Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird ballet <Full Score>
Avant-garde | Dover Publications, Inc New York | PDF | 178 Pages | High Quality | 310 MB
Avant-garde | Dover Publications, Inc New York | PDF | 178 Pages | High Quality | 310 MB
People often speak of "Stravinsky's music for The Firebird" as if just one work exists; in fact, besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909-10 (written for a very large orchestra including quadruple woodwind and three harps, as well as a piano)…
…there also exist no fewer than three shorter 'suites', arranged by the composer himself for concert performance. These date from 1911, 1919 and 1945. While the 1919-suite remains the most wide spread and well known, the 1945 version contains the most music from the original ballet score (partly motivated by the need to secure copyright in a USA that did not recognise European agreements).
Note that there is no consensus for the precise naming of either the different versions, or of the movements, or the numbering of the movements. Different recordings tend to follow different naming conventions. While this partly might be due to the English translation from the original French names, some recordings of the orchestral suites even avoid referring to the tale by just calling the movements by their formal names, i.e., Adagio, Scherzo, Rondo and Allegro.
1910 Ballet Score (aka "Ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra")
(1) Introduction; 1st Tableau: (2) The Enchanted Garden of Kashchei; (3) Appearance of the Firebird, Pursued by Prince Ivan; (4) Dance Of The Firebird; (5) Capture Of The Firebird By Prince Ivan; (6) Supplication Of The Firebird; (7) Appearance Of The Thirteen Enchanted Princesses; (8) The Princesses' Game With The Golden Apples; (9) Sudden Appearance Of Prince Ivan; (10) Khorovod (Round Dance) Of The Princesses; (11) Daybreak; (12) Magic Carillon, Appearance Of Kashchei's Monster Guardians, And Capture Of Prince Ivan; (13) Arrival Of Kashchei The Immortal; (14) Dialogue Of Kashchei And Prince Ivan; (15) Intercession Of The Princesses; (16) Appearance Of The Firebird; (17) Dance Of Kashchei's Retinue, Enchanted By The Firebird; (18) Infernal Dance Of All Kashchei's Subjects; (19) Lullaby; (20) Kashchei's Awakening; (21) Kashchei's Death; (22) Profound Darkness; 2nd Tableau: (23) Disappearance Of Kastchei's Palace and Magical Creations, Return to Life of the Petrified Knights, General Rejoicing
Orchestration: 4 Flutes (3rd & 4th also Piccolo); 3 Oboes; English Horn; 3 Clarinets (3rd also D Clarinet); Bass Clarinet; 3 Bassoons (2nd also 2nd Contrabassoon); Contrabassoon; 4 Horns; 3 Trumpets; 3 Trombones; Tuba; 3 Trumpets (onstage); 2 Tenor Tuben (onstage); 2 Bass Tuben (onstage); Timpani; Percussion; Glockenspiel; Xylophone; Celesta; 3 Harps; Pianoforte; Strings.
Notice: the naming convention of the movements and their numberings may be slightly different from one recording to another. E.g. the three parts of the 2nd Tableau may - amongst several others - be seen as: Part II, No. 19a, "Disappearance of the Palace and Dissolution of Kascheri's Enchantments"; No. 19b, "Captive Warriors Emerge From Spell"; No. 19c, "General Thanksgiving".
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