tracks

Pulcinella (1920): Ballet in One Act with Song
Overture
Serenata: Mentre l'erbetta (Tenor)
(A) Scherzino; (B) Allegro; (C) Andantino; (D) Allegro
Allegretto: Contento forse vivere (Soprano)
Allegretto assai
Allegro (alla breve): Con queste paroline (Bass)
Largo: Sento dire no' ncè pace (Terzetto)
Chi disse cà femmena (Tenor)
Allegro: Ncè sta quaccuna pò (Soprano and Tenor)
Presto: Una te fa la 'nzemperce (Tenor)
Larghetto
Allegro alla breve
Allegro moderato: Tarantella
Andantino: Se tu m'ami (Soprano)
Toccata
Allegro moderato: Gavotta with two variations (Allegretto, Allegro)
Vivo
Minuet: Pupillette, fiammette (Terzetto)
Finale: Allegro assai
The Fairy's Kiss (1928)
Scene I
Scene II
Scene III
Scene IV

notes

[notes from Back Tray:]

"Stravinsky’s one-act ballet with song, Pulcinella, is no mere re-working of music by Pergolesi and other 18th-century Italian composers. Instead he uses the originals as a springboard for experimentation, transforming the music into a modern work by means of quirky instrumentation (for example, the jazzy glissandos of the double-bass solo), ostinato melodies, and other 20th-century devices. The ballet The Fairy’s Kiss, at another extreme, is a largely original composition. Stravinsky greatly altered, developed, and elaborated melodies from early piano pieces and songs by Tchaikovsky, expanding them into sizeable ballet numbers to form a continuous dance symphony."

Recorded at Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London, England, from 3rd-5th and 8th January, 1995 (The Fairy's Kiss) and 31st January and 1st February, 1997 (Pulcinella)

Booklet notes in English. Sung texts and English translations included.

These recordings were previously released on Koch International Classics.

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Igor Stravinsky - Robert Craft, Misha Dichter, Charles Neidich, Diana Montague, Robin Leggate, Mark Beesley - Vol. 3
Robert Craft - Stravinsky: Le Baiser De La Fée; Orpheus

credits

Bass Vocals – Mark Beesley (tracks: Pulcinella)
Composed By – Igor Stravinsky
Conductor – Robert Craft
Cover, Artwork ["Pulcinella in Love, 1793"] – Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Engineer – Michael Sheady (tracks: Pulcinella), Simon Rhodes (tracks: The Fairy's Kiss)
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – David Flowers (tracks: Pulcinella)
Liner Notes – Robert Craft
Mastered By – Richard Price
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Diana Montague (tracks: Pulcinella)
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: Pulcinella), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: The Fairy's Kiss)
Producer – Gregory K. Squires (tracks: Pulcinella), Michael Fine (tracks: The Fairy's Kiss)
Tenor Vocals – Robin Leggate

companies

Recorded At – No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mastered At – Squires Productions
Published By – Chester Music Ltd. – Pulcinella
Published By – Boosey & Hawkes – The Fairy's Kiss
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naxos Rights International Ltd. – 1997
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naxos Rights International Ltd. – 2000
Copyright (c) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.

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