The Firebird - wikipedia The Firebird This article is about the ballet to Stravinsky 's 1910 music. For other uses of the word, see Firebird. L'Oiseau de feu The Firebird Léon Bakst : Firebird, Ballerina, 1910 Choreographer Michel Fokine Music Igor Stravinsky Based on Russian folk tales Premiere 25 June 1910 Paris Opera Original ballet company Ballets Russes Characters The Firebird Prince Ivan Tsarevich Koschei, the Immortal The Beautiful Tsarevna Design Aleksandr Golovin ( sets ) Léon Bakst ( costumes ) Created for Tamara Karsavina, Michel Fokine The Firebird ( French : L'Oiseau de feu ; Russian : Жар - птица, translit. Zhar - ptitsa ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes company ; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, with a scenario by Alexandre Benois and Fokine based on the Russian fairy tales of the Firebird and the blessing and curse it possesses for its owner. When first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 25 June 1910, the work was an instant success with both audience and critics. The ballet has historic significance not only as Stravinsky 's breakthrough piece, but also as the beginning of the collaboration between Diaghilev and Stravinsky that would also produce the acclaimed ballets Petrushka ( 1911 ) and The Rite of Spring ( 1913 ). Contents 1 History 1.1 Background 1.2 Creation 1.3 Impact 2 Subsequent ballet performances 3 Synopsis 4 Music 4.1 Instrumentation 5 Ballet suites 5.1 1911 Suite 5.2 1919 Suite 5.3 1945 Suite 6 In popular culture 7 Selected recorded versions 7.1 Complete ballet 7.2 Firebird Suite 7.3 Excerpts from The Firebird Suite 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links History Stravinsky, sketched by Picasso Background Igor Stravinsky was the son of Fyodor Stravinsky, the principal bass at the Imperial Opera, St Petersburg, and Anna, née Kholodovskaya, a competent amateur singer and pianist from an old - established Russian family. Fyodor 's association with many of the leading figures in Russian music, including Rimsky - Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky, meant that Igor grew up in an intensely musical home. In 1901, Stravinsky began to study law at St Petersburg University, while taking private lessons in harmony and counterpoint. Having impressed Rimsky - Korsakov with some of his early compositional efforts, Stravinsky worked under the guidance of the older composer. By the time of his mentor 's death in 1908, Stravinsky had produced several works, among them a Piano Sonata in F ♯ minor ( 1903 -- 04 ), a Symphony in E ♭ major ( 1907 ), which he catalogued as `` Opus 1 '', and in 1908 a short orchestral piece, Feu d'artifice ( `` Fireworks '' ). In 1909, Feu d'artifice was performed at a concert in St Petersburg. Among those in the audience was the impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who at that time was planning to introduce Russian music and art to western audiences. Like Stravinsky, Diaghilev had initially studied law, but had gravitated via journalism into the theatrical world. In 1907, he began his theatrical career by presenting five concerts in Paris ; in the following year, he introduced Mussorgsky 's opera Boris Godunov. In 1909, still in Paris, the Ballets Russes was launched, initially with Borodin 's Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor and Rimsky - Korsakov 's Scheherazade. To present these works, Diaghilev recruited the choreographer Michel Fokine, the designer Léon Bakst and the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Diaghilev 's intention, however, was to produce new works in a distinctively 20th - century style, and he was looking for fresh compositional talent. Creation The ballet was the first of Sergei Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes productions to have an all - original score composed for it. Alexandre Benois wrote in 1910 that he had two years earlier suggested to Diaghilev the production of a Russian nationalist ballet, an idea all the more attractive given both the newly awakened French passion for Russian dance and also the ruinously expensive costs of staging opera. The inspiration of mixing the mythical Firebird with the unrelated Russian tale of Koschei the Deathless possibly came from a popular child 's verse by Yakov Polonsky, `` A Winter 's Journey '' ( Zimniy put, 1844 ), which includes the lines : And in my dreams I see myself on a wolf 's back Riding along a forest path To do battle with a sorcerer - tsar ( Koschei ) In that land where a princess sits under lock and key, Pining behind massive walls. There gardens surround a palace all of glass ; There Firebirds sing by night And peck at golden fruit. Benois collaborated with the choreographer Michel Fokine, drawing from several books of Russian fairy tales including the collection of Alexander Afanasyev, to concoct a story involving the Firebird and the evil magician Koschei. Diaghilev approached the Russian composer Anatoly Lyadov ( 1855 -- 1914 ) to write the music. There is no evidence, however, despite the much - repeated story that Lyadov was slow to start composing the work, that he ever accepted the commission to begin with. There is evidence to suggest that Nikolai Tcherepnin had previously started composing music for the ballet -- music which became The Enchanted Kingdom -- but that Tcherepnin, for reasons unexplained, withdrew from the project after completing only one scene. Diaghilev eventually transferred the commission to the 28 - year - old Stravinsky. Impact Tamara Karsavina as the Firebird and Michel Fokine as prince Ivan in the 1910 Ballets Russes production of the ballet. The ballet was premiered by the Ballets Russes at the Palais Garnier in Paris on 25 June 1910, conducted by Gabriel Pierné. Even before the first performance, the company sensed a huge success in the making, and every performance of the ballet in that first production, as Karsavina recalled, met a `` crescendo '' of success. The critics were ecstatic, praising the ballet for what they saw as an ideal symbiosis among decor, choreography and music : `` The old - gold vermiculation of the fantastic back - cloth seems to have been invented to a formula identical with that of the shimmering web of the orchestra '' enthused Henri Ghéon in Nouvelle revue française ( 1910 ). The scenery was designed by Alexander Golovine and the costumes by Léon Bakst. For Stravinsky, it was a major breakthrough both with the public and with the critics, Michel - Dimitri Calvocoressi in particular hailing Stravinsky as the legitimate heir to The Mighty Handful. The Firebird 's success also secured Stravinsky 's position as Diaghilev 's star composer, and there were immediate talks of a sequel, leading to the composition of Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. `` Mark him well -- said Sergei Diaghilev to Tamara Karsavina, who was dancing the title role -- he is a man on the eve of celebrity... '' Stravinsky used several ideas from works by Rimsky - Korsakov in his score. Koschei 's `` Infernal Dance '' borrows the highly chromatic scale Rimsky - Korsakov created for the character Chernobog in his opera Mlada. The Khorovod, meanwhile, uses the same folk tune Rimsky - Korsakov presented in his Sinfonietta, Op. 31. Subsequent ballet performances Main article : List of Firebird casts The Firebird has been restaged by many choreographers, including George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins ( co-choreographers ), Graeme Murphy, Alexei Ratmansky, and Yuri Possokhov. The ballet was revived in 1934 by Colonel Wassily de Basil 's company, the Ballets Russes de Monte - Carlo, in a production staged in London, using the original decor and costumes from Diaghilev 's company. The company subsequently performed the ballet in Australia, during the 1936 -- 37 tour. The work was staged by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet in 1949 with Maria Tallchief as the Firebird, with scenery and costumes by Marc Chagall, and was kept in the repertory until 1965. The ballet was restaged by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins in 1970 for the New York City Ballet with elaborated scenery by Chagall, and with new costumes by Karinska based on Chagall 's for the 1972 Stravinsky Festival that introduced Gelsey Kirkland as the Firebird. In 1970 Maurice Béjart staged his own version in which the ballet 's protagonist was a young man who rose from the ranks of the revolutionists and became their leader. The lead role was fanced by Michel Denard. The Mariinsky Ballet performed the original choreography at Covent Garden in August 2011, as part of their Fokine retrospective. The National Ballet of Canada created a version of the Firebird for television, occasionally rebroadcast, in which special effects were used to make it appear that the Firebird is in flight. On 29 March 2012, the American Ballet Theatre premiered the ballet with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, starring