The Rite of Spring; The Firebird (Suite, 1919)

by Igor Stravinsky

The Rite of Spring; The Firebird (Suite, 1919) cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 29 September 1998
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: Russia
  • Length: 1:16:15
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Igor Stravinsky appears as artist on a recording of his own 'The Rite of Spring' and the 1919 'Firebird' suite, cornerstones of modernist ballet. The pairing presents his two most famous early scores, music that permanently altered orchestral writing.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, instrumental, complex, piano, acoustic, modern

Tracklist

  1. Introduction. Largo (3:20)
  2. The Spring Divinations - Dances Of The Young Girls (3:13)
  3. Mock Abduction (1:18)
  4. Spring Round Dances (3:32)
  5. Games Of The Rival Tribes (1:56)
  6. Procession Of The Wise Elder (1:07)
  7. Dance Of The Earth (1:14)
  8. Introduction. Largo (5:02)
  9. Mystical Circles Of The Young Girls (3:28)
  10. Glorification Of The Chosen Victim (1:41)
  11. Summoning Of The Ancestors (0:59)
  12. Ritual Of The Ancestors (3:52)
  13. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim) (4:44)
  14. Introduction (3:20)
  15. The Firebird And Its Dance (0:15)
  16. Variation Of The Firebird (1:10)
  17. The Princesses' Round (5:14)
  18. Infernal Dance Of King Kashchei (3:57)
  19. Lullaby (3:50)
  20. Finale (3:28)
  21. I. The Adoration Of Veles And Ala (6:16)
  22. II. The Enemy God And The Dance Of The Black Spirits (2:38)
  23. III. Night (5:00)
  24. The Glorious Departure Of Lolli And The Procession Of The Sun (5:41)

Credits

  • Igor Stravinsky - primary artist, composed by
  • Sergei Prokofiev - primary artist, composed by
  • Leonard Bernstein - primary artist, conductor

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