Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko

• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Printemps, L. 61:
• 1 Printemps, L. 61: I. Très modéré 10:17
• 2 Printemps, L. 61: II. Modéré 06:00
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Spring Cantata, Op.20:
• 3 Spring Cantata, Op.20 16:04
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): The Rite of Spring, Part 1:
• 4 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: I. Adoration of the Earth 03:27
• 5 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: II. The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls 03:02
• 6 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: III. Ritual of Abduction 01:15
• 7 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: IV. Spring Rounds 04:05
• 8 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: V. Ritual of the Rival Tribes 01:49
• 9 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: VI. Procession of the Sage 00:40
• 10 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: VII. The Sage 00:20
• 11 The Rite of Spring, Part 1: VIII. Dance of the Earth 01:17
• The Rite of Spring, Part 2:
• 12 The Rite of Spring, Part 2: I. The Sacrifice 04:46
• 13 The Rite of Spring, Part 2: II. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls 03:23
• 14 The Rite of Spring, Part 2: III .Glorification of the Chosen One 01:28
• 15 The Rite of Spring, Part 2: IV. Evocation of the Ancestors 00:40
• 16 The Rite of Spring, Part 2: V. Ritual Dance of the Ancestors 03:43
• 17 The Rite of Spring, Part 2: VI. Sacrificial Dance 04:27
• Total Runtime 01:06:43

Info for Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Vasily Petrenko leads the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a program of three works inspired by spring. Stravinsky's iconic and revolutionary ballet The Rite of Spring depicts Russian pagan tribes celebrating with frenzied dances and ritual sacrifice. Rachmaninov's Spring Cantata tells the story of a husband who has struggled through the harsh Russian winter knowing his wife has been having an affair with a younger man. He swears he will kill them, but on seeing the wonder of spring all around him, relents and forgives them both. Debussy's Printemps was said to have been inspired by Botticelli's „Primavera.“

„The playing is outstanding.“ (Record Review)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

Vasily Petrenko - Conductor
Vasily Petrenko was appointed Principal Conductor of the orchestra in September 2006 and in September 2009 became Chief Conductor. He is also Principal Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and in 2013 will become Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He was the Classical BRIT Awards Male Artist of the Year 2010 and the Classic FM/Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2007. In 2009 he was awarded Honorary Doctorates by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University. He now works with many of the world’s finest orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Russian National, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Philadelphia, Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, and his wide operatic repertoire includes Macbeth (Glyndebourne Festival Opera), Le Villi, I due Foscari and Boris Godunov (Netherlands Reisopera), Pique Dame (Hamburg State Opera) and Eugene Onegin (Opéra de Paris, Bastille). Recordings with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra include Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony (2009 Classic FM/Gramophone Orchestral Recording of the Year) (Naxos 8.570568), an ongoing Shostakovich cycle, and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances and complete Piano Concertos.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is Britain’s oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra, dating from 1840. The dynamic young Russian, Vasily Petrenko, was appointed Principal Conductor of the orchestra in September 2006 and in September 2009 became Chief Conductor. The orchestra gives over sixty concerts each season in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and tours widely throughout the United Kingdom and internationally, most recently touring to China, Switzerland, France, Spain, Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic. In recent seasons, world première performances have included major works by Sir John Tavener, Karl Jenkins, Michael Nyman and Jennifer Higdon, John McCabe, Emily Howard, Gary Carpenter, Mark Simpson and Kenneth Hesketh. Recent additions to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s extensive and critically acclaimed recording catalogue include Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony (2009 Gramophone Awards Orchestral Recording of the Year), the world première performance of Sir John Tavener’s Requiem, the first six discs of an ongoing Shostakovich cycle (the recording of Symphony No. 10 is the 2011 Gramophone Awards Orchestral Recording of the Year), Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, and Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 and Nos. 1 and 4 with Simon Trpčeski; and Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 3.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Chorus Master: Ian Tracey
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir has always been central to the life of Liverpool Philharmonic. Its members are drawn from all walks of life and travel from all parts of the Liverpool City Region, and beyond, to take part in the choir’s activities. The choir’s repertoire covers all periods and styles from Bach to newly commissioned works, with full symphony orchestra and unaccompanied, and it also plays a leading rôle in the famous Liverpool Philharmonic Carol Concerts. The choir has performed in many of the major British concert venues, has sung with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Philharmonic, and has undertaken several foreign tours, both independently and with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Ian Tracey has been Chorus Master since 1985 and has travelled with the choir both in Britain and abroad.

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