Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring, The Nightingale / Craft

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
September 20, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      STRAVINSKY
    • PERFORMER
      Philharmonia/Lso/Craft
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 20, 2005
    • UPC
      747313250127
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8557501
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Part I (Adoration of the Earth): Introduction

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    2. Part I (Adoration of the Earth): The Augurs of Spring / Dances of the Young Girls

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    3. Part I (Adoration of the Earth): Ritual of Abduction

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    4. Part I (Adoration of the Earth): Spring Rounds

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    5. Part I (Adoration of the Earth): Ritual of the Rival Tribes

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    6. Part I (Adoration of the Earth): Dance of the Earth

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    7. Part II (The Sacrifice): Introduction

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    8. Part II (The Sacrifice): Mystic Circles of the Young Girls

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    9. Part II (The Sacrifice): Glorification of the Chosen One

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    10. Part II (The Sacrifice): Evocation of the Ancestors

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    11. Part II (The Sacrifice): Ritual Action of the Ancestors

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    12. Part II (The Sacrifice): Sacrificial Dance

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    13. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Introduction

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    14. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Fisherman

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    15. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Nightingale's Aria

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    16. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Chamberlain, Bonze, Cook, Courtiers

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    17. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Second Entrance of the Nightingale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    18. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Chamberlain and Bonze

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    19. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Nightingale's Second Aria

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    20. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Chamberlain and Bonze

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    21. Scene 1 (The Forest at Dawn): Fisherman

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    22. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Prelude

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    23. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Cook

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    24. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Prelude (reprise)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    25. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Chinese March

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    26. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Chamberlain

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    27. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Song of the Nightingale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    28. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): The Japanese Envoys

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    29. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): The Mechanical Nightingale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    30. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): The Emperor, Chamberlain, Courtiers

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    31. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Chinese March (reprise)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    32. Scene 2 (The Porcelain Palace of the Chinese Emperor): Fisherman

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    33. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Prelude

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    34. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Chorus of Ghosts, Emperor

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    35. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Nightingale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    36. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Death and the Nightingale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    37. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Nightingale's Aria

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    38. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Emperor and Nightingale

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    39. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Funeral Procession

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    40. Scene 3 (The Emperor's Bedchamber): Fisherman

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Olga Trifonova, Robert Tear, Pippa Longworth, Paul Whelan, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Greenan, Sally Burgess, Peter Hall, Simon Preece

      Conductor: Robert Craft


REVIEW:

Robert Craft's performance of The Rite of Spring, rescued from oblivion, proves that in the early ballets he can be both accurate as well as exciting. Extremely well played by the London Symphony, seldom have the complex textures in the Introduction to Part One or the Ritual of the Rival Tribes sounded so clear and natural. And yet, in the Dance of the Earth, or the concluding Sacrificial Dance, Craft pulls out all of the stops to really impressive effect. The sonics are excellent, both here and in The Nightingale--this latter a beautiful, neglected piece that sounds much better in its original operatic form than in its later, formally somewhat dysfunctional symphonic dress. Once again Craft leads a superb performance of the orchestral part, and the singers are mostly fine. Olga Trifonova's bright soprano does well by the nightingale...with transliterated text and English translation, this is a very good deal.

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com