Since you are interested in The Rite of Spring / Violin Concerto / Symphonies of Wind Instruments, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SCHOENBERG
Concerto for String Quartet / The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15 Fred Sherry Quartet / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Robert Craft [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 2 / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] "When you consider that this disc gives almost eighty minutes of music, including a rarely performed work in what Robert Craft describes as an unmatched performance, plus three other pieces and an interview, all for a super-budget price then it is... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Kreisler: Complete Concerto Recordings Vol.1 Fritz Kreisler (Violin) / Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Leo Blech [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] The first of an important series |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Soldier' s Tale / Dumbarton Oaks Jonathan Keeble (narrator) Benjamin Soames (narrator) David Timson (narrator) / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - The Soldier's Tale is scored for an instrumental ensemble of seven players, violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone and percussion, the last including two... |
STRAVINSKY
Oedipus Rex / Les Noces Joseph Cornwell (tenor) Andrew Greenan (bass) Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft, conductor [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 28/Dec/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "An enormously enjoyable and indispensable addition to the Stravinsky discography." (MusicWeb March 2005) |
STRAVINSKY
Apollo / Agon / Orpheus (Complete ballets) London Symphony Orchestra / Robert Craft, conductor [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 4 / CD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] "It's probably Craft's generally fast tempos that mean all three ballets can be accommodated generously on this single disc. Things never get out of hand, but if you are used to more relaxed readings, be prepared." -- MusicWeb International, June 2005 |
STRAVINSKY
Histoire du Soldat Suite / Renard Rolf Schulte (violin) CharlesNeidich (clarinet) / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 7 / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet of oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, is one of Stravinsky's most popular... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Symphony in C / Symphony in 3 Movements / Octet / Dumbarton Oaks Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 10 / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "Some fine performances ..if you want these four pieces on a single disc - perhaps as a taster - this is an obvious and rewarding choice. Even the normally erudite Craft liner-notes are more relaxed than usual, making this issue even more attractive... |
COPLAND / TICHELI / TORKE
Landscapes University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel, Steve Leisring (trumpet), Ji Hye Jung (marimba), Margaret Marco (cor anglais) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Landscapes is a journey through the rich tapestry of American wind band music, performed by one of the country's leading ensembles. One of Michael Torke's most admired works, Javelin has been described as a 'sonic olympiad', while his arrangement of... |