Stravinsky - »Agon« • »Apollo« • Symphony in 3 movements (BBC Symphony Orchestra - Stravinsky) - 2001
Stravinsky - »Agon« • »Apollo« • Symphony in 3 movements (BBC Symphony Orchestra - Stravinsky)
Classical | EAC | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1CD, 367 MB
Label: BBC Legends | Catalog Number: BBCL 4253-2 | TT: 79'35''
Classical | EAC | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1CD, 367 MB
Label: BBC Legends | Catalog Number: BBCL 4253-2 | TT: 79'35''
The programme Stravinsky selected for his Royal Festival Hall concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in December 1958 was unusually challenging both for the players and the audience. It offered in essence a retrospective of his life’s work, opening with his most recent score Agon, which must have surprised many people with its idiosyncratic use of serial techniques, and then worked backwards in time to conclude with the much safer Firebird Suite. Having only four rehearsals at his disposal, Stravinsky achieved remarkable results with an orchestra that at that particular stage was far less familiar with contemporary repertory than later in the Glock era. Although the performance of Agon is hardly pristine, there’s a greater sense of rhythmic tension in the performance than the more technically secure studio recording made by the composer, and the somewhat bronchially challenged audience greet the work with genuine enthusiasm. The Symphony in Three Movements, although undeniably exciting, is somewhat less disciplined, the pulsating pizzicato strings and piano off-beats in the opening movement unfortunately coming adrift. Likewise, Apollo has some shaky moments, though some of the solo string playing is beautifully moulded and the recording has plenty of atmosphere. Finally the orchestra seems to relax for the familiar Firebird, the concluding section of which is featured here as a generous encore to this fascinating historical document.
Erik Levi
Tracklist:
[1] Applause
»Agon«:
[2] I. Pas-de-quatre
[3] II. Double Pas-de-Quatre
[4] III. Triple Pas-de-Quatre
[5] IV. Prelude
[6] V. Saraband - Step
[7] VI. Gaillard
[8] VII. Coda
[9] VIII. Interlude
[10] IX. Bransle Simple
[11] X. Bransle Gay
[12] XI. Bransle Double
[13] XII. Interlude
[14] XIII. Adagio - Variation - Refrain
[15] XIV. Coda
[16] XV. Four Duos
[17] XVI. Four Trios
[18] XVII. Coda
Symphony in Three Movements:
[19] I. First Movement
[20] II. Andante
[21] III. Con moto
»Apollo«:
[22] I. Naissance d'Apollon
[23] II. Variation d'Apollon
[24] III. Pas d'action
[25] IV. Variation de Calliope
[26] V. Variation de Polymnie
[27] VI. Variation de Terpsichore
[28] VII. Variation d'Apollon
[29] VIII. Pas de deux
[30] IX. Coda
[31] X. Apotheose
encore »L'Oiseau de feu«
[32] Finale
Performers:
BBC Symphony Orchestra - Igor Stravinsky
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