Misty Copeland. Drawing by Léon Bakst of Tsarevitch Ivan capturing the Firebird. Synopsis The ballet centers on the journey of its hero, Prince Ivan. While hunting in the forest, he strays into the magical realm of Koschei the Immortal, whose immortality is preserved by keeping his soul in a magic egg hidden in a casket. Ivan chases and captures the Firebird and is about to kill her ; she begs for her life and he spares her. As a token of thanks she offers him an enchanted feather that he can use to summon her should he be in dire need. Prince Ivan then meets thirteen princesses who are under the spell of Koschei and falls in love with one of them. The next day, Ivan confronts the magician and eventually they begin quarrelling. When Koschei sends his minions after Ivan, he summons the Firebird. She intervenes, bewitching the monsters and making them dance an elaborate, energetic dance ( the `` Infernal Dance '' ). The creatures and Koschei then fall into a deep sleep. While they sleep, the Firebird directs Ivan to a tree stump where the casket with the egg containing Koschei 's soul is hidden. Ivan destroys the egg and with the spell broken, the magical creatures that Koschei held captive are freed and the palace disappears. All of the `` real '' beings, including the princesses, awaken and with one final hint of the Firebird 's music ( though in Fokine 's choreography she makes no appearance in that final scene on - stage ), celebrate their victory. Music Most common numbers separation in recordings Introduction First Tableau Le Jardin enchanté de Kachtcheï ( The Enchanted Garden of Kastchei ) Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu, poursuivi par Ivan Tsarévitch ( Appearance of the Firebird, Pursued by Prince Ivan ) Danse de l'Oiseau de feu ( Dance of the Firebird ) Capture de l'Oiseau de feu par Ivan Tsarévitch ( Capture of the Firebird by Prince Ivan ) Supplications de l'Oiseau de feu ( Supplication of the Firebird ) Apparition des treize princesses enchantées ( Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses ) Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'or ( The Princesses ' Game with the Golden Apples ). Scherzo Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarévitch ( Sudden Appearance of Prince Ivan ) Khorovode ( Ronde ) des princesses ( Khorovod ( Round Dance ) of the Princesses ) Lever du jour ( Daybreak ) Ivan Tsarévitch pénètre dans le palais de Kachtcheï ( Prince Ivan Penetrates Kastchei 's Palace ) Carillon Féerique, apparition des monstres - gardiens de Kachtcheï et capture d'Ivan Tsarévitch ( Magic Carillon, Appearance of Kastchei 's Monster Guardians, and Capture of Prince Ivan ) Arrivée de Kachtcheï l'Immortel ( Arrival of Kastchei the Immortal ) Dialogue de Kachtcheï avec Ivan Tsarévitch ( Dialogue of Kastchei and Prince Ivan ) Intercession des princesses ( Intercession of the Princesses ) Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu ( Appearance of the Firebird ) Danse de la suite de Kachtcheï, enchantée par l'Oiseau de feu ( Dance of Kastchei ' Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird ) Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kachtcheï ( Infernal Dance of All Kastchei 's Subjects ) Berceuse ( L'Oiseau de feu ) ( Lullaby ) Réveil de Kachtcheï ( Kastchei 's Awakening ) Mort de Kachtcheï ( Kastchei 's Death ) Profondes ténèbres ( Profound Darkness ) Second Tableau Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kachtcheï, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés, allégresse générale ( Disappearance of Kastchei 's Palace and Magical Creations, Return to Life of the Petrified Knights, General Rejoicing ) Numbers separated by Stravinsky himself Introduction First Tableau Le Jardin enchanté de Kachtcheï ( The Enchanted Garden of Kastchei ) Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu, poursuivi par Ivan Tsarévitch ( Appearance of the Firebird, Pursued by Prince Ivan ) Danse de l'Oiseau de feu ( Dance of the Firebird ) Capture de l'Oiseau de feu par Ivan Tsarévitch ( Capture of the Firebird by Prince Ivan ) Supplications de l'Oiseau de feu ( Supplication of the Firebird ) -- Apparition des treize princesses enchantées ( Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses ) Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'or ( The Princesses ' Game with the Golden Apples ). Scherzo Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarévitch ( Sudden Appearance of Prince Ivan ) Khorovode ( Ronde ) des princesses ( Khorovod ( Round Dance ) of the Princesses ) Lever du jour ( Daybreak ) -- Ivan Tsarévitch pénètre dans le palais de Kachtcheï ( Prince Ivan Penetrates Kastchei 's Palace ) Carillon Féerique, apparition des monstres - gardiens de Kachtcheï et capture d'Ivan Tsarévitch ( Magic Carillon, Appearance of Kastchei 's Monster Guardians, and Capture of Prince Ivan ) -- Arrivée de Kachtcheï l'Immortel ( Arrival of Kastchei the Immortal ) -- Dialogue de Kachtcheï avec Ivan Tsarévitch ( Dialogue of Kastchei and Prince Ivan ) -- Intercession des princesses ( Intercession of the Princesses ) -- Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu ( Appearance of the Firebird ) Danse de la suite de Kachtcheï, enchantée par l'Oiseau de feu ( Dance of Kastchei ' Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird ) Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kachtcheï ( Infernal Dance of All Kastchei 's Subjects ) -- Berceuse ( L'Oiseau de feu ) ( Lullaby ) -- Réveil de Kachtcheï ( Kastchei 's Awakening ) -- Mort de Kachtcheï ( Kastchei 's Death ) -- Profondes ténèbres ( Profound Darkness ) Second Tableau Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kachtcheï, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés, allégresse générale ( Disappearance of Kastchei 's Palace and Magical Creations, Return to Life of the Petrified Knights, General Rejoicing ) Instrumentation The work is scored for an orchestra with the following instrumentation. Woodwinds 4 flutes ( third and fourth doubling first and second piccolos ) 3 oboes 1 English horn 3 clarinets in A ( 3rd doubles clarinet in D ) 1 bass clarinet in A 3 bassoons ( 2nd doubles second contrabassoon ) 1 contrabassoon Brass 4 horns in F 3 trumpets in A 2 trombones 1 bass trombone 1 tuba 3 onstage trumpets 2 onstage tenor Wagner tubas 2 bass Wagner tubas Percussion 1 bass drum cymbals 1 triangle 1 tambourine 1 tamtam 1 glockenspiel 1 xylophone 1 piano 1 celesta 3 harps Timpani Strings Ballet suites This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2017 ) Ivan Bilibin. A warrior -- costume design for 1931 performance of The Firebird Besides the complete 50 - minute ballet score of 1909 -- 10 ( written for a very large orchestra including quadruple woodwind and three harps, as well as a piano ), there are three shorter suites arranged by the composer himself for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919 and 1945. The 1919 and 1945 suites are scored for smaller orchestras. While the 1919 suite remains the most well known and often played, the 1945 version contains the most music from the original ballet score ( partly motivated by the need to secure copyright in a USA that did not recognize European agreements ). There is no consensus for the precise naming of either the different versions, or of the movements, or the numbering of the movements. Different recordings tend to follow different naming conventions. While this partly might be due to the English translation from the original French names, some recordings of the orchestral suites even avoid referring to the tale by just calling the movements by their tempo markings ( i.e., Adagio, Allegro, etc. ) or the name of the musical form ( Scherzo, Rondo, etc. ). Many adaptations of The Firebird Suite for concert band, marching band and drum corps have been made throughout the years. 1911 suite `` Concert Suite for Orchestra No. 1 '' Introduction -- Kashchei 's Enchanted Garden -- Dance of the Firebird Supplication of the Firebird The Princesses ' Game with Apples The Princesses ' Khorovod ( Rondo, round dance ) Infernal Dance of all Kashchei 's Subjects Instrumentation : essentially as per the original ballet -- the score was printed from the same plates, with only the new endings for the movements being newly engraved. Some recordings list the first movement as three movements. In 1928, Stravinsky conducted a group of Parisian musicians in a recording of this suite for Columbia Records, which was released on a set of 12 - inch 78 - rpm discs. The Kalmus orchestral score for this suite is dated `` 1910 '', while Luck 's Music publishes this version as `` 1912 ''. The 2005 remastered edition on Sony with conductor Pierre Boulez calls it `` Ballet suite for orchestra '', while in 1991 Sony called it `` Suite, 1910 ''. 