Stravinsky: Petrouchka; The Firebird Suite; Scherzo ā la Russe

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Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality too, and the early little Scherzo makes for a nice filler. Along with Järvi, the heroes of this disc are the orchestra, which plays with razor-sharp accuracy and polish, its soloists, who contribute innumerable virtuoso passages full of character, and the engineers who capture it all in stunningly vivid sonics. --Dan Davis

Stravinsky: Petrouchka; The Firebird Suite; Scherzo ā la Russe, Music, Igor Stravinsky, Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Michael Chertock, 20th/21st Century Ballet, Ballet, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Scherzo for Orchestra, Suite for Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrouchka; The Firebird Suite; Scherzo à la Russe
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    		Stravinsky: Petrouchka; The Firebird Suite; Scherzo à la Russe

    Manufacturer: Telarc
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00008GENY
    Release Date: 2003-03-25

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    Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality too, and the early little Scherzo makes for a nice filler. Along with Järvi, the heroes of this disc are the orchestra, which plays with razor-sharp accuracy and polish, its soloists, who contribute innumerable virtuoso passages full of character, and the engineers who capture it all in stunningly vivid sonics. --Dan Davis
    Petrouchka / Firebird Suite / Scherzo
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      		Petrouchka / Firebird Suite / Scherzo

      Manufacturer: Telarc
      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
      SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      ScherzoScherzo | 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
      Cincinnati Symphony OrchestraCincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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