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 Princesses Round Dance" 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=4U5xhOISyvA.
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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