Ernest Ansermet - Petrushka (1958) Vinyl LP and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: LL-3018 Condition Details: Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; very light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots on back. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic). Spine is easy-to-read (text is crooked) with mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge; minor wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Alternate cover art. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Petrushka-Ballet About The Record: Petrushka is a ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1911 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine and stage designs and costumes by Alexandre Benois, who assisted Stravinsky with the libretto. The ballet premiered at the Theatre du Chatelet on June 13, 1911 with Vaslav Nijinsky as Petrushka, Tamara Karsavina as the lead ballerina, Alexander Orlov as the Moor, and Enrico Cecchetti the charlatan. Petrushka tells the story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets. The three are brought to life by the Charlatan during the 1830 Shrovetide Fair (Maslenitsa) in Saint Petersburg. Petrushka brings music, dance, and design together in a unified whole. It is one of the most popular of the Ballets Russes productions. It is usually performed today using the original designs and choreography. Grace Robert wrote in 1946, "Although more than thirty years have elapsed since Petrushka was first performed, its position as one of the greatest ballets remains unassailed. Its perfect fusion of music, choreography, and decor and its theme?the timeless tragedy of the human spirit?unite to make its appeal universal"