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In Reply to: What's the best Petrushka available on SACD... posted by Pete Watt on June 18, 2006 at 10:06:11:
There are two main permutations of Pétrouchka. Firstly, it comes in the full 1911 orchestration, and a starker 1947 revision. Secondly, it was originally commissioned to be a danceable ballet, not a concerto for orchestra. In my review of the Monteux disc on sacd.net, I suggest the best way to preserve the distinction between the Franco-Russian Stravinsky and his American life, is to call the 1911 version, 'Pétrouchka', which was the way it was spelt for the premiere of danced by the Ballets Russes. Reserve 'Petrushka' etc for the Americanised 1947 version. Interestingly, the Monteux version gives the French name, and he did conduct the premiere. Sure, the differences between these versions may not be as aesthetically stark as between Nabokov's novels, first in Russian before he Americanised after 1940, but they are still palpable. None of this is to judge the Monteux performance as the best. Monteux uses the rarer 1911 version. Moreover, he conducts it like a ballet, not an orchestral showpiece. Hence, its subtleties lie more in the domain of rhythm rather than in demonstrating ear-splitting fortissimos and subfusc pianissimos.
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