Igor Strawinsky: Der Feuervogel (180g / Half-Speed Mastering)

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
Label: Mercury, 1959

Decca Classics releases on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Mercury label's "Mercury Living Presence" series a series of audiophile vinyls: Mussorgsky arr. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition, Fiesta In H-iFi, The Music of Chabrier, Stravinsky: The Firebird - Complete Ballet and The Romeros - A Flamenco Wedding Party
The recordings were remastered from the original master tapes at half speed by Thomas Fine, the son of the Mercury producer. The first 5 records will be released with the original artwork and the lyrics of the time.

Tracklisting

1 Introduction (Ballet)
2 Kashchei's enchanted garden (Ballet)
3 Appearance of the Firebird pursued by Ivan Tsarevich (Ballet)
4 Dance of the Firebird (Ballet)
5 Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird (Ballet)
6 Supplication of the Firebird (Ballet)
7 Appearance of the thirteen enchanted Princesses (Ballet)
8 Game of the Princesses with the golden apples (Ballet)
9 Sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich (Ballet)
10 Round dance of the Princesses (Ballet)
11 Daybreak (Ballet)
12 Magic carillon, appearance of Kashchei's guardian monsters and capture of Ivan Tsarevich (Ballet)
13 Arrival of Kashchei (Ballet)
14 Dialogue between Ivan Tsarevich and Kashchei (Ballet)
15 Intercession of the Princesses (Ballet)
16 Intervention of the Firebird (Ballet)
17 Dance of Kashchei's retinue under the spell of the Firebird (Ballet)
18 Infernal dance of all Kashchei's subject's (Ballet)
19 Lullaby of the Firebird (Ballet)
20 Kashchei's awakening (Ballet)
21 Kashchei's death - Darkness (Ballet)
22 Collapse of Kashchei's palace and dissolution of all enchantments - Reanimation of the petrified prisoners - General)