Stravinsky: Fairy Tales

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 22, 2026
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Igor Stravinsky
    • PERFORMER
      Susan Platts, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 22, 2026
    • UPC
      747313473571
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574735
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Introduction: Presto

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    2. Marche chinoise

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    3. Chant du Rossignol

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    4. Jeu du rossignol mécanique

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    5. No. 1. Pastushka (The Shepherdess)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Susan Platts

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    6. No. 2. Favn' (The Faun)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Susan Platts

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    7. No. 3. Reka (The River)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Susan Platts

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    8. I. Sinfonia: Andante - Allegro sostenuto

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    9. II. Danses suisses: Tempo giusto - Valse - Poco più lento

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    10. III. Scherzo: Moderato - Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    11. IV. Pas de deux: Adagio - Variation: Allegretto grazioso - Coda: Presto

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    12. I. Sinfonia (Ouverture)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    13. II. Serenata

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    14. III. Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    15. IV. Tarantella

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    16. V. Toccata

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    17. VI. Gavotta con due Variazioni

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    18. VII. Vivo

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    19. VIIIa. Minuetto -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta

    20. VIIIb. Finale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: JoAnn Falletta


Igor Stravinsky is renowned for his legacy of glittering fairy tales in treasured favourites such as Petrushka and The Firebird. Another favourite is the ballet Pulcinella, a lovable melange of Baroque theatricality, heard here in it's concert suite form. The other works in this programme are surprisingly less known: the luminous and symphonic Song of the Nightingale, and The Fairy's Kiss based on Tchaikovsky's music, are both derived from stories by Hans Christian Andersen. An astonishing rarity, The Faun and the Shepherdess is an ancient Greek tale that was Stravinsky's romantically sensual gift to his young bride.