Mariinsky Orchestra
The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or just the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) is located in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The orchestra was founded in 1783 during the reign of Catherine the Great, it was known before the revolution as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra. The orchestra is one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia.
In 1935 Joseph Stalin changed its name (and that of the Ballet) to the Kirov, after Sergei Kirov, the first secretary of the Communist Party in Leningrad, whose 1934 murder by his regime Stalin was attempting to whitewash. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the name was changed back to the Mariinsky in 1992.
The current artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre is the conductor Valery Gergiev and the principal guest conductor is Nikolaj Znaider. Under Gergiev, the Mariinsky Orchestra has become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia.
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Petrushka, First Scene: I. The Shrovetide Fair (Introduction) (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, First Scene: II. The Crowds (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, First Scene: III. The Conjuring Trick (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, First Scene: IV. Russian Dance (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Second Scene: I. Petrushka's Cell (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Third Scene: I. The Moor's Cell (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Third Scene: II. Dance of the Ballerina (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Third Scene: III. Waltz (The Ballerina and the Moor) (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: I. The Shrovetide Fair (towards evening) (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: II. Dance of the Wet-Nurses (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: III. A Peasant Enters with a Bear (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: IV. The Gypsy Girls Dance (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: V. Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: VI. The Mummers (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka, Fourth Scene: VII. Petrushka's Death (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Jeu de cartes: I. First Deal - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Jeu de cartes: II. Second Deal - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Jeu de cartes: III. Third Deal - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Petrushka: Petrushka, First Scene: I. The Shrovetide Fair (Introduction) (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, First Scene: II. The Crowds (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, First Scene: III. The Conjuring Trick (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, First Scene: IV. Russian Dance (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Second Scene: I. Petrushka's Cell (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Third Scene: I. The Moor's Cell (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Third Scene: II. Dance of the Ballerina (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Third Scene: III. Waltz (The Ballerina and the Moor) (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: I. The Shrovetide Fair (towards evening) (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: II. Dance of the Wet-Nurses (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: III. A Peasant Enters with a Bear (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: IV. The Gypsy Girls Dance (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: V. Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: VI. The Mummers (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Petrushka: Petrushka, Fourth Scene: VII. Petrushka's Death (1911 original version) - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
Mariinsky Orchestra
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Jeu de cartes: Jeu de cartes: I. First Deal - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Jeu de cartes: Jeu de cartes: II. Second Deal - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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Jeu de cartes: Jeu de cartes: III. Third Deal - Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes -
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