Title: Almost perfect
Review: About Stravinsky's music--what is there to say? This is a good orchestra with good sound in St. Petersburg's magnificent Mariinsky Theatre. The dancing is great and it's fascinating to see a recreation of Nijinsky's original choreography of Sacre du Printemps from 1913, with Roerich's backdrops. My only complaint is the cinematography. During the orchestral sections, too many shots of the conductor and too few of the musicians. In the ballets, too many close-ups of the dancers and too few of the whole stage--as if you were watching most of the performance through binoculars. Then there are overhead shots of the dancers that make little sense. That said, this is a wonderful performance, and if you aren't lucky enough to see it live, I highly recommend the DVD.
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