Igor Stravinsky: Orpheus, Ballet in 3 Scenes (1947) / Danses Concertantes, for Chamber Orchestra (1942) - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra offers sterling performances of two gems from Stravinsky's neoclassical period. In Orpheus, completed in 1947, Stravinsky again mines the rich lode of Greek myth for a dance score whose classic restraint, inventive scoring, and melodic freshness make it one of his most attractive works, albeit one too rarely heard outside the ballet theater, where it's joined to George Ballanchine's inspired choreography. Danses concertantes was premiered in 1942 as a concert work and later adapted by Ballanchine for the stage. It offers an altogether brighter, more extroverted side of Stravinsky's neoclassical style, with spiky rhythms, angular melodies, and an irresistible forward motion. The Orpheus players have come up with another winning disc, marred only by short playing time but enhanced by superb sonics. --Dan Davis

Igor Stravinsky: Orpheus, Ballet in 3 Scenes (1947) / Danses Concertantes, for Chamber Orchestra (1942) - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Music, Igor Stravinsky, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Ballet, Ballet, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Music for Chamber Orchestra, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic
Stravinsky: Three Greek Ballets (Apollo, Agon, Orpheus)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Robert Craft & Stravinsky: 3 Ballets on Themes of Greek Mythology
  • A Return to the Greeks a la Stravinsky
  • Absolute Caftsmanship
  • Very good rendition
  • Fine Performances of Three Fine Stravinsky Ballets
 Stravinsky: Three Greek Ballets (Apollo, Agon, Orpheus)

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
$6.99 and Under$6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
All Classical Music BlowoutAll Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Stravinsky, IgorStravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
InstrumentalInstrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Stravinsky: Pulcinella; The Fairy's Kiss
  2. Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex; Les Noces
  3. Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
  4. Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms/Symphony in 3 Movements
  5. Kurt Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne

ASIN: B0008JEKCW
Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

  1. Prologue: The Birth Of Apollo - London Symphony Orchestra
  2. Apollo's Variation - London Symphony Orchestra
  3. Pas D'Action: Apollo And the Muses - London Symphony Orchestra
  4. Variation Of Calliope - London Symphony Orchestra
  5. Variation Of Polymnia - London Symphony Orchestra
  6. Variation Of Terpsichore - London Symphony Orchestra
  7. Variation Of Apollo - London Symphony Orchestra
  8. Pas De Deux: Apollo And Terpsichore - London Symphony Orchestra
  9. Coda: Apollo And the Muses - London Symphony Orchestra
  10. Apotheosis: Apollo And the Muses - London Symphony Orchestra
  11. Pas De Quarte - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  12. Double Pas De Quarte - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  13. Triple Pas De Quarte - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  14. Prelude - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  15. First Pas De Trois: Saraband-Step - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  16. Gaillarde - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  17. Coda - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  18. Interlude - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  19. Second Pas De Trois: Bransle Simple - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  20. Bransle Gay - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  21. Bransle Double (Bransle De Poitou) - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  22. Interlude - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  23. Pas De Deux/Piu Mosso/L'Istesso Tempo/Refrain - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  24. Coda/Doppio Lento/Quasi Stretto/Coda - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  25. Four Duos - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  26. Four Trios - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  27. Lento Sostenuto - London Symphony Orchestra
  28. Air De Danse - London Symphony Orchestra
  29. Dance Of the Angel Of Death - London Symphony Orchestra
  30. Interlude - London Symphony Orchestra
  31. Dance Of The Furies - London Symphony Orchestra
  32. Air De Danse - London Symphony Orchestra
  33. Interlude - London Symphony Orchestra
  34. Air De Danse - London Symphony Orchestra
  35. Pas D'Action - London Symphony Orchestra
  36. Pas De Deux - London Symphony Orchestra
  37. Interlude - London Symphony Orchestra
  38. Pas D'Action - London Symphony Orchestra
  39. Apotheosis - London Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Robert Craft & Stravinsky: 3 Ballets on Themes of Greek Mythology.......2006-12-20

Naxos is doing us all a most welcome favor by re-releasing the Robert Craft performances of Stravinsky (and some Webern, and some Schoenberg) that earlier passed through on labels like MusicMaster and Koch Classics.

On this disc we get three of the later ballets that the composer did, based on Greek themes in mythology.

The earliest of these works is the ballet, Apollo. Or Apollon musagete. (1928) Craft seems to have had a complex relationship to the master, part family, part soul-mated colleague, and maybe part worshipper of the muses. He leads a deft and balanced reading of Apollo with the LSO. Do not let yourself be misled by the mainly diatonic, or major-key based, nature of this neo-classically fresh music. It is euphonius, and transcends its analytical means.

After visiting for a day with the composer, the Russian impresario Diaghilev wrote to a friend, "...it is, of course, an amazing work, extraordinarily calm and with greater clarity than anything he has done: filigree counterpoint around transparent, clear-cut themes, all in a major key, music not of this world, but from somewhere above ..."

