Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0090266331123
Label: High Performance
Manufacturer: High Performance
MPN: 63311
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: High Performance
Release Date: June 01, 1999
Running Time: 69 minutes
Studio: High Performance

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Disc 1:

1. Petrouchka: Scene I - The Shrovetide Fair - Vivace - Boston Symphony Orchestra
2. The Magic Trick - Boston Symphony Orchestra
3. Russian Dance - Boston Symphony Orchestra
4. Scene II - Petrouchka's Cell - Boston Symphony Orchestra
5. Scene III - The Moor's Cell - L'istesso tempo - Boston Symphony Orchestra
6. Dance Of The Ballerina - Boston Symphony Orchestra
7. Waltz - Boston Symphony Orchestra
8. Scene IV - The Fair - Toward Evening - Tempo Giusto - Boston Symphony Orchestra
9. Wet Nurses' Dance - Boston Symphony Orchestra
10. Peasant With Bear - Boston Symphony Orchestra
11. Gypsies And A Rake Vendor - Boston Symphony Orchestra
12. Dance Of The Coachmen - Boston Symphony Orchestra
13. Masqueraders - Boston Symphony Orchestra
14. The Scuffle -Moor And Petrouchka- - Boston Symphony Orchestra
15. Death Of Petrouchka - Boston Symphony Orchestra
16. Appearance Of Petrouchka's Ghost - Boston Symphony Orchestra
17. The Rite Of Spring: The Rite Of Spring -- Part I - The Adoration Of The Earth - Introduction - Seiji Ozawa
18. The Rite Of Spring: Harbingers of Spring - Seiji Ozawa
19. The Rite Of Spring: Mock Abduction - Seiji Ozawa
20. The Rite Of Spring: Spring Khorovod - Seiji Ozawa
21. The Rite Of Spring: Games Of The Rival Tribes - Seiji Ozawa
22. The Rite Of Spring: Procession Of The Wise Elder - Seiji Ozawa
23. The Rite Of Spring: Adoration Of the Earth ; Dance Of The Earth - Seiji Ozawa
24. The Rite Of Spring: Part II - The Sacrifice - Introduction - Seiji Ozawa
25. The Rite Of Spring: Mystic Circles Of The Young Girls - Seiji Ozawa
26. Glorification Of The Chosen Victim - Seiji Ozawa
27. The Rite Of Spring: Summoning Of The Ancestors - Seiji Ozawa
28. The Rite Of Spring: Ritual Of The Ancestors - Seiji Ozawa
29. The Rite Of Spring: Sacrificial Dance - Seiji Ozawa
30. Fireworks: Fireworks, Op. 4 -Fantasy For Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa

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Rating: - Absolutely, convincingly REAL
RECORDING QUALITY: Amazingly good, considering the age of the recording. To be frank, it sounds better than the much more recent recordings that I have. Since I'm using Quad electrostatics, I'd expect any flaws in the recording to shine through. There are no flaws.
INTERPRETATION: Unique. Listen to this with a full score in front of you and you soon realise that everything is there, in its place, with professional precision, and yet THE ENERGY! There are a number of good performances on the ... Read More

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Rating: - the best!
I completely agree with the review above. A remarkable recording and one of my favourates. Ozawa has pulled it off with staggering precsision and pace without loosing any of the chaos and rawness, and with the bmg hp remastering (originally recorded 1968) it sounds fresher than most modern recordings.

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Rating: - The Best Rite
I have 8 renditions of Stravisnky's Rite in total and now I can finish my search: I've found one I am completely happy with. It has the seething raw energy that the piece deserves and delivers it in a more controlled manner (in my opinion) than Bernstein's celebrated 1958 recording. Brilliant exhilarating stuff.

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