Rite - Music of Stravinsky & Revueltas

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All Music Guide - Blair Sanderson
Even though the programming of works on an album is often intended to highlight their similarities, it can just as often point up sharp differences between them. It's apparent that Igor Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du printemps" and Silvestre Revueltas' "La Noche de los Mayas" were combined on Gustavo Dudamel's 2010 release, Rite, for their common themes of ritual and the rhythmic impulse. As the modernist masterpiece par excellence, and as a revolutionary musical exploration of prehistoric Russia, Stravinsky's "Le Sacre" speaks for itself, and many composers have turned to it for inspiration. Less well-known to concertgoers is the intense music of Revueltas, which was often ...
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All Music Guide - Blair Sanderson
Even though the programming of works on an album is often intended to highlight their similarities, it can just as often point up sharp differences between them. It's apparent that Igor Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du printemps" and Silvestre Revueltas' "La Noche de los Mayas" were combined on Gustavo Dudamel's 2010 release, Rite, for their common themes of ritual and the rhythmic impulse. As the modernist masterpiece par excellence, and as a revolutionary musical exploration of prehistoric Russia, Stravinsky's "Le Sacre" speaks for itself, and many composers have turned to it for inspiration. Less well-known to concertgoers is the intense music of Revueltas, which was often inspired by Mexican traditions, most famously in his tone poem "Sensemayá." "La Noche de los Mayas" is a suite derived from Revueltas' 1939 score for a film of the same name, and though it has its own distinctive folk-like character, which is unmistakably Mexican in flavor, it has been compared quite loosely to "Le Sacre" only because of its savage final section, "Noche de encantamiento," where the orchestra explodes in a riot of instrumental colors and dynamic percussion. Yet the lush orchestration, tuneful themes, and simpler tonal harmonic language of "La Noche"'s early sections seem more akin to something by Manuel de Falla or Darius Milhaud, rather than Stravinsky, and they fall short of the dread and violence of "Le Sacre." Dudamel's performance of Stravinsky's score with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela is riveting in its intensity, and there are several shudder-worthy moments, especially in the second half of the ballet. To follow it, the irresistible "Sensemayá" would have been the ideal choice, but because Dudamel already released that work on his 2008 album, Fiesta, the thrills of the final part of La noche de los Mayas will have to suffice, if only to satisfy seekers of sensational ritualistic music. But the last 10 minutes of this album pack a wallop, so comparisons between "Noche de encantamiento" and the "Danse sacrale" of "Le Sacre" are quite apt.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/1/2010
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • UPC: 028947787754
  • Catalog Number: 001428102
  • Sales rank: 31,698

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Disc 1
  1. 1–14 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra - Igor Stravinsky & Igor Stravinsky (34:02)
    Composed byIgor Stravinsky, Igor Stravinsky
    Conducted byGustavo Dudamel
    Performed byGustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
    1. 1Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Introduction
    2. 2Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Les Augures printaniers (Danses des adolescentes)
    3. 3Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Jeu du rapt
    4. 4Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Rondes printanières
    5. 5Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Jeux des cités rivales
    6. 6Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Cortège du sage
    7. 7Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Adoration de la terre - Le Sage
    8. 8Part 1. L'Adoration de la terre. Danse de la terre
    9. 9Part 2. Le Sacrifice. Introduction
    10. 10Part 2. Le Sacrifice. Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes
    11. 11Part 2. Le Sacrifice. Glorification de l'élue
    12. 12Part 2. Le Sacrifice. Évocation des ancêtres
    13. 13Part 2. Le Sacrifice. Action rituelle des ancêtres
    14. 14Part 2. Le Sacrifice. Danse sacrale (L'Élue)
  2. 15–18 La Noche de los Mayas, suite for orchestra (compiled by José Limantour from the film score) - Silvestre Revueltas & Silvestre Revueltas (29:53)
    Composed bySilvestre Revueltas, Silvestre Revueltas
    Conducted byGustavo Dudamel
    Performed byGustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
    1. 15 Noche de los mayas. Molto sostenuto
    2. 16 Noche de jaranas. Allegro (Tempo di son)
    3. 17 Noche de Yucatán. Andante espressivo - Tempoo giusto
    4. 18 Noche de encantamiento. Molto lento - Allegro, ma non troppo - Variation 1. Lento - Var. 2. Più
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Gustavo Dudamel Primary Artist
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