Diaghilev got it, then, and so do Robert Craft and the players.

Second comes the latest of these 3 ballets, Agon. (1957) By this time the master was going serial, or twelve-tone, in his very own special way. He finished Agon close to his 75th birthday, and there is little or nothing quite like it in most of the published twelve-tone literature. Somehow, Stravinsky finds the intense economies that we associate with Webern while staying true to himself. There is no published scenario to Agon, as if the music were its own reason for being a ballet. The Orchestra of St. Luke's is smaller than the LSO, but no less musically gifted. Yet again, Robert Craft's leadership is astute, and he seems to have an ear no less incisive than Pierre Boulez when it comes to pitch, texture, and rhythm. What he offers that Pierre Boulez sometimes does not, at least as recorded, is a certain warmth and involvement, a certain sensory richness and physicality.

The last ballet on this disc is the one written in between Apollo and Agon: Orpheus (1946). The choice of subject originated with Georges Balanchine who was much taken with the Orpheus myth, but ballet stage designer Isamu Noguchi also deserves credit for bringing the work to life as dance, as scene, and as total art work. Stravinsky's genius was supported and nourished by the other two, and so we get a sort of return of the younger composer, all that much wiser for being able to embrace sensuality again after having survived two world wars and ending up settled amid the posturing glitz of Hollywood and southern California. Craft leads the LSO in another fine reading.

Apollo and Orpheus were caught in Abbey Road, U.K., and Agon in an auditorium at SUNY, Purchase. The sound matches the clarity, brilliance, and sensual heft of these three performances. Never flashy. No kitsch. But generous and scintillating, nonetheless.

Check out the whole Robert Craft series of recorded Stravinsky. This disc is just one among a string of finely matched pearls, waiting for the black velvet of your listening room's expectant quiet.

5 out of 5 stars A Return to the Greeks a la Stravinsky.......2006-06-24

This marvelous CD presents three Stravinsky ballets that deal with Greek mythology and span Stravinsky's output from 1927 through 1957 allowing us to hear the manner in which Stravinsky continued to grow with the musical changes of the times (if not invent them!). The conductor is Robert Craft, Stravinsky's longtime colleague and promoter and in these recordings, each made originally on separate sessions, he conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Lukes, both ensembles having an affinity for these works.

'Apollon musagete, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra' (1927) is probably the finest of his neoclassical period works for orchestra alone. It can be steely cool in other's hands, but here Craft draws an achingly beautiful sound from the London Symphony. It is meditative, serenely poignant and ethereal.
'Agon, ballet for twelve dancers & orchestra' (1957) is one of Stravinsky's twelve tone works that manages to go beyond the usual constrictions of that form to become an unusually melodic work. Craft and the Orchestra of St. Lukes offer a performance that gives all of the sixteen variations individual importance.

'Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra' (1947) concludes the recital with the admixture of both Stravinsky's neoclassicism with his early penchant for seething romantic melody lines. This is the work of the three that will find widest audience appeal for those not yet captivated with the Stravinsky 'cerebral works' and it makes a fine way to complete this exploration into Greek themes so cleverly programmed by the reconstructors of this first class CD. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, June 06

5 out of 5 stars Absolute Caftsmanship.......2005-07-17

Robert Craft was one of Stravinkij's best friends and worked closely with him in several circumstaces over the course of the years until the composer died. Craft was almost like a borther for Stravinsky (he lived with the russian composer's family both in California and later in New York City, and shared with him many ideas and projects which eventually culminated in a artistic relationship. Crafts wrote the libretto for The Flood and became the major biogarpher and Stravinskij's scholar publishing several numbers of books and essays on Starvinsky's ouvres and asethetic.

In this recording Craft is actually the best interpreterof Starvinsky's ballet music. Before I listened to this extraordinary Naxos CD, I thought tha Ansermet went farther than anybody else did --even more than Stravinskij himself. Craft made me change my mind: when you listen to his intepretation of this music, you have the feeling that he is talking to his longstanding friend Igor while conducting his music.

This recording will mark a milestone in revealing the beauty of Stravibnskij's music. Buy it, you won't regret it!

5 out of 5 stars Very good rendition.......2005-07-01

I am so glad to find all three of these ballets on one CD.

The performance is beautiful. I could find nothing wrong with the interpretation, and I can assure you I am quite picky.

