CCCXCIX. STRAVINSKY, Igor: Apollon musagète

CCCXCIX. STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971)

Apollon musagète (1927-28)
1. The Birth of Apollo
2. Variation d'Apollon
3. Pas d'action
4. Variation de Calliope
5. Variation de Polymnie
6. Variation de Terpsichore
7. Variation d'Apollon
8. Pas de deux
9. Coda
10. Apothèose

Two versions:

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze, cond.
(32:52)

Ballet:
New York City Ballet
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky, cond.
(29:15)

Commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for performance in the Library of Congress. Stravinsky was paid $1,000.

Apollo -- the Greek god of music -- is visited by three muses: Terpsichore, muse of dance and song; Polyhymnia, muse of mime; and Calliope, muse of poetry.

Scored for a string chamber orchestra, Stravinsky was primarily inspired by the music of Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687):

1. The Birth of Apollo


 

2. Variation d'Apollon

3. Pas d'action

4. Variation de Calliope

5. Variation de Polymnie

6. Variation de Terpsichore

7. Variation d'Apollon

8. Pas de deux

9. Coda

10. Apothèose