Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le Baiser De La Fée / Craft, Et Al

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Release Date: 01/17/2006
Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8557503 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Mark Beesley
Conductor: Robert Craft
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra

Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 18 Mins.

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Notes & Reviews	Back to Top

These performances were released previously by Koch, and it's good to see them reappearing here at budget price. Like most of Robert Craft's Stravinsky discs, this is very, very good, and questioning the conductor's authority in this music is tantamount to casting doubt on the composer himself (though not on his own hit-and-miss conducting!). The coupling is apt: both works are based on earlier music--Gallo and Pergolesi (for the most part) on the one hand, Tchaikovsky on the other. As Craft points out in his notes, however, Pulcinella remains comparatively faithful to the originals, with changes principally in terms of rhythm and scoring. The Fairy's Kiss, though, takes Tchaikovsky's tunes as a starting point, modifying them considerably, with most of the music being effectively original. Compared to the reference recordings above, Craft can appear to value precision over sheer excitement (as in the finale of Pulcinella), but this is quibbling: overall he gets fine results from both orchestras as well as from his three singers (in Pulcinella). If you're looking for both ballets complete, the combination of value and artistic quality on offer here speaks for itself. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com


Works on This Recording			Back to Top

1.	Pulcinella by Igor Stravinsky
	Performer: Robin Leggate (Tenor), Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano), Mark Beesley (Bass) Conductor: Robert Craft Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: Switzerland	Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 1, London, England Length: 36 Minutes 12 Secs. Language: Italian

	Notes: Composition written: Switzerland (1919 - 1920).


2.	Le baiser de la fée by Igor Stravinsky
	Conductor: Robert Craft Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1928/1950; France	Length: 42 Minutes 1 Secs.


Sound Samples				Back to Top

Pulcinella I. Overture
Pulcinella II. Serenata: Mentre l'erbetta
Pulcinella III. Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino - Allegro
Pulcinella IV. Allegretto: Contento forse vivere
Pulcinella V. Allegro assai
Pulcinella VI. Allegro (alla breve): Con queste paroline
Pulcinella VII. Largo: Sento dire no' nce pace
Pulcinella VIII. Chi disse ca la femmena
Pulcinella IX. Allegro: Nce sta quaccuna po'
Pulcinella X. Presto: Una te fa la ‘nzemprece
Pulcinella XI. Larghetto
Pulcinella XII. Allegro alla breve
Pulcinella XIII. Allegro moderato: Tarantella
Pulcinella XIV. Andantino: Se tu m'ami
Pulcinella XV. Toccata
Pulcinella XVI. Allegro moderato: Gavotta with 2 Variations: Allegretto - Allegro
Pulcinella XVII. Vivo
Pulcinella XVIII. Minuet: Pupillette - fiammette
Pulcinella XIX. Finale: Allegro assai
Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss) Scene I
Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss) Scene II
Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss) Scene III
Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss) Scene IV

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