Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in C & Symphony in Three Movements

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With exemplary control of orchestral balance, clarity of texture and a capacity to draw a fabulous array of colours from the music, these performances are guaranteed to keep the listener riveted... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 4th Nov 2022
Catalogue No: CHSA5315
Label: Chandos
Length: 83 minutes

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Stravinsky: Greeting Prelude

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BBC Philharmonic
Sir Andrew Davis

Stravinsky: Symphony in C

Work length29:49

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BBC Philharmonic
Sir Andrew Davis

I. Moderato alla breve

Track length9:55

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II. Larghetto concertante

Track length6:44

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III. Allegretto

Track length5:12

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IV. Largo

Track length7:58

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Stravinsky: Divertimento (symphonic suite from Le Baiser de la Fée)

Work length25:54

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BBC Philharmonic
Sir Andrew Davis

I. Sinfonia

Track length6:33

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II. Danses suisses

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III. Scherzo

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IV. Pas de deux

Track length7:58

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Stravinsky: Circus Polka

Work length3:41

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BBC Philharmonic
Sir Andrew Davis

Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

Work length22:56

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BBC Philharmonic
Sir Andrew Davis

I. Allegro

Track length10:10

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II. Andante

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III. Con moto

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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!

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January 2023

With exemplary control of orchestral balance, clarity of texture and a capacity to draw a fabulous array of colours from the music, these performances are guaranteed to keep the listener riveted from first bar to last.

January 2023

It’s easy to underestimate the depth and breadth of Andrew Davis’s repertoire and indeed his sterling qualities as a conductor – his ebullience, robust sense of rhythm and razor-sharp ears. All of which are much in evidence in this generous compendium of Stravinsky.

January 2023

The conductor must do full justice to the punch and crackle of the rhythms but also maintain the sense of wit, of lightness and often of grace... This recording, however, is the best I have heard for many a long year.

5th November 2022

Davis secures, sharp, colourful orchestral playing, pianist Ian Buckle and harpist Clifford Lantaff excellent in their concertante roles... Chandos’s sound has plenty of punch and depth.

Classical CD Choice 29th November 2022

There were late works which recaptured the energy and vivacity of Stravinsky’s earlier music, notably the remarkable Symphony in Three Movements, and it’s particularly engaging here in this new performance from the BBC Philharmonic under Sir Andrew Davis, couched in impeccable Chandos surround sound.

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