Stravinsky: Orchestral Works
BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis
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The Symphony in C was conceived in Paris in the late 1930s, but completed in America in 1940, and is dedicated to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and premièred in 1946, the Symphony in Three Movements presents us with movements that also manifest different ways of moving: a march, a slow dance, and a march-jog-race. The Greeting Prelude was written as an eightieth birthday tribute to Pierre Monteux, conductor of the premières of Pétrouchka and The Rite of Spring, and was first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the very day: 4 April 1955.
The other two pieces on the album reflect Stravinsky’s lifelong involvement with ballet. The Divertimento is an orchestral piece extracted by Stravinsky from his ballet The Fairy’s Kiss. The ballet was a homage to Tchaikovsky, based on songs and piano pieces by him, stitched together and orchestrated with Stravinskian cool. The Circus Polka was a commission from Stravinsky’s long-time collaborator George Balanchine, who had been asked by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to create a dance for elephants. The version heard here is the composer’s own orchestral version; the original was scored for circus band and organ by David Raksin, and performed by fifty elephants and fifty female dancers! © Chandos
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Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Symphony in C, K. 61 (Igor Stravinsky)
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Divertimento (Igor Stravinsky)
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Symphony in Three Movements (Igor Stravinsky)
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Ian Buckle, Piano, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Clifford Lantaff, Harp, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Ian Buckle, Piano, MainArtist - BBC Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Clifford Lantaff, Harp, MainArtist
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
Album Description
The Symphony in C was conceived in Paris in the late 1930s, but completed in America in 1940, and is dedicated to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and premièred in 1946, the Symphony in Three Movements presents us with movements that also manifest different ways of moving: a march, a slow dance, and a march-jog-race. The Greeting Prelude was written as an eightieth birthday tribute to Pierre Monteux, conductor of the premières of Pétrouchka and The Rite of Spring, and was first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the very day: 4 April 1955.
The other two pieces on the album reflect Stravinsky’s lifelong involvement with ballet. The Divertimento is an orchestral piece extracted by Stravinsky from his ballet The Fairy’s Kiss. The ballet was a homage to Tchaikovsky, based on songs and piano pieces by him, stitched together and orchestrated with Stravinskian cool. The Circus Polka was a commission from Stravinsky’s long-time collaborator George Balanchine, who had been asked by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to create a dance for elephants. The version heard here is the composer’s own orchestral version; the original was scored for circus band and organ by David Raksin, and performed by fifty elephants and fifty female dancers! © Chandos
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:23:20
- Main artists: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Davis
- Composer: Igor Stravinsky
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music Symphonies
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
2022 Chandos Records Ltd 2022 Chandos Records Ltd
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