Stravinsky Ballets

Stravinsky Ballets

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2022

Sir Simon Rattle has always been a great Stravinsky conductor and these live performances—recorded at London’s Barbican Centre in 2017, early in Rattle’s London Symphony Orchestra reign—show him at his finest. These three ballets not only established, but also resoundingly confirmed, Stravinsky’s reputation as one of the 20th century’s most visionary composers. The Firebird sparkles and seethes with life, Petrushka gives a glimpse of tragedy under the surface charm, and The Rite of Spring unleashes extraordinary power. Everything is done magnificently. The LSO’s winds and brass are in top form, while the strings have a leanness and, where needed, silkiness that is breathtaking.

I. Introduction

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:38

II. Premier tableau. Le jardin enchanté de Kastchei

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:34

III. Apparition de l'oiseau de feu poursuivi par Ivan Tsarévitch

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:08

IV. Danse de l'oiseau de feu

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:29

V. Capture de l'oiseau de feu par Ivan Tsarévitch - Supplications de l'oiseau de feu - Apparition des treize princesses enchantées

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

9:35

VI. Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'or

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:33

VII. Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarévitch - Corovod (Ronde) des princesses - Lever du jour

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

7:15

VIII. Ivan Tsarévitch pénètre dans le palais de Kastchei - Carillon féérique - Arrivée de Kastchei - Dialogue - Intercession des princesses - Apparition de l'oiseau de feu - Danse de la suite de Kastchei enchantée par l'oiseau de feu

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

6:21

IX. Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kastchei

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

4:39

X. Berceuse (L'oiseau de feu) - Réveil de Kastchei - Mort de Kastchei - Profondes ténèbres

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

5:51

XI. Second tableau. Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés. Allégresse générale

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:23

I. The Shrovetide Fair (Introduction)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:19

II. The Crowds

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

4:00

III. The Conjuring Trick

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:54

IV. Russian Dance

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:46

I. Petrushka's Cell

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

4:36

I. The Moor's Cell

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:41

II. Dance of the Ballerina

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

0:48

III. Waltz (The Ballerina and the Moor)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:09

I. The Shrovetide Fair (Towards Evening)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:11

II. Dance of the Wet-Nurses

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:38

III. A Peasant Enters with a Bear

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:15

IV. The Gypsy Girls Dance

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:04

V. Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:09

VI. The Mummers (Masqueraders)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:21

VII. Death of Petrushka

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:17

Adoration of the Earth. Introduction

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:24

The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:08

Ritual of Abduction

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:17

Spring Rounds

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:31

Ritual of the Rival Tribes

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:52

Procession of the Sage - The Sage

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:04

Dance of the Earth

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:12

The Sacrifice. Introduction

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

4:34

Mystic Circles of the Young Girls

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:58

Glorification of the Chosen One

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:37

Evocation of the Ancestors

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

0:42

Ritual Action of the Ancestors

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:37

Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

4:46

Igor Stravinsky

Composer
London Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle

Conductor

David Millinger

Producer
Jonathan Stokes

Producer
Neil Hutchinson

Producer
Jonathan Stokes

Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Neil Hutchinson

Recording Engineer, Editing Engineer
Paul Griffiths

Liner Notes
Pascal Bergerault

Liner Notes
Ursula Wulfekamp

Liner Notes