Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes (The Card Game)/Orpheus/Histoire du Soldat (Soldier' s Tale) (Chandos Audio CD)

Contents

Jeu de cartes (The Card Game) - A ballet in three deals
Première donne (First Deal)
Introduction: Alla breve
Pas d'action: Meno mosso
Dance Variation: Moderato assai
Dance of the Joker: Strigendo
Waltz-Coda: Tranquillo

Deuxième donne (Second Deal)
Introduction: Alla breve
March: Marcia
Variations I-IV: Allegretto
Variation V, Pas de quatre: Sostenuto e pesante
Coda: Più mosso
Reprise of March: Marcia
Ensemble: Con moto

Troisième donne (Third Deal)
Introduction: Alla breve
Waltz 2:19
Battle between Spades and Hearts: Presto
Final Dance - Coda: Tempo del principio


Orpheus - A ballet in three scenes
Scene 1
Orpheus weeps for Eurydice: Lento sostenuto
Air de danse: Andante con moto
Dance of the Angel of Death: L'istesso tempo
20 Interlude

Scene 2
Pas de furies: Agitato in piano - Sempre alla breve ma meno mosso
Air de danse: Grave - Un poco meno mosso
Interlude: L'istesso tempo
Air de danse (Conclusion): L'istesso tempo
Pas d'action: Andantino leggiadro
Pas de deux:Andante sostenuto
Interlude: Moderato assai
Pas d'action: Vivace

Scene 3
Orpheus's apotheosis: Lento sostenuto



Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) - Suite from the dramatic work
The Soldier's March
Music from Scene 1
Music from Scene 2
The Royal March
The Little Concert
Three Dances:
1. Tango
2. Valse
3. Ragtime
The Devil's Dance
Great Chorale
Triumphal March of the Devil