STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird

Catalog Number: RRC1276
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD

Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century

Composers: Igor Stravinsky
Directors: Yuri Simonov
Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Available: 6
Price: $8.99

STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Le Sacre du Printemps
Rite of Spring
L'Oiseau de Feu
Firebird (1945 version)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Simonov, director

Track ListingTimeMP3
Rite of Spring: First Part: Adoration of the Earth

1Introduction3:40
2The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girl3:27
3Ritual of Abduction1:17
4Spring Rounds3:22
5Ritual of the Rival Tribes1:56STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird - Ritual of the Rival Tribes
6Procession of the Sage0:45
7The Sage0:29
8Dance of the Earth1:16
Second Part: The Sacrifice
9Introduction4:23
10Mystic Circles of the Young Girls3:23STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird - Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
11Glorification of the Chosen One1:34
12Evocation of the Ancestors0:51
13Ritual Action of the Ancestors3:38
14Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)4:45
Ballet Suite: Firebird
15Introduction4:00STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird - Introduction
16Prelude and Dance0:17
17Variations1:21
18Pantomime l0:27
19Pas de Deux4:07
20Pantomime ll0:22STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird - Pantomime ll
21Scherzo2:35
22Pantomime lll, Rondo6:11
23Infernal Dance4:42
24Lullaby3:41
25Final Hymn3:38STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring/Firebird - Final Hymn

(Rite) "one of the very greatest examples of rhythm in all music"
Howard Goodcall, C4 TV

"highly individual and certainly enjoyable performances of both, which are warm and idiomatic...bringing out the Russian elements and echoes of Rimky-Korsakov, Stravinskys's teacher...Rhythms are sprung persuasively...playing always alert...recordings superb. (Firebird): "the great horn solo in the closing section is gloriously done"
Penguin Guide