Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; The Rite of Spring

Editorial Reviews
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BIS is justifiably proud of its audiophile reputation, and this disc offers ample evidence of the label's recording prowess. The same goes for the virtuosity of the Swedish Radio Choir and Orchestra. Although neither performance ranks as the best on disc, together these two great works and these solid, committed interpretations make a tremendously satisfying program--robust, intense, sensuous, and sonically stunning. --David Vernier

Tracks:

Fireworks, Op.4 - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Danse Infernale De Tous Les Sujets De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Berceuse (L'Oiseau De Feu) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Reveil De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Mort De Kastchei - Profonds Tenebres - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Disparition Du Palais Et Des Sortileges De Kastchei, Animation Des Chevaliers Petrifies Allegresse Generale - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Opening - Philharmonia Orchestra
The Shrove-tide Fair - Philharmonia Orchestra
The Charlatan's Booth - Philharmonia Orchestra
Russian Dance - Philharmonia Orchestra
Petrushka's Room - Philharmonia Orchestra
Introduction - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Les Augures Printanieres (Danse Des Adolescentes) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Jeu Du Rapt - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Rondes Printanieres - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Jeux Des Cites Rivales - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Cortege Du Sage - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Adoration De La Terre (Le Sage) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Danse De La Terre - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
I. Andante - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
II. Napolitana - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
III. Espanola - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
IV. Balalaika - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
Ragtime For 11 Instruments - Toni Koves
Marche Royale - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Petit Concert - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Piano Rag Music - Igor Stravinsky
Sinfonia (Ouverture) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Gavotta Con Due Variazioni - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
I. Sinfonia - London Sinfonietta
III. Allegro - Philippe Entremont

Tracks:

Part I. Exaudi Orationem Meam - London Symphony Chorus
IV. Capriccio - Cho-Liang Lin
Chant Sants Paroles - Israel Baker
Premiere Donne - Cleveland Orchestra
I. Tempo Giusto - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
III. Allegretto - London Symphony Orchestra
The Star-Spangled Banner - The Festival Singers Of Toronto
I. Intrada - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Circus Polka (For A Young Elephant) - CBC Symphony Orchestra
Scherzo A La Russe - Philharmonia Orchestra
III. Con Moto - London Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro Moderato - Benny Goodman
Good People, Just A Moment - Colin Tilney
Tango - Columbia Jazz Combo
Greeting Prelude (For The Eightieth Birthday Of Pierre Monteux) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
II. Ma Tu, Cagion Di Quella - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Elegy For J.F.K. - Charles Russo
Fanfare For A New Theatre - Robert Nagel
II. Exaudi - Donald Gramm
III. Dies Irae - Donald Gramm
IV. Tuba Mirum - Donald Gramm
The Owl And The Pussycat - Robert Craft
Stravinsky In His Own Words - John McClure

Customer Reviews:

A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!.......2004-05-19

Sony Music's "The Essential Igor Stravinsky" truly lives up to its title. This double-CD set includes nearly every important piece of work (either in part or in whole) by the great Russian composer. The set also presents the pieces in chronological order beginning in 1908 with "Fireworks" and ending in 1966 with his final piece, the short but simple "Owl and The Pussycat". In between, there are excerpts from Stravinsky's most famous works including the first part of "The Rite Of Spring" and highlights from the "Firebird" and "Petrushka" ballets. There are also lesser-known works included as well as his harmonically rearranged version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (a rendition which caused a stir in the early 1940's). The entire collection concludes with a rare recorded interview with Igor Stravinsky himself in which he remembers the infamous premere of "The Rite Of Spring".
The CD booklet includes detailed liner notes as well as a written tribute by Trey Anastasio of the band Phish. The sound quality of the recordings is amazing (even on the historic 1934 recording of "Piano Rag Music"). All in all, this an excellent collection of works by the great Igor Stravinsky. In a sense, this compilation gives the composer the 'rock musician' treatment. It's a 'greatest hits' album and a career-spanning retrospective that serves as an ideal introduction to Igor's music. Even if your not a fan of Classical music, it isn't difficult to listen to the works of Stravinsky and not be stirred.
Definitely The Essential Igor Stravinsky!!!