Anyway, I highly recommend this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Fine Performances of Three Fine Stravinsky Ballets.......2005-06-10

Whoever had the idea of putting these performances of three of Stravinsky's ballets based on classical Greek themes on the same CD should get a medal. They are plucked and combined from several Koch Classics releases of a few years ago. Naxos seems to be reissuing all of Robert Craft's Stravinsky performances from the Koch label, and that's good. Craft, who has an unwarranted reputation as a dry-as-dust conductor, actually puts quite a bit of juice in these lovely scores. Similar as they may be in thrust, these three scores are really quite different from each other. 'Apollo' (1927-28) is for strings alone and is quintessential neoclassicism. 'Orpheus' (1947), for full orchestra, mixes neoclassicism with old-fashioned lyrical romanticism; indeed it is Stravinsky's first work since 'Firebird' to use the marking 'espressivo.' 'Apollo' and 'Orpheus' are narrative ballets but 'Agon' (1957) is plotless. It is very nearly atonal and varies the orchestration for nearly all the sixteen variations; the full orchestra is never used for any of them. Yet, within a few notes anyone familiar with Stravinsky's sound will immediately identify the composer of any of these works. It's always seemed amazing to me that a twelve-tone work by Stravinsky still sounds like him.

In 'Apollo' (or 'Apollon musagète' as it is called in French) all violence and abrasiveness (as one might expect from the composer of 'The Rite of Spring') are eschewed. Rather the work coolly and lyrically limns the birth and life of Apollo in music that is like some 18th-century court ballet filtered through 19th-century French ballet composers like Adam and Delibes. Delicious. And deliciously performed here by the London Symphony under Craft.

'Orpheus' was commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein for George Balanchine who had suggested the subject. It was originally intended to be coupled with 'Apollo' in performance but in fact that did not happen at its première. Although narrative, it is intensely hieratic and uses neobaroque gestures including canon, other kinds of counterpoint, restless bass lines, ostinati and the like. It is more austere than 'Apollo' but lyrical nonetheless. It, too, is given a lovely, flexible, suave performance by the LSO.

'Agon' (Greek for 'contest') is essentially a dance contest before the gods. Not really quite atonal, but making use of a 12-tone row, it combines Renaissance dances (including a galliard in C major with a canon featuring harp and mandolin), coupled with what Stephen Walsh in Grove's calls 'high-speed stream-of-consciousness chromaticism.' Its première was conducted by Robert Craft, and here, conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke's, he leads a fast-moving performance that occasionally gets a little out of breath, but is energetic and energizing for all that.

There have been other recordings of these works, including those conducted by Stravinsky himself, but these are satisfying and in modern sound.

Recommended.

TT=77:45

Scott Morrison
Stravinsky: Apollo; Orpheus
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Stravinsky: Apollo; Orpheus

    Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0000030QV
    Release Date: 1993-12-15

    Tracks:

    1. First Scene: Naissance D'Apollon - Richard Deakin
    2. Second Scene: Var D'Apollon - Richard Deakin
    3. Second Scene: Pas D'Action - Richard Deakin
    4. Second Scene: Var De Calliope - Richard Deakin
    5. Second Scene: Var De Polymnie - Richard Deakin
    6. Second Scene: Var De Terpsichore - Richard Deakin
    7. Second Scene: Var D'Apollon - Richard Deakin
    8. Second Scene: Pas De Deux - Richard Deakin
    9. Second Scene: Coda - Richard Deakin
    10. Second Scene: Apotheose - Richard Deakin
    11. Orpheus, First Scene: Orphee Pleure - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    12. Orpheus, First Scene: Air De Danse - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    13. Orpheus, First Scene: Danse De L'Ange De La Mort - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    14. Orpheus, First Scene: Interlude - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    15. Orpheus, Second Scene: Danse Des Furies - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    16. Orpheus, Second Scene: Air De Danse - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    17. Orpheus, Second Scene: Interlude - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    18. Orpheus, Second Scene: Air De Danse - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    19. Orpheus, Second Scene: Pas D'Action - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    20. Orpheus, Second Scene: Pas De Deux - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    21. Orpheus, Second Scene: Interlude - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    22. Orpheus, Second Scene: Pas D'Action - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    23. Orpheus, Third Scene: Apotheose D'Orphee - Orch Of St. John's, Smith Square/John Lubbock
    Igor Stravinsky: Composer & Performer, Vol. 3
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Igor Stravinsky: Composer & Performer, Vol. 3

      Manufacturer: Andante
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
      PolkasPolkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
      OctetsOctets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      SeptetsSeptets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      ScherzoScherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      ClarinetClarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      Stravinsky, IgorStravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      New York Philharmonic OrchestraNew York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
      Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      HymnsHymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Similar Items:
      1. Igor Stravinsky: Composer & Performer, Volume II

      ASIN: B00019EYNY
      Release Date: 2004-04-20
      Jeu De Cartes / Orpheus Suite / Soldier's Tale
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Jeu De Cartes / Orpheus Suite / Soldier's Tale

        Manufacturer: Chandos
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
        SeptetsSeptets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B0001XLW62
        Release Date: 2004-05-25

        Tracks:

        1. Introduction. Alla Breve
        2. Pas D'action. Meno Mosso
        3. Dance Variation. Moderato Assai
        4. Dance Of The Joker. Stringendo
        5. Waltz-Coda. Tranquillo
        6. Introduction. Alla Breve
        7. March. Marcia
        8. Variations I- IV Allegretto
        9. Varioation V: Pas De Quatre. Sostenuto E Pesante
        10. Coda. Piu Mosso
        11. Reprise Of March. Marcia
        12. Ensemble. Con Moto
        13. Introduction. Alla Breve
        14. Waltz
        15. Battle Between Spades And Hearts. Presto
        16. Final Dance-Coda. Tempo Del Principio
        17. Orpheus Weeps For Eurydice. Lento Sostenuto
        18. Aire De Danse. Andante Con Moto
        19. Dance Of The Angel Of Death. L'istesso Tempo
        20. Interlude
        21. Pas Des Furies. Agitato In Piano- Sempre Alla Breve Ma Meno Mosso
        22. Aire De Danse. Grave-Un Poco Meno Mosso
        23. Interlude. L'istesso Tempo
        24. Aire De Danse (Conclusion). L'istesso Tempo
        25. Pas D'action. Andantino Leggiadro
        26. Pas De Deux. Andante Sostenuto
        27. Interlude. Moderato Assai
        28. Interlude. Moderato Assai
        29. Pas D'action. Vivace
        30. 1 The Soldier's March
        31. 2 Music From Scene 1
        32. 3 Music From Scene 2
        33. 4 The Royal March
        34. 5 The Little Concert
        35. 1. Tango
        36. 2. Valse
        37. 3. Ragtime
        38. 7 The Devil's Dance
        39. 8 Great Chorale
        40. 9 Triumphal March Of The Devil
        Musik...Sprache der Welt: Selected Orchestral Recordings II [Box Set]
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Musik...Sprache der Welt: Selected Orchestral Recordings II [Box Set]

          Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ChabrierAll Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by FallaAll Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Grieg, EdvardGrieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HartmannAll Works by Hartmann | Hartmann, Karl Amadeus | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by LisztAll Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MussorgskyAll Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by SibeliusAll Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StraussAll Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by TchaikovskyAll Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WagnerAll Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          RomanticRomantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          OverturesOvertures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          VariationsVariations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
          Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          RussianRussian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Deutsche Grammophon: MusicDeutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music
          Similar Items:
          1. Musik.... Sprache der Welt (Music.... The Universal Language): Works by Haydn / Mozart / Beethoven / Schubert / Berlioz / Schumann / Brahms / Bruckner Conducted by Fricsay / Jochum / Sanderling / Böhm / Markevitch / Lehmann / Furtwängler

          ASIN: B00083D4JS
          Release Date: 2005-10-11
          Stravinsky - Petrushka · Orpheus / Salonen
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Salonen and Stravinsky: Early Interactions
          • A spiky, humorless Petrushka, but a dynamic Orpheus
          		 Stravinsky - Petrushka · Orpheus / Salonen

          Manufacturer: Sony
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B0000028XI
          Release Date: 1993-11-16

          Tracks:

          1. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - The Shrove-tide Fair
          2. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Russian Dance
          3. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Petrushka
          4. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - The Blackamoor
          5. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Waltz
          6. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - The Shrove-tide Fair (towards evening)
          7. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Wet-Nurses' Dance
          8. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Peasant with Bear
          9. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Gypsies and a Rake Vendor
          10. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Dance of the Coachmen
          11. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Masqueraders
          12. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - The Scuffle (Blackamoor and Petrushka)
          13. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Death of Petrushka
          14. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Police and the Juggler
          15. Orpheus: Petrouchka - Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947 version) - Apparition of Petrushka's Double
          16. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Orpheus
          17. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Air de danse
          18. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Dance of the Angle of Death
          19. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Interlude
          20. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Dance of the Furies
          21. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Air de danse
          22. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Interlude
          23. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Air de danse
          24. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Pas d'action
          25. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Pas de deux
          26. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Interlude
          27. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Pas d'action
          28. Orpheus: Orpheus - Ballet in Three Scenes - Orpheus' Apothesis

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Salonen and Stravinsky: Early Interactions.......2006-04-24

          By this time Esa-Pekka Salonen is enjoying a reputation as one the finest conductors on the podium today of the works of Igor Stravinsky. His clarity of reading of inner voices, his sensitivity to color and rhythms so inherent in his own compositions, and his keen musicality serve him well in bringing a freshness to Stravinsky's now standard works.

          Recorded in 1991 and 1992 with The London Philharmonia Orchestra, this CD reveals the earlier thoughts of Salonen about these two works. Naturally his current performances contain even more depth and polish, especially as he conducts his own fine Los Angeles Philharmonic, yet these performances still are some of the best available on recording. He finds all the interior motivations of the ballet 'Petrushka (1947 version)', and while some of the antics and plights of the characters may seem a bit subdued here, the story still is propelled by a strong arching look at the ballet score as a whole.

