Composer(s): Stravinsky, Igor
Lyricist(s): Massine, Leonide
Conductor(s): Craft, Robert
Label: Naxos
Series: Robert Craft Collection
Genre: Ballet
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557503
Barcode: 747313250325
Release Date: 01/2006

STRAVINSKY, I.: Pulcinella / Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss) (Craft) (Stravinsky, Vol. 5)

Stravinsky’s one-act ballet with song, Pulcinella, is no mere re-working of music by Pergolesi and other 18th-century Italian composers. Instead he uses the originals as a springboard for experimentation, transforming the music into a modern work by means of quirky instrumentation (for example, the jazzy glissandos of the double-bass solo), ostinato melodies, and other 20th-century devices. The ballet The Fairy’s Kiss, at another extreme, is a largely original composition. Stravinsky greatly altered, developed, and elaborated melodies from early piano pieces and songs by Tchaikovsky, expanding them into sizeable ballet numbers to form a continuous dance symphony.

Tracklist

Stravinsky, Igor
Massine, Leonide - Lyricist
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Beesley, Mark (bass)
1 Overture 01:56
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
2 Serenata: Mentre l'erbetta 00:29
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
3 Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino - Allegro 06:00
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
4 Allegretto: Contento forse vivere 01:42
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
5 Allegro assai 01:55
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
6 Allegro (alla breve): Con queste paroline 03:32
Beesley, Mark (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
7 Largo: Sento dire no' nce pace 01:02
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Beesley, Mark (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
8 Chi disse ca la femmena 00:26
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
9 Allegro: Nce sta quaccuna po' 00:32
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
10 Presto: Una te fa la 'nzemprece 01:04
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
11 Larghetto 00:25
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
12 Allegro alla breve 01:11
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
13 Allegro moderato: Tarantella 01:10
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
14 Andantino: Se tu m'ami 02:08
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
15 Toccata 00:55
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
16 Allegro moderato: Gavotta with 2 Variations: Allegretto - Allegro 03:58
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
17 Vivo 01:34
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
18 Minuet: Pupillette - fiammette 02:14
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Beesley, Mark (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
19 Finale: Allegro assai 02:09
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Stravinsky, Igor
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
20 Scene I 08:05
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
21 Scene II 10:48
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
22 Scene III 18:32
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
23 Scene IV 04:36
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:16:23