Stravinsky: Ballets; Stage Works; Orchestral Works

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Hours and hours of fun!
Prodigious performances!
Ansermet & Stravinsky - A Perfect Pair

Stravinsky: Ballets; Stage Works; Orchestral Works

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ASIN: B00005ND3M
Release Date: 2002-05-14

Tracks:

The Firebird: Intro
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Kashchei's Magic Garden
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Appearance Of The Firebird Pursued By Prince Ivan
The Firebird: Tableau 1: The Firebird's Dance
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Prince Ivan Captures The Firebird
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The Firebird: Tableau 1: The Princesses' Round-Dance
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Daybreak
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Magic Carillon/Appearance Of Kashchei's Guardian Monsters/Capture Of...
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Dance Of Kashcheis Retinue Under The Firebird's Spell
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Infernal Dance Of All Kashchei's Subjects
The Firebird: Tableau 1: Lullaby (The Firebird)/Kashchei Awakes/Death Of Kashchei/Darkness
The Firebird: Tableau 2: Dissolution Of The Palace And Kashchei's Spells/Animation Of The...
The Song Of The Nightingale: Feast In The Emperor's Palace
The Song Of The Nightingale: The Two Nightingales
The Song Of The Nightingale: Illness And Recovery Of The Emperor Of China

Tracks:

Petrouchka: Tableau 1: The Shrovetide Fair
Petrouchka: Tableau 2: In Petrushka's Room
Petrouchka: Tableau 3: In The Moor's Room
Petrouchka: Tableau 4: The Shrovetide Fair, Evening
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Intro
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Augurs Of Spring/Dances Of The Young Girls
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Ritual Of Abduction
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Spring Rounds
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Ritual Of The Rival Tribes
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Procession Of The Sage
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: The Sage
The Rite Of Spring: The Adoration Of The Earth: Dance Of The Earth
The Rite Of Spring: The Sacrifice: Intro
The Rite Of Spring: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles Of The Young Girls
The Rite Of Spring: The Sacrifice: Glorification Of The Chosen One
The Rite Of Spring: The Sacrifice: Evocation Of The Ancestors
The Rite Of Spring: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action Of The Ancestors
The Rite Of Spring: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance: The Chosen One

Tracks:

Pulcinella: Ov: Allegro Moderato
Pulcinella: Serenata: Larghetto 'Mentre L'Erbetta' - Carlo Franzini
Pulcinella: Scherzino: Allegro
Pulcinella: Allegro
Pulcinella: Andantino
Pulcinella: Allegro
Pulcinella: Ancora Poco Meno 'Contento Forse Vivere' - Marilyn Tyler
Pulcinella: Allegro Assai
Pulcinella: Allegro - Alla Breve 'Con Queste Paroline' - Boris Carmeli
Pulcinella: Largo 'Sento Dire No'nce Pace' - Marilyn Tyler/Carlo Franzini/Boris Carmeli
Pulcinella: Allegro - Alla Breve
Pulcinella: Tarantella
Pulcinella: Andantino 'Se Tu M'Ami' - Marilyn Tyler
Pulcinella: Allegro
Pulcinella: Allegro
Pulcinella: Gavotta Con Due Vars
Pulcinella: Tempo Di Minuetto 'Pupilette, Fiammette D'Amore' - Marilyn Tyler/Carlo Franzini/Boris Carmeli
Pulcinella: Allegro Assai
Apollo: Prologue: Naissance D'Apollon
Apollo: Var D'Apollon: Apollon Et Les Muses
Apollo: Pas D'Action
Apollo: Var De Calliope
Apollo: Var De Polymnie
Apollo: Var De Terpsichore
Apollo: Var D'Apollon
Apollo: Pas De Deux
Apollo: Coda: Apollon Et Les Muses
Apollo: Apotheose

Tracks:

The Fairy's Kiss: Scene 1: Prologue
The Fairy's Kiss: Scene 2: A Village Fete
The Fairy's Kiss: Scene 3: By The Mill
The Fairy's Kiss: Scene 4. Epilogue: Lullaby Of The Land Beyond Time And Place
Renard (A Burlesque Story To Be Sung And Played) - Gerald English/John Mitchinson/Peter Glossop/Joseph Rouleau/John Leach

Tracks:

