Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919) / Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919) / Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919) / Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
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Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-02-24
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. Adoration of the Earth. Introduction. Lento
  2. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. The Spring Divinations - Dances of the Young Gi
  3. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. Mock Abduction
  4. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. Spring Round Dances
  5. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. Games of the Rival Tribes
  6. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. Procession of the Wise Elder
  7. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 1. Dance of the Earth
  8. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 2. The Sacrifice. Introduction. Largo
  9. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 2. The Sacrifice. Mystical Circles of the Young Gi
  10. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 2. The Sacrifice. Glorification of the Chosen Vict
  11. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 2. The Sacrifice. Summoning of the Ancestors
  12. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 2. The Sacrifice. Ritual of the Ancestors
  13. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part. 2. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim)
  14. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Introduction
  15. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: The Firebird and its Dance
  16. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Variation of the Firebird
  17. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: The Princesses' Round
  18. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Infernal Dance of King Kaschei
  19. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Lullaby
  20. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: Finale
  21. Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20: I. The Adoration of Veles and Ala
  22. Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20: II. The Enemy God and the Dance of the Black Spirits
  23. Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20: III. Night
  24. Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20: IV. The Glorious Departure of Lolli and the Procession of the Sun

Music reviews of Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919) / Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Music Review: Commonplace "Rite"... and a TERRIFIC "Firebird"
Rating: 4 Stars

It's a pity for me for this album to put the 70s recording Lenny did with the LSO on Stravinsky's revolutionary "Rite of Spring" instead of the performance he did with the NYPO about a decade earlier.
The 60s recording (which sadly may be only available in the "Royal Edition" series) remains on of my favorite performance of the "Rite" (along with the "Fast and the Furious" Ozawa's with the CSO on RCA), because it has more brashness in the music, more savagery, more tension. His interpretation is far more extraordinary compared to this recording in this album. The extra "ornaments" Lenny added to further exxagerate the wildness and primitiveness in the 60s recording has competely disappeared in this performance, making a more commonplace, even tamed, performance. Same goes with the 80s performance on DG with the Isreal Phil.

Lenny's performance "Firebird" Suite, on the other hand... is an electrifying 5 Star performance... THE main attraction of the album, not the 70s "Rite". This recording was done in the 60s with the NYPO, so there is more youthness and vigor in the performance. While the sound quality is not at its best, the performace is as hot as it can get. You will especially love the climax of the "Infernal Dance" and the "Finale". The only other recording I equally love is Claudio Abbado's performance with the LSO on DG, powerful in its own way... and more crystal-clear).

Proikofiev's "Scythian Suite" (the Bonus tracks) is another plus in this album. The "Dance of the Dark Spirits" is especially thrilling, as Lenny actually takes the tempo a bit faster compared to most other performances, including Abbado on DG and Jarvi on Chandos.

P.S. - Do you notice the "Jaws" theme hidden under the movment?
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