          Salonen continues to bring new luster to the lesser-known works of Stravinsky, as he does here with the incandescent 'Orpheus' ballet. As the fine program notes included in this CD point out 'Orpheus represents a high point in Stravinsky's neo-classical period, classical models being evident not only in his choice of subject matter but also in the character of the music: consciously restrained, coolly austere in both form and musical language, and remote from Romantic emotionalism'. Salonen conducts a wholly transparent performance that is a model of restraint and superb playing form his various solo desks. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

          5 out of 5 stars A spiky, humorless Petrushka, but a dynamic Orpheus.......2006-01-07

          The five stars go to Salonen's Orpheus, one of Stravinsky's coolest formalist ballets. He aimed at "white music" to match Balanchine's "white ballet" (i.e., a ballet without plot or dramatic episodes) and succeeded so well that Orpheus often sounds bleached and faceless, with long stretches of neo-classical muttering. Not under Salonen, though. His Orpheus doesn't need the visual support of dancers--it's alive from the inside, always moving, rhythmically quirky. The Philharmonia plays with lots of dynamic shading and is caught in an excellent recording, fairly close up.

          Orpheus dates from 1947, the same year that Stravinsky revised Petrushka for copyright reasons, making it leaner but otherwise not significantly altering the music itself. Salonen's spiky reading is at times plodding and colorless. He offers some quick change-ups, vaguely reminiscent of his much better Le Sacre, yet at other times he lapses into slow, slack rhythms. At heart Salonen is a tough modernist, and perhaps Petrushka's Shrovetide merriment and melodrama just don't suit him. Anyway, it's a serviceable performance but no match for the superlative Orpheus. Three stars.
          Stravinsky: Ballets
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Gorgeous sound, unadventurous readings (no hysterics, please, we're British)
          • BY FAR THE BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT!
          • One of the best collections - and 1/2 star for 'Orpheus'
          • Three chestnuts and a little gem
          		 Stravinsky: Ballets
          Igor Stravinsky , Sir Colin Davis , Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam , and London Symphony Orchestra
          Manufacturer: Philips
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          Similar Items:
          1. Debussy: Préludes for Piano, Books 1 & 2
          2. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Hungarian Sketches

          ASIN: B00005IB5L
          Release Date: 2002-01-15

          Tracks:

          1. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: Intro: The Augurs Of Spring
          2. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: Dances Of The Young Girls
          3. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: Ritual Of Abduction
          4. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: Spring Rounds
          5. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: Ritual Of The Rival Tribes
          6. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: Procession Of The Stage
          7. The Rite Of Spring: Part One. Adoration Of The Earth: The Sange - Dance Of The Earth
          8. The Rite Of Spring: Part Two. The Sacrifice: Intro
          9. The Rite Of Spring: Part Two. The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles Of Young Girls
          10. The Rite Of Spring: Part Two. The Sacrifice: Glorification Of The Chosen One
          11. The Rite Of Spring: Part Two. The Sacrifice: Evocation Of The Ancestors
          12. The Rite Of Spring: Part Two. The Sacrifice: Ritual Of The Ancestors
          13. The Rite Of Spring: Part Two. The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
          14. Petrushka: Scene 1: The Shrovetide Fair/The Conjuring Trick
          15. Petrushka: Scene 1: Russian Dance
          16. Petrushka: Scene 2: Petrushka
          17. Petrushka: Scene 3: The Moor/Dance Of The Ballerina
          18. Petrushka: Scene 3: Waltz (The Ballerina And The Moor)
          19. Petrushka: Scene 4. The Shrovetide Fair (Evening)
          20. Petrushka: Scene 4: Dance Of The Wet-Nurses
          21. Petrushka: Scene 4: Dance Of The Peasant And The Bear
          22. Petrushka: Scene 4: The Merchant And The Gipsies
          23. Petrushka: Scene 4: Dance Of The Coachmen And The Grooms
          24. Petrushka: Scene 4: The Masquerades
          25. Petrushka: Scene 4: The Scuffle
          26. Petrushka: Scene 4: Death Of Petrushka
          27. Petrushka: Scene 4: The Police And The Charlatan
          28. Petrushka: Scene 4: Appearance Of Petrushka's Ghost

          Tracks:

