Credits:

Ernest Ansermet,The New Philharmonia Orchestra

Description:

[Decca Rated PREMIUM] Stravinsky's "The Firebird," a ballet based on a Russian folk song, was the work that launched Stravinsky's career. This CD by Anselme, who was a close friend of the composer, was recorded three months before his death, and is a masterpiece that is truly Anselme's last work. DECCA 90th Anniversary ●Green color label coated ●HR cutting [Performed by] New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ernesto Anselme conductor Recorded: November 1968, London

Tracklisting:

1 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) INTRODUCTION
2 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) KASHCHEI'S ENCHANTED GARDEN
3 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) APPEARANCE OF THE FIREBIRD PURSUED BY IVAN TSAREVICH
4 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) DANCE OF THE FIREBIRD
5 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) IVAN TSAREVICH CAPTURES THE FIREBIRD
6 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) SUPPLICATION OF THE FIREBIRD
7 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) GAME OF THE PRINCESSES WITH THE GOLDEN APPLES
8 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF IVAN TSAREVICH
9 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) ROUND DANCE OF THE PRINCESSES
10 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) DAYBREAK
11 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) MAGIC CARILLON. APPEARANCE OF KASHCHEI'S GUARDIAN MON
12 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) DANCE OF KASHCHEI'S RETINUE UNDER THE SPELL OF THE FI
13 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) INFERNAL DANCE OF ALL KASHCHEI'S SUBJECT'S
14 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) LULLABY OF THE FIREBIRD
15 THE FIREBIRD (L'OISEAU DE FEU) - BALLET (1910) COLLAPSE OF KASHCHEI'S PALACE AND DISSOLUTION OF ALL