The Poem Of Ecstasy / The Poem Of Fire
The Poem Of Ecstasy
Op. 54 (Le Poeme d' Extase) William Vacchiano, Solo Trumpet
The Poem Of Fire
Op. 60 (Prometheus) Leonid Hambro, Solo Piano
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York
Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
Cover: Gary Foy
Recorded April, 20 1953, at Columbia's Thirtieth Street Studio, New York City
Columbia Masterworks ML 4731
From the back cover: FACTS ABOUT THIS RECORD - Dimitri Mitropoulos born Athens, Greece, 1896. Director of the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York since season of 1950-1951, appointed Musical Director of the orchestra the following season.
Alexander Scriabin born Moscow, Russia, January 6, 1872; died Moscow, April 27, 1915. Famed Russian composer and pianist whose early music for the piano was under the influence of Chopin. Scriabin later became a quasi-theosophist and expressed his ideals in his last music.
The Poem of Ecstasy and The Poem of Fire are part of a projected cycle, beginning with The Divine Poem, which aimed at combining music, color, word, miming and odor. Its theme was to be the rebirth of man, Cycle, which was to conclude with tone-poem entitled Mysterium, was never completed. The Poem of Ecstasy completed in January, 1908, in Switzerland; first performed by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, Modeste Altschuler conducting, December 10, 1908, in New York City.
The Poem of Ecstasy divided into three sections described as (1) the composer's soul in the orgy of love, (2) the realization of a fantastical dream, (3) the glory of his own art.
The Poem of Fire composed 1909-1911; first perfor- mance March 15, 1911, in Moscow.
Hero of The Poem of Fire is Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from heaven and gave it to mortals.
Scriabin originally intended The Poem of Fire to be accompanied by color, and he invented a color keyboard which would enable colored lights to be flashed on a screen during the performance.
The Poem of Fire depicts mankind as existing in bar- barism until the coming of Prometheus whose gift of fire awakened good men to creative activity and lesser men to more evil purpose. The Poem of Fire describes the strug- gle between these two elements, with the good emerging triumphant.
Columbia Masterworks ML 4731
From the back cover: FACTS ABOUT THIS RECORD - Dimitri Mitropoulos born Athens, Greece, 1896. Director of the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York since season of 1950-1951, appointed Musical Director of the orchestra the following season.
Alexander Scriabin born Moscow, Russia, January 6, 1872; died Moscow, April 27, 1915. Famed Russian composer and pianist whose early music for the piano was under the influence of Chopin. Scriabin later became a quasi-theosophist and expressed his ideals in his last music.
The Poem of Ecstasy and The Poem of Fire are part of a projected cycle, beginning with The Divine Poem, which aimed at combining music, color, word, miming and odor. Its theme was to be the rebirth of man, Cycle, which was to conclude with tone-poem entitled Mysterium, was never completed. The Poem of Ecstasy completed in January, 1908, in Switzerland; first performed by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, Modeste Altschuler conducting, December 10, 1908, in New York City.
The Poem of Ecstasy divided into three sections described as (1) the composer's soul in the orgy of love, (2) the realization of a fantastical dream, (3) the glory of his own art.
The Poem of Fire composed 1909-1911; first perfor- mance March 15, 1911, in Moscow.
Hero of The Poem of Fire is Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from heaven and gave it to mortals.
Scriabin originally intended The Poem of Fire to be accompanied by color, and he invented a color keyboard which would enable colored lights to be flashed on a screen during the performance.
The Poem of Fire depicts mankind as existing in bar- barism until the coming of Prometheus whose gift of fire awakened good men to creative activity and lesser men to more evil purpose. The Poem of Fire describes the strug- gle between these two elements, with the good emerging triumphant.
Where is my friend The Poem Of Ecstasy??
ReplyDeleteis it at possible to include the poem of ecstasy from other side of this record as well this is one of the greatest rare recordings of both
ReplyDeletevery favourite works of mine it would be much appreciated xxx