Petersburg, Stravinsky began piano lessons at age 9. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilevs. IGOR STRAVINSKY Born in Oranienbaum, Russia 1882 Died in New York, New York 1971 The Firebird Suite Composed in 1919 The son of a leading bass at the Mariinsky Theatre in St.
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' In its balance of brilliance and sensitivity, this is playing of the first class.' London Sinfonietta / Riccardo Chailly (Decca) 'This impeccable and stylish performance radiates melodic appeal devoid of sentimentality.' 'Abbado conducts Pulcinella with a good deal of vigour, persuading his smallish group from the LSO to some very adroit, nimble playing.'Ĭhamber Orchestra of Europe / Alexander Janiczek Anna Vinnitskaya, hailed by the Washington Post as a lioness at the keyboard, will make her CSO debut performing the fiery Prokofiev Concerto No. 'Highly dramatic, greatly detailed, rhythmically exhilarating – surely close to what the composer intended' A season of highlights in the marvelous Taft Theatre closes with a bang, courtesy of the exotic and provocativeFirebird Suitemusic that is spellbinding from start to finish. RPO / Sir Colin Davis (Classics for Pleasure) 'On balance Rattle offers the most polished option, mindful of both mood and structure and beautifully engineered, but don’t forget Stravinsky’s own version.' 'This never has the sense of being played for thrills, yet the effect is all the more thrilling for coming from such depths.' Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Yakov Kreizberg (OPM Classics) Transferred from the original Columbia Masterworks 78 RPM set MM 653. 'A disc that shows Boulez – along with the Cleveland musicians and the DG engineers – at their formidable best.' Igor Stravinsky conducting the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York. 'Ĭleveland Choir and Orch / Pierre Boulez (DG) ' Among the finest currently before us-vividly, imaginatively characterized, shining examples of Abbado's best work with the LSO. Stravinsky was known only locally in Russia, as an accomplished but not obviously brilliant ex-pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, when Serge Diaghilev asked him to compose The Firebird. 'Even after the passage of almost a century, the opening of ‘The Sacrifice’ (the ballet’s second half) is a world apart'. Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (Channel Classics)