, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Recitative. "I'll Call the Coachman, Sir" (Nick, Trulove)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Robert Lloyd, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Duettino. "Farewell for Now" (Anne, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Recitative. "All Is Ready, Sir" (Nick, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Arioso. "Dear Father Trulove" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 1: Terzettino. "Laughter and Light" (Tom, Anne, Trulove, Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Robert Lloyd, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus. "With Air Commanding and Weapon Handy" (Chorus)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative and Scene. "Come, Tom" (Nick, Tom, Mother Goose)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Anne Collins, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus. "Soon Dawn Will Glitter" (Chorus)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative. "Sisters of Venus, Brothers of Mars" (Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Cavatina. "Love, Too Frequently Betrayed" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus. "How Sad a Song" (Chorus, Mother Goose)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Anne Collins, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus. "The Sun Is Bright" (Chorus, Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "No Word from Tom" (Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 3: Aria. "Quietly, Night" (Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "My Father! Can I Desert Him" (Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act I, Scene 3: Cabaletta. "I Go, I Go to Him" (Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Aria. "Vary the Song, O London, Change!" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Nature, Green Unnatural Mother" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Aria. "Always the Quarry That I Stalk Fades or Evades Me" (Tom) [Reprise]Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Master, Are You Alone?" (Nick, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Come, Master, Observe the Host" (Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Aria. "In Youth the Panting Slaves" (Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 1: Duet-Finale. "My Tale Shall Be Told" (Tom, Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: PreludeIgor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative and Arioso. "How Strange!" (Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "What Can This Mean?" (Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: Duet. "Anne! Here!" (Tom, Anne)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative."My Love, Am I to Remain in Here Forever?" (Baba, Ann, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Grace Bumbry, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: Trio. "Could It Then Have Been Known" (Anne, Tom, Baba)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw, Grace Bumbry, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 2: Finale. "I Have Not Run Away" (Baba, Tom, Chorus)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Grace Bumbry, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Aria. "As I Was Saying" (Baba, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Grace Bumbry, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Baba's Song. "Come, Sweet, Come” (Baba, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Grace Bumbry, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Aria. "Scorned! Abused!" (Baba)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Grace Bumbry, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "My Heart Is Cold" (Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Pantomime. "Fa la la" (Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Recitatives and Arioso. "Oh, I Wish It Were True" (Nick, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Duet. "Thanks to This Excellent Device" (Tom, Nick)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Forgive Me, Master" (Nick, Tom)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 1: Chorus. "Ruin. Disaster. Shame" (Chorus)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 1: Chorus. "Do You Know Where Tom Rakewell Is?" (Anne, Chorus, Sellem)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Dawn Upshaw, Steven Cole, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 1: Recitative. "Ladies, Both Fair and Gracious" (Sellem)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Steven Cole, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Act III, Scene 1: Aria and Bidding Scene. "Who Hears Me, Knows Me" (Sellem, Chorus, Baba)Igor Stravinsky, Kent Nagano, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Grace Bumbry, Steven Cole, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
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