Introduzione; Serenata; Aria;
Tarantella; Minuetto; Finale
In 1919, ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev
commissioned Igor Stravinsky (1882
– 1971) to compose a ballet based on themes taken from 18th century composer
Giambattista Pergolesi's compositions. The resulting Pulcinella marked Stravinsky's first foray into the
neo-classical style, and he himself described it as "the epiphany through which
the whole of my late work became possible."
In
1922, Stravinsky completed the Pulcinella Concert Suite, extracted from
the original ballet score. The work was premiered that same year by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Pierre Monteux. Similarly, he
extracted excerpts from the ballet to create arrangements for instrumental duos
beginning in 1925 with the Suite for Violin and Piano. In collaboration
with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, Stravinsky arranged the violin suite into the Suite
Italienne for Cello and Piano in 1932. Christine Yoshikawa
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano Play
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Introduzione; Serenata; Aria; Tarantella; Minuetto; Finale
In 1919, ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev commissioned Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) to compose a ballet based on themes taken from 18th century composer Giambattista Pergolesi's compositions. The resulting Pulcinella marked Stravinsky's first foray into the neo-classical style, and he himself described it as "the epiphany through which the whole of my late work became possible."
In 1922, Stravinsky completed the Pulcinella Concert Suite, extracted from the original ballet score. The work was premiered that same year by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Pierre Monteux. Similarly, he extracted excerpts from the ballet to create arrangements for instrumental duos beginning in 1925 with the Suite for Violin and Piano. In collaboration with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, Stravinsky arranged the violin suite into the Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano in 1932. Christine YoshikawaMore music by Igor Stravinsky
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