Stravinsky’s groundbreaking Rite of Spring is heard on this recording in the formidable yet seldom performed solo piano transcription by the 20th-century American composer and pianist Sam Raphling. It is coupled with Ravel’s own virtuosic transcription of La Valse, Gershwin’s jazz-infused 3 Preludes and his own solo piano version of Rhapsody in Blue.
Stravinsky, Igor
Raphling, Sam - Arranger
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) (arr. S. Raphling for piano)
1 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction - 03:02
2 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls - 03:02
3 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction - 01:24
4 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Spring Rounds - 03:13
5 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the Rival Tribes - Procession of the Sage - The Sage - 02:52
6 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth 01:19
7 Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction - 04:09
8 Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls - 02:31
9 Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One - 01:34
10 Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors - 00:48
11 Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors - 03:32
12 Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance 04:31
Ravel, Maurice
La valse (version for piano solo)
13 La valse (version for piano solo) 11:42
Gershwin, George
3 Preludes
14 No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 01:37
15 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andante con moto e poco rubato 03:25
16 No. 3 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 01:10
Rhapsody in Blue (version for piano)
17 Molto Moderato - Moderato assai - Poco agitato - Tempo giusto - Meno mosso e poco scherzando 10:03
18 Andantino moderato 02:27
19 Agitato e mesterioso 02:59
