David Ayers Posted February 3, 2015 Report Posted February 3, 2015 It seems so rarely to get played. Lots of recordings. But. For example, Salonen has a Stravinsky series in 2015-6. 17 pieces in five concerts. But no Petruchka. No Firebird either, but that is a staple here in London and like the Rite you can hear it twice or more a year (and sometimes do). Boulez conducts it and I think I remember hearing him do it, but otherwise it comes up very little. I know it well from record and for that reason I've always thought of it as a staple. But is it? Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 3, 2015 Report Posted February 3, 2015 Didn't he get killed by The Moor? Don't think I've ever heard this live - one I'd like to hear. Very colourful score. In many ways still of the Rimsky world yet the rhythms and/or accents are already looking well ahead. Very singable/whistleable tunes throughout...except I get caught out by the irregularity. I heard the suite from The Firebird in Oxford a couple of years back but don't recall a performance of the full ballet. To be honest, I only play my full recording occasionally - a lot of it is very quiet. Perhaps needs the visuals. Whereas Petrushka seems to me to be able to stand alone in a concert performance. Quote
BillF Posted February 3, 2015 Report Posted February 3, 2015 Don't forget that Charlie Parker said that when he heard The Firebird, in the language of the streets he flipped :-) http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/05/26/186486269/why-jazz-musicians-love-the-rite-of-spring Quote
David Ayers Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Posted February 3, 2015 Though I have sat through many Rites, and have two more to look forward to this year, it is usually by accident. Firebird in full is my actual favorite... [good link, btw] Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 3, 2015 Report Posted February 3, 2015 Bobby Bradford quotes Petrushka on our recent cd. Quote
David Ayers Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Posted February 4, 2015 Magnus Lindberg by contrast does not quote Petrushka, but it was his Feria which prompted my thoughts. Feria means holiday, in the sense of market-day, and Petrushka open with an evocation of a market day. Lindberg's piece is based on a fanfare which vaguely put me in mind of the trumpet entry in Petrushka. Not even close, really, but that was the line of thought. A terrific Lindberg piece... Quote
Д.Д. Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 I am pretty sure we had at least a couple Petrushkas last season here in Vienna. I like this ballet a lot, although Firebird (of which Stravinsky seemed to have been quite dismissive) is my favorite among the early big three. Quote
7/4 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 I don't hear about often. I love it, I should listen to it again soon. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Not a ballet but I always hear The Song of the Nightingale alongside Petrushka/Firebird. It has a similar late-19thC exoticism/Orientalism. One of the joys of the big complete Stravinsky box is the full performance of the original opera of The Nightingale. You can also hear Les Noces in some of the vocals there - think it came from around the same time. I could imagine a very nice 'Total Immersion' weekend based around Stravinsky - mixing up well known things like Petrushka with the unfamiliar; large orchestral with chamber and vocal; early, neo-classical and post WWII. Would be delightful. Edited February 4, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote
David Ayers Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Posted February 4, 2015 Each of Salonen's Philharmonia concerts is 100% Stravinsky. Maybe as close as you'll get. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 Can only find a gloss on those concerts - they look interesting, like they are going beyond the obvious. I suspect I'll have gone to ground in Cornwall by then! Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 Symphony in C is another Igor piece I absolutely *love*, but have never heard a live performance of. What's the story (if any), of its lack of being programmed much, if ever -- ?? Quote
David Ayers Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Posted December 3, 2015 Satisfied my yen for this with a fine performance by Storgårds and BBC Phil this summer at Proms. They also did this percussion concerto by Gruber - it has to be *seen* really but youtube does at least have the audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32qDQR7QrA Quote
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