Immerse yourself in the timeless genius of Igor Stravinsky with this captivating collection of his most iconic orchestral works. Released on January 1, 2009, under Warner Classics, this album spans a rich two hours and nine minutes of neoclassical and classical masterpieces, showcasing Stravinsky's unparalleled compositional brilliance.
The album opens with "The Rite of Spring," a groundbreaking work that revolutionized music with its primal rhythms and dissonant harmonies. This is followed by "Petrushka," a vibrant and colorful ballet score that brings to life the whimsical and tragic tale of the puppet Petrushka. The enchanting "The Firebird" follows, a fairy-tale ballet that weaves magic and drama through its lush orchestration.
Concluding the collection is "Apollon musagète," a neoclassical ballet that embodies grace and order, reflecting Stravinsky's later style. Each piece is performed with meticulous attention to detail, capturing the essence of Stravinsky's innovative spirit and his profound impact on 20th-century music.
Whether you're a seasoned classical enthusiast or a newcomer to Stravinsky's work, this album offers a comprehensive journey through some of the most influential and enduring compositions in the classical repertoire. Experience the genius of Igor Stravinsky and let his music transport you to a world of unparalleled artistic vision.
Tracks
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Earth": Introduction - Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls - Ritual of AbductionIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Earth": Spring Rounds - Ritual of the Rival Tribes - Procession of the SageIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Earth": Adoration of the Earth - Dance of the EarthIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": IntroductionIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Mystic Circles of the Young GirlsIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Glorification of the Chosen One - Evocation of the Ancestors - Ritual Action of the AncestorsIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Sacrificial DanceIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair": Introduction - At the Shrovetide Fair (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair": The Charlatan's Booth - Russian Dance (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 2 "Petrushka's Cell": Petrushka's Cell (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 3 "The Moor's Room": Introduction - The Moor's Room - Dance of the Ballerina (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 3 "The Moor's Room": Waltz - The Ballerina and the Moor (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Introduction - The Shrovetide Fair, Near Evening (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Wet Nurses (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Peasant and the Bear (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Gypsy Girls (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": The Masqueraders (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Petrushka Dashes from the Little Theatre, Pursued by the Moor (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Petrushka Dies, Still Moaning (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": The Magician Arrives and Picks up Petrushka's Corpse - The Ghost of Petrushka Appears (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu: IntroductionIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Le jardin enchanté de KachtcheïIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu, poursuivi par Ivan TsarévitchIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse de l'Oiseau de feuIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Capture de l'Oiseau de feu par Ivan TsarévitchIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Supplications de l'Oiseau de feuIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Apparition des treize princesses enchantéesIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Scherzo. Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'orIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Brusque apparition d'Ivan TsarévitchIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Khorovode. Ronde des princessesIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Lever du jourIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Ivan Tsarévitch pénètre dans le palais de KachtcheïIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Carillon féérique, apparition des monstres-gardiens de Kachtcheï, capture d'Ivan TsarévitchIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Arrivée de Kachtcheï l'immortelIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Dialogue de Kachtcheï avec Ivan TsarévitchIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Intercession des princessesIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Apparition de l'Oiseau de feuIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse de la suite de Kachtcheï enchantée par l'Oiseau de feuIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse infernale de tous les sujets de KachtcheïIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: BerceuseIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Réveil de KachtcheïIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Mort de KachtcheïIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Profondes ténèbresIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau II: Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kachtcheï, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés, allégresse généraleIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau I: Prologue. Naissance d'Apollon (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau II: Variation d'Apollon. Apollon et les Muses (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau II: Pas d'action. Apollon et les trois Muses (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau II: Variation de Calliope. L'Alexandrin (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau II: Variation de Polymnie (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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