Stravinsky – Petrushka

Work 

• Stravinsky, Petrushka

Date composed

• 1911

First performance

• June 13th, 1911, Théâtre du Châtelet. Performed by Paris by Ballet Russe with Pierre Monteux conducting.

Movements

Part I

• The Shrovetide Fair
• I. Introduction (at the Shrovetide Fair)
• II. The Crowds
• III. The Charlatan’s Booth
• IV. Russian Dance

Part II

• Petrushka’s Cell
• I. Petrushka’s Cell

Part III

• The Moor’s Room
• I. The Moor’s Room
• II. Dance of the Ballerina
• III. Waltz – The Ballerina & the Moor

Part IV

• The Shrovetide Fair (Evening)
• I. The Shrove-Tide Fair (Near evening)
• II. Dance of the Wet Nurses
• III. Dance of the Peasant and the Bear
• IV. Dance of the Gypsy Girls
• V. Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms
• VI. The Masqueraders
• VII. Conclusion (Petrushka’s Death)

Audio excerpt from

• Label: Vanguard Classics
• Artists: London Symphony Orchestra

Video lesson by:

• Michael Cox