Feu D'artifice

Stravinsky composed ''Feu d'artifice'' for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , on the occasion of his daughter's wedding. Rimsky-Korsakov unfortunately died before the work's premiere, and was never able to hear it. ''Feu d'artifice'' helped develop Stravinsky's reputation as a composer, although it is not considered representative of the his mature work. The work has hints of bi-tonality but is for the most part, in comparison with Stravinky's later work, very tonal. It has the form of a scherzo but is still labled "orchestral fantasy" because of its short length. Alexander Ziloti conducted the premiere in 1909.

SELECTED RECORDED VERSIONS

conducting the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra )

Charles Dutoit conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (released on Polygram 14409 in 1990 ; disc also includes '' L'Oiseau De Feu '' and Scherzo Fantastique, op. 3)

Seiji Ozawa conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (released on RCA 61557 in 1993 ; disc also includes '' Le Sacre Du Printemps '', ''Le baiser de la fée'' ( Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and '' L'Oiseau De Feu '' (Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra )

Lorin Maazel conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (released on RCA 57127 in 2000 ; disc also includes '' Petrushka '' and ''Le Chant de Rossignol'')

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