Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite Of Spring, Persephone / Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO
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Composer: Igor StravinskyPerformer: Stuart Neill
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1999-04-27
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Introduction
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): The Enchanted Garden Of Kaschei
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Apparition Of The Firebird, Followed By Ivan Tsarevitch
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Dance Of The Firebird
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Capture Of The Firebird By Ivan Tsarevitch
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Plea Of The Firebird; Apparition Of The Thirteen Enchanted Princesses
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Play Of The Princesses With The Golden Apples (Scherzo)
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Sudden Apparition Of Ivan Tsarevitch
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Chorovod (Round) Of The Princesses
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Sunrise; Ivan Tsarevitch Penetrates The Palace Of Kaschei
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Magical Chimes; Apparition Of The Monsters; Guards Of Kashchei And Capture Of Ivan Tsarevitch
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Dance Of The Suite Of Kashchei Enchanted By The Firebird
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Infernal Dance Of All The Subjects Of Kashchei
- L'Oiseau De Feu (The Firebird): Dissappearance Of The Palace And Of The Magic Spells Of Kashchei; Animation Of The Petrified Knights; All Rejoice
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - Introduction
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - The Augurs Of Spring; Dances Of The Young Girls
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - Ritual Of Abduction
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - Spring Rounds
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - Ritual Of The Rival Tribes
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - Procession Of The Sage
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - The Sage
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 1: Adoration Of The Earth - Dance Of The Earth
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 2: The Sacrifice - Introduction
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 2: The Sacrifice - Mystic Circles Of The Young Girls
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 2: The Sacrifice - Glorification Of The Chosen One
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 2: The Sacrifice - Evocation Of The Ancestors
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 2: The Sacrifice - Ritual Action Of The Ancestors
- Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite Of Spring): Part 2: The Sacrifice - Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
- Persephone: The Abduction Of Persephone - I. Stravinsky
- Persephone: Persephone In The Underworld - I. Stravinsky
- Persephone: Persephone Reborn - I. Stravinsky
Free Music Notes for Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite Of Spring, Persephone / Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO
Free Music Review: Wonderful
Hit: 5 Stars
As an orchestral trombonist, I looked a long time for the Rite of Spring recording to add to my collection. I finally settled on this one and "WOW!!" is all I can say. Tilson Thomas, while a very fine conductor, sometimes forgets about the emotion of a piece, that is, often I find his interpretations too smooth. Here, however, he allows the full savagery and fire of this music to come out - the brass searing,the strings raspy where necessary and the all important basson solo is smooth and gorgeous. I fully endorse the multiple Grammys this set was awarded. There may be other Rites of Spring that do individual things well, (namely the stellar sonics and bass drum/organ impact on the Salonen/LA Phil recording from 2003 or the visceral, primal, if flawed reading Gergiev gives) however overall this set rises above the rest. While I intend to get the others I just mentioned for comparison, this set will be the standard by which I judge future recordings; the playing is flawless and the interpretation is above reproach.
Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite Of Spring, Persephone / Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO Poster
Here's a Stravinsky set to raise eyebrows. Where is Petrouchka, the standard coupling for Firebird and Rite in collections of the great early Stravinsky ballet scores? Instead, we get the too rarely heard Pers?phone, and it's the highlight of the set. Premiered in 1934 to a text by Andr? Gide, Pers?phone is a retelling of the Greek fertility myth of the earth's winter death and spring renewal. The tale drew from Stravinsky some of his most delicate and beautiful music in the neoclassical style of the period, a sibling to the ballets Apollo and Orpheus and the cantata Oedipus Rex (it also includes string figures that recall those works).Stephanie Cosserat, in the title role, is a youthfully persuasive narrator, very different from Vera Zorina's oracular reciter on Stravinsky's own recording. Stuart Neill's tenor is a big plus, and the orchestra and chorus play and sing with involvement. Michael Tilson Thomas brings out the cool tenderness of the score, and the recording, made at a live performance, is truthful. His Firebird is lushly dramatic, and the Rite's barbaric thrust is leavened by some soulful wind playing. Recorded competition in the two ballets is fierce (along with Gergiev's recent Firebird on Philips, there are classic versions by Ansermet, Dorati, Haitink, and others, including the composer) but Pers?phone makes this set an attractive proposition. --Dan Davis
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