The Soldier's Tale: Marche Du Soldat - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Musique Pour Scene 1 - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Musique Pour Scene 2 - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Marche Royale - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Petit Conc - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Tango - Waltz - Ragtime - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Danse Du Diable - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Chorale - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
The Soldier's Tale: Marche Triomphale Du Diable - Michael Schwalbe/Hans Fryba/Leon Hoogstoal/Henri Helaerts/Paolo Longinotti/Pierre Aubapan...
Pulcinella: Sinf
Pulcinella: Serenata
Pulcinella: Scherzino
Pulcinella: Allegro
Pulcinella: Andantino
Pulcinella: Tarantella
Pulcinella: Toccata
Pulcinella: Gavotta Con Due Vars
Pulcinella: Vivo
Pulcinella: Minuetto
Pulcinella: Finale

Tracks:

Sym in C: I. Moderato Alla Breve
Sym in C: II. Larghetto Conc
Sym in C: III. Allegretto
Sym in C: IV: Largo - Tempo Giusto Alla Breve
Sym in Three Movts: I. 1/2nt = 160
Sym in Three Movts: II. Andante
Sym in Three Movts: III. Con Moto
Syms Of Wind Instruments

Tracks:

Con: Largo - Allegro - Nikita Magaloff
Con: Largo - Nikita Magaloff
Con: Allegro - Nikita Magaloff
Capriccio: Presto - Nikita Magaloff
Capriccio: Andante Rapsodico - Nikita Magaloff
Capriccio: Allegro Capriccioso Ma Tempo Giusto - Nikita Magaloff
Ste No.1: Andante
Ste No.1: Napolitana - L'Orch De La Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet L
Ste No.1: Espanola
Ste No.1: Balalaika
Ste No.2: Marche
Ste No.2: Valse
Ste No.2: Polka
Ste No.2: Galop
4 Etudes: Danse
4 Etudes: Excentrique
4 Etudes: Cantique
4 Etudes: Madrid
Scherzo A La Russe

Tracks:

Sym Of Psalms: I. Psaume XXXIX - Choeur De Radio Lausanne/Andre Charlet
Sym Of Psalms: II. Psaume XL - Choeur De Radio Lausanne/Andre Charlet
Sym Of Psalms: III. Psaume CL - Choeur De Radio Lausanne/Andre Charlet
The Wedding: Tableau 1: At The Bride's - Basia Retchitzka/Lucienne Devallier/Hugues Cuenod/Heinz Rehfuss/Vladimir Diakoff/Motet De Geneve...
The Wedding: Tableau 2: At The Bridegroom's - Basia Retchitzka/Lucienne Devallier/Hugues Cuenod/Heinz Rehfuss/Vladimir Diakoff/Motet De Geneve...
The Wedding: Tableau 3: The Bride's Departure - Basia Retchitzka/Lucienne Devallier/Hugues Cuenod/Heinz Rehfuss/Vladimir Diakoff/Motet De Geneve...
The Wedding: Tableau 4: The Wedding Feast - Basia Retchitzka/Lucienne Devallier/Hugues Cuenod/Heinz Rehfuss/Vladimir Diakoff/Motet De Geneve...
Mavra: Ov
Mavra: Air - Joan Carlyle
Mavra: Gypsy Song - Kenneth Macdonald/Joan Carlyle
Mavra: Dialogue - Helen Watts/Joan Carlyle
Mavra: Air - Helen Watts
Mavra: Dialogue - Helen Watts/Monica Sinclair
Mavra: Duet - Helen Watts/Monica Sinclair
Mavra: Dialogue - Helen Watts/Monica Sinclair/Joan Carlyle/Kenneth Macdonald
Mavra: Qt - Helen Watts/Monica Sinclair/Joan Carlyle/Kenneth Macdonald
Mavra: Dialogue - Helen Watts/Monica Sinclair
Mavra: Duet - Joan Carlyle/Kenneth Macdonald
Mavra: Dialogue - Kenneth Macdonald/Joan Carlyle/Helen Watts
Mavra: Air - Kenneth Macdonald
Mavra: Coda - Kenneth Macdonald/Joan Carlyle/Helen Watts/Monica Sinclair

Customer Reviews:

Hours and hours of fun!.......2007-01-24

Renard alone makes this set worthwhile. No other recorded performance (including Stravinsky's own) brings out the humor and basic "enjoyability" of this piece.

