Rite of Springs

Stravinsky (Artist), Dorati (Artist), Rpo (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HMQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #899,433 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Intro

2. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Dance Of The Adolescents

3. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Game Of Abduction

4. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Spring Rounds

5. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Games Of The Rival Cities

6. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Procession Of The Wise Men

7. The Rite Of Spring, Part I-The Adoration Of The Earth: Adoration Of The Earth - Dance Of The Earth

8. The Rite Of Spring, Part II-The Sacrifice: Intro

9. The Rite Of Spring, Part II-The Sacrifice: Mysterious Rounds Of The Adolescents

10. The Rite Of Spring, Part II-The Sacrifice: Glorification Of The Chosen One

11. The Rite Of Spring, Part II-The Sacrifice: Evocation Of The Ancestors

12. The Rite Of Spring, Part II-The Sacrifice: Ritual Of the Ancestors

13. The Rite Of Spring, Part II-The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance Of The Chosen One

14. The Firebird: Intro

15. The Firebird: Scene I: Kashchei's Enchanted Garden

16. The Firebird: Scene I: Appearance Of The Firebird Pursued By Ivan Tsarevich

17. The Firebird: Scene I: Dance Of The Firebird

18. The Firebird: Scene I: Ivan Tsarevich Captures The Firebird

19. The Firebird: Scene I: Supplication Of The Firebird

20. The Firebird: Scene I: Appearance Of The Thirteen Enchanted Princesses

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Banishes the idea of dinosaurs, May 23, 2003

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John Prothero "jakethejeep" (Garden Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rite of Springs (Audio CD)

Having kids, one is greatly in debt to the vision of Walt Disney. But as I grew up and listened to the recording of "Le Sacre" by Stravinsky, I realized that Disney did a great disservice to the ballet score. Even with Stravinsky conducting, I couldn't get dinosaurs out of my mind. Then I got the Rattle recording. No more dinosaurs. Instead, primitive rythms, dances, terror and a sacrificial virgin come forth. The ballet by Diagalev is back. And the score is reborn. Rattle brings out the brutality of the score, and the Birmingham Symphony plays as the world-class orchestra that it is. I have often held that certain conductors understand certain composers: Solti understood Brahms; Kurt Masur understands Mendelssohn; and Rattle understands Stravinsky. The clarity, the phrasing, and again, the brutality is there. Thank God, no more DINOSAURS!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth looking out for, August 23, 2002

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Squid Flarkingdale "the_yellow_yahoo" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conducts Stravinsky (Audio CD)

Stravinsky's 1940 recordings of "Rite" and "Petrushka" are magnificent. I won't go on at length because this disc is apparently deleted, but I don't know why the Petrushka is never mentioned in round-ups of the best recordings (unless it's because it's only around half the music). Half or no half, this Petrushka is gripping and a lot better recorded than you're expecting. Maybe Naxos or some other historical label will reissue it.