One seldom hears Stravinsky's original, complete, 1910 score to Diaghilev's ballet, The Firebird . Here Valery Gergiev leads the Kirov Orchestra in a muscular, well-defined rendering of the work in full. His is a decidedly controlled interpretation. Stretched out in spots to bring out clarity and significance of line, it's pushed along in others to convey urgency and melodic direction. The microphones sound very close, which only heightens the vitality of the overall texture of this interpretation. Though
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Lyadov: Baba-Yaga; Rimsky-Korsakyov: Dubinushka
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Composed in 1910, The Firebird was the first of many successful ballets that brought Stravinsky international recognition...
What is the organizing principle underlying the selection of music and performances on this disc? That all the pieces are by Igor Stravinsky? Certainly, but given the enormous breadth of Stravinsky's works, yoking together the suite from his very, very "Russian Firebird" ballet with the suite fro...
People will argue that Le Sacre du Printemps is Stravinsky's greatest ballet, but Firebird (1910) is just about everybody's favorite. Three concert versions exist of this delightful ballet. This is the 1945 version that uses 10 scenes and comes in at 30 minutes. The Firebird has everything Stravinsky learned from Rimsky-Korsakov about Russian Orientalism, but it sounds nothing like what anybody in Europe had heard at the time. Neeme J��rvi coaxes just the right nuances from the London Symphony Orchestra,
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; The Rite of Spring; Pátrouchka; Symphony in Three Movements