IGOR STRAVINSKY : Le Sacre du Printemps · Pétrouchka (Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Sir Georg Solti) (1995) APE (image+.cue), lossless

This immensely powerful and incandescent performance by The Rite of Spring (recorded in excellent stereo in 1974) is definitely one of Solti's great performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (and even better than the one recorded live in the 90s with the Concertgebouw). The director draws a relentless forward momentum at a fast-paced pace and, at the same time, vividly highlights all the details of the score. It is a direct performance where music takes an incredible life with vigor and primeval force, thanks to the excellence of the strings, winds and metal sections.
Some of the above temperament can be applied to the original version (1911) of the Petrouchka ballet, recorded in the mid-1990s by the same performers, although now savage primitivism is aptly tempered by the greater refinement of a more dancing-style.
In any case, a sensational disc with a shocking sound that would have deserved editorial content equal to the performances (without informative notes of the works or exact dates of recording). Amazon    Tracklist & Credits :