Stravinsky: Igor Stravinsky - A Portrait (Nice)

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The Firebird (original version) (more info)
Performed by: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Seattle Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Studio orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft Gerard Schwarz
Natalia Makarova,


1. Introduction - 2:32
2. Scene 1: Night. Kastchei's Enchanted Garden - 1:40
3. Scene 1: The Firebird enters, pursued by Ivan Tsarevich - 2:16
4. Scene 1: The Firebird's Dance - 1:11


3 Movements from Petrushka (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Antonii Baryshevskyi, piano
Peter Hill, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Leo Sirota,
Idil Biret, piano
Recording date: 1975


5. I. Danse russe - 2:19
6. II. Chez Petrouchka - 4:33


Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (1967 edition) (more info)
Performed by: Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Robert Craft
Recording date: 3-5 January 2007


7. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction - - 3:32
8. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring (Dance of the Young Girls) - - 3:14
9. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction - - 1:22
10. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Spring Rounds (Round Dance) - - 3:11
11. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the Rival Tribes - - 1:52
12. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage - - 0:40
13. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Sage - - 0:28
14. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth - 1:16


3 Pieces for String Quartet (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky


15. No. 1. — - 0:55
16. No. 2. — - 2:10


Berceuses du chat (Cat's Cradle Songs) (more info)
Performed by: St. Luke's Orchestra
Composed by: Traditional Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Brett Kelly Robert Craft
Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano
Ingrid Silveus, mezzo-soprano
Recording date: 1992


17. No. 2. On the Stove - 0:42
18. No. 1. At Home … - 1:06
19. No. 4. Dodo - 1:24
20. No. 3. The Cat Has … - 0:52


Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) (Performed in English) (more info)
Performed by: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Northern Chamber Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Nicholas Ward Neeme Jarvi
Ron Bohmer, narrator
Reed Armstrong, narrator
Sally Goodwin, narrator
Benjamin Soames, reader
Jonathan Keeble, reader
Aage Haugland, bass
Ransom Wilson, flute
David Timson, reader


21. Part II: Tango - 2:08
22. Part II: Valse - 1:55
23. Part II: Ragtime - 2:08


Les Noces (The Wedding) (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Robert Craft
Martyn Hill, tenor
Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Alison Wells, soprano
Alan Ewing, bass
Recording date: 08 - 09 January 2001


24. Les noces (The Wedding): Scene 4: The Wedding Feast - 10:07


Pulcinella (more info)
Performed by: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky Pierre Boulez
Conducted by: Stefan Sanderling Robert Craft Christopher Hogwood
Robin Leggate, tenor
Mark Beesley, bass
Robert Gambill, tenor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Henry Herford, baritone
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Roxana Constantinescu, alto
Gerolf Scheder, bass
Arleen Auger, soprano
Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


25. Serenata: Larghetto (Pergolesi: Il Flaminio, Act I: Polidoro) - 2:57
26. Scherzino (Gallo: Trio Sonata No. 2: Movement I) - 1:50
27. Allegro (Gallo: Trio Sonata No. 2: Movement III) - 1:12
28. Andantino (Gallo: Trio Sonata No. 8: Movement III) - 1:31
29. Allegro (Pergolesi: Lo frate 'nnammorato, Act I: Vanella) - 1:44


Symphonies of Wind Instruments (original 1920 version) (more info)
Performed by: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Charles Dutoit En Shao Robert Craft Simon Rattle
Recording date: 4-5 April 1995


30. Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 version) - 7:52


Piano Sonata (1924) (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Easley Blackwood, piano
Peter Hill, piano
Victor Sangiorgio,


31. Piano Sonata: II. Adagietto - 5:21

Pater noster (Otche nash', Our Father) (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Robert Craft Joseph Flummerfelt
Nancienne Parrella, organ
Recording date: 1992


1. Otche nash' (Pater noster) - 1:22


Oedipus Rex (more info)
Performed by: Swiss Romande Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Russian Philharmonia
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft Constantine Orbelian
Franz Grundheber, baritone
Martyn Hill, tenor
Andrew Greenan, baritone
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Rudolf Rosen, bass
Joseph Cornwell, tenor
Ruben Amoretti, tenor
Jean Piat, narrator
David Wilson-Johnson, bass
Ewa Podles, contralto
Edward Fox, narrator
Gabrielle Schnaut, alto
Gunter von Kannen, bass
Peter Svensson, tenor
Recording date: June 2001


