05/25/07
The Firebird is the first work by Igor Stravinsky I heard as a rational being. (When I was a kid, my older sister played The Rite of Spring on the old hi-fi; but I barely remember such sessions. I was not of the age of reason, yet, and not ready to accept either Apollonian or Dionysian music for what either are worth.) Now I'm listening to Stravinsky's first ballet again, in a performance conducted by Ernest Ansermet.
Two things:
- This is very odd music, the whole ballet. The suites constructed from the complete ballet are more sylistically uniform.
- This performance is excellent.
It's good to get back to the beginning and re-experience delights one first had when young.
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