Title: Complete Original Suite
Product review: I have to agree with the other reviewer that I miss the familiar ending of the Firebird, because I went to buy it after watching Fantasia 2000. However, the CD booklet says that : "The concert suite recorded here was made in 1911 and published in 1912. It was the first of three made by Stravinsky and uses almost the same orchestration as the complete ballet score. The two later suites of 1919 and 1945 use a reduced orchestra". How could I know that there were three versions! On the other hand, this cd includes some of the early works which are not easy to find (there is always a cd with Rite of Spring and Firebird), like Fireworks, the Symphony no 1, and the Scherzo Fantastique. I liked the powerful interpretations of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. This is a very fine CD for me, and I would also recommend Stravinsky Symphonies with Sir George Solti and the CSO on Decca.
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