Stravinsky: “The Firebird“ Suite (1919 version) (with Score)

Igor Stravinsky: “The Firebird (L’Oiseau de feu)“ Suite (1919 version) (with Score) Composed: 1910 (Ballet); 1919 (Suite) Conductor: James DePreist Orchestra: Oregon Symphony 00:00 1. Introduction 03:14 2. The Firebird and its dance (L’Oiseau de feu et sa danse) 03:29 3. The Firebird’s variation (Variation de l’Oiseau de feu) 04:48 4. The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondes des Princesses) 10:06 5. Infernal dance of King Kashchei (Danse infernale de roi Kachtcheï) 14:52 6. Berceuse 18:26 7. Finale (Final) The Firebird was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company. Besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909–10, there are three shorter suites arranged by the composer himself for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919, and 1945. 1919 suite was created in Switzerland for conductor Ernest Ansermet. When it was originally published, the score contained many mistakes, which were only fixed in 1985.