By L-Acoustics Creations
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird) is a ballet by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, commissioned for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Inspired by Russian fairy tales of a magical glowing bird that can be both a blessing and a curse to its owner, it premiered to great acclaim in Paris on 25 June 1910.
The work is performed by Les Siècles, a Paris-based orchestra which plays each repertoire on appropriate period instruments. For this recording, the orchestra uses French instruments from the early 20th century, recreating the sound and the colors of the orchestra that premiered the piece at the Opéra de Paris.
Les Siècles was founded in 2003 by François-Xavier Roth, one of today’s most charismatic and enterprising conductors. Born in Paris in 1971, Roth works with leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and Staatskapelle, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony and Zurich Tonhalle, as well as conducting Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra and Opera. He acted as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra at the start of the 2017-18 season.
Title
L’Oiseau de feu
Artist
Les Siècles orchestra conducted by François-Xavier Roth
Music
Igor Stravinsky
Time
00:44:11
Technique
Mixed in the BluSpace standard
Medium
Bubble in crystalline resin and USB key
1
Introduction
2:43
2
Le jardin enchanté de Katcheï
1:54
3
Apparition de l’Oiseau de feu, poursuivi par le prince Ivan Tsarévitch
2:16
4
Danse de l’Oiseau de feu
1:23
5
L’Oiseau de feu, capturé par le prince Ivan Tsarévitch
0:49
6
Supplications de l’Oiseau de feu
5:18
7
Apparition des treize princesses enchantées
2:17
8
Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d’or
2:25
9
Apparition soudaine du prince Ivan Tsarévitch
1:14
10
Khorovod (ronde des princesses)
4:13
11
Aurore
1:29
12
Carillon magique, apparition des monstres gardiens de Katcheï et capture du prince Ivan Tsarévitch
1:30
13
Arrivée de Katcheï l’Immortel
1:07
14
Dialogue de Katcheï et du prince Ivan Tsarévitch
1:01
15
Intercession des princesses
1:00
16
Apparition de l’Oiseau de feu
0:30
17
Danse de la suite de Katcheï, ensorcelé par l’Oiseau de feu
0:43
18
Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Katcheï
3:58
19
Berceuse de l’Oiseau de feu
3:01
20
Le réveil de Katcheï
1:03
21
La mort de Katcheï
0:05
22
Profondes ténèbres
1:09
23
Destruction du palais de Katcheï et de ses créations magiques, retour à la vie des chevaliers pétrifiés et réjouissance générale
3:03