The Diaghilev Connection 1
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Sergei Diaghilev in a portrait by Valentin Serov, 1904
He was a tastemaker, a hustler—and a genius. The spirit of musical innovation and artistic collaboration he nurtured—and his mandate, "Astound me!"—made him the undisputed center of the dance world from 1910 to 1929.
And the musical world. For thanks to him we have Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe, de Falla's The Three Cornered Hat, Satie's Parade, Respighi's The Magic Toyshop, and the Stravinsky triple-crown, The Firebird, Petrouchka, and The Rite of Spring.
In the next hour, a salute to the legendary ballet impresario, Sergei Diaghilev.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
Stravinsky: Firebird, Petrushka • Suites Nos. 1 And 2 |
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Alexander Rahbari |
Naxos 8.550263 |
4891030502635 |
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Borodin Polovstian Dances |
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw |
Telarc CD-80039 |
089408003929 |
Stravinsky: Petrouchka & Franck Symphony |
Boston Symphony, Pierre Monteux |
RCA 09026 63303 2 |
090266330324 |
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloë |
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Pierre Monteux |
Decca 475 7525 |
028947575252 |
Debussy: Orchestral Music |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink |
Philips 438 742-2 |
028943874229 |
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps |
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen |
Deutsche Grammophon 0289 477 6198 3 |
028947761983 |
Strauss: Josephslegende, Der Rosenkavalier Suite |
Buffalo Philharmoic, JoAnn Falletta |
Naxos 8.572041 |
747313204175 |
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite |
London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati |
Mercury Living Presence 432 753-3 |
028943275323 |
4:00 p.m.
Alexander/Brtop Rahbari
Stravinsky
Dance of the Firebird
"BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Alexander Rahbari"; Rahbari, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Atlanta Symphony
Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
; Shaw, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Boston Symphony
Stravinsky
Petrouchka: Scene I: The Shrovetide Fair: Russian Dance
; Monteux, conductor
4:14 p.m.
London Symphony Orch and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Introduction Et Danse Religieuse
4:22 p.m.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Debussy
Jeux: Poeme Danse
; Haitink, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Alexander/Brtop Rahbari
Stravinsky
Dance of the Firebird
"BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Alexander Rahbari"; Rahbari, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Stravinsky
Introduction
; Salonen, conductor
4:34 p.m.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Stravinski
The Harbingers of Spring, Dance of the Adolescents
; Salonen, conductor
4:37 p.m.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Stravinski
Mock Abduction
; Salonen, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta
Strauss
Josephs Legende, symphonic fragment from the ballet, o.Op. 148 (TrV 231a, AV 148)
; Falletta, conductor
4:51 p.m.
London Symphony Orch. & Minneapolis Symphony
Prokofiev
Scythian Suite - night
London Symphony; Dorati, conductor
4:57 p.m.
Alexander/Brtop Rahbari
Stravinsky
Dance of the Firebird
"BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Alexander Rahbari"; Rahbari, conductor