Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Dmitri Kitayenko - Stravinsky: Symphony in E-Flat Major and Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (2018)

Tracklist
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01. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: II. Scherzo. Allegretto
03. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: III. Largo
04. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 1: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
05. Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: I. Andante
06. Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: II. Napolitana
07. Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: III. Española
08. Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: IV. Balalaika
09. Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: I. Marche
10. Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse
11. Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: III. Polka
12. Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: IV. Galop

Composers
Stravinsky, Igor Feodorovich (1882-1971)

Dmitri Kitayenko has been Music Advisor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra since the 2011/12 season. And if there is something with which Maestro Kitayenko has a special affinity, it is the Russian repertoire. It was not surprising, therefore, that he decided on Stravinsky for the first recording of this cooperation between the Orchestra and our label. This recording includes his very first work, the Symphony in E-flat major, as well as the rarely performed Suites 1 & 2 orchestrated by Stravinsky during the years 1921 and 1925. These works for chamber orchestra, however, were originally composed from 1914 to 1920 during the composer’s years of exile in Switzerland.