Prodigious performances!.......2006-10-17

Ernest Ansermet' s refined style was always supported by an admirable incisiveness around all what he conducted. And his Stravinsky still stands as one of the most perfect, idiomatic and extraordinary readings ever made; hovered with that deep vision and knower of the Stravinsky' s aesthetic; Ansermet always to blend power, febrile imagination and musculature, among his best achievements I should remark his Fairy' s kiss, The game of cards, Petrouchka, and the thundering Le Sacre are played with the right balance between abstraction and finesse; expression and sumptuous lyricism.

So you should not hesitate just for a second at the moment to decide to go for this special compilation.

Absolutely recommended.

Ansermet & Stravinsky - A Perfect Pair.......2003-05-19

This 8 CD collection of Stravinsky's Ballets, Stage Works and Orchestral Works is nothing short of magical. Conducted in its entirety by Ernest Ansermet leading the orchestra he founded, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, this box set, while not complete, features all the great Stravinsky compositions -- "Firebird," "Rite of Spring," "Petrouchka," "Pulcinella," and all the Symphonies among others. Unlike most of history's great composers, Stravinsky himself was able to conduct and record his own music in stereo, so why not just get those discs? Well you should, but the Ansermet recordings generally offer superior sound and clarity. In fact, Ansermet was Stravinsky's personal choice to conduct the world premieres of many of his recordings, and Ansermet was selected by the composer to introduce the three famous ballets to U.S. audiences. A mathematician prior to his life as a conductor, Ansermet had his critics as he was virtually self-taught, though he did study music as a youth. But that mathematics background served him well in the studio as his early stereo recordings of everything from Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev to Falla and Chausson are engineered to perfection, and often sound better than the recordings by so-called more famous conductors. But don't take my word for it, buy some Ansermet for yourself and see. If you are not prepared to get this Stravinsky Box right away, then ease in with the new Ernest Ansermet "Great Conductors of the Century" compilation (see my review). You won't be disappointed.

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Stravinsky the Composer, not Stravinsky the Conductor
Staggering! All the Stravinsky I'll ever need!
Magnificent!
Where's my Petrushka?
legendary

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky

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ASIN: B000031X11
Release Date: 1999-12-07

Customer Reviews:

Stravinsky the Composer, not Stravinsky the Conductor.......2006-09-18

It is a pretty good collection, lots of music from Stravinsky's entire carreer, but one must keep in mind that Stravinsky was a brilliant composer, and not a commanding maestro. You will not necessarily be getting the best recordings of these works. For example, something like the Boulez/Cleveland Rite of Spring is far superior to those in this collection. He is a vastly better conductor, and is much more capable of making the orchestra perform Stravinsky's intentions than Stravinsky is. All in all, however, I am more than glad I own this set.

Staggering! All the Stravinsky I'll ever need!.......2006-05-20

While I had heard some Stravinsky compositions prior to my purchase, this was the first (and only) Stravinsky material I have ever owned. As a young music enthusiast, the draw to me was to hear these pieces as Stravinsky conducted them and to get so many of them at such a great price, not to have the original jackets for the purpose of reminiscing. So, as someone who needed a good jump start into the works of Stravinsky (by Stravinsky), this set has proven totally invaluable. And while more information could have been packed onto these cds, I do appreciate how closely these discs have stuck to the original releases. I don't know about the portion of Petroushka which some reviewers claim is missing (as I don't know any other version), but I was totally blown away at hearing this version of Petroushka anyhow. In all, for whatever faults some sticklers may find here or there with this set, the value of this material collected in such a way (and at such a price) by far outweighs any possible faults.

Magnificent!.......2006-03-02

A great collection. There is simply no substitute for hearing Stravinsky as the great composer wanted to have his music played. Here is so much and also so varied a collection. I have been enjoying this set a great deal. One of the 20th century's greatest composers conducting his own compositions.

