Petrushka / Jeu de cartes

Album by Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Petrushka / Jeu de cartes is an album of orchestral works by Igor Stravinsky, featuring compositions originally written in 1911 and 1936. The programme contrasts the vivid, folk‑inflected, rhythmically driven orchestration of his early Russian ballet writing with the leaner, neoclassical textures and playful, gamelan‑coloured harmonic language of his later work, illustrating Stravinsky's shift from Russian nationalism towards neoclassicism and his ongoing experimentation with rhythm and colour in orchestral writing.

First released: 1995

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1.
Petrushka (original version, 1911): Burlesque in four scenes: Tableau I: The Shrovetide Fair
10:02
2.
Petrushka (original version, 1911): Burlesque in four scenes: Tableau II: Petrushka's Room
4:16
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Petrushka (original version, 1911): Burlesque in four scenes: Tableau III: The Blackamoor's Room and the Ballerina
6:40
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Petrushka (original version, 1911): Burlesque in four scenes: Tableau IV: The Shrovetide Fair (towards evening) and death of Petrushka
13:58
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Jeu de cartes: Ballet en trois donnes: I Première donne
5:29
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Jeu de cartes: Ballet en trois donnes: II Deuxième donne
8:55
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Jeu de cartes: Ballet en trois donnes: III Troisième donne
8:00