This double album offers a testimony to Stravinsky's overwhelming musical heritage, covering all the phases of his creative life. Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is twentieth-century music! More than any other composer, he continued to develop his compositional style throughout his seven-decade-spanning career, innovating and adopting all the most important musical trends of his century. Historically, the musical journey starts with one of the first recordings of the recently rediscovered Funeral Song (1909), composed as a tribute to his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov. The next phase in his development is represented with the raw but tremendously refined Rite of Spring (1913), Stravinsky's most famous work that created a scandal at it's Paris world premiere, and immediately turned him into a star. His Neoclassical style is showcased by Jeu de cartes (1937) and the Concerto in D (1947), whereas Agon (1957) presents Stravinsky's original take on Schoenberg's serialism. This multifarious repertoire is performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and their Music Director Gustavo Gimeno, who continue their acclaimed PENTATONE series of composer portraits that already featured monographs of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Ravel and Mahler.

Tracklist:

Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": I. Introduction
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": II. Les Augures Printaniers - Danses Des Adolescentes
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": III. Jeu Du Rapt
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": IV. Rondes Printanières
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": V. Jeux Des Cités Rivales
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": VI. Cortège Du Sage
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 1 "L'adoration De La Terre": VII. Danse De La Terre
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 2 "Le Sacrifice": VIII. Introduction
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 2 "Le Sacrifice": IX. Cercles Mystérieux Des Adolescentes
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 2 "Le Sacrifice": X. Glorification De L'élue
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 2 "Le Sacrifice": XI. Evocation Des Ancêtres
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 2 "Le Sacrifice": XII. Action Rituelle Des Ancêtres
Le Sacre Du Printemps, Pt. 2 "Le Sacrifice": XIII. Danse Sacrale
Chant Funèbre, Op. 5
Jeu De Cartes: No. 1, Première Donne
Jeu De Cartes: No. 2, Deuxième Donne
Jeu De Cartes: No. 3, Troisième Donne
Concerto In D "Basle": I. Vivace
Concerto In D "Basle": II. Arioso. Andantino
Concerto In D "Basle": III. Rondo. Allegro
Agon, Pt. 1: I. Pas-De-Quatre
Agon, Pt. 1: II. Double Pas-De-Quatre
Agon, Pt. 1: III. Triple Pas-De-Quatre
Agon: Prélude
Agon, Pt. 2 "Premier Pas-De-Trois": I. Saraband-Step
Agon, Pt. 2 "Premier Pas-De-Trois": II. Gaillarde
Agon, Pt. 2 "Premier Pas-De-Trois": III. Coda
Agon: Interlude (1)
Agon, Pt. 3 "Second Pas-De-Trois": I. Bransle Simple
Agon, Pt. 3 "Second Pas-De-Trois": II. Bransle Gay
Agon, Pt. 3 "Second Pas-De-Trois": III. Bransle Double
Agon: Interlude (2)
Agon, Pt. 4: Ia. Pas-De-Deux
Agon, Pt. 4: Ib. Coda
Agon, Pt. 4: II. Quatre Duos
Agon, Pt. 4: III. Quatre Trios

UPC: 827949065064
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 10.19.18
Format: CD

Stravinsky - Rite of Spring / Funeral Song / Jeu de Cartes (2 CD)