Where's my Petrushka?.......2003-08-01

The main reason I bought this box is because I was introduced to Stravinsky's Petrushka in the spring of 2003, and I loved it.
Along with Rite of Spring I think it's the most brilliant music Mr. Stravinsky ever wrote...so, I've been listening to the 34-minute long 1960 CSO recording of it at least once a day since I first heard it, naturally sort of memorizing it, but it didn't fit when I made this CD spin. The recording of Petrushka in this box is the VERY SAME RECORDING (1960) that I'd listened to, but it's cut to a suite! It's only 24 minutes long. You can tell it's obviously cut at certain points if you're familiar with the uncut version. 10 WHOLE MINUTES ARE MISSING FROM "PETRUSHKA!" I was (and still am) very disappointed by this.
Familiarizing myself with the rest of the discs was very fulfilling, though; I love the Ebony Concerto with the Columbia Jazz Combo featuring Benny Goodman...but the "suite-cut" of Petrushka made me paranoid...I can't be sure if anything else is edited or not...
There are 75 pages of notes in the booklet about the recordings but only 1/3 is in English.
The special multimedia feature disc is nothing much. With awful graphics it features the same notes as in the booklet, and there are lyrics for those who want to use the box for karaoke.
These 400 minutes of music (an average of 45 minutes per disc) could fit on only 5 CD's instead of 9, but it seems that this collection is made for nostaligs who will love watching and touching these tiny LP-jackets - after all, it is called the "Original Jacket Collection."
Incidentally, all of Stravinsky's recorded work which he conducted himself is not in this box. It is not at all complete; aside from the missing part of "Petrushka," his own reading of "Symphony in Three Movements" is missing (but available on CBS.)
Hats off to the man himself anyway. The music is brilliant, and considering that these recordings are 40+ years old, the sound quality is very good. Excellent stereophony on Rite of Spring!
It's a good thing that his music is still available and that people are offering refurbished products thereof. But if you love Petrushka like I do...buy the real thing...this just might disappoint you...
The 3 stars is a compromise of the music and the package; (5 stars for the music & its quality - 1 star for the package, choice of discs and--considering the price--somewhat weak linear notes.)

legendary.......2002-06-30

This 9 cd set is an historical one...more than half of Stravinsky's works are collected in this set. i clearly can say that there isn't any better recording for Stravinsky's works. especcialy first released USA's national anthem and a 12 tone work "Fanfare for two Trumpets" are remarkable.and we can also mention that some noises during the recording procces (i.e: Stravinsky's turning the page of the partition) gives a different taste to the listener. This is a real golden box of music.

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The Joy Of Bernstein

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001GN0
Release Date: 1994-05-03

Tracks:

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Bernstein: Fancy Free (Danzon: Variation III)
Bernstein: On The Town (Times Square)
Gerswin: Rhapsody In Blue (Andante And Finale)
Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue And Riffs
Copland: Simple Gifts
Bernstein: On The Water Front (Love Theme)
Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances ('Cool', Fugue)
Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring (Danse sacrale)
Bernstein: Chicester Psalms (Psalms 108 And 100)
Haydn: Symphony No. 88 (Finale)
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Adagietto)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Final Chorus: 'Ode to Joy - Freedom' - Berlin 12-25-89)
Bernstein: Divertimento (Waltz)

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Four-star bargain (especially if you get a used copy)
A bomb
About Exactly Half-Awful

Panorama: Igor Stravinsky

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
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Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00004XT2F
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

The Firebird: Introduction - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Firebird: Variatoin de l'oiseau de feu - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Firebird: Rondes des princesses - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Firebird: Danse infernale du roi Kastchei - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Firebird: Berceuse - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Firebird: Finale - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Rite Of Spring: Introduction - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Les augures printanieres (Danses des adolescentes) - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Jeu du rapt - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Rondes printanieres - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Jeux des cites rivales - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Cortage du sage - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Adoration de la terre (Le sage) - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Dannse de la terre - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Introduction - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Cercles mysterieux des adolescentes - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Glorification de l'elue - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Evocation des ancetres - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Action rituelle des ancetres - Berliner Philharmoniker
The Rite Of Spring: Danse sacrale (L'elue) - Berliner Philharmoniker
Symphony Of Psalms: Exaudi orationem meam, Domine - Russian State Academy Choir
Symphony Of Psalms: Expectans expectavi Dominum - Russian State Academy Choir
Symphony Of Psalms: Alleluja, laudate Dominum - Russian State Academy Choir

Tracks:

