Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (Part 2, b)

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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

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  • @honron21 the percusion in this theme is simply amazing... really the spine of the work

  • I really love how controlled this is under Boulez's baton.

  • Boulez. A rare genius focused on pure music.

  • @juggarnatha

    I actually think besides how SLOW the Sacrificial Dance and the general absence of intimidation, it sounds fine.

  • boulez. mr. boring.

  • @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.

  • Hmmm, is it just me or does this seem to generate a lot of light but no heat?

  • 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.

  • 10:00 it must be so exciting to play that! it is just the best therapy for stress relief.

  • 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.

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