 | from Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Poulenc: Les biches (SIGCD205) 1 The Kiss of the Earth: Introduction – [3'31] 35 minutes 3 seconds 14 tracks2 Augurs of Spring (Dances of the Young Girls) – [3'06] 3 Game of Abduction – [1'22] 4 Spring Rounds – [3'40] 5 Game of the Two Rival Tribes – [1'42] 6 Procession of the Oldest and Wisest One [0'42] 7 The Kiss of the Earth [0'23] 8 Dancing Out of the Earth [1'14] 9 The Great Sacrifice: Introduction – [4'48] 10 Mystic Circle of the Young Girls – [3'42] 11 Glorification of the Chosen One – [1'28] 12 Evocation of the Ancestors – [0'39] 13 Ritual Action of the Ancestors – [3'41] 14 Sacrificial Dance [5'05] 'Thierry Fischer's French sensibility is evident from the very start of this brightly lit and articulate Rite: a provocative and teasing rubato in the opening bassoon solo immediately hints at ... 'The much-improved regional orchestra's take on Stravinsky’s Rite is as exciting as it is lucid and clear-cut. Yet conductor Thierry Fischer also makes much of the many lyrical passages which c ... |