Description
| The Firebird Ballet (complete ballet in original 1910 orchestration.) |
| Introduction 224 |
| – Scene 1 |
| [1] Kashchei’s Enchanted Garden 1:37 |
| [2] The Firebird Appears, Pursued By Ivan Tsarevitch 2:18 |
| [3] Dance of the Firebird 1:28 |
| [4] Ivan Tsarevitch Captures The Firebird 1:00 |
| [5] The Firebird’s Entreaty 5:16 |
| [6] The Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses 2:24 |
| [7] The Princesses’ Game with Apples of Gold (Scherzo) 2:22 |
| [8] The Sudden Appearance of Ivan Tsarevitch 1:02 |
| [9] The Princesses’ Round 3:58 |
| [10] Dawn (Ivan Tsarevitch Enters Kashchei’s Palace) 1:31 |
| [11] The Sound Of Enchanted Bells; Monsters Appear, |
| Kashchei’s Guards, and Take Ivan Tsarevitch Prisoner 1:28 |
| [12] The Arrival of Kashchei The Immortal 1:12 |
| [13] Kashchei’s Dialogue with Ivan Tsarevitch 1:03 |
| [14] The Princesses’ Intercede 1:01 |
| [15] The Appearance of The Firebird056 |
| [16] Kashchei’s Followers Dance under the Firebird’s Spell 0:50 |
| [17] Infernal Dance of Kashchei’s Subjects 4:40 |
| [18] Lullaby (The Firebird) 2:32 |
| [19] Kashchei Awakes 1:08 |
| [21] Death of Kashchei – Profound Darkness 1:20 |
| – Scene 2 |
| [22] Kaschei’s Spells Are Broken; His Palace Disappears, |
| The Stone Knights Return to Life, Joy Reigns 2:49 |
| Recorded at American Legion Hall, Hollywood,Jan 23-25, 1961, issued on LP 1962, |
| Columbia Masterworks MS 6328. Producer: John McClure |
| Le Sacre du Printemps (“The Rite of Spring”) |
| Part I: The Adoration of the Earth |
| [23] Introduction 2:56 |
| [24] Dance of the Young Girls 3:04 |
| [25] Mock Abduction 1:17 |
| [26] Spring Round Dance 3:05 |
| [27] Games of the Rival Tribes 2:00 |
| [28] Procession of the Wise Elder 0:42 |
| [29] Adoration of the Earth (The Wise Elder) 0:25 |
| [30] Dance of the Earth 1:15 |
| Part II: The Sacrifice |
| [31] Introduction 3:42 |
| [32] Mystical Circles of the Young Girls 2:52 |
| [33] Glorification of the Chosen Victim 1:37 |
| [34] Summoning of the Ancients 0:44 |
| [35] Ritual of the Ancients 3:18 |
| [36] Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim) 4:35 |
| Recorded Ballroom of the St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, January 5 & 6, 1960 |
| Originally issued LP Columbia Masterworks D3S614. Producer: John McClure |
| TOTAL TIME DISC 1: 76:05 |
| Petrouchka (Revised 1947 Version) |
| [1] 1st Tableau: Shrove-Tide Fair-The Crowds-Charlatan’s Booth 7:03 |
| [2] Russian Dance 2:41 |
| [3] 2nd Tableau: Petroushka’s Room 4:11 |
| [4] 3rd Tableau: The Blackamoor’s Room- Dance of the Ballerina 2:33 |
| [5] Waltz (Ballerina and Blackamoor) 3:14 |
| [6] 4th Tableau: The Shrove-Tide Fair (Near Evening) 1:11 |
| [7] Dance of the Wet Nurses 2:39 |
| [8] Dance of the Peasant and Bear 1:15 |
| [9] Dance of the Gypsy Girls and Rake Vendor 1:09 |
| [10] The Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms 2:11 |
| [11] The Masqueraders 1:37 |
| [12] The Scuffle (Blackamoor and Petrushka) 0:45 |
| [13] Conclusion (Petroushka’s Death) 0:55 |
| [14] Police and the Juggler 1:12 |
| [15] Apparition of Petrushka’s Double 0:49 |
| Recorded at American Legion Hall, Hollywood, Feb12,15,17, 1960, issued on LP 1962, |
| olumbia Masterworks D3S614. Producer: John McClure |
| Violin Concerto in D (1931) [21:05] Isaac Stern violin 1962 |
| [16] I – Toccata 5:14 |
| [17] II – Aria I 4:14 |
| [18] III – Aria II 5:13 |
| [19] IV – Capriccio 6:01 |
| Recorded at CBS Studios, Hollywood, Jan. 29-30th 1961, issued on LP 1962, Columbia |
| Masterworks MS 6331. Producer: John McClure |
| TOTAL TIME DISC 2: 55:20 |
“(He) knew how to draw out alert, vigorous performances … every one of these illustrates facets of his inspiration that others fail to note … he brings out more than any other the grotesque fantasy of Firebird, a quality he was about to develop in Petrushka … while Kastchei’s Dance looks forward to The Rite of Spring … (Rite) “few if any rivals in its compelling intensity … (Violin Concerto with Stern) “never surpassed, seldom approached..” (Penguin Guide)
