Stravinsky - Jeu De Cartes; Orpheus - Suite from ''Histoire du soldat'' / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi / Chandos Classics Audio CD 2004 / CHAN 10193 X
UPC 095115119327
Jeu de cartes (also known in English as A Card Game, Game of Cards, or Card Party) is a ballet in "three deals" by Igor Stravinsky based on a libretto he co-wrote with Nikita Malayev, a friend of his eldest son Théodore. It was commissioned in November 1935, written late the next year, and premiered by the American Ballet at the old Metropolitan Opera House in New York on 27 April 1937 with the composer conducting. Its European premiere followed on 13 October at the Semperoper in Dresden, where Karl Böhm conducted the Staatskapelle Dresden.
The idea of basing the ballet on a game of poker did not occur to Stravinsky until after August 1936, when the story took shape. The main character is the deceitful Joker who fancies himself unbeatable owing to his ability to transform into any card.
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Chandos Classics – CHAN 10193 X |
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| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: |
UK |
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Released:
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2004 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Neo-Classical |
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Tracklist:
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Jeu De Cartes (The Card Game) A Ballet In Three Deals |
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First Deal |
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| 4 |
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Dance Of The Joker |
1:06 |
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| 5 |
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Waltz-Coda |
1:12 |
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Second Deal
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| 9 |
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Variation V. Pas De Quatre |
0:38 |
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| 12 |
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Ensemble |
2:38 |
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Third Deal
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| 15 |
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Battle Between Spades And Hearts |
1:43 |
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| 16 |
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Final Dance - Coda |
2:54 |
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Orpheus - A Ballet In Three Scenes
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Scene 1 |
(9:43) |
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| 17 |
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Orpheus Weeps For Eurydice |
2:21 |
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| 19 |
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Dance Of The Angel Of Death |
2:16 |
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| 20 |
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Interlude |
2:04 |
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Scene 2
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(18:08)
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| 24 |
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Air De Danse (Conclusion) |
0:45 |
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| 28 |
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Pas D'Action |
2:22 |
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Scene 3
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| 29 |
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Orpheus' Apotheosis |
2:49 |
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Histoire Du Soldat
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(25:40)
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| 30 |
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The Soldier's March |
1:35 |
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| 31 |
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Music From Scene 1 |
2:30 |
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| 32 |
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Music From Scene 2 |
3:05 |
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| 34 |
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The Little Concert |
2:53 |
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| 35 |
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Three Dances: 1. Tango |
2:18 |
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| 36 |
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Three Dances: 2. Valse |
1:50 |
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| 37 |
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Three Dances: 3. Ragtime |
2:07 |
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| 38 |
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The Devil's Dance |
1:18 |
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| 40 |
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Triumphal March Of The Devil |
2:10 |
- Composed By – Igor Stravinsky
- Conductor – Neeme Järvi
- Design – Tim Feeley
- Edited By – Ben Connellan, Peter Newble
- Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Smoker
- Engineer [Recording] – Ralph Couzens
- Orchestra – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Photography – Suzie Maeder
- Producer – Brian Couzens (tracks: 30 to 40), Ralph Couzens (tracks: 1 to 29)
