content: Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra yield a magnificient performance of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" that emphasizes the raw, barbaric quality of the score. This is by far the most dynamic recording I've heard of this work, pulsating with much raw, emotional energy. Gergiev leads his forces in a series of sonic explosions from the woodwinds, brass and percussion. As for the Scriabin, it is an interesting choice highlighting the young Stravinsky's musical ties to the older Russian composer; this performance seems far more restrained, and slightly less compelling than a Carnegie Hall performance of this work that I heard earlier this year with Gergiev conducting the Kirov Orchestra. Still, this CD is worth acquiring just for Gergiev's dynamic interpretation of Stravinsky.