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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle Les Cinq doigts: moderato with the actors’ voices Anna Mouglalis & Mads Mikkelsen Five Easy Pieces: andante Christophe Bukudjian (piano) Les Cinq doigts: moderato Christophe Bukudjian (piano) | Yared: | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky - original score Gabriel Yared (piano) Film orchestra, Jeff Atmajian |
Naïve presents the original soundtrack of Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, the eagerly-awaited film by Jan Kounen about the love story between the French fashion designer and the Russian-born composer. The disc includes a complete recording of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle – their only currently available version on CD – as well as the score by leading film composer Gabriel Yared. Released in many countries during the next few weeks, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky stars Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen in the title roles. The first 15 minutes of the film are devoted to one of the most famous and notorious premieres in musical history, the opening performance of Stravinsky's revolutionary work for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, The Rite of Spring, in Paris on 29 May, 1913. Accordingly this CD opens with a full performance of the legendary Stravinsky ballet, the first on CD by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, recorded in Berlin in 2003. The original soundtrack is composed by Gabriel Yared, one of today’s top film composers (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley), and between these come two short piano pieces by Stravinsky also featured in the film. | 
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| |  | Rattle conducts Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky & Rachmaninov
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle The famous annual Berlin Phil Open-Air concert at the Berlin Waldbühne is attended by more than 20,000 people.The atmosphere is unique and unconventionally relaxed. People bring champagne, salmon and caviar, making the Waldbühne a giant picnic area. Candles are lit, transforming the area into an atmospheric venue for some of the most popular pieces of classical music. The 2009 programme has a Russian feel to it, with classic pieces by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky; three pieces of the core repertoire, among the most popular ones. Yefim Bronfman, an artist of international reputation and specialist in the Russian repertoire, achieves a brilliant performance of Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto.This is a superb summer night in Berlin - not only for fans of classical music. NTSC 16:9, PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet Notes: English, German, French Running time: 103 mins Audience: all “Orchestral concerts al fresco don’t get more spectacular or more wide-spectrum than this. Here are Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in the Waldbuhne, a ravine-hollowed amphitheatre outside the city… It's a gift for the consummate film crew that the 88 rows of seats, filled with brightly coloured picnickers, rise up in the late afternoon sun behind Yefim Bronfman's phenomenally clear, no-nonsense but also weighty and poetic handling of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto. Great shots, these, and a great performance...” BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 ***** |
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| |  | Stravinsky - The Ballets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle The Ballet Edition is a series of 2 CD sets drawn from the catalogues of EMI Classics, presenting the best-loved and most popular ballets, performed by the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. |
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| |  | Igor Markevitch conducts Ravel, Stravinsky & Honeggerlive in Berlin 1952
RIAS-Kammerchor & RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Igor Markevitch In a second audite production Igor Markevitch leads works that remained a substantial challenge for any orchestra in the 1950s. Markevitch was considered the most accomplished conductor of The Rite at the time for he, like no other, was able to master the rhythmical and technical complexities of this score. A special relationship with the young RIAS Symphony Orchestra is also demonstrated by the immaculate, virtuoso interpretations of Daphnis et Chloé and Honegger's Fifth Symphony, which Markevitch introduced to Berlin, less than a year after its world-première in Boston. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
Stravinsky: | The Firebird Ekaterina Kondaurova (Firebird), Ilya Kuznetsov (Ivan Tsarevich), Marianna Pavlova (The Princess) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Kachtcheï the Immortal) The Rite of Spring Alexandra Iosifidi (The Chosen One), Elena Bazhenova (300-Year-Old Woman) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Shaman) |
The Firebird: Choreography & libretto: Michel Fokine (1910) reconstruction Isabelle Fokine, Andris Liepa; Set & costume design:Anna & Anatoly Nezhny after original sketches by Alexander Golovin, Léon Bakst & Michel Fokine The Rite of Spring Choreography after Vaslav Nijinsky (1913) Scene plan: Igor Stravinsky & Nicholas Roerich, reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson; Set and costume design: Nicholas Roerich, reconstructed and supervised by Kenneth Archer; Lighting: Vladimir Lukin
Mariinsky Orchestra & Ballet, Valery Gergiev Subtitles: Fr, Eng, Booklet: 16 pages, Fr, Eng, Ger Filmed in High Definition at the Mariinsky Theatre June 2008 Duration: 2h03' Bonus: documentary 1909-2009 Ballets Russes & interviews with Millicent Hodson & Kenneth Archer (38') Today it is difficult to imagine the impact on audiences at the beginning of the 20th century of Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) and his Ballets Russes. In celebration of the debut of the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1909, this wonderful Stravinsky evening at the Mariinsky Theatre showcases the original Nijinsky version of The Rite of Spring for the first time on DVD along with The Firebird, both conducted by Valery Gergiev. Thanks to the relentless work of Millicent Hodson, Nijinsky's original choreography has now been recreated, performed by the lead dancers and Ballet Company of the Saint Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Valery Geriev, known the world over for his interpretation of Stravinsky's works. “For those who only know the black-and-white pictures of the original production of The Rite of Spring, the colours of Roerich's designs are a revelation, while the vision of Nijinksy's revolutionary choreography can be experienced in its full glory, allowing a proper appraisal of his vision. The three principals are mesmerising... it is the company as a whole that thrills. Add Gergiev's ability to unleash the searing power of the music, not forgetting two useful bonus features, and the result is an exhilarating feast for eyes and ears.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Booklet Notes:Tracklisting in English, French, German. This first DVD release of Boulez' most famous interpretations is a must-have! His ground breaking Debussy interpretations Nocturnes: Fêtes Jeux - Poème dansé and Images freed Debussy from cliché. Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (1913) and Schoenberg's Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene (1930) confirmed Boulez as the authority on 20th century music. A composer himself, Boulez conducts with precision and a deep understanding of the sound worlds of the composers: he "thinks music". Includes film footage of Boulez' conducting Images and working on Fêtes Jeux. "Pierre Boulez is arguably the most influential, and controversial, figure in the world of music today. Boulez is known as the young Turk of post-war avant-garde composition who has steadily transformed himself into one of the most authoritative interpreters of standard 19th and 20th-century music." The Guardian “These concerts, spanning 30 years, show Boulez's consistency in achieving precision, colour and clarity. The Debussy and Schoenberg performances are classics, the Stravinsky too civilised.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Stravinsky - The Rite Of Spring
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden An inspired coupling of two very different pieces from the master of the 20th century ballet score. First the fiery and brutal sounds of “The Rite of Spring” which caused a sensation and sparked a riot at its premiere in 1913. Followed by the refined air of calm of “Apollon Musagete.” Both ballets gloriously played by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jaap van Zweden. “Two distinct facets of Stravinsky’s creative personality emerge from this astute coupling: the earthy, visceral energy of The Rite of Spring, set against the solemnity and stateliness of Apollon Musagète…..both ballets benefiting from playing that is technically first-rate and keenly observed in
terms of character.” The Telegraph, 10th January 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Stravinsky - Petrouchka & Rite of Spring
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Stravinsky 125th Anniversary Album
Jennifer Frautschi (violin) Orchestra of St. Luke’s & Gregg Smith Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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