          1. The Firebird: Intro
          2. The Firebird: Scene 1: Kaschey's Enchanted Garden
          3. The Firebird: Scene 1: Appearance Of The Firebird Pursued By Ivan Tsarevich
          4. The Firebird: Scene 1: Dance Of The Firebird
          5. The Firebird: Scene 1: Ivan Tsarevich Captures The Firebird
          6. The Firebird: Scene 1: Supplication Of The Firebird
          7. The Firebird: Scene 1: The Princesses' Game With The Golden Apples
          8. The Firebird: Scene 1: Sudden Appearance Of Ivan Tsarevich
          9. The Firebird: Scene 1: The Princess' Khorovod (Round Dance)
          10. The Firebird: Scene 1: Daybreak
          11. The Firebird: Scene 1: Magic Carillon - Appearance Of Kashchey's Guardian Monsters - Capture Of...
          12. The Firebird: Scene 1: Dance Of Kashchey's Retinue Under The Firebird's Spell
          13. The Firebird: Scene 1: Infernal Dance Of All Kashchey's Subjects
          14. The Firebird: Scene 1: Lullaby Of The Firebird/Kashchey's Death
          15. The Firebird: Scene 2: Collapse Of Kashchey's Palace And Dissolution Of All Enchantments...
          16. Orpheus: Scene 1: Lento Sostenuto/Air De Danse: Andante Con Moto/Dance Of The Angel Of Death... - LSO/Sir Colin Davis
          17. Orpheus: Scene 2: Pas Des Furies: Agitato In Pno - Sempre Alla Breve Ma Meno Mosso/Air De... - LSO/Sir Colin Davis
          18. Orpheus: Scene 3: Orpheus's Apotheosis: Lento Sostenuto - LSO/Sir Colin Davis

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Gorgeous sound, unadventurous readings (no hysterics, please, we're British).......2006-06-01

          Knowing that Colin Davis had turned in an electrifying Oedipus REx early in his career, I hoped his Le Sacre, made not that long after, would be similar. But his style had tamed; there's not much originality here, either, and the atavistic side of Stravinsky's barbaric masterpiece is a bit softened. This is a matter of degree--Davis isn't mushy or glossy. I would rate his Rite of Spring well above Haitink, Muti, or Karajan. The Concertgebouw plays with unusual finesse and polish--nothing is uot of tune and chords are amazingly well balanced. Philips' deep, wide analog sound almost steals the show. All in all, a very sucessful performance without breaking any new ground or finding Bernstein's volcanic excitemnt in the score (NY Phil. on Sony).

          Davis's Petrushka and Firebird keep to the same gold standard. The orchestra plays with superb accuracy and sonority, the interpretations stay slightly tame. There are great readings of both scores in the catalog from all eras, and the emergence of Russian conductors since 1989 has given Stravinsky's music an earthier, more riveting style (e.g., Temirkanov's riotous Petrushka on RCA). So time has left these performances behind, but on their own terms they are winning. The fill-up Orpheus with the London Sym., being more naturally chaste and reticent, suits Davis's approach to a tee--I found it the best thing on this mid-price two-der.

          5 out of 5 stars BY FAR THE BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT!.......2003-06-20

          I will start by qualifying myself: I have a degree in Music Composition and I am a lover of 20th century music and late Romanticism. I have studied a great deal in Orchestration, Theory, Music History, and especially composition. I have given an informal leture on The Firebird, written a significant set of essays on Petrushka, and done a formal analysis of The Rite of Spring. Orpheaus, however, I am not very familiar with.

          Ok...

          I cannot begin to describe how wonderful this recording is! The first and most obvious of it's quality is the amazing job Phillips did in the remastering. There is absolutely no static, buzzing, or crackling that usually comes with recordings from the 60's and 70's. The CD sounds like it was done in 2003 in a professional fully digital studio!

          Secondly, the musicianship is unparalleled! Not a single note is wrong, not a single entrance is rusty, and every is played with the highest level of emotion and perfection.

          Thirdly, the balance of instrumentation and color of the orchestra blows any other recording out of the water!

          Stravinksy is my favorite composer of all time, but I defy anyone to say that he was the best conductor of his own music. Quite frankly, Sir Colin Davis on this particular recording cannot be matched!

          If you are looking for the PERFECT Stravinksy album, THIS IS THE ONE!

          4 out of 5 stars One of the best collections - and 1/2 star for 'Orpheus'.......2002-08-15

          This is a fine collection of major Stravinsky ballets, including the three late romantic masterpieces and the addition of the neo-classical and hard to find 'Orpheus.'

          As a first purchase for someone beginning an interest in Stravinsky, I would give this 5 stars. The major and most well-known works 'The Firebird,' 'Petrushka' [complete ballets for these two, not just the suites] and 'The Rite of Spring' are beautifully played by the RCO with excellent recording and remastering to match - a rich, full and detailed sound. Davis' conducting cannot be faulted in anyway - there are more savage accounts of 'The Rite' in Stravinsky's own and Muti's, but these are clear, forceful performances, full of atmosphere and precise rhythms, completely satisfying. I've heard these pieces dozens of times in performance and on record, and I really enjoy these recordings.

          'Orpheus' is a real treat. This is a beautiful, limpid score, and not often recorded. The finest recording is led by Stravinsky himself, but unless you want to shell out for the complete Recorded Legacy on Sony, it's very tough to find in the US. This version is refined but misses a little tension in a completely ideal performance, but the available comparisons in Salonen and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra also have their flaws. Still good to have this version, just knock off half a star because the performance is not totally ideal.