1919 suite Infernal Dance of Kastchei The `` Infernal Dance of Kastchei '' performed in 1994 by the United States Marine Corps Band Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Concert Suite for Orchestra No. 2 '' Introduction -- The Firebird and its dance -- The Firebird 's variation The Princesses ' Khorovod ( Rondo, round dance ) Infernal dance of King Kashchei Berceuse ( Lullaby ) Finale Instrumentation : 2 Flutes ( 2nd also Piccolo ) ; 2 Oboes ( 2nd also English Horn for one measure ) ; 2 Clarinets ; 2 Bassoons ; 4 Horns ; 2 Trumpets ; 3 Trombones ; Tuba ; Timpani ; Bass Drum ; Tambourine ; Cymbals ; Triangle ; Xylophone ; Harp ; Pianoforte ( also opt. Celesta ) ; Strings. Some recordings will list movement no. 1 ) as two or three movements. It is sometimes also referred to as a `` Symphonic Suite ''. 1945 suite `` Ballet Suite for Orchestra '' Introduction -- The Firebird and its dance -- The Firebird 's variation Pantomime I Pas de deux : Firebird and Ivan Tsarevich Pantomime II Scherzo : Dance of the Princesses Pantomime III The Princesses ' Khorovod ( Rondo, round dance ) Infernal dance of King Kashchei Berceuse ( Lullaby ) Finale Instrumentation : 2 Flutes ( 2nd also Piccolo ) ; 2 Oboes ; 2 Clarinets ; 2 Bassoons ; 4 Horns ; 2 Trumpets ; 3 Trombones ; Tuba ; Timpani ; Bass Drum ; Snare Drum ; Tambourine ; Cymbals ; Triangle ; Xylophone ; Harp ; Pianoforte ; Strings. Once again, some recordings will list movement no. 1 ) as three movements or may refer to this as a `` Symphonic Suite ''. Stravinsky recorded this suite in 1967, his last commercial recording for Columbia Records. In popular culture The Princesses ' Khorovod and The Infernal Dance of King Katscheï were used in Bruno Bozzetto 's animated film Allegro Non Troppo. The segment visualizes a variant of the Adam and Eve story. However, in this version, both Adam and Eve refuse to eat the apple offered by the Serpent, who then swallows it himself. Falling asleep, he is immediately plunged into a nightmare where he is first tormented by fiery demons and then plagued by things that are supposed to corrupt mankind ( sex, alcohol, money, material objects, drugs, violence ) ; he also somehow grows arms and legs and is magicked into a suit and fedora. When he wakes up, he is still wearing the suit and hat ; after telling Adam and Eve his dream in a fast - motion and incomprehensible fashion, he sheds the suit ( losing his arms and legs but keeping the hat ) and spits up the still - whole apple. The chapter in the animated film Fantasia 2000 based on Stravinsky 's piece uses an abridged version of the 1919 suite ( mostly evidenced by a shortened Infernal Dance ) to tell the story of the Spring Sprite and her companion, an elk. After a long winter, the Sprite is brought forth by the Elk and attempts to restore life to a forest but accidentally wakes the `` Firebird '' spirit of a nearby volcano. Angered, the Firebird proceeds to destroy the forest and seemingly the Sprite. She survives, but is initially despondent. With the Elk to comfort her, she quickly regains her confidence and restores the forest to its prior glory. The Fantasia 2000 Firebird chapter is considered an exercise in the theme of life - death - rebirth deities ; the depiction of the Firebird in it as a violent, flaming volcanic spirit is not related to Stravinsky 's original theme. Saviour Pirotta and Catherine Hyde 's picture book, Firebird, is based on the original stories that inspired the ballet. It was published by Templar in the UK and Candlewick Press in 2010 to celebrate the ballet 's centenary. It won an Aesop Accolade in the US and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award in the UK. The paperback was published in 2014. Stravinsky was a major influence in popular and erudite United States composer Frank Zappa and the melody for Berceuse can be heard in his 1967 album Absolutely Free, in the Amnesia Vivace section of the `` Duke of Prunes '' suite. The orchestra hit chord that opens the Infernal Dance section has become a widely used sample in music throughout the 1980s and 1990s, specifically within new jack swing. The ending section of the ballet is closely associated with the progressive rock band Yes, who regularly used it as their `` walk - on '' music in concert in the 1970s. It was used in the opening ceremony of Sochi 2014 during the Cauldron Lighting segment. Selected recorded versions Complete ballet Notable recordings of the complete ballet include : Year Orchestra Conductor Record Company Format Notes 1959 London Symphony Orchestra Antal Doráti Mercury Records CD 1961 Columbia Symphony Orchestra Igor Stravinsky Columbia