Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Stravinsky- Pulcinella, Le Baiser de la fée (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

This groundbreaking recording is a tribute to the composer's deep connection with the TSO, where Igor Stravinsky made his last public appearance as a conductor in 1967 and conducted a performance of the Pulcinella Suite. Almost six decades later, under the direction of music director Gustavo Gimeno, the TSO is now bringing the entire ballet to life in an impressive new album.

The recording contains two of Stravinsky's neoclassical masterpieces, Pulcinella (Complete Ballet) and the Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée (The Fairy's Kiss), alongside Curiosity, Genius, and the Search for Petula Clark, a contemporary commissioned work by Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy for the TSO.

These two ballets reveal a special facet of Stravinsky's genius, namely his skill for pastiche. After using music from eighteenth-century Naples for Pulcinella, he turned to Tchaikovsky for Le Baiser de la fée. In both cases, he managed to turn the tribute into a very personal work. Stravinsky had a special artistic affinity with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, which is clearly evident with this new recording!

Gustavo Gimeno commented on the recording as follows: "Pulcinella occupies a special place in the history of the TSO: Stravinsky himself conducted the orchestra in a performance of the ballet suite in 1967, which was his last public appearance as a conductor. It is an extraordinary feeling to return to this work - this time in its full form - while celebrating Stravinsky's musical ingenuity and the orchestra's legacy.“

TRACKLIST

1. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - I. Sinfonia
2. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - II. Danses suisses
3. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - III. Scherzo (Au moulin)
4. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - IV. Pas de deux. Adagio - Variation - Coda
5. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Curiosity, Genius, and the Search For Petula Clark
6. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - I. Ouverture. Allegro moderato
7. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - II. Serenata. Larghetto. Mentre l'erbetta pasce l'agnella
8. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - III. Scherzino. Allegro - Poco più vivo
9. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - IV. Allegro
10. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - V. Andantino
11. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - VI. Allegro
12. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - VII. Ancora poco meno. Contento forse vivere
13. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - VIII. Allegro assai
14. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - IX. Allegro - Alla breve. Con queste paroline
15. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - X. Trio. Andante. Sento dire no' ncè pace - Allegro. Chi dise ca la femmena
16. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XI. Allegro. Ncè sta quaccuna pò - Una te fa la nzemprece
17. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XII. Presto. Una te fa la nzemprece
18. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XIII. Allegro - Alla breve
19. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XIV. Tarantella
20. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XV. Andantino. Se tu m'ami
21. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XVI. Allegro
22. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XVII. Gavotta con due variazioni
23. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XVIII. Vivo
24. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XIX. Trio. Tempo di minuetto. Pupillette, fiammette d'amore
25. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - XX. Finale. Allegro assai



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