Stravinsky: Petrushka; Liadov: Kikimora, etc | Classical CD review
BBCNOW/Fischer(Signum)The latest instalment in Thierry Fischer's series examining the music of the Ballets Russes juxtaposes Stravinsky's Petrushka with a sequence of tone poems by Liadov – Baba-Yaga, The Enchanted Lake and Kikimora – that was strung together in 1916 by Léonide Massine for a ballet originally also called Kikimora, though Massine retitled it Contes Russes in 1919. Both composers benefit from Fischer's trademark refinement. His Petrushka, notably beautiful, is graciously to...
Guardian Music — BBCNOW/Fischer(Signum)The latest instalment in Thierry Fischer's series examining the music of the Ballets Russes juxtaposes Stravinsky's Petrushka with a sequence of to... more info