Product Description
"The Firebird" suite, by Russian-born
composer Igor Stravinsky, is based on his 1910 ballet of the same name. It, in
turn, is based on the Russian fairy tales of the Firebird and the blessing/curse
it possesses for anyone who owns it. The ballet premiered at Opéra de Paris as
part of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company and was an immediate
successful, bringing Stravinsky international fame.
The ballet tells the story of the
journey of Prince Ivan. He strays into the realm of the evil Koschei, whose
immortality is preserved by keeping his soul in a magic egg. Ivan is about to
kill the Firebird but is spared. As a token of thanks, she offers him a feather
that can be used to summon her should Ivan be in dire need. Prince Ivan then
meets princesses who are under Koscheis spell, falling in love with one of
them. After confronting the magician, Koschei sends his minions after Ivan, who
summons the Firebird. She intervenes and bewitches the monsters. Exhausted, the
creatures and Koschei then fall into a deep sleep. Ivan is then directed by the
Firebird to the egg containing Koschei's soul, which Ivan destroys, freeing all
those under his spell. Ivan and the princesses celebrate their victory.
The music features in Disneys
"Fantasia 2000".
This arrangement of the "Finale" from
"The Firebird" Suite (1919 version) is for one piano, four hands but could also
be played by two pianos, four hands. Great as background music or as a concert
item in its own right. A recording of the music from the original soundtrack
can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWQa8ZdAeIM.
Other searchable terms: L'Oiseau de
feu, Жар-птица, The Princesses Round Dance, Rondo, Khorovod, Suite 1919, 1919
Version, Ronde, Khorovode, РОНДО, ХОРОВОД, ПРИНЦЕСС, ЛЮКС 1919 Г., ВЕРСИЯ 1919
Г., Rise of the Guardians, New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
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