2. Oedipus rex: Epilogue - 6:37


Apollon musagete, "Apollo" (more info)
Performed by: Montreal Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Charles Dutoit Robert Craft


3. Pas de deux: Apollo and Terpsichore - 4:06
4. Coda: Apollo and the Muses - 3:24


Symphony of Psalms (more info)
Performed by: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra Swiss Romande Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft Michael Gielen Philippe Herreweghe


5. Symphony of Psalms: III. Psalm 150, "Laudate Dominum" - 11:34


Concerto for 2 Pianos (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Benjamin Frith, piano
Peter Hill, piano
Recording date: 9-11 May 1995


6. Concerto for 2 Pianos: I. Con moto - 5:44


Violin Concerto in D major (more info)
Performed by: Swiss Romande Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
Jennifer Frautschi, violin


7. Violin Concerto in D major: III. Aria II - 5:01


Concerto in E flat major, "Dumbarton Oaks" (more info)
Performed by: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Northern Chamber Orchestra Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra St. Luke's Orchestra Chamber Music Collegium
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Charles Dutoit Paavo Jarvi Nicholas Ward Robert Craft Dobrin Petkov


8. Concerto in E flat major, "Dumbarton Oaks": I. Tempo giusto - 4:53


Tango (more info)
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Peter Hill, piano
Nikita Magaloff,
Victor Sangiorgio,
Kathryn Stott, piano


9. Tango - 3:35


Danses concertantes (more info)
Performed by: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Charles Dutoit Stefan Sanderling Robert Craft
Recording date: 1999


10. Danses concertantes: No. 1. Marche - Introduction - 2:09


Symphony in 3 Movements (more info)
Performed by: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Swiss Romande Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky Pierre Boulez
Conducted by: Jonathan Nott En Shao Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft Michael Gielen Alexander Gibson
Recording date: 4-5 April 1995


11. Symphony in 3 Movements: III. Con moto - 6:13


Concerto for Strings in D major (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Musici de Montreal, I Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Paavo Jarvi Richard Studt
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


12. Concerto for Strings in D major: II. Arioso: Andantino - 2:46


Mass (more info)
Performed by: St. Luke's Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Robert Craft Philippe Herreweghe
Recording date: 1995


13. Mass: Sanctus - 3:17


Orpheus (more info)
Performed by: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft


14. Orpheus: Scene 3: Orpheus's apotheosis: Lento sostenuto - 2:37


The Rake's Progress (more info)
Performed by: Munich Radio Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Metropolitan Opera Orchestra St. Luke's Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Julius Rudel Robert Craft David Parry
Mack Harrell, baritone
Hilde Gueden, soprano
Samuel Ramey, bass
Paul Franke, tenor
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Jayne West, soprano
Martha Lipton, mezzo-soprano
Eugene Conley,
Norman Scott,
Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Johnson, bass
Barry Banks, baritone
Jon Garrison, tenor
John Cheek, bass
Arthur Woodley, baritone
Shirley Love, mezzo-soprano
Wendy White, mezzo-soprano
Melvin Lowery, tenor
Lawrence Davidson, baritone
Recording date: 1, 8, 10 March 1953


15. Act II Scene 1: I was never saner. - 4:12
16. Act III Scene 2: I burn! I freeze! - 1:53


Agon (more info)
Performed by: South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra St. Luke's Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Robert Craft Michael Gielen


17. Second Pas de trois: Bransle Simple - 0:54
18. Bransle Gay - 0:45
19. Bransle Double (Bransle de Poitou) - 1:22


Canticum sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis (more info)
Performed by: Swiss Romande Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft
Rudolf Rosen, bass
David Evitts,
Jon Humphries, tenor
Michel Brodard, bass
Frieder Lang, tenor
Christian Elsner, tenor


20. Canticum sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis: Surge, aquilo - 2:22


Requiem Canticles (more info)
Performed by: Swiss Romande Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Neeme Jarvi Robert Craft Michael Gielen
Rudolf Rosen, bass
Michel Brodard, bass
Stella Doufexis, soprano
Irene Friedli, alto


21. Libera me - 1:17
22. Postlude - 2:07

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