          4 out of 5 stars Three chestnuts and a little gem.......2002-07-14

          The Colin Davis recordings of Stravinsky are as good as any, better than most, and distinguished by a wonderful extra, the *Orpheus* suite. I'm the sort who can't have too many *Firebirds*, and I'm glad to add the Davis to my favorites, which include Bernard Haitink's landmark digital recording.

          I'm still looking for a *Rite of Spring* that feels like the perfect performance. This is close, as are the Bernstein New York Phil recording and a Boulez I can't put my finger on right now. Unfortunately the measure I hold them up to is a live performance by the Utah Symphony which taught me why live is not Memorex.

          *Petrushka* is wonderful and lively and I've seen performances of the ballet, but it leaves me cold as music. I'm always getting it mixed up with *Puchinella,* which I have also seen as a ballet performance. In any case, Davis makes it sound as good as it's gonna.

          I had never heard the *Orpheus*, and it turned out to be a delicate, understated, moody ballet. Interesting music, reminding me of *L'Histoire d'un Soldat*, *Apollo Musagetes* (sadly not here instead of *Petruska*), *The Rake's Progress*, and some of Stravinsky's symphonic works. I don't know enough about music to understand why this piece is neglected. It's a hard piece to find, though there are a couple of other recordings available.

          If you don't have the familiar three, this CD is a bargain--four brilliant performances. I bought it because it seemed the most economical way to get *Orpheus*--if you understand by "economical" an interest in value for dollar. No regrets.
          Stravinsky: Le Baiser De La Fée; Orpheus
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Stravinsky: Le Baiser De La Fée; Orpheus

            Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000001SHS
            Release Date: 1996-10-29

            Tracks:

            1. Le Baiser de la Fee: The Lullaby in the Storm
            2. Le Baiser de la Fee: A Village Fete
            3. Le Baiser de la Fee: At the Mill
            4. Le Baiser de la Fee: Scene
            5. Le Baiser de la Fee: The Lullaby of the Land Beyond Time and Place
            6. Orpheus: First Scene: Lento sostenuto
            7. Orpheus: First Scene: Air de Dance - Andante con moto
            8. Orpheus: First Scene: Dance of the Angel of Death - L'istesso
            9. Orpheus: First Scene: Interlude
            10. Orpheus: Second Scene: Dance of the Furies - Agitato
            11. Orpheus: Second Scene: Air de Dance - Grave
            12. Orpheus: Second Scene: Interlude - L'istesso tempo
            13. Orpheus: Second Scene: Air de Dance Conclusion - L'istesso tempo
            14. Orpheus: Second Scene: Pas d'Action - Andantino leggiadro
            15. Orpheus: Second Scene: Pas de Deux - Andante sostenuto
            16. Orpheus: Second Scene: Interlude - Moderato assai
            17. Orpheus: Second Scene: Pas d'Action - Vivace
            18. Orpheus: Second Scene: Aportheosis - Lento sostenuto

            Amazon.com

            Stravinsky was often at his best when borrowing tunes from other sources, and The Fairy's Kiss is a case in point. The source of the melodic material was Tchaikovsky, a curious choice given Stravinsky's anti- Romantic musical philosophy. But like most of us, he was a sucker for Tchaikovsky, and this ballet based on some of the composer's more obscure piano pieces is both a loving tribute and vintage Stravinsky. The music for Orpheus, by contrast, is wholly original, and it's one of the composer's most purely beautiful late works. Robert Craft, a friend of the composer, knows this music as well as anyone, and conducts with authority and affection. -- David Hurwitz
            Stravinsky in Moscow, 1962
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • One of the best CDs with Stravinsky conducting
            		 Stravinsky in Moscow, 1962

            Manufacturer: Melodiya
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Stravinsky, IgorStravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            Moscow Philharmonic OrchestraMoscow Philharmonic Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            Classic Big BandClassic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
            CDs Under $7CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
            All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
            ASIN: B000001HD9
            Release Date: 1997-03-11

            Tracks:

            1. Petrushka, Ste Scene 1: The Charlatan's Booth - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            2. Petrushka, Ste Scene 1: Russian Dance - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            3. Petrushka, Ste Scene 2: Petrushka's Room - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            4. Petrushka, Ste Scene 4: The Shrove-Tide Fair (Near Evening) - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            5. Petrushka, Ste Scene 4: Dance Of The Wet-Nurses - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            6. Petrushka, Ste Scene 4: Dance Of The Peasant And The Bear - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            7. Petrushka, Ste Scene 4: Dance Of The Gypsy Girls - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            8. Petrushka, Ste Scene 4: Dance Of the Coachmen - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            9. Petrushka, Ste Scene 4: The Masqueraders - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            10. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 1: Orphee - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            11. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 1: Air De Danse - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            12. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 1: Dance Of The Angel Of Death - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            13. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 1: Interlude - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            14. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 2: The Furies - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            15. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 2: Air De Danse-Interlude - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            16. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 2: Pas D'action - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            17. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 2: Pas De Deux - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            18. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 2: Interlude - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            19. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 2: Pas D'action - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            20. Orpheus, Ballet In Three Scenes, Scene 3: Apotheosis - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            21. Ode. Elegiacal Chant In Three Parts: Eulogy - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            22. Ode. Elegiacal Chant In Three Parts: Eclogue - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            23. Ode. Elegiacal Chant In Three Parts: Epitaph - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            24. Fireworks, Fant, Op.4 - Moscow PO/Igor Stravinsky
            25. Ey Ukhnyem Song Of The Volga Boatmen - USSR SO/Igor Stravinsky
            26. Words Of Thanks - Igor Stravinsky