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Pulcinella: 5. Toccata. Allegro - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Pulcinella: 6. Gavotta. Allegro moderato - Variazione I. Allegretto - Variazione II. Allegro piu tosto moderato - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Pulcinella: 7. Vivo - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Pulcinella: 8a. Minuetto. Molto moderato - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Pulcinella: 8b. Finale. Allegro assai - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Concerto In E Flat For Chamber Orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks': 1. Tempo giusto - Ensemble Intercontemporain
Concerto In E Flat For Chamber Orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks': 2. Allegretto - Ensemble Intercontemporain
Concerto In E Flat For Chamber Orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks': 3. Con moto - Ensemble Intercontemporain
Petrouchka: Fete populaire de la semaine grasse - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Le tour de passe-passe - Danse russe - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Chez Petrouchka - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Chez le maure - Danse de la ballerine - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Valse. la ballerine et le maure - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Fete populaire de la semaine grasse (vers le soir) - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Danse des nounous - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Danse du paysan et de l'ours - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Bohemien et marchsnd malhonnete - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Danse du cochers et des palefreniers - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Les deguises - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Le rixe: Le maure et Petrouchka - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Mort de Petrouchka - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: La police et l'enchanteur - Tamas Vasary
Petrouchka: Vociferation du double de Petrouchka - Tamas Vasary
Circus Polka - Berliner Philharmoniker

Customer Reviews:

Four-star bargain (especially if you get a used copy).......2005-10-08

Polygram has given us a bargain so far as repertoire is concerned. To get a complete Rite of Spring, Petrouchka, and Frebird Suite from major conductors is good enough, but we also get even better readings of the Pulcinella Suite and Dumbarton Oaks Concerto.

The other reviewers are over-reacting to the performances. They could be reasonably assessed as:

Firebird Suite: Maazel leads a middle-of-the-road performance in good sound. Nothing to object to here.

Rite of Spring: Karajan's second (1977)recording is surprisingly soft-grained, with emphasis on orchestral fluidity and an absence of barbaric thrust. Karajan clearly wasn't in tune with Stravinsky--we have some scattered recordings but no Firebird or Petrouchka form him over his long career.

Symphony of Psalms: Markevitch was a great condcutor, but this Russian performance is poorly executed and in very dated sound. the only outright failure in the set.

Pulcinella: Excellent, middle-of-the-road performance in fine sound form Marriner and the Academy.

Dumbarton Oaks Concerto: A first-rate performance under Boulez, as good as the piece has ever received, in my experience.

Petrouchka: Another soft-grained approach, this time form Dutoit and a not-very-involved London Sym. The sonics keep the woodwinds at a distance, buried under strings, which is too bad.

Circus Polka: Why not? There were a few moments left to fill up.

Altogether, this is a great bargain, and its only prestige competitor is a Philips Duo wiwth Haitink and the Concertgbouw in the major ballets. So far as performances go, that one is preferable to this.

A bomb.......2002-11-06

Please do not buy this CD!!! I completely agree with the comments of the other reviewer. Some of the performances are embarrassing to listen to. I wanted to play some stravinsky for someone while in the car so I stopped by Best Buy, bought this CD because it was the only stravinsky CD there, and the recordings were just so bad that they made the compositions seem bad. Particularly distressing was the Symphony of Psalms. Don't be fooled by the long track listing. It's really not worth it.

About Exactly Half-Awful.......2002-01-11

The good news first (it won't take long, alas!) Boulez and the Ensemble Intercontemporain have a fine touch with the "Dumbarton Oaks" concerto. And Marriner's "Pulcinella" is reasonable.

Considering what a cultural icon Karajan is for Germany, the city of Berlin, and the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, it is a chilling puzzle why the last have allowed this recording of the "Rite of Spring" to be published. In the annals of recordings of this work (itself an icon of the 20th-century literature), this recording is the equivalent of Star Trek out-takes. Only without the redemption of amusement.

The return of the Lithuanian folksong just before the "Danses des adolescentes" must be the sloppiest bassoon playing on record (of any professional orchestra). The life has been so sucked out of the "Rondes printanières," this magical section has been somehow made so thoroughly and moribundly mechanical, that it sounds more like the soundtrack to a documentary about mid-century Pittsburgh, than like any remotely artistic work. Karajan's ungodly hurry with the introduction to part II, in a recording made in 1977, makes this preternaturally (if only slightly ahead-of-its-time) prescient of the John Williams EffectÂ™. A mystifying riot of brass mis-coordination makes the "Cercles" unnecessarily "mystérieux." And the sopranino clarinet plumbs hitherto uncharted depths of underperformance in the "Danse sacrale".

