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IGOR STRAVINSKY Pulcinella (Ballet). Le Baiser de la Fée [The Fairy's Kiss] (Divertimento) Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno
1h15
1 CD
HMM905384
Excerpt:Pulcinella, ballet with song in one act, K034Pulcinella, ballet with song in one act, K034XIV. Tarantella
These two ballets reveal a specific facet of Stravinsky's genius, his skill in pastiche. Having used music from eighteenth-century Naples for Pulcinella, he turned to Tchaikovsky for Le Baiser de la fée. On both occasions, he succeeded in transforming the exercise of homage into a highly personal work. Stravinsky had a special artistic affinity with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, which amply repays the debt in this new recording!
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Artists
- Conductor
- Isabel LeonardMezzo-soprano
- Paul ApplebyTenor
- Derek WeltonBass-baritone
Composers
- Kelly-Marie Murphy