Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird

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  @soojinl10 · 7 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1367">22:47</a> the lick

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  @sycamore-sycsiorc · 8 years ago

  When people say classical music is boring, the obviously haven&apos;t listened to Stravinsky.

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  @Runescape9212 · 10 years ago

  I have got to stop listening to Stravinsky and expecting to relax...

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  @joeabc · 9 years ago

  In the middle of a concert.<br><br>CONDUCTOR: Stop the show! Stop the show.<br><br>Audience is confused, as are the musicians, although they try to hide it.<br><br>CONDUCTOR: There is something I&apos;d like to announce.<br><br>Muffled murmurs are heard throughout the audience, in the background, the dialogue &quot;Couldn&apos;t you have done this before the piece&quot; is audible. Backstage crew appear and set up a projector. <br><br>CONDUCTOR: Have you ever needed to send a really important email?<br><br>Audience boos, because the piece they were listening to was interrupted by a fucking advertisement. Ratings decrease dramatically from that point on.

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  @wesowen6624 · 8 years ago

  &quot;Listen to you music anywhere anytime. No interruptions.&quot;<br><br>Thanks for reminding me 6 times 😩

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  @matteogenerani5097 · 7 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws">0:00</a> - Introduction<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=157">2:37</a> - Kashchei&apos;s magic garden<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=263">4:23</a> - Appearance of the Firebird, pursued by Ivan-Tsarevich<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=408">6:48</a> - Dance of the Firebird<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=491">8:11</a> - Ivan-Tsarevich captures the Firebird<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=543">9:03</a> - The Firebird entreats - Appearance of the thirteen enchanted princesses<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1037">17:17</a> - the Princesses&apos; game with the golden apples<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1179">19:39</a> - Sudden appearance of Ivan-Tsarevich<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1280">21:20</a> - The princesses&apos; Khorovod (Round Dance)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1502">25:02</a> - Daybreak - Ivan-Tsarevich enters Kashchei&apos;s palace<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1588">26:28</a> - Magic carillion, Appearance of Kashchei&apos;s guardian monsters and the capture of Ivan-Tsarevich - Intercession of the princesses - Appearance of the Firebird<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1935">32:15</a> - dance of Kashchei&apos;s retinue, under the Firebird&apos;s spell<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1980">33:00</a> - Infernal dance of all Kashchei&apos;s subjects<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=2262">37:42</a> - Lullaby (The Firebird) - Kashchei wakes up - Death of Kashchei - Deep Shadows<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=2579">42:59</a> - Dissapearance of the palace and dissolution of Kashchei&apos;s enchantments; animation of the petrified knights; general rejoicing

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  @MrThesamster · 10 years ago

  The finale makes me cry every time I listen to it.

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  @zebra3stripes · 10 years ago

  I always enjoy going to classic rock concerts and yelling, &quot;Play Firebird!&quot; toward the end of the show.

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  @ethanmitchell9642 · 9 years ago

  Harp harmonics doubling clarinets around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=2610">43:30</a> - wow! Stravinsky is always good for an orchestration lesson.

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  @christianbourasseau9528 · 8 years ago

  The scared lady sent me here.

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  @mischag · 6 years ago (edited)

  I first heard this piece when I was 12. It was this recording and this video. It was like nothing I&apos;ve ever heard before. The harmonic glissandos, the crazy orchestration, the ingenious harmonies, the xylophone solos, and the finale with it&apos;s beautiful melody and crashing bass drum hits enthralled me. Aside from Petrushka and the Rite of Spring, (both of which I listened to about a week earlier) this was probably one of the the first famous pieces from the modern era that I heard end to end, and it opened up a world of Bartòk, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich (who is now my favorite composer). This was also one of the first pieces that got me interested in composing, yet every time I return I feel smaller and smaller. Someday I hope to achieve something even half as great as this.

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  @natekite7532 · 7 years ago (edited)

  The Firebird Suite uses one of my favorite musical tricks, which unfortunately this version doesn&apos;t have.<br><br><br>I saw this with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra when I was 11; we were playing a very dumbed down version of the finale in band at the time. It was late for me, and while I was enjoying the performance, I was really tired and was mainly just waiting for the part that I recognized. The music was slow in this particular section, and while I wasn&apos;t asleep I wasn&apos;t quite awake either. So now the phrase ends on a quiet, peaceful whole note. How relaxing... and then BAM! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHmk7yccvws&amp;t=1981">33:01</a> happened and I nearly jumped out of my seat. Yeah, that&apos;ll teach me to fall asleep during a symphony...

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