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars One of the best CDs with Stravinsky conducting.......2005-09-25

            Going back to Russia for the first time in decades, Stravinsky made a tour as a conductor. It was a strange meeting since his music had been banned undre the Soviets. The musicians really had no idea of Stravinsky style, so they gave him Russian style a la Tchaikovsky and Rimsky_korsakov. The result is at times slapdash but very exciting and full of emotion--a rare thing when Stravinsky conducted his own music. The sound is quite listenable.

            This CD is out of print and offered by a vendor here at a ridiculous price for a used copy, but if you search hard enough (did I say eBay?), you should be able to pick up a copy of this delightful souvenir.
            Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes, Ballet en Trois Donnes (Game of Cards, Ballet in Three Deals) / Orpheus, Ballet in Three Scenes - Neeme Järvi / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes, Ballet en Trois Donnes (Game of Cards, Ballet in Three Deals) / Orpheus, Ballet in Three Scenes - Neeme Järvi / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
              Igor Stravinsky , Neeme Järvi , and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
              Manufacturer: Chandos
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
              All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
              Ballets & DancesBallets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B000000AOD
              Release Date: 1992-10-28

              Tracks:

              1. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Premier donne: Intro
              2. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Premier donne: Pas d'Action
              3. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals,Premier donne: Dance Var
              4. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Premier donne: Dance of the Joker
              5. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Premier donne: Waltz-Coda
              6. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne: Introduction
              7. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne: March
              8. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne: Vars I-IV.
              9. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne: Var V. Pas de Quatre
              10. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne: Coda
              11. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne: Reprise of March
              12. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Deuxieme donne:Ens
              13. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Troisieme donne: Intro
              14. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Troisieme donne: Waltz
              15. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Troisieme donne: Battle Between Spades and Hearts
              16. Game of Cards-Ballet in three deals, Troisieme donne: Final Dance-Coda
              17. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 1: Orpheus weeps for Eurydice
              18. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 1: Air de Danse
              19. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 1: Dance of the Angel of Death
              20. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 1: Interlude
              21. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Pas des Furies
              22. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Air de Danse
              23. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Interlude
              24. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Air de Danse (Conclusion)
              25. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Pas d' Action
              26. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Pas de Deux
              27. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Interlude
              28. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 2: Pas d'Action
              29. Orpheus: Ballet in three scenes, Scene 3: Orpheus' apotheosis

              Amazon.com

              It's a pity that the vast popularity of Stravinsky's three early ballets has eclipsed his later dance works. Granted, his rather more austere, neo-classical idiom is in some ways less colorful and easy to take than his early stuff, but both of these works have a lot going for them, including some really good tunes. Orpheus in particular is wholly lovely--the music really does manage to be both sensual and classically pure. Card Game, on the other hand, is just a rousing good time--clearly structured, expertly scored, and highly entertaining. The Concertgwbouw Orchestra really seems to enjoy the challenges that this music presents, and Chandos's recording is positively luminous. --David Hurwitz

              Track Listings:

              1. J.S. Bach: Church Cantatas I [Box set]
              2. J.S. Bach: Church Cantatas II [Box set]
              3. J.S. Bach: Church Cantatas III [Box set]
              4. Jiang Wen-Ye (1910-1983) Piano Works in Japan
              5. John Cage: The Works for Violin, Vol. 4
              6. John Ireland: Piano Concerto; Mai-Dun; Legend
              7. Kancheli: Morning Prayers/Abii Ne Videdrem/Evening Prayers
              8. Kenneth Mckellar's Book of Hymns [Import]
              9. Lost & Found-Treasures of the Heifetz Legacy
              10. Lyapunov: Piano Concerto No. 2

              Track Listings

              track listings

              Track Listings

              The String Quartet Tribute to Dave Matthews Band

              7 Pieces for Piano

              2nd Floor [CD-single]

              Strange Fruit

              Ally

              Across 110th Street [Soundtrack]

              A Child's Celebration of Broadway

              Aaron Rosand Plays...

              You've Got to Hear the Music [Import]

              Wedding March

              You Came a Long Way from St. Louis

              Y Lo Amo

              Yvanna

              From Clarksdale to Cleveland, Vol. 1: The Roadhouse

              World Container