LoginIgor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy - Valery Gergiev / Kir
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Gergiev's is a Rite of Spring with a difference. He stresses the primitive barbarism of Stravinsky's groundbreaking score--the strange wheezings of the winds, the wild yawps of the tubas, and the deep rumblings of the bass drum. It's a Rite that stands out at a time when so many internationalized western orchestras give the piece an overlay of sophisticated polish that can rob it of the shock factor that drove the audience at the Paris premiere to riot. There are also numerous personal touches that can be controversial, such as the pause before the final chord, which may bother some but which work in the context of the interpret
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Manufacturer: Philips
Release date: 9 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0028946803523 UPC: 028946803523
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Release date: 9 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0028946803523 UPC: 028946803523
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