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ID: SIGCD271 (EAN: 635212027127) | 3 CD | DDD Released in: 2011
- LABEL:
- Signum Records
- Subcollection:
- Orchestra
- Composers:
- LIADOV, Anatolii | POULENC, Francis | STRAVINSKY, Igor
- Ensembles:
- BBC National Chorus of Wales | BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductors:
- FISCHER, Thierry
- Other info:
SIGCD165, SIGCD195, SIGCD205
CD 1: SIGCD165 - Firebird - Works by Igor Stravinsky for the Ballet Russes
He music commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for his Ballet Russes has generated some of the most inventive and popular orchestral works of the 20th Century.
Led by Principal Conductor Thierry Fischer, these recordings capture the excitement and vibrancy of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in live performance - the first recording made in their new home of BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales. This is the first release in a series of three with future repertoire including The Rite of Spring and Petrushka.
CD 2: SIGCD195 - Petrushka - Igor Stravinsky - BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Because Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka" usually runs almost 35 minutes in duration, it either needs to be paired with a work of comparable length or presented with several short filler pieces to give reasonable value to a CD. In the case of this recording by Thierry Fischer and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the disc is filled out with three atmospheric pieces by Anatol Lyadov -- "Baba-Yaga," Enchanted Lake, and Kikimora -- which only add a little over 20 minutes to this rather brief package. Still, there are affinities between Liadov's colorful, impressionistic music and Stravinsky's brilliant ballet, not least the strong influence of both composers' orchestration teacher, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Lyadov, an older contemporary of Stravinsky, was the composer Sergei Diaghilev had originally sought to compose music for the ballet "L'oiseau de feu," before having to settle on the as-yet untried Stravinsky. Furthermore, Lyadov was practiced at composing music on fairy tale themes, so his music is a sometimes suitable match in style and content with Stravinsky's magical depiction of the folk tale of "Petrushka." Furthermore, Lyadov's selections have comparatively few recordings, so grouping these tone poems with Stravinsky's famous work gives them much needed exposure. The performances on this 2010 Signum Classics release are accurate and expressive, if a little restrained, and the audio is exceptional in its wide range of timbres, details, and dynamics.
˜ Blair Sanderson, Rovi All Music Guide
CD3: SIGCD 205 - The Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky
The conclusion to a three part-series of Igor Stravinsky‘s ballets from Sergei Diaghilev,s Ballet Russes, performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer. These recordings capture the excitement and vibrancy of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in live performance at their home of BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales.
Almost no musical work has had such a powerful influence or evoked as much controversy as Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring. The work's premiere on May 29, 1913, at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, was scandalous. In addition to the outrageous costumes, unusual choreography and bizarre story of pagan sacrifice, Stravinsky's musical innovations tested the patience of the audience to the fullest.
This disc also features Francis Poulenc‘s ballet Les Biches, premiered at the Ballet Russes in 1924. Originally commissioned by Diaghilev to write a piece based on Glazunov‘s Les Sylphides, Poulenc instead chose to base his piece on the paintings of Watteau that depicted Louis XV and various women in his "Parc aux biches"
CD 1
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| STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971) | | | 1. | Scherzo Fantastique | 13:46 | | | The Firebird (L'Oiseau de Feu) | | | 2. | Introduction | 2:42 | | | 3. | Le Jardin Enchanté de Kastchei | 1:43 | | | 4. | Apparition de L'Oiseau de Feu, poursuivi par Ivan Tsarévitch | 2:21 | | | 5. | Danse de L'Oiseau de Feu | 1:23 | | | 6. | Capture de L'Oiseau de Feu par Ivan Tsarévitch | 0:57 | | | 7. | Supplications de L'Oiseau de Feu | 9:13 | | | 8. | Jeu des Princesses avec les Pommes D'Or (Scherzo) | 2:36 | | | 9. | Brusque Apparition d'Ivan Tsarévitch | 1:26 | | | 10. | Corovod (Ronde) des Princesses | 4:52 | | | 11. | Lever du Jour | 1:42 | | | 12. | Carillo Féérique, Apparition des Monstres - Gardiens de Kastchei et Capture d'Ivan Tsarévitch | 5:06 | | | 13. | Danse de la Suite de Kastchei Enchantée par L'Oiseau de Feu | 0:48 | | | 14. | Danse Infernale de Tous les Sujets de Kastchei | 10:33 | | | 15. | Disparition du Palais et des Sortileges de Kastchei, Animation des Chevaliers Petrifiés, Allegresse Générale | 3:44 | |
CD 2
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| STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971) | | | 1. | Petrushka: Scene 1 | 10:05 | | | 2. | Petrushka: Scene 2 | 4:12 | | | 3. | Petrushka: Scene 3 | 7:07 | | | 4. | Petrushka: Scene 4 | 14:07 | | | LIADOV, Anatolii (1855-1914) | | | 5. | Baba-Yaga | 3:47 | | | 6. | The Enchanted Lake | 9:59 | | | 7. | Kikimora | 8:51 | |
CD 3
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| STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971) | | | The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps) | | | Part I - Adoration of the Earth (L'adoration de la terre) | | | 1. | Introduction | 3:31 | | | 2. | The Augurs of Spring (Les Augures printaniers), Dances of the Young Girls (Danses des adolescentes) 3:06 | 3:06 | | | 3. | Ritual of Abduction (Jeu du rapt) | 1:22 | | | 4. | Spring Rounds (Rondes Printanieres) | 3:40 | | | 5. | Ritual of the Rival Tribes (Jeux des cités rivales) | 1:42 | | | 6. | Procession of the Sage (Cortege du sage) | 0:42 | | | 7. | The Sage (Le sage) | 0:23 | | | 8. | Dance of the Earth (Danse de la terre) | 1:14 | | | Part II - The Sacrifice (Le sacfrifice) | | | 9. | Introduction | 4:48 | | | 10. | Mystic Circles of the Young Girls (Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes) | 3:42 | | | 11. | Glorification of the Chosen One (Glorification de l'élue) | 1:28 | | | 12. | Evocation of the Ancestors (Evocation des ancetres) | 0:39 | | | 13. | Ritual Action of the Ancestors (Action rituelle des ancetres) | 3:41 | | | 14. | Sacrificial Dance: The Chosen One (Danse sacrale: L'élue) | 5:05 | | | POULENC, Francis (1899-1963) | | | Les Biches | | | 15. | I. Ouverture | 3:13 | | | 16. | II. Rondeau | 3:21 | | | 17. | III. Chanson dansée | 3:58 | | | 18. | IV. Adagietto | 3:40 | | | 19. | V. Jeu | 4:10 | | | 20. | VI. Rag-Mazurka | 5:28 | | | 21. | VII. Andantino | 3:06 | | | 22. | VIII. Petite chanson dansée | 1:46 | | | 23. | IX. Final | 4:01 | | CD 1: SIGCD165 - Firebird - Works by Igor Stravinsky for the Ballet Russes
Live performance of The Firebird:
“It was, in short, one of the finest performances I have heard the BBC National Orchestra of Wales give in recent years. Both precise and evocative, exceptionally transparent in texture where it needed to be, rich and full elsewhere, this was a magical reading of a remarkable score.”
www.musicweb-international.com
“This fresh sounding live recording from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer, the first made in the BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, certainly has a sense of occasion about it, with the audience erupting as the finale chorale reaches its exultant conclusion.”
BBC Music Magazine
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