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Stravinsky, the puppet master: Petrushka

Tom Service takes you on a journey into the extraordinary world of Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka, based on an archetypal puppet myth that shares the story of Punch.

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29 minutes

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Fri 31 Mar 202316:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Petrushka

    Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • RCO LIVE.
    • RCO 05004.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird - ballet

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN 6511.

  • Emile Spencer

    EMILE SPENCER: La Jambe en Bois

    Performer: Paul Lack.
    • PARLOPHONE FRANCE.
    • 825646323654.

  • Alexander Nikolayevich Serov

    Shrovetide Festivities (The Power of the Fiend)

    Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin. Conductor: Mark Ermler. Performer: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Performer: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • MELODIYA.
    • MELCD0344.

  • Nicolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Easter festival [Svetliy prazdnik] - overture Op.36

    Performer: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.
    • RCA.
    • G010000267770R.

  • Nicolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov

    The tale of Tsar Saltan - suite Op.57

    Performer: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Vasili Nebolsin.
    • MELODIYA.
    • RCID17742846.

  • Claude Debussy

    Jeux - poeme danse

    Performer: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • HMM 905291.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Pierrot lunaire Op.21 for voice and ensemble

    Performer: Christine Schäfer. Performer: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • E4576302.

  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Punch and Judy - opera in 1 act

    Performer: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Atherton.
    • NMC.
    • NMCD138.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Mar 202317:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 31 Mar 202316:30
    BBC Radio 3

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