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Pétrouchka / Scenes de Ballet

Leonard Bernstein · 1984

53 min · 26 tracks · classical music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
89 /100
Summit
Higher than 99% of albums we've rated

Two sharply characterized ballet scores provide vivid orchestral writing; the contrast between them keeps the album cohesive without making it feel like a single arc.

What we noticed

  • Pétrouchka moves from the crowded Shrovetide fair into the puppet's contrasting private scenes, then returns to the fair for the fight, death, and final apparition.
  • Scenes de Ballet alternates dance numbers with slower pantomimes, building through variations and pas de deux to a closing apotheosis.
Composition 25% of the score
9/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
8/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Petrouchka - Fete Populaire de la Semaine Grasse 7:09
  • 2 Petrouchka - Le Tour de Passe-passe 2:45
  • 3 Petrouchka - Chez Petrouchka 4:17
  • 4 Petrouchka - Chez le Maure - Danse de la Ballerine 3:26
  • 5 Petrouchka - Valse: La Ballerine et le Maure 3:18
  • 6 Petrouchka - Fete Populaire de la Semaine grasse 1:04
  • 7 Petrouchka - Danse des nounous 2:39
  • 8 Petrouchka - Le Paysan et L'ours 1:27
  • 9 Petrouchka - Un marchand fetard avec deux tziganes 1:09
  • 10 Petrouchka - Danse des Cochers et des palefreniers 2:06
  • 11 Petrouchka - Les Deguises 1:28
  • 12 Petrouchka - Le Rixe: Le Maure et Petrouchka 0:45
  • 13 Petrouchka - Mort de Petrouchka 0:44
  • 14 Petrouchka - La Police et le charlatan 1:14
  • 15 Petrouchka - Apparition du double de Petrouchka 0:55
  • 16 Scenes de Ballet - Introduction 0:59
  • 17 Scenes de Ballet - Danses (Corps de Ballet). Moderato 3:37
  • 18 Scenes de Ballet - Variation (Ballerine). Con moto 1:07
  • 19 Scenes de Ballet - Pantomime. Lento 2:20
  • 20 Scenes de Ballet - Pas de deux. Adagio 3:02
  • 21 Scenes de Ballet - Pantomime. Agitato ma temp giusto 0:43
  • 22 Scenes de Ballet - Variation (Danseur). Risoluto 1:24
  • 23 Scenes de Ballet - Variation (Ballerine). Andantino 1:15
  • 24 Scenes de Ballet - Pantomime. Andantino 0:33
  • 25 Scenes de Ballet - Danses (Corps de ballet). Con moto 1:12
  • 26 Scenes de Ballet - Apothéose. Poco meno mosso 2:18

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