The Fairy's Kiss / Scènes de ballet

Album by Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Ilan Volkov

This release is an album of orchestral ballet music by Igor Stravinsky, comprising works composed in 1928 and 1944. The recordings juxtapose Stravinsky's late-Romantic lyricism with the more pared-back neoclassical language he adopted later, characterised by taut rhythms, transparent orchestration and dance-derived forms that reflect his evolving approach to ballet writing.
First released: April 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Fairy's Kiss: Lullaby in the storm
    8:15
  2. 2.
    The Fairy's Kiss: A village fete
    10:28
  3. 3.
    The Fairy's Kiss: At the mill; Pas de deux
    18:54
  4. 4.
    The Fairy's Kiss: Lullaby in the land of eternity
    4:49
  5. 5.
    Scènes de ballet: Introduction
    0:53
  6. 6.
    Scènes de ballet: Danses: Corps de ballet
    3:02
  7. 7.
    Scènes de ballet: Variation: Ballerina
    0:58
  8. 8.
    Scènes de ballet: Pantomime
    2:17
  9. 9.
    Scènes de ballet: Pas de deux
    2:37
  10. 10.
    Scènes de ballet: Pantomime
    0:32
  11. 11.
    Scènes de ballet: Variation: Dancer
    1:05
  12. 12.
    Scènes de ballet: Variation: Ballerina
    1:07
  13. 13.
    Scènes de ballet: Pantomine
    0:29
  14. 14.
    Scènes de ballet: Danses: Corps de ballet
    1:04
  15. 15.
    Scènes de ballet: Apothéose
    2:04

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