Stravinsky: Les Noces, Mass & Cantata

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Stravinsky loathed superimposed 'expressiveness', and always insisted his music should be executed rather than interpreted. On that basis, this latest release from the RIAS Chamber Choir of... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th Jun 2006
Catalogue No: HMC801913
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 66 minutes

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Stravinsky: Les Noces

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Premier tableau: Chez la mariée

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Deuxième tableau: Chez le marié

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Troisième tableau: Le départ de la mariée

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Quatrième tableau : Le repas de noces

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Stravinsky: Messe

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Kyrie

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Gloria

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Credo

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Sanctus

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Agnus Dei

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Stravinsky: Cantate

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I. A lyke-wake dirge. Versus 1. Prelude - This ae nighte

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II. Ricercar I. The maidens came

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III. A lyke-wake dirge. Versus 2. First interlude - If ever you gav'st hos'n and shoon

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IV. Ricercar II. Sacred History. To-morrow shall be my dancing day

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V. A lyke-wake dirge. Versus 3. Second interlude - From Whinnymuir when thou may'st pass

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VI. Westron Wind

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VII. A lyke-wake dirge. Versus 4. Postlude - If ever thou gav'st meat or drink

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August 2006

Stravinsky loathed superimposed 'expressiveness', and always insisted his music should be executed rather than interpreted. On that basis, this latest release from the RIAS Chamber Choir of Berlin Radio comes up pretty well. The Chamber Choir's pitches are true and focused, rhythms crisp, textures clean, and in the jubilant wedding cantata-ballet Les noces that marked the culmination of Stravinsky's early Russian period there is a clear and spacious sound balance with its accompanying ensemble of four pianos and percussion.

2010

Stravinsky's recording of Les noces is famous for its ruthlessness, yet the piece is about a folk wedding, and one feature of most weddings is joy. That, a feeling of rhythmic joy, is what makes this new performance so exhilarating. The performances are all marvellous: who would have expected to hear Carolyn Sampson singing Stravinsky? This record is not to be missed.

The Independent on Sunday

MusikFabrik's four pianists and six percussionists produce an electrifying sound, as do the impeccable RIAS Kammerchor, the silver-toned soprano Carolyn Sampson, and mezzo Susan Parry, whose maudlin mother-ofthe- bride is superb…Jan Kobow's Cantus Cancrizans is riveting.

Stravinsky: Les Noces, Mass & Cantata

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