Since you are interested in Stravinsky: The Soldier' s Tale / Dumbarton Oaks, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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The Rake's Progress (complete opera recorded in 1953 and conducted by the composer) Hilde Gueden / Blanche Thebom / Eugene Conley / Mack Harrell / Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Igor Stravinsky [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 2/Sep/2007 ] This 1953 recording was the first of the two complete recordings of Stravinsky's operatic masterpiece The Rake's Progress to be conducted by the composer. |
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The Firebird (Piano Transcription) Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] "Idil Biret rises to the challenge of a black-and-white Firebird" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine. (November 2003) |
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The Rite of Spring / Violin Concerto / Symphonies of Wind Instruments Jennifer Frautschi (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 8 / CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] This new recording of the 1967 edition of The Rite of Spring, a major landmark of twentieth century music, is released in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Stravinsky. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Pulcinella / Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss) Mark Beesley (bass) / Robin Leggate (tenor) / Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano / London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 23/Mar/2006 ] "This CD attracts another unhesitating recommendation and collectors should add it to the Stravinsky/Craft section on their shelves. This is turning into an excellent set whose recordings have that modern technical advantage over those in the elderly... |
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Symphony in C / Symphony in Three Movements / etc New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / En Shao (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2002 ] "First prize for both value and most informative sleeve note goes to En Shao's account with the New Zealand SO on Naxos." - The Sunday Times, September 26, 1999 |
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The Rite of Spring / The Nightingale Olga Trifonova (soprano) / Robert Tear (tenor) / Paul Whelan (bass-baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] “Composing The Rite, I had only my ear to help me. I heard and I wrote what I heard.” — Igor Stravinsky |
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Stravinsky - Firebird (The) / Petrushka (Complete ballets) Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft, conductor [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "This is a fine performance, keeping a rhythmic forward motion while expressing the sensual textural richness of the orchestral writing." (MusicWeb Sept 2005) |
Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft, conductor
Stravinsky-The Firebird (complete original version) / Petrushka (1947 version) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] One of the many differences between the present recording and its predecessors is the restoration of two long, valveless trumpets on stage, each playing a single note. The clarion sonority of these instruments standing out above the entire orchestra,... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Mass / Cantata / Symphony of Psalms Gregg Smith Singers / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft (Conductor) [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] This disc of sacred choral music features the masterly Symphony of Psalms, which Stravinsky dedicated "to the glory of God". The composer himself wrote "It is not a symphony in which I have included Psalms to be sung ... it is the singing of Psalms... |
VERDI / STRAVINSKY / COPLAND / WALTON
Monumental Work for Winds The President's Own United States Marine Band / Michael J. Colburn (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] Symphonies of Wind Instruments was composed by Igor Stravinsky in the summer of 1920 and revised from 1945-47. The work is heard on this recording in its original 1920 scoring for 23 wind and brass players |