Sandro Russo Plays Stravinsky Agosti: Firebird (Part 1 of 2)

Sandro Russo's live performance of Guido Agosti's magnificent transcription of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (Danse Infernale, Berceuse, Finale), from a recital at Brooklyn College.

Guido Agosti was an accomplished Italian pianist who taught quite extensively in Italy (Academia Chigiana di Siena) and abroad. He was a close friend of Stravinsky, in fact this transcription was done with Stravinsky's consent. As a matter of fact, there is the hand of Stravinsky in various pianistic instances in the work. Agosti dedicated the Transcription in memory of Ferruccio Busoni.

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[kimnaturegirl]

This IS exciting as up to now we are only really familiar with

Petroushka for piano and needed a pianist to bring this explosive arrangement of the Firebird onto the concert stage as it deserves to be better known. It would make a great competition work. Great performance Sandro, electric, energetic and full of fire!~

[dukeofkbs]

No...this work is being performed in the right key.

[vysehrad]

4.5?  What loons aren't giving this five stars?! Hmpf.

[HollowIchigoSan]

I think my eyes are going to fall out... 0_0".

[porippon]

You should all buy Sandro's "Firebird" CD! It's one of my favourite CDs. On this CD, you would hear this incredible interpretation of 'Firebird', of course; part from that, you would also hear 'the soft and gentle' side of this great pianist playing Ravel's work..... which I found one of the best I've ever heard....so poetic !!!

[JupiterIV]

I'm actually revising the arrangement to work on two staves. Same with Ligeti's "Satan Staircase"

[dnephi]

I got mine from Schott edition.  I got it at a shop in Paris.

[webspec]

wow, its excellent to listen it on piano.

I wanna that sheet music plzzzzzz

[skyangela74]

You are sooooo magnificent and brilliant.

Shine out with your great brilliance!!!

Gorgeous...Sandro~~~~~!!!

[harveythelobster]

Best arrangement of anything I've ever heard that wasn't made for piano

[shela2]

Magnifique.....

[Pianerad]

Bravo!