Masterworks CD / LP 1968 New Philharmonia Orchestra Ernest Ansermet Decca CD / LP 1978 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Colin Davis Philips CD 1982 Royal Danish Orchestra Paul Jorgensen Kultur DVD 1982 Detroit Symphony Orchestra Antal Doráti Decca Records CD 1984 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit Decca Records CD Seattle Symphony Orchestra Gerard Schwarz Delos Records CD Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez Deutsche Grammophon CD 1998 Kirov Orchestra Valeri Gergiev Philips Classics Records CD Philharmonia Orchestra Robert Craft Koch Records / Naxos Records CD 1972 Orchestre de Paris Seiji Ozawa EMI CD 1998 San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas RCA CD 2008 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Simon Rattle EMI CD 2008 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Esa - Pekka Salonen Deutsche Grammophon Download Firebird suite Leopold Stokowski recorded The Firebird Suite eight times, more than any other conductor : with the Philadelphia Orchestra ( acoustically ) in 1924, and again ( electrically ) in 1927 and 1935 ; with the All - American Youth Orchestra in 1941 and the NBC Symphony Orchestra in 1942 ; with his own Symphony Orchestra in 1950 ; and in two stereo recordings, with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1957, and finally, at the age of 85, with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1967. Leonard Bernstein recorded the suite with the New York Philharmonic for Columbia Masterworks ( now Sony Masterworks ) in 1957, and again with the Israel Philharmonic for Deutsche Grammophon in 1984. Bernstein 's first version also includes Rimsky - Korsakov 's Scheherazade on the CD release. Bernstein 's second recording of the piece is included on a CD - set entitled Bernstein Conducts Stravinsky. Pierre Monteux conducting the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra ( released on Decca Records in 1972 as STS 15197 ; the disc also includes the complete Petrushka ballet ). Isao Tomita recorded his own synthesizer arrangement of The Firebird Suite on his 1976 album, Firebird. Claudio Abbado conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, 1919 version recorded in 1975 and released on Deutsche Grammophon Neeme Järvi conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, 1945 version recorded in 1988 and released on Chandos Records in 1989 ; also includes Nikolai Rimsky - Korsakov 's Dubinushka, Op. 62 and Lyadov 's Baba - Yaga op. 56, The Enchanted Lake Op. 62 and Kilimora Op. 63. Kazuhito Yamashita -- arrangement for classical guitar ( released on RCA Records in 1989 ; the disc also includes a classical guitar arrangement of Antonín Dvořák 's Symphony No. 9 ). Ivan Fischer conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra, 1919 version ( released on Hungaroton in 1990 as HCD 31095, recorded in 1988 ; the disc also includes the complete Petrushka ballet, 1946 -- 47 version ). George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra ( released on Epic Records as LC 3812 and BC 1149 ; the disc also includes William Walton 's Symphony No. 2 ). Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ( released on Telarc as CD - 80039 ) ; the disc also includes ( some of the ) Music from Prince Igor, by Alexander Borodin. Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra ( broadcast by the Radio Nederland Transcription Service on the Dutch Concert Rostrum, Program 8319 ; not commercially released ; the program also includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's Overture to The Marriage of Figaro ( Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Jean Fournet ) and Johannes Brahms 's Variations on the Chorale St. Anthony, op. 56a ( Concertgebouw Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf ) ). Excerpts from the Firebird suite Berceuse : Lori Singer, solo - cello performance ( included on the Short Cuts soundtrack ) Danse Infernale : Igor Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra ( released on Columbia Records as MS 7094 ; disc includes five other Stravinsky compositions ) Firebird Suite ( 1919 version -- excerpt ) : James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Included on the Fantasia 2000 soundtrack album. Notes Citation notes Jump up ^ Walsh, Stephen ( 2012 ). `` Stravinsky, Igor, § 1 : Background and early years, 1882 -- 1905 ''. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 9 August 2012. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Walsh, Stephen ( 2012 ). `` Stravinsky, Igor, § 2 : Towards The Firebird, 1902 -- 09 ''. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 9 August 2012. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ `` Stravinsky, Igor, § 11 : Posthumous reputation and legacy : Works ''. Grove Music Online. 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ White 1961, pp. 52 -- 53 Jump up ^ `` Diaghilev, Serge ''. The Oxford Dictionary of Music Online edition. 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Griffiths, Paul ( 2012 ). `` Diaghilev ( Dyagilev ), Sergey Pavlovich ''. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 9 August 2012. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Benois ' 1910 article : `` Two years ago I gave voice... to the dream that a true ' Russian ( or perhaps Slavonic ) mythology ' would make its appearance in ballet '' ; quoted in Taruskin ( 1996 ), p. 555 Jump up ^ Quoted Taruskin ( 1996 ), pp. 556 -- 57. Jump up ^ Taruskin, pp. 576 -- 77 Jump up ^ See Taruskin ( 1996 ), pp. 577 -- 78. Jump up ^ Taruskin ( 1996 ), pp. 574 -- 75. Jump up ^ Stephen Walsh : ' Stravinsky, Igor ', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy ( Retrieved 1 April 2008 ) Jump up ^ Taruskin, p. 638 Jump up ^ Taruskin, p. 638. Jump up ^ Taruskin, p. 639 Jump up ^ Taruskin, p. 662 Jump up ^ White, Eric Walter. `` The Man, '' Stravinsky the Composer and his Works ( University of California Press, 1969 ), p. 18. Jump up ^ Sorley Walker ( 1982 ), p. 41 Jump up ^ `` Ballets Russes What 's On ''. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ The 1970 restaging uses only the 1945 suite as accompaniment, as indicated by a program note whenever the work is performed. Jump up ^ Pitou, Spire ( 1990 ). The Paris Opera : An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers ; Growth and Grandeur, 1815 - 1914 ; M-Z. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 313 - 27783 - 2. Jump up ^ Chris Hicks ( 1991 - 03 - 12 ). `` Allegro Non Troppo ''. Deseret News. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` FIREBIRD ''. Catherine Hyde Home. Retrieved 22 August 2014. Jump up ^ Zappa, Frank ( 1989 ). The real Frank Zappa book. United States : Simon & Schuster. p. 167. ISBN 0 - 671 - 63870 - X. Jump up ^ Ulrich, Charles ( 2018 ). The Big Note. Canada : Star Books. p. 3. ISBN 9781554201464. Jump up ^ https://kottke.org/18/05/the-fascinating-history-of-the-orchestra-hit-in-music Jump up ^ `` The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 has opened with a grand show thrilling spectators ''. Sochi Organizing Committee. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` L'oiseau de feu ( The Firebird ), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra -- Stravinsky : Ballets ''. Rovi Corporation. 1993 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ Features the Royal Danish Ballet choreographed by Glen Tetley. Jump up ^ Russian prima ballerina Natalia Makarova narrates the story. This recording won the 1991 / 1992 American Library Association Award. Jump up ^ `` STRAVINSKY Der Feuervogel Boulez -- Catalogue ''. Deutsche Grammophon. 1993 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` STRAVINSKY, I. : Firebird ( The ) / Petrushka ( Craft ) ( Stravinsky, Vol. 2 ) ''. Naxos Digital Services Ltd. 1993 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ This set won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance and the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Classical Album Jump up ^ `` L'oiseau de feu ( The Firebird ), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra -- Stravinsky : Le sacre du printemps ; L'Oiseau de feu ; Perséphone ''. Rovi Corporation. 1993 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ This live recording is only available in CD. It was recorded in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Jump up ^ `` L'oiseau de feu ( The Firebird ), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra ''. Deutsche Grammophon. 1993 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 05. ) References Sorley Walker, Kathrine. 1982. De Basil 's Ballets Russes. London : Hutchinson. ISBN 0 - 09 - 147510 - 4 ; New York : Atheneum. ISBN 0 - 689 - 11365 - X. Taruskin, Richard. 1996. Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 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Question: russian composer created the music for the ballet the firebird
Answer: Igor Stravinsky