Klezmer would have had more dignity. Hey, even the "Circus Polka" (from a hidden corner of the Stravinsky catalogue of which the composer had least occasion to be vain) has more class.

The other great oddity on the disc is Markevich's "Symphony of Psalms," a baffling mixture of the sloppy (notably, but not solely, the Russian State Academy Choir, which take singing in Latin much less in stride than any Western equivalent, and which therefore could have done with more preparation) and the keenly insightful (parts of this performance imbue this choral-orchestral "symphony" with more passion than any other I have heard).

The Dutoit "Petrushka" and the Maazel "Firebird" are fair, without being anything to write home about. This entire compilation gives off an air of being thrown together for the sole end of helping to pad out the Panorama series.

Tracks:

'Manfred' Overture op. 115
El Salon Mexico
Prelude For Piano No. 2
On The Town: New York, New York
On The Town: Carried Away
On The Waterfront: Love Theme
Candide: Overture
Candide: Glitter And Be Gay
West Side Story: Prologue
West Side Story: Tonight
West Side Story: America
West Side Story: Somewhere
Symphony No. 2 'The Age Of Anxiety': Part I: The Prologue - Lento moderato
A Quiet Place: Postlude To Act I

Tracks:

Symphony No. 3 'Kaddish': 2. Kaddish - Andante con tenerezza
Chichester Psalms: 2. Psalm 23 (Complete); Psalm 2 (Vs. 1-4) - Andante con moto, ma tranquillo - Allegro feroce
Songs of a Wayfarer: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': 4. 'Urlicht'
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': 5. (Conclusion) 'O Schmerz! Du Alldurchdringer!'
Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor: 4. Adagietto
The Rite Of Spring: Sacrificial Dance, The Chosen Victim
Songfest: 3. 'To What You Said...'
Mass: 10. A Simple Song
Divertimento For Orchestra: 2. Waltz - Allegretto, con grazia
Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: 2. Allegretto
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor: 4. Final Chorus 'Ode To Joy (Freedom)' (Conclusion)

Customer Reviews:

Great!!!.......1999-11-01

Buy this CD especially if you have seen the movie, the selections on this CD gives you a nice intro to Mahler, and contemporary music as well as to the Westside, and Candide. Good playing and sound.

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms

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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms

Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001KAAAE
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

I. Introduction
II. The Augurs Of Spring-Dances Of The Young Girls
III. Game Of Abduction
IV. Spring Rounds
V. Games Of The Rival Tribes - Entry Of The Sage - Adoration Of The Earth - Tha Sage
VI. Dance Of The Earth
VII. Introduction
VIII. Mystics Circles Of The Maidens
IX. Glorification Of The Chosen One - Evocation Of The Ancestors
X. Ritual Of The Ancestors
XI. Sacrifical Dance Of The Chosen One
I. Overture. Allegro
II. Andante - Interlude
III. Con Moto
Part I - Exaudi Orationem Meam
Part II - Expectans Expectavi Dominum
Part III - Alleluja. Laudate Dominum

Igor Stravinsky: The Composer, Volume One

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Terrific collection - HOW CAN THIS BE OUT OF PRINT!!!!
Fabulous

Igor Stravinsky: The Composer, Volume One

Manufacturer: Music Masters Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000000FQS
Release Date: 1991-10-04

Tracks:

Allegro
Andante
Interlude/Finale (Con Moto/Piu Presto/Con Moto/Alla Breve/Agitato)
Fanfare For A New Theatre
Fanfare For Three Trumpets
Prologue
Oedipus (Liberi)
Chorus/Oedipus
Chorus/Speaker/Creon
Oedipus/Chorus
Speaker/Chorus
Tiresias/Oedipus/Chorus
Speaker/Jocasta/Chorus
Speaker/Chorus/Messenger
Shepherd/Oedipus/Chorus
Speaker/Messenger/Chorus

Tracks:

Apollo Pas De Deux
Prelude
Exaudi
Dies Irae
Tuba
Interlude
Rex Tremendae
Lacrimosa
Libera Me
Postlude
Psalm 38: Verses 13 And 14
Psalm 39: Verses 2, 3, And 4
Psalm 150
Introduction
The Augurs Of Spring/Dances Of The Young Girls
Ritual Of Abduction
Spring Rounds
Ritual Of The Rival Tribes
Procession Of The Sage
The Saga
Dance Of The Earth
Introduction
Mystic Circles Of The Young Girls
Glorification Of The Chosen One
Evocation Of The Ancestors
Ritual Action Of The Ancestors
Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)

Customer Reviews:

Terrific collection - HOW CAN THIS BE OUT OF PRINT!!!!.......2005-10-23

Stravinsky is one of my favorite composers and this set has several of my favorite compositions by him. The "Symphony in Three Movements" is a popular and frequently performed work. Stravinsky said that this work was his reaction to the Second World War. It is powerful and intense. The two fanfares are very short works and it is wonderful to have them recorded.

