Petrushka / The Rite of Spring

Album by Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov

Petrushka and The Rite of Spring are orchestral ballets composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1911 and 1913 respectively. Both works employ bold rhythmic innovation, dissonant harmonies and distinctive orchestration that signalled a shift in early 20th-century music, with Petrushka blending Russian folkloric elements into a modernist language and The Rite of Spring breaking new ground in rhythmic complexity and tonal organisation.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Petrushka, Scene I: The Shrove-tide Fair: I. Vivace
    7:18
  2. 2.
    Petrushka, Scene I: The Shrove-tide Fair: II. Russian Dance
    2:44
  3. 3.
    Petrushka, Scene II: Petrushka's Room
    4:31
  4. 4.
    Petrushka, Scene III: The Moor's Room: I. L'istesso tempo
    3:39
  5. 5.
    Petrushka, Scene III: The Moor's Room: II. Valse
    3:10
  6. 6.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): I. Tempo giusto
    0:59
  7. 7.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): II. Wet-Nurses' Dance
    2:33
  8. 8.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): III. Peasant with Bear
    1:29
  9. 9.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): IV. Gypsies and a Rake Vendor
    1:10
  10. 10.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): V. Dance of the Coachmen
    2:02
  11. 11.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): VI. Masqueraders
    1:32
  12. 12.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): VII. The Scuffle
    0:47
  13. 13.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): VIII. Death of Petrouchka
    1:01
  14. 14.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): IX. Police and the Juggler
    1:34
  15. 15.
    Petrushka, Scene IV: The Fair (towards evening): X. Apparition of Petrouchka's Double
    1:13
  16. 16.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: I. Introduction
    3:38
  17. 17.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: II. Harbingers of Spring (Dances of the Young Girls and Boys)
    3:27
  18. 18.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: III. Mock Abduction
    1:19
  19. 19.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: IV. Spring Rounds
    3:51
  20. 20.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: V. Games of the Rival Tribes
    1:47
  21. 21.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: VI. Procession of the Wise Elder
    0:41
  22. 22.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: VII. Adoration of the Earth (Wise Elder)
    0:27
  23. 23.
    The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth: VIII. Dance of the Earth
    1:11
  24. 24.
    The Rite of Spring, Part II: The Sacrifice: I. Introduction
    4:26
  25. 25.
    The Rite of Spring, Part II: The Sacrifice: II. Mystical Circles of the Young Girls
    3:42
  26. 26.
    The Rite of Spring, Part II: The Sacrifice: III. Glorification of the Chosen One
    1:42
  27. 27.
    The Rite of Spring, Part II: The Sacrifice: IV. Summoning of the Ancestors
    1:02
  28. 28.
    The Rite of Spring, Part II: The Sacrifice: V. Ritual of the Ancestors
    3:26
  29. 29.
    The Rite of Spring, Part II: The Sacrifice: VI. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
    4:40