The Rite of Spring

Post by **Carolus** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:12 am

You're quite right about Stravinsky's arrangement being for 1 piano, 4 hands. The Dover is a reprint of the one issued by Muzika in 1965. So is the International Edition. I'll put a publication history up on the IMSLP page in a few days. I've compiled a number of these for various works over the years. They're also very useful as legal proof of publication dates, since there are a number of European publishers who've resorted to "scarecrow" copyright notices (printing a notice on an unedited reprint of a work in the public domain like an 1890s engraving of Brahms, etc.) in the hopes of fending off Kalmus, Dover and the like (not very successfully).

Post by **Carolus** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:50 am

OK, the publication history is up. Perhaps more than you ever wanted to know about the subject. Feel free to add or correct if you should spot any errors.

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:50 pm

GREAT! Thanks!

Where did you get all of this from?

Post by **Carolus** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:38 am

Back when I was a music student, a musicology prof. made me do a number of these for various works. I kept them and have been posting over at IMSLP after doing a bit of updating via my library account. I've got them up for Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre and Chabrier's España also.

I looks like what's really lacking are 1) arrangements for solo piano (only one complete arr. - by Leechkis - that I know of in print) and 2) arrangements for 2 pianos or even 3 pianos. There are a couple of arrangements for band / wind ensemble around, too.

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:54 am

Wow...Great work! It's a good thing you kept all of that stuff!
I'll try to complete the 2 piano transcription...meanwhile...
Let's get back to the topic.
Does anybody know of any accounts of the riot at the premiere?
There is a recreation of it by BBC and is on YouTube (in crappy video quality, but it's a great recreation)

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:39 am

What happened to the poll? I thought I set it for unlimited time...
Or if it's still active, how does one vote without going straight to the results?

ososa174 · Post by **ososa174** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:15 pm

Hello there!

Here i send you some suggestions for Igor Stravinsky- the Rite of Spring:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.a ... =classical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svA5uIsPxJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGA6bpscj8

You should buy the DVD... is great!!!

Greetings from Mexico!

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:10 pm

Thanks for the links!

I have the DVD too and I think it's magnificent!

Thanks again for the youtube links!

ososa174 · Post by **ososa174** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:23 pm

kongming819 wrote:Thanks for the links!

I have the DVD too and I think it's magnificent!

Thanks again for the youtube links!

you're welcome!

let's share more things about Stravinsky... What about the Firebird? Petrushka?

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:24 pm

well this topic is devoted to the rite of spring only but u are free to start a different topic on the forums

Sergeï · Post by **Sergeï** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:37 pm

Le Sacre du Printemps is nice enough, once you get used to it. I wouldn't exactly kill myself over it either, but I don't mind listening a bit to it every now and then.

I'll have to agree, though, that Pierre Boulez and the Cleveland Orchestra version is a very good one. If you don't have it... well, now's the time.

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:11 am

For me, once I got used to it, I started liking it very much...more each time I listened to it!

the Boulez is indeed a very good one, but not the best, IMO.

Sergeï · Post by **Sergeï** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:10 pm

kongming819 wrote:the Boulez is indeed a very good one, but not the best, IMO.

You do not EVER say a thing like that... without saying what the best version is!

kongming819 · Post by **kongming819** » Mon May 05, 2008 8:59 pm

hahaha Sorry!

IMO, Chailly (with...I forgot), Abbado (with LSO), Bernstein (both NY Phil and Israel Phil), Ozawa (with Boston, I think), Dutoit (with Montreal), Boulez (DVD version with LSO is perhaps better), MTT with SFO...those are the best as far as I've heard. I'm sure there are better ones, but those are my preferences.

There are some others which I don't like as well, namely Maazel (Cleveland) van Karajan (Berlin), and Stravinsky himself (Columbia...or is it CBC?).

Just my opinions...

Sergeï · Post by **Sergeï** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:12 pm

I have to admit that one or two of Maazel's works are absolutely terribad...

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