Les noces and Russian Village Wedding Songs

by Igor Stravinsky & Pokrovsky Ensemble

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Elektra Nonesuch
  • Country: Russia
  • Length: 53:48
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This fascinating release pairs Igor Stravinsky's avant-garde ballet 'Les noces' with traditional Russian village wedding songs. The Pokrovsky Ensemble delivers authentic, polyphonic choral performances that reveal the deep folkloric roots of Stravinsky's complex modernist compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Modern, polyphonic, choral, avant-garde, complex, vocal, ritualistic, traditional, ensemble, folk, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Play, Skomoroshek (2:01)
  2. River (3:15)
  3. Trumpet (2:33)
  4. First Tableau (5:00)
  5. Second Tableau (5:25)
  6. Third Tableau (3:18)
  7. Fourth Tableau (9:05)
  8. Cosmas And Demian (1:12)
  9. The Drinker (1:43)
  10. Green Forest (2:40)
  11. God Bless, Jesus (1:04)
  12. My White Peas (2:42)
  13. Steambath (1:39)
  14. Berry (2:07)
  15. Black Beaver (1:31)
  16. In The House (2:13)
  17. Bunny With Short Legs (1:27)
  18. The Bed (1:30)
  19. Birch Tree (3:23)

Credits

  • The Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble - primary artist, ensemble
  • Igor Stravinsky - primary artist, composed by
  • Traditional - composed by
  • Alexander Gordyenko - computer [computer programming], vocals
  • Galena Vorobey - consultant [project consultant]
  • Svetlana Piankova - consultant [project consultant]
  • Tatyana Kazanskaya - consultant [project consultant], violin
  • Valentina Nikolayeva - consultant [project consultant]

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