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Vasily Petrenko

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Vasily Petrenkos StravinskyThe final volume of the Three Great Ballets series is *Petrushka*!Volume 1, *The Rite of Spring* (PONYX4182/ONYX4182), and Volume 2, *The Firebird* (PONYX4175/ONYX4175)both were selected as Special Selection albums by Record Geijutsu magazine, and the Stravinsky Project featuring Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) has garnered tremendous acclaim worldwide. Volume 3, the final installment, finally features Petrushka!This unique project centers on one of Stravinskys three major ballets and pairs it with works by other composers sharing the same theme; Petrenkos Stravinsky Project has previously paired *The Rite of Spring* with Debussys and Rachmaninoffs *Spring* pieces, and *The Firebird* with Rimsky-Korsakovs *The Golden Cockerel*. For Petrushkathe story of a puppet brought to lifethe project pairs the piece with The Curious Shop (