Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Nathalia Milstein
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Conductor: Mikko Franck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA894
Release: 2022
Size: 643 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Capriccio, K050
01. I. Presto
02. II. Andante rapsodico
03. III. Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto
Octuor, K041
04. I. Sinfonia
05. II. Tema con variazione
06. III. Finale
Le sacre du printemps, K015
I. L’adoration de la terre
07. No. 1, Introduction
08. No. 2, Les augures printaniers
09. No. 3, Jeu du rapt
10. No. 4, Rondes printanières
11. No. 5, Jeux des cités rivales
12. No. 6, Cortège du sage
13. No. 7, Embrasse de la terre
14. No. 8, Danse de la terre
II. Le sacrifice
15. No. 1, Introduction
16. No. 2, Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes
17. No. 3, Glorification de l’élue
18. No. 4, Évocation des ancêtres
19. No. 5, Action rituelle des ancêtres
20. No. 6, Danse sacrale
After Franck, Debussy and Strauss, Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France here continue their collaboration with Alpha Classics, this time with the spotlight on Igor Stravinsky. The programme begins with two pieces from his so-called “neo-classic” period: his Capriccio and Octet.
In the first, in which Stravinsky sets up a dialogue between piano and orchestra, the soloist is one of the great stars of the new generation, the French pianist Nathalia Milstein. Then the mood darkens, with the primitive rhythms and ferocious chordal attack of The Rite of Spring, a work that Mikko Franck has long since wanted to immortalize officially: a major masterpiece of the 20th century and an essential milestone for every orchestra.
Every single player seems to be on fire in this recording, which puts the seal on seven years of collaboration and achievement with the Finnish conductor.