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Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)
Part 2: The Sacrifice (Glorification of the chosen one, Summoning of the ancients, Ritual of the ancients, Sacrifical dance)
Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala
Milan, 2006
@honron21 the percusion in this theme is simply amazing... really the spine of the work
vinnypimentel 2 weeks ago
I really love how controlled this is under Boulez's baton.
AfroDeezeeYak 1 month ago
Boulez. A rare genius focused on pure music.
jlucb67 2 months ago
@juggarnatha
I actually think besides how SLOW the Sacrificial Dance and the general absence of intimidation, it sounds fine.
jazzydrums95 2 months ago
boulez. mr. boring.
muslit 3 months ago
@guidepost42 you're right. This is my favorite piece of music. Somehow, this performance is flat. This piece is deadly, frenetic, chaotic. Somehow, this interpretation is organized, surgical, cold. This is practice, and I don't think the conductor gets it, as it were. Ok, so you did something hard, but you didn't understand. This is about life and death, not the notes on the page.
juggarnatha 3 months ago
Hmmm, is it just me or does this seem to generate a lot of light but no heat?
guidepost42 3 months ago
Why in the beginning of the ritual action of the ancestors in almost every version the horns play staccatisimo? in the score it is written a very long note without any staccato.
honron21 5 months ago
10:00 it must be so exciting to play that! it is just the best therapy for stress relief.
honron21 6 months ago
Yes... having experience on both sides, I'll tell you the players are "watching" the conductor closely, and if/when a conductor makes a mistake, the orchestra will get thrown! As to it being "cold" Stravinsky himself was famous for saying "Please don't interpret me. Just play what I wrote." Thankfully, Le Sacre works well either way.
lednew2010 6 months ago