Stravinsky – Les Noces, Cantata, Mass – Karel Ancerl

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Les Noces
Cantata "A Lyke-wake Dirge"
Mass

Libuše Domanínská - soprano
Marie Mrázová - contralto
Ivo Žídek - tenor
Dalibor Jedlička - bass
Barbara Robotham - soprano
Gerald English - tenor
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl - conductor

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Stravinsky – Petrouchka, Le Sacre du Printemps – Karel Ancerl

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pétrouchka
Le Sacre du Printemps

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl - conductor

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Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – The 5 Browns

Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
The Planets (arr. Anderson)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Dance Macabre (arr. Anderson)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
The Rite of Spring (arr. Shumway)

The 5 Browns

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Stravinsky, Brahms, Piazzolla – Music for Piano Duo – Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Petrushka
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
16 Waltzes, op.39
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Four Tangos (arr.Bax & Chung)

Alessio Bax - piano
Lucille Chung - piano

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Bobby McFerrin – 'Paper Music'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Overture to The marriage of Figaro (KV 492)
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Menuet from String quintet no. 1 in E major, Op.13 No.5 (C. 275)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Pavane, Op.50
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Minuetto & Finale from Pulcinella suite (rev. 1949)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Continuo (RV 531)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Scherzo from A Midsummer night's dream, Op.61 No.1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
First movement from Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor, (BWV 1041)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, (KV 525)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Andante cantabile for Cello and String orchestra, Op.posth.

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin - conductor & vocalist

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Stravinsky – Le Sacre du Printemps; Honegger – Symphony no.3 – Karajan

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Symphony no.3 "Liturgique"

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky – Orchestral Works – Leonard Bernstein

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony no.6 in B minor, op.74 "Pathétique" *
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Scènes de ballet +

New York Philharmonic *
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra +
Leonard Bernstein - conductor

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Janáček – Glagolitic Mass; Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms – VA

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Glagolitic Mass *
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Symphony of Psalms +

Evelyn Lear - soprano *
Hildegard Rössel-Majdan - contralto *
Ernst Haefliger - tenor *
Franz Crass - bass-baritone *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin +
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Berliner Philharmoniker +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor *
Herbert von Karajan - conductor +

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Stravinsky – Le Sacre du Printemps, Petrouchka – Les Siècles

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps (re-creation of the 1913 premiere)
Petrouchka (1911 version)

Les Siècles  [on period instruments]
François-Xavier Roth - conductor

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Glazunov, Sinding, Arensky, Grieg, Stravinsky – Orchestral Works – Les Siècles

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
"Entree des Sarrasins" from "Raymonda"
Danse orientale from "Raymonda"
"Pas de deux, Bacchanale" from "The Seasons"
Christian Sinding (1856-1941):
"Danse orientale" (orch.: Charlie Pijper"
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
"Danse egyptienne" from "Egyptian Nights"
"La charmeuse de serpent" from "Egyptian Nights"
"Danse des Ghazies" from "Egyptian Nights"
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
"Smatrold (Puck)" lyric piece for piano (arr.: Bruno Mantovani)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
"L'oiseau de feu" (The Firebird), Ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra

Les Siècles  [on period instruments]
François-Xavier Roth - conductor

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Stravinsky – Petrouchka, Le Sacre du Printemps – Boulez

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pétrouchka (1911 version) *
Le Sacred du Printemps (1947 version) +

New York Philharmonic *
Cleveland Orchestra +
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Bartok – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 2 – Maurizio Pollini

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Three Movements from "Petrushka" for piano

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.1
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.2

Maurizio Pollini - piano
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Stravinsky, Stokowski-Bach – Orchestral Works – Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977):
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Fugue in G minor BWV 578
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pastorale

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - conductor

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Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring; Scriabin – The Poem of Ecstasy – Valery Gergiev

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Le Poème de l'extase

Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev - conductor

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Stravinsky – Le Sacre du Printemps (four hand piano version) – Fazil Say

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps - four-hand piano version

Fazil Say - piano

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Stravinsky – Miniatures – Various Artists

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1972):
Pribaoutki: Chansons Plaisantes pour Mezzo-soprano and Eight Instruments
Three Easy Pieces for Piano Duet
Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat
Les Cinq Doigts for Piano
Berceuse du Chat for Mezzo-soprano
Concertino for Piano Duet
Five Easy Pieces for Piano Duet
Four Russian Songs for Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Harp and Guitar

Ingrid Silveus - mezzo-soprano
Len Vorster - piano
Siro Battaglin - piano
The Schirmer Ensemble
Brett Kelly - conductor

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Stravinsky – Music for Four Hands – Frith, Hill

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Music for Four Hands:
Sonata for two Pianos
Concerto