The Firebird (French:L'Oiseau de feu; Russian:Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa) is a ballet by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Michel Fokine. The scenario by Alexandre Benois and Michel Fokine is based on Russian fairy tales of the magical glowing bird that can be both a blessing and a curse to its owner. At the premiere on 25 June 1910 in Paris, the work was an instant success with both audience and critics.
The ballet has historic significance not only as Stravinsky's breakthrough piece, but also as the beginning of the collaboration between Diaghilev and Stravinsky that would also produce Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, Pulcinella and others.
Background
Igor Stravinsky was the son of Fyodor Stravinsky, the principal bass at the Imperial Opera, St Petersburg, and Anna, née Kholodovskaya, a competent amateur singer and pianist from an old-established Russian family. Fyodor's association with many of the leading figures in Russian music, including Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky, meant that Igor grew up in an intensely musical home. In 1901 Stravinsky began to study law at St Petersburg University, while taking private lessons in harmony and counterpoint. Having impressed Rimsky-Korsakov with some of his early compositional efforts, Stravinsky worked under the guidance of the older composer. By the time of his mentor's death in 1908 Stravinsky had produced several works, among them a Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor (1903–04), a Symphony in E-flat major (1907), which he catalogued as "Opus 1", and in 1908 a short orchestral piece, Feu d'artifice ("Fireworks").
Stravinsky: The Firebird / Gergiev · Vienna Philarmonic · Salzburg Festival 2000
Gran presentación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena, conducida por el director ruso Valery Gergiev en [a mi juicio personal] una de las más grandes y magníficas interpretaciones del Pájaro de Fuego (L'Oiseau de feu) de Igor Stravinsky, que se tenga conocimiento, durante el Festival de Salzburgo 2000.
Great presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the russian Maestro Valery Gergiev, in one of the most powerful and greatest presentation of The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) of Igor Stravinsky at Salzburg Festival 2000.
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published: 06 Nov 2011
The Firebird - Stravinsky
The YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 performs The Firebird (Infernal Dance -- Berceuse -- Finale) by Stravinsky at the Grand Finale concert.
published: 25 Mar 2011
Stravinsky: "The Firebird" Suite (1919 version) (with Score)
Igor Stravinsky:
"The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)" Suite (1919 version) (with Score)
Composed: 1910 (Ballet); 1919 (Suite)
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
00:00 1. Introduction
02:50 2. The Firebird and its dance (L’Oiseau de feu et sa danse)
03:07 3. The Firebird's variation (Variation de l’Oiseau de feu)
04:28 4. The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondes des Princesses)
09:10 5. Infernal dance of King Kashchei (Danse infernale de roi Kachtcheï)
13:48 6. Berceuse
17:30 7. Finale (Final)
The Firebird was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company. Besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909–10, there are three shorter suites arranged by the composer himself for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919, and 1945. 1919 s...
published: 03 Nov 2021
Level 2-4 The Firebird | e-future Classic Readers
Series Editor Rob Waring
Retold by Casey Malarcher
Illustrated by Richard Watson
This story is by Igor Stravinsky.
He is known for music, not stories.
In theaters, this story is danced as a ballet.
published: 13 Jun 2016
I. Stravinsky Ballet Firebird
Members of The Royal Danish Ballet, choreography Glen Tetley, Royal Danish Orchestra, conductor Poul Jorgensen
published: 25 Feb 2017
Stravinsky-Agosti - The Firebird (Audio+Sheet) [Piemontesi]
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
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Danse infernale: 0:00
Berceuse: 4:55
Finale: 8:33
published: 23 Aug 2013
Firebird - Ekaterina Kondaurova
Ekaterina Kondaurova and Ilya Kuznetsov in Firebird pas de deux.
published: 30 May 2010
Stravinsky - Ballet "L'Oiseau de feu" - Diana Vishneva
published: 03 Nov 2013
Igor Stravinsky - L'oiseau de feu (1910) Audio + Score
Stravinsky's ballet "The Firebird", first performed on 07/25/1910 at the Paris Opera. Enjoy this ballet, known for its Maestoso Finale.
Gran presentación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena, conducida por el director ruso Valery Gergiev en [a mi juicio personal] una de las más grandes y magnífic...
Gran presentación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena, conducida por el director ruso Valery Gergiev en [a mi juicio personal] una de las más grandes y magníficas interpretaciones del Pájaro de Fuego (L'Oiseau de feu) de Igor Stravinsky, que se tenga conocimiento, durante el Festival de Salzburgo 2000.
Great presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the russian Maestro Valery Gergiev, in one of the most powerful and greatest presentation of The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) of Igor Stravinsky at Salzburg Festival 2000.
(C) Deusche Grammophon, ORF/RM Associates Limited , Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society, UMPG Publishing and all their respective owners. There's no personal work here.
(C) Deutsche Grammophon, ORF/RM Associates Limited et toutes leurs propriétaires respectifs.
Gran presentación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena, conducida por el director ruso Valery Gergiev en [a mi juicio personal] una de las más grandes y magníficas interpretaciones del Pájaro de Fuego (L'Oiseau de feu) de Igor Stravinsky, que se tenga conocimiento, durante el Festival de Salzburgo 2000.
Great presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the russian Maestro Valery Gergiev, in one of the most powerful and greatest presentation of The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) of Igor Stravinsky at Salzburg Festival 2000.
(C) Deusche Grammophon, ORF/RM Associates Limited , Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society, UMPG Publishing and all their respective owners. There's no personal work here.
(C) Deutsche Grammophon, ORF/RM Associates Limited et toutes leurs propriétaires respectifs.
Igor Stravinsky:
"The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)" Suite (1919 version) (with Score)
Composed: 1910 (Ballet); 1919 (Suite)
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Orchestra: Atla...
