Stravinsky, the puppet master: Petrushka
Tom Service takes you on a journey into the extraordinary world of Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka, based on an archetypal puppet myth that shares the story of Punch.
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Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka
Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- RCO LIVE.
- RCO 05004.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird - ballet
Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme JΓ€rvi.- CHANDOS.
- CHAN 6511.
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Emile Spencer
EMILE SPENCER: La Jambe en Bois
Performer: Paul Lack.- PARLOPHONE FRANCE.
- 825646323654.
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Alexander Nikolayevich Serov
Shrovetide Festivities (The Power of the Fiend)
Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin. Conductor: Mark Ermler. Performer: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Performer: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.- MELODIYA.
- MELCD0344.
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Nicolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter festival [Svetliy prazdnik] - overture Op.36
Performer: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.- RCA.
- G010000267770R.
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Nicolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
The tale of Tsar Saltan - suite Op.57
Performer: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Vasili Nebolsin.- MELODIYA.
- RCID17742846.
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Claude Debussy
Jeux - poeme danse
Performer: Les SiΓ¨cles. Conductor: FranΓ§oisβXavier Roth.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMM 905291.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Pierrot lunaire Op.21 for voice and ensemble
Performer: Christine SchΓ€fer. Performer: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- E4576302.
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Harrison Birtwistle
Punch and Judy - opera in 1 act
Performer: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Atherton.- NMC.
- NMCD138.
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