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Stravinsky's "Russian Ballet" Period

Stravinsky, Igor, Petroushka,
Tableau I: (View score)
Tableau II: (View score)
Tableau III: (View score)
Tableau IV: (View score)

Stravinsky, Igor, Le sacre du printemps, Premiere partie, L'adoration de la terre: Introduction: Les augures printaniers | Danse des adolescentes | Jeu du rapt | Rondes printanières | Jeux_des_cités rivales | Cortège du sage | Le sage - Danse de la terre
Seconde partie, Le sacrifice (5:21): Introduction | Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes | Glorification de l'elue | Evocation des ancêtres | Action rituelle des ancêtres | Danse sacrale (L'elue)

Historical Background:

If you're a glutton for punishment, listen to a few parts of some of the following pieces. They will help you understand where Stravinsky came from -- his earlier pieces and the music of the Rimsky-Korsakov circle in St. Petersburg.

Glazunov, Alexander, Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, op. 55, I. Moderato maestoso - Allegro | II. Schero: Moderato | III. Andante | IV. Allegro maestoso.

Glazunov, Alexander, Symphony no. 8 in E flat major, op. 83, I. Allegro moderato | II. Mesto | III. Allegro | IV. Finale: Moderato sostenuto - Allegro moderato

Stravinsky, Igor, Symphony in E flat, op. 1, I. Allegro moderato | II. Scherzo. Allegretto | III. Largo | IV. Finale. Allegro molto.

Stravinsky, Igor, The Firebird

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