As I have stated in other places, Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex" is one of my favorite works and I still feel it is terribly under rated. It should be performed more frequently and is wonderful to listen to. Let me also say that Robert Craft has my undying gratitude for everything he did to help Stravinsky when the composer was living and everything he continues to do to promote the composer and help the world better understand his works. Let me also say that this is a pretty good performance of the work and has much to recommend it. However, there are three minor quibbles I have with this recording. The first pains me no end, because I love Paul Newman, but he is the wrong voice to narrate this opera oratorio that is supposed to have a monumental aspect to it. For me, Ralph Richardson's version of the narrator on the Colin Davis recording from the 1960s was darn near perfect. The second quibble has to do with the translation of the speaker's words into English. While some of the improvements are good, the overall effect is too conversational rather than the kind of formality that was intended, even if it was meant to be much more contemporary than the Latin used in the singing. The third quibble is the timbre of the tenor singing Oedipus. He is a fine lyric singer and does a great job. It is just that he does not have the proper monumentality and arrogance that Oedipus needs. But these are not fatal flaws and the work is quite wonderful and the performance worth listening too.

The "Apollo" Pas de Deux is lush and gorgeous and should refute the argument that anyone might have that the Stravinsky is too harsh.

Another of my favorite works of all time is the "Requiem Canticles". Who would believe that a man in his 85th year could still create a work so revolutionary with such wonderful new sonorities? I still find it stunning.

The "Symphony of Psalms" is a very great work that I feel grateful that I have had the opportunity to sing. This recording is very fine and you will enjoy it a great deal. If you take the time to meditate on the Psalms Stravinsky has set the work is even more beautiful.

Then there is the monumentally significant "Rite of Spring". Craft has provided a brilliant and stunning recording that I treasure. This work changed the world in the way Beethoven's ninth symphony did almost a century earlier. Afterwards, every composer had to deal with it in some way, even Stravinsky! I have heard this work live and it is even more impressive than on any recording, but how often do you get to hear it in a concert hall?

There is a wonderful booklet that has the libretto for "Oedipus" and some background material on all the works in this terrific two disk collection.

Recommended!

Fabulous.......1999-06-15

A fabulous recording of the Rite of Spring led by the man who worked closely with the composer and knows every detail of the piece. The visceral excitement and incredibly fast pace will nail you to your seat.

Greatest Hits - Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Stravinsky

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Greatest Hits - Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Stravinsky

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

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English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000029NQ
Release Date: 1995-12-05

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Shaky technically, but a good budget colleciton

Essential Stravinsky
Stravinsky , Jarvi , and Osr
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite Of Spring, Persephone / Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO

ASIN: B00006ANZS
Release Date: 2002-08-27

Customer Reviews:

Shaky technically, but a good budget colleciton.......2005-09-04

I don't admire Jarvi as a conductor, so it surprised me that I mostly enjoyed this colleciton of somewhat ragged but spirited performances. The Oedipus Rex in particular woke me up in spots, and all the other performances showed dramatic interest. The orchestra isns't up to a good American orchestra like cincinnati or Pittsburgh, but you can sitll hear an echo of its glory days under Ansermet--it wasn't very good technically then, either, but there was a heap of style to make up for that.

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Mummy Dust

Poulenc: Le Bal Masqué

The Best of the Vanguard Years

Les Fleurs Bleues [Enhanced]

Sin

S.I.O.S.O.S., Vol. 1 [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]

The Kiss Principle

Shura Gehrman - Schubert

Shaarei Shabbat: Songs & Blessings For Your Jewish Home

On the Chicago Scene [Import] [Limited Edition]

Sunburn [Enhanced]

Platanazos Para Todo El Ano, Vol. 2

Nuestra Historia

I Am Free Worship Collection

All of You