Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
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| Nightingale | NATALIE DESSAY |
| Cook | MARIE MCLAUGHLIN |
| Death | VIOLETA URMANA |
| Fisherman | VSEVOLOD GRIVNOV |
| Emperor | ALBERT SCHAGIDULLIN |
| Chamberlain | LAURENT NAOURI |
| Bonze | MAXIME MIKHAILOV |
| Japanese Envoys | OLIVIER BERG, WASSYL SLIPAK, GRZEGORZ STASKIEWICZ |
| Soprano solo/Alto solo/Tenor solo | CLAIRE SERVIAN, OLGA OUSSOVA, OLIVIER BERG |
| Tenors I & II | IAN CALEY, VSEVOLOD GRIVNOV |
| Basses I & II | LAURENT NAOURI, MAXIME MIKHAILOV |
| Oedipus | ANTHONY ROLFE JOHNSON |
| Jocasta | MARJANA LIPOVSEK |
| Creon | JOHN TOMLINSON |
| Tiresias | ALASTAIR MILES |
| Shepherd | JOHN MARK AINSLEY |
| Messenger | PETER COLEMAN-WRIGHT |
| Narrator | LAMBERT WILSON |
Synopsis
The eclectic and daring nature of Stravinsky’s genius is evident in these three contrasting works.
Le Rossignol is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of the nightingale, portrayed by a virtuoso coloratura soprano; the bird delights the Chinese emperor, but is then replaced by a bejewelled automaton. When the Emperor falls mortally ill, the nightingale returns, charms Death and saves the Emperor’s life. The colourful score moves from the fairy-tale Romanticism of Act 1 (written in 1907) to a more modernist style for the subsequent two acts (written in 1914).
Renard, written in 1916, but not staged till 1922, is a one-act chamber work with a pulsing score which integrates elements of Russian folk music, notably the extensive use of repeated motifs and an often chant-like vocal line. Dance plays an important role in telling the story of the cunning fox who tricks a cockerel, a cat and a ram.
Dating from 1927, Oedipus Rex, both compact and monumental, is an oratorio-like work sung in Latin; a male chorus plays an important role, as does a spoken narration. It tells the classic story of Oedipus, the King of Thebes, who discovers that, unwittingly, he has killed his own father and married his own mother.
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Compact Disc 1 0.00 1 Introduction 3.30 ACT ONE ACT TWO ACT THREE 16 Marche 0.58
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Compact Disc 2 50.02 Oedipus Rex Act I Act II
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