„Claudio Abbado is one of those rare conductors who seem to get more youthful and enquiring with age, while at the same time his music-making takes on an ever greater profundity.“ – Daily Telegraph, London

Abbado has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon since 1967, amassing a discography that includes the entire symphonic works of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Ravel and more than 20 complete opera recordings.

Claudio Abbado conducting the London Symphony Orchestra performing Stravinsky’s „Firebird“ and „Jeu De Cartes“.

 

Side 1: 
1. Introduction
2. L’oiseau de feu et sa danse / The Firebird’s Dance / Der Feuervogel und sein Tanz/The Firebird and its Dance
3. Variation de l’oiseau de feu / Variation: Der Feuervogel / Variation of the Firebird
4. Ronde des princesses /Reigen der Prinzessinnen / The Princesses‘ Round
5. Danse infernale du roi Kastchei / Hollentanz des Konigs Kaschtschei / Infernal Dance of King Kastchei’s
6. Berceuse / Wiegenlied / Lullaby
7. Finale

Side 2: 
Jeu De Cartes / Kartenspiel / Card Game (1936)
Ballet en trois donnes / Ballett in drei Runden / Ballet in Three Deals
1. Premiere donne / Erste Runde / First Deal (Alla breve – Moderato assai – Tranquillo)
2. Deuxieme donne / Zweite Runde / Second Deal (Alla breve – Marcia – Variazioni I-V – Coda – Marcia
3. Troisieme donne / Dritte Runde / Third Deal (Alla breve – Valse – Presto – Tempo del principio)

Clearaudio Tonabnahmer CHARISMA V2

 

This performance . . . is a bargain in the true sense, in that its quality is far outweighed by the prize-tag. The Third Concerto is a work that Argerich has made her own, and this recording . . . is sizzling account of one of Prokofiev’s most show-stopping scores . . . with Argerich in the Third there is that special ingredient of daredevil wizardry, a sense of living for the moment and on the brink . . . There is a perfect meeting of minds here, whether in the lyric’s quirky lyricism or in its high-octane drive, and the whole performance simply grips you by the throat – Geoff Norris, Daily Telegraph (London) / March 1 2003 

Argerich at her most charismatically brilliant – BBC Music Magazine (London) / November 1 2007

 

Side A
1. Prokofiev:1.Andante-Allero
2. Prokofiev:2.Tema Con Variazione
3. Prokofiev:3.Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Side B
1. Ravel:1.Allegramente
2. Ravel:2. Adagio Assai
3. Ravel:3.Presto