Stravinsky / Boulez - Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printe - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Before the First World War, especially for the famous ballet ensemble InchLes Ballets RussesInch, one of the most important dance companies of the 20th century, and it's impresario Sergei Diaghilev, Igor Stravinsky composed the first three of his great ballet music works for large orchestra, indeed, the most important of his ballets in general InchL'oiseau de feuInch (The Firebird) in 1910, InchPetrushkaInch in 1911, and InchLe sacre du printempsInch (The Rite of Spring) in 1913. The first of these ranks as a pioneering work of the early 20th century - and the third, regarded as a key work of 20th-century music due to it's extraordinary rhythmic and tonal structures, can both be experienced on this new from BR-KLASSIK - in live recordings with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under it's chief conductor Mariss Jansons, and in masterly interpretations. Diaghilev, a formative figure in 20th-century ballet, had founded the Ballets Russes ensemble in 1909 in Paris, where it first performed before moving to Monte Carlo in 1911. The first performance of Stravinsky's InchFirebirdInch took place on June 25, 1910 at the Paris Opera House, and InchLe sacre du printempsInch premiered on May 29, 1913 in the newly-built Théâtre des Champs-Élysées - a day that went down in history as one of the great artistic scandals of the 20th century. The furious protests from the Parisian public combined with the highly negative critical reviews all ended up making Stravinsky famous. His truly futuristic music has now established itself internationally and is an integral part of concert programs, and one can still hear why it so enraged audiences over 100 years ago. (InchThe FirebirdInch can be heard in Stravinsky's ballet version of 1945.) Album Tracks 1. sacre du printemps~Introduktion 2. sacre du printemps~Vorboten des Frühlings. Tanz der jungen Mädchen 3. sacre

One of the big events of 2017 was the opening of the Hamburg Philharmonie. Krzysztof Urbanski and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra gave inaugural concerts there that made a lasting impact on audiences and critics alike. On this occasion, the Polish conductor chose to record one of the works closest to his heart, The Rite of Spring InchStravinsky invented a new language. For me, The Rite is not a score, but a painting on each page, I see Matisse, Gauguin, the Fauve painters... It's an explosion of colours, emotions, and surprises too if you don't know the piece, you never know what's going to happen. It's so suggestive that you don't need to do all that much with the orchestra, the magic is written into the music.... When I conduct The Rite, I don't think the music penetrates your backbone, it's inside you... It's a ballet, and perhaps it's because I was a dancer when I was younger that I can't control my body when I hear and conduct this piece. It's a mystical experience for me!Inch The audio recording was made in sessions in the brand new Philharmonie and the BD that accompanies the album includes the film of the concert given in February 2017 in this superb building designed by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron. Album Tracks 1. Le Sacre Du Printemps (CD) 2. Le Sacre Du Printemps (Blu-ray)

Album Tracks 1. L'adoration de la Terre 2. Le Sacrifice 3. L'adoration de la Terre 4. Le Sacrifice