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Stravinsky - Ansermet: The First Decca Recordings | Australian Eloquence ELQ4803775

Stravinsky - Ansermet: The First Decca Recordings

Label: Australian Eloquence

Cat No: ELQ4803775

Barcode: 0028948037759

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 4

Release Date: 16th April 2012

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Contents

Artists

Michel Senechal (tenor)
Hugues Cuenod (tenor)
Heinz Rehfuss (baritone)
Xavier Depraz (bass)
Istvan Arato (cimbalom)
Ernst Haefliger (tenor)
Helene Bouvier (mezzo-soprano)
James Loomis (bass/baritone)
Andre Vessieres (bass)
Hugues Cuenod (tenor)
Paul Pasquier (speaker)
Societe Chorale du Brassus
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Conductor

Ernest Ansermet

Works

Stravinsky, Igor

Circus Polka
Le Baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss)
» Divertimento
Oedipus rex
Petrushka
Renard (The Fox)
Symphony of Psalms
The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)
The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps): Suite

Artists

Michel Senechal (tenor)
Hugues Cuenod (tenor)
Heinz Rehfuss (baritone)
Xavier Depraz (bass)
Istvan Arato (cimbalom)
Ernst Haefliger (tenor)
Helene Bouvier (mezzo-soprano)
James Loomis (bass/baritone)
Andre Vessieres (bass)
Hugues Cuenod (tenor)
Paul Pasquier (speaker)
Societe Chorale du Brassus
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Conductor

Ernest Ansermet

About

This is a much anticipated and unique 4 CD set: the early Stravinsky/Ansermet Decca Discography with recordings made from 1946-1955.

The bonus is a previously unissued recording of the Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss, recorded in 1962.

The outstanding feature of this recorded performance is its clarity and incisiveness.” - Gramophone (Firebird)

Contents:
CD 1
- Petrushka (1911 version) (rec. 1949)
- Le Sacre du Printemps (rec. 1950)
- Circus Polka (rec. 1951)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet

CD 2
- L'Oiseau de feu: Suite (1919) (rec. 1950)
- Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la fee' (rec. 1951)
Michel Senechal (tenor), Hugues Cuenod (tenor), Heinz Rehfuss (baritone), Xavier Depraz (bass), Istvan Arato (cimbalom)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet

- Renard (rec. 1955) (sung in French)

CD 3
- Oedipus Rex (rec. 1955)
Oedipus: Ernst Haefliger (tenor)
Jocasta: Helene Bouvier (mezzo-soprano)
Creon & Messenger: James Loomis (bass-baritone)
Tiresias: Andre Vessieres (bass)
Shepherd: Hugues Cuenod (tenor)
Narrator: Paul Pasquier (speaker)
Societe Chorale du Brassus

- Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la fee' (rec. 1962)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet

CD 4
- Petrushka (1911 version) (rec. 1946)
- L'Oiseau de feu: Suite (1910/1919) (rec. 1946)
- Symphonie de psaumes (rec. 1947)
London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Ernest Ansermet

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