This is the first recording of the Complete Original Version of Stravinsky' most popular work, the Firebird. Among the many differences between the present recording and it's predecessors is the restoration of two long, valveless trumpets on stage.

Tracklist:

Introduction
Kastchei's Enchanted Garden
The Firebird Enters, Pursued By Ivan Tsarevich
The Firebird's Dance
Ivan Tsarevich Captures The Firebird
The Firebird Begs To Be Released
Entrance Of The Thirteen Enchanted Princesses
The Princesses Play With The Golden Apples
Ivan Tsarevich Appears
The Princesses' Khorovod (Round Dance)
Daybreak
Ivan Tsarevich, Entering Katschei's Palace, Sets Off It's Magic
The Entrance Of Kastchei The Immortal
Dialogue Between Kastchei And Ivan Tsarevich
The Princesses Plead For Mercy
The Firebird Enters
Dance Of Kastchei's Retinue Under The Firebird's Magic Spell
Infernal Dance Of Kastchei And His Subjects Under The Firebird's
The Firebird's Lullaby
Kastchei Awakens
Kastchei's Death
Kastchei's Spell Is Broken, His Palace Disappears, And The Petri
The Shrove-Tide Fair
The Mountebank (Flute Solo)
Russian Dance
In Petrushka's Cell
The Blackamoor
The Ballerina (Cornet Solo)
Ballerina And Blackamoor. Lento Cantabile
The Shrove-Tide Fair
The Dance Of The Wet-Nurse
Peasant With Bear (Tuba Solo)
Gypsies And A Rake Vendor
Dance Of The Coachmen
Masqueraders
The Scuffle: Blackamoor And Petrushka
Death Of Petrushka
Police And The Juggler
Vociferation Of Petrushka's Ghost

UPC: 747313250028
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 3.22.05
Format: CD

Robert Craft - Firebird / Petrushka (CD)