IDAGIO | Stravinsky: Pulcinella - Scherzo fantastique 747313122479

Featuring

Gerard Schwarz
Susan Graham
Gran Wilson
Jan Opalach
Seattle Symphony
Igor Stravinsky

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Stravinsky's style evolved from Russian inspiration to a neo-classical approach derived largely from the eighteenth century, interspersed with other musical excursions.

Composition History

The ballet Pulcinella, based on music attributed to Pergolesi, marked Stravinsky's association with neo-classicism and resumed his collaboration with impresario Dyagilev after World War I.

Composition History

Stravinsky's Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3, written between 1907 and 1908, was inspired by Maeterlinck's La vie des abeilles (The Life of Bees).

Composition History

Stravinsky's first significant success came when impresario Dyagilev commissioned the ballet The Firebird, first performed in Paris in 1910.

Composer Biography

Igor Stravinsky, the composer, was the son of a distinguished bass soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, who created important roles in new operas by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Performer Biography

Gerard Schwarz, the conductor, has received numerous honors including two Emmy Awards, 13 GRAMMY® nominations, and was the first American named Conductor of the Year by Musical America.

Performer Biography

Susan Graham, a mezzo-soprano on this recording, is a GRAMMY® Award-winner and has been honored by the French government with the title 'Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur'.