Stravinsky: The Firebird & Le Chant du Rossignol

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This striking SACD provides remarkably highcalibre recordings: both works sound pretty marvellous played back through normal CD equipment. But if you have a good four-speaker system and set the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 6th Mar 2006
Catalogue No: GCD922201
Label: Glossa
Length: 70 minutes

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Stravinsky: The Firebird

Work length47:59

$24.00

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Flemish Radio Orchestra
Yoel Levi

Introduction

Track length2:59

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Scene 1: Le jardin enchante de Kachtchei

Track length2:17

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Scene 1: Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu poursuivi par Ivan Tsarevich

Track length2:14

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Scene 1: Danse de l'Oiseau de feu

Track length1:19

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Scene 1: Capture de l'Oiseau de feu par Ivan Tsarevich

Track length0:57

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Scene 1: Supplications de l'Oiseau de feu

Track length5:56

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Scene 1: Apparition des treize princesses enchantees

Track length2:28

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Scene 1: Jeu des princesses ave les pommes d'or

Track length2:22

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Scene 1: Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarevich

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Scene 1: Corovod des princesses (Rondeau)

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Scene 1: Lever du jour

Track length1:21

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Scene 1: Ivan Tsarevich penetre dans la palais de Kachtchei

Track length0:06

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Scene 1: Carillon feerique, apparition des monstres-gardiens de Kachtchei, capture d'Ivan Tsarevich, intercession des princesses

Track length1:30

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Scene 1: Arrivee de Kachtchei l'immortel

Track length1:16

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Scene 1: Dialogue de Kachtchei avec Ivan Tsarevich

Track length1:05

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Scene 1: Intercession des princesses

Track length1:11

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Scene I: Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu

Track length0:32

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Scene 1: Danse de la suite de Kachtchei enchantee par l'Oiseau de feu

Track length0:48

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Scene 1: Danse infernale de tous le sujets de Kachtchei

Track length4:30

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Scene 1: Berceuse (l'Oiseau de feu)

Track length2:49

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Scene 1: Reveil de Kachtchei

Track length1:08

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Scene 1: Mort de Kachtchei

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Scene 1: Profonds tenebres

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Scene 2: Disparition du palais et des sortileges de Kachtchei, animation des chevaliers petrifies, allegresse generale

Track length3:28

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Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol

Work length22:49

$8.00

$10.40

Flemish Radio Orchestra
Yoel Levi

Presto

Track length2:25

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Marche chinoise

Track length3:29

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Le Chant du rossignol

Track length3:53

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Le Jeu du Rossignol mecanique

Track length2:07

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Larghetto

Track length7:28

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Pianissimo

Track length1:36

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Tranquillo

Track length1:51

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2010

This striking SACD provides remarkably highcalibre recordings: both works sound pretty marvellous played back through normal CD equipment. But if you have a good four-speaker system and set the rear volume level gently and judiciously, the sound is almost unbelievably realistic. Indeed, this Flemish performance of The Firebird is one of the finest orchestral recordings of recent years. Stravinsky's vivid scoring lends itself to demonstration sound.
Moreover, the music is miraculously well played.
Yoel Levi's totally idiomatic and involving reading, though not lacking drama, is warmly relaxed and evocatively atmospheric, with the Flemish orchestra playing with ravishing sensitivity.
Orchestral textures are delectably diaphonous and transluscent: everything seems to be in a magical haze, with iridescent colouring at the 'Appearance of the Firebird', while the music for the 'Enchanted Princesses' is exquisitely tender.
Arguably the piano-pianissimo opening is a little too quiet but the ear soon revels in the wide range of playing and sound: the whole progression of infernal music for Kashchei brings some quite astounding sounds. For the great closing rejoicing, the lovely horn melody seemingly appears out of the mist, and the climax builds slowly and magically until the brass enter. Then Levi pulls back a little, creating a spacious, no less involving, climax.
In Song of the Nightingale, the orchestra again play with refinement and beauty, especially at the close. The extra dimension of the Glossa recording makes one feel the orchestra really is out there, beyond the speakers.

September 2006

…this Flemish performance of The Firebird is one of the finest orchestral recordings I have heard. Moreover, the music is miraculously well played. Orchestral textures are delectably diaphanous and translucent: everything seems to be in a magical haze, with iridescent colouring at the 'Appearance of the Firebird', while the music for the 'Enchanted Princesses is exquisitely tender. In Song of the Nightingale, the atmospheric Flemish version is similarly telling, the orchestra again playing with refinement and beauty, especially at the close.

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