I'm doing the Stravinsky symphonies from the Sony box, Works Of Igor...
I'm doing the Stravinsky symphonies from the Sony box, Works Of Igor...
So far I'm liking the Symphony in Three Movements. And Symphony in C a bit less. I keep thinking it sounds like Hindemith until it gets to the end and I hear those Stravinsky chords. Symphony of Psalms coming up next.
Don't forget Les Noces - the 'lost Magma album'
Yeah, that's a great piece! And I like the Stravinsky conducted version.
I wrote a paper on Symphony of Psalms in grad school.
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Your top ten Stravinsky compositions (and recording) ?
Firebird / Symphonies of Wind Instruments - Kent Nagano / LSO on Virgin
Rite Of Spring - Bernstein / NYP 1958 Sony
Greek Ballets - Robert Craft on Naxos
Les Noces - Stravinsky on CBS
Persephone - M.T. Thomas / SF on RCA
Les Rosignol - Boulez Erato box
Symphony Of Psalms - Stravinsky CBS
Petrushka original 1911 - Boulez on DG
For Stravinsky, I highly recommend the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra album Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures
Petrushka tops my list, followed by Le Sacre du printemps, and the longer original version of Firebird.
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For me Stravinsky’s own conducted version of The Rite of Spring done around 1960 I believe is the definitive version but I do love Bernstein’s version also. Also one piece by Stravinsky that never seems to get any love is his Oedipus Rex oratorio. I know some people never care for narrative in pieces of music but this piece just embodies the feel of an old Greek play sung in if memories serves Latin. Correct me if I’m wrong on that. Stravinsky has always remained one of my top favorite composers even though there are works by him that never resonated with me.
The most important for me, but I haven't heard all of his works, and not that many different conductors and orchestras.
Rite of spring (Pierre Boulez - but Bernsteins versions are close)
There is a quite different version with conductor Karel Ancerl, which I find very interesting too.
Symphonie in three movements (Ernest Ansermet)
Symphony of psalms (Ernest Ansermet)
Les Noces (Pokrovsky Ensemble - a very Magma'ish version)
Firebird (Ernest Ansermet)
Pertrushka
Pulcinella (Pierre Boulez)
Today I heard a part of this. The composer died last year.
No - you are! But thanks man
Hey check this out - article on Scandinavian composers besides Sibelius and Nielsen (yeah we know some of these cats but maybe not all of this stuff):
https://www.theguardian.com/music/to...belius-nielsen
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