Igor Stravinsky:
"The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)" Suite (1919 version) (with Score)
Composed: 1910 (Ballet); 1919 (Suite)
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
00:00 1. Introduction
02:50 2. The Firebird and its dance (L’Oiseau de feu et sa danse)
03:07 3. The Firebird's variation (Variation de l’Oiseau de feu)
04:28 4. The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondes des Princesses)
09:10 5. Infernal dance of King Kashchei (Danse infernale de roi Kachtcheï)
13:48 6. Berceuse
17:30 7. Finale (Final)
The Firebird was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company. Besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909–10, there are three shorter suites arranged by the composer himself for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919, and 1945. 1919 suite was created in Switzerland for conductor Ernest Ansermet. When it was originally published, the score contained many mistakes, which were only fixed in 1985.
Igor Stravinsky:
"The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)" Suite (1919 version) (with Score)
Composed: 1910 (Ballet); 1919 (Suite)
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
00:00 1. Introduction
02:50 2. The Firebird and its dance (L’Oiseau de feu et sa danse)
03:07 3. The Firebird's variation (Variation de l’Oiseau de feu)
04:28 4. The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondes des Princesses)
09:10 5. Infernal dance of King Kashchei (Danse infernale de roi Kachtcheï)
13:48 6. Berceuse
17:30 7. Finale (Final)
The Firebird was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company. Besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909–10, there are three shorter suites arranged by the composer himself for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919, and 1945. 1919 suite was created in Switzerland for conductor Ernest Ansermet. When it was originally published, the score contained many mistakes, which were only fixed in 1985.
Series Editor Rob Waring
Retold by Casey Malarcher
Illustrated by Richard Watson
This story is by Igor Stravinsky.
He is known for music, not stories.
In theat...
Series Editor Rob Waring
Retold by Casey Malarcher
Illustrated by Richard Watson
This story is by Igor Stravinsky.
He is known for music, not stories.
In theaters, this story is danced as a ballet.
Series Editor Rob Waring
Retold by Casey Malarcher
Illustrated by Richard Watson
This story is by Igor Stravinsky.
He is known for music, not stories.
In theaters, this story is danced as a ballet.
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Support my work and BUY ME A COFFEE ♫ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pianojf
Danse infernale: 0:00
Berceuse: 4:55
Finale: 8:33
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Support my work and BUY ME A COFFEE ♫ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pianojf
Danse infernale: 0:00
Berceuse: 4:55
Finale: 8:33
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Support my work and BUY ME A COFFEE ♫ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pianojf
Danse infernale: 0:00
Berceuse: 4:55
Finale: 8:33
Gran presentación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena, conducida por el director ruso Valery Gergiev en [a mi juicio personal] una de las más grandes y magníficas interpretaciones del Pájaro de Fuego (L'Oiseau de feu) de Igor Stravinsky, que se tenga conocimiento, durante el Festival de Salzburgo 2000.
Great presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the russian Maestro Valery Gergiev, in one of the most powerful and greatest presentation of The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) of Igor Stravinsky at Salzburg Festival 2000.
(C) Deusche Grammophon, ORF/RM Associates Limited , Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society, UMPG Publishing and all their respective owners. There's no personal work here.
(C) Deutsche Grammophon, ORF/RM Associates Limited et toutes leurs propriétaires respectifs.
Igor Stravinsky:
"The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu)" Suite (1919 version) (with Score)
Composed: 1910 (Ballet); 1919 (Suite)
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
00:00 1. Introduction
02:50 2. The Firebird and its dance (L’Oiseau de feu et sa danse)
03:07 3. The Firebird's variation (Variation de l’Oiseau de feu)
04:28 4. The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondes des Princesses)
09:10 5. Infernal dance of King Kashchei (Danse infernale de roi Kachtcheï)
13:48 6. Berceuse
17:30 7. Finale (Final)
The Firebird was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company. Besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909–10, there are three shorter suites arranged by the composer himself for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919, and 1945. 1919 suite was created in Switzerland for conductor Ernest Ansermet. When it was originally published, the score contained many mistakes, which were only fixed in 1985.
Series Editor Rob Waring
Retold by Casey Malarcher
Illustrated by Richard Watson
This story is by Igor Stravinsky.
He is known for music, not stories.
In theaters, this story is danced as a ballet.
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Support my work and BUY ME A COFFEE ♫ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pianojf
Danse infernale: 0:00
Berceuse: 4:55
Finale: 8:33
The Firebird (French:L'Oiseau de feu; Russian:Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa) is a ballet by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Michel Fokine. The scenario by Alexandre Benois and Michel Fokine is based on Russian fairy tales of the magical glowing bird that can be both a blessing and a curse to its owner. At the premiere on 25 June 1910 in Paris, the work was an instant success with both audience and critics.
The ballet has historic significance not only as Stravinsky's breakthrough piece, but also as the beginning of the collaboration between Diaghilev and Stravinsky that would also produce Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, Pulcinella and others.
Background
Igor Stravinsky was the son of Fyodor Stravinsky, the principal bass at the Imperial Opera, St Petersburg, and Anna, née Kholodovskaya, a competent amateur singer and pianist from an old-established Russian family. Fyodor's association with many of the leading figures in Russian music, including Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky, meant that Igor grew up in an intensely musical home. In 1901 Stravinsky began to study law at St Petersburg University, while taking private lessons in harmony and counterpoint. Having impressed Rimsky-Korsakov with some of his early compositional efforts, Stravinsky worked under the guidance of the older composer. By the time of his mentor's death in 1908 Stravinsky had produced several works, among them a Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor (1903–04), a Symphony in E-flat major (1907), which he catalogued as "Opus 1", and in 1908 a short orchestral piece, Feu d'artifice ("Fireworks").