Shortly before its notorious Paris ballet premiere in 1913, this was essentially how The Rite of Spring first saw the light of day: Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-Andre Hamelin recapture the heady, visceral thrill which must have been in the air when Stravinsky sat down at the piano with Debussy to create this landmark of modernism.
The Rite of Spring [33'13]
Part 1: The Kiss of the Earth
1 Introduction [3'14] –
2 Augurs of Spring [3'02] –
3 Game of Abduction [1'16] –
4 Spring Rounds [3'46] –
5 Game of the Two Rival Tribes [1'42] –
6 Procession of the Oldest and Wisest One [0'38]
7 The Kiss of the Earth [0'24] –
8 Dancing Out of the Earth [1'18]
Part 2: The Great Sacrifice
9 Introduction [4'53] –
10 Mystic Circle of the Young Girls [3'03] –
11 Glorification of the Chosen One [1'24] –
12 Evocation of the Ancestors [0'42] –
13 Ritual Action of the Ancestors [3'31] –
14 Sacrificial Dance [4'20]
Concerto for two solo pianos [21'32]
16 Con moto [6'26]
16 Notturno: Adagietto [5'37]
17 Quattro variazioni [4'30]
18 Preludio e fuga [4'59]
19 Madrid arr. Soulima Stravinsky (1910–1994) [2'56]
20 Tango arr. Victor Babin (1908–1972) [3'12]
21 Circus Polka arr. Victor Babin (1908–1972) [3'54] |
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