The Rite of Spring / The Firebird: Ballet Suite 1945

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

This orchestral album by Igor Stravinsky was released in 1945. It presents mid-20th-century ballet repertoire characterised by striking rhythmic drive, shifting metres and dense orchestration, reflecting Stravinsky's development as a modernist composer who consolidated and reworked earlier ballet material into concert suites during this period.
First released: 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: I. Introduction
    3:40
  2. 2.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: II. The Augurs of Spring (Dances of the Young Girls)
    3:27
  3. 3.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: III. Ritual of Abduction
    1:17
  4. 4.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: IV. Spring Rounds
    3:23
  5. 5.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: V. Ritual of the Rival Tribes
    1:56
  6. 6.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: VI. Procession of the Sage
    0:45
  7. 7.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: VII. The Sage
    0:29
  8. 8.
    The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth: VIII. Dance of the Earth
    1:16
  9. 9.
    The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice: I. Introduction
    4:24
  10. 10.
    The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice: II. Magic Circles of the Young Girls
    3:23
  11. 11.
    The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice: III. Glorification of the Chosen One
    1:34
  12. 12.
    The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice: IV. Evocation of the Ancestors
    0:51
  13. 13.
    The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice: V. Ritual Action of the Ancestors
    3:38
  14. 14.
    The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice: VI. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
    4:48
  15. 15.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: I: Introduction
    4:00
  16. 16.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: II: Prelude and Dance
    0:17
  17. 17.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: III: Variations
    1:21
  18. 18.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: IV: Pantomime I
    0:27
  19. 19.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: V: Pas de deux
    4:08
  20. 20.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: VI: Pantomime II
    0:22
  21. 21.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: VII: Scherzo
    2:35
  22. 22.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: VIII: Pantomime III, Rondo
    6:11
  23. 23.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: IX: Infernal Dance
    4:42
  24. 24.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: X: Lullaby
    3:41
  25. 25.
    The Firebird Ballet Suite 1945: XI: Final Hymn
    3:38

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