Igor Markevitch was a celebrated young prodigy – Alfred Cortot discovered him at 13, Serge Diaghilev commissioned some music from him and he impressed Béla Bartók. He also received conducting lessons from Hermann Scherchen and became a brilliant and demanding conductor. He had then come to the attention of Walter Legge, who engaged him to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra. His stereo version of Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps recorded in 1959 – different from the mono version done in 1951 with the same orchestra - manages to combine tight precision with the vital element of spontaneous surprise and highlights the intensity, the color and the rhythmic power of the playing. A landmark recording!
Musicians:
Igor Stravinsky, composer
Igor Markevitch, conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
2. L'Adoration De La Terre - Les Augures Printaniers - Danses Des Adolescentes
3. L'Adoration De La Terre - Jeu Du Rapt
4. L'Adoration De La Terre - Rondes Printanières
5. L'Adoration De La Terre - Jeux Des Cités Rivales
6. L'Adoration De La Terre - Cortège Du Sage
7. L'Adoration De La Terre - Adoration De La Terre - Danse De La Terre
8. Le Sacrifice - Introduction
9. Le Sacrifice - Cercles Mystérieux Des Adolescentes
10. Le Sacrifice - Glorification De L'Élue
11. Le Sacrifice - Evocation Des Ancêtres
12. Le Sacrifice - Action Rituelle Des Ancêtres
13. Le Sacrifice - Danse Sacrale. L'Élue
