Petrushka' is one of three innovative ballets composed by Igor Stravinsky during his 'Russian' period. With 'Petrushka', Stravinsky showed his neo-folkloric side and brought a colourful street crowd with a magician and his puppets, merchants and mummies to the ballet stage. In doing so, he showed the world that funfair and classical music are not contradictory, and his audience now heard folk music from a new perspective. Abbado's recording with the London Symphony orchestra was first released from digital 2-track in 1981. This is one of the few Deutsche Grammophon productions from 1980 in which digital 2-track and analogue 8-track were recorded in parallel. Both versions were cut, but only the digital 2-track version was issued at the time. By using the analogue 8-track master, this release now makes the recording available in purely analogue form for the very first time.
Track Listing:
1. Petrushka, scene 1, The Shrovetide Fair - The Crowds - The Conjuring-trick (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
2. Petrushka, scene 1, Russian Dance (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
3. Petrushka, scene 2, Petrushka's Room (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
4. Petrushka, scene 3, The Moor's Room - Dance of the Ballerina (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
5. Petrushka, scene 3, Waltz. The Ballerina and the Moor (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
6. Petrushka, scene 4, The Shrovetide Fair (Evening) (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
7. Petrushka, scene 4, Dance of the Wet-nurses (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
8. Petrushka, scene 4, Dance of the Peasant and the Bear (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
9. Petrushka, scene 4, The Jovial Merchant With Two Gypsy Girls (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
10. Petrushka, scene 4, Dance of the Coachmen and the Grooms (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
11. Petrushka, scene 4, The Masqueraders (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
12. Petrushka, scene 4, The Scuffle (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
13. Petrushka, scene 4, Death of Petrushka (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
14. Petrushka, scene 4, The Police and the Charlatan (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
15. Petrushka, scene 4, Apparition of Petrushka's Ghost (Igor Stravinsky) - London Symphony Orchestra
The colour of this vinyl is digitally rendered for illustrative purposes. The colour of the final product may vary slightly.
