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Keeping Score: Revolutions in Music - Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
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Part of MTT's recent "Revolutions in Music" series, this DVD is perhaps the best of the bunch. Much of it is shot in Russia in such colorful locations as the Mariinsky Theater and Rimsky-Korsakov's apartment, both in St. Petersburg, and in the Russian countryside in a search for the roots of Stravinsky's masterpiece. One of those sources is found in the opera "Mlada" of Stravinsky's teacher Rimsky-Korsakov. MTT and the San Fransisco Sym. provide a fascinating comparison of passages from "Mlada" with Stravinsky's earlier ballet "The Firebird," making it clear where all Igor's three early masterpieces find their inspiration. Imagine what it must have been like to have been in Rimsky's classroom with three pupils of such high stature (but of different temperments!) as Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev! The star pupil was Igor, of course, and this disc provides an excellent introduction to his music. The complete performance of "The Rite" (which is, I believe, done in the original orchestration, complete with a huge orchesra with Wagner tubas!), is suplemented with clips from the Jeoffrey Ballet's 1980s reproduction of Vaclav Nijinsky's original choreography, which video is out of print, so the present DVD is the only currently in-print copy you can get. MTT and company are to be thanked for including these brief excerpts. By the way, I recently read that the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet danced this version of "The Rite," so let's keep our fingers crossed that it will be taped and released. In sum, there are many strong points which can be pointed out to recommend this disc, so, just run out and buy it (or click on the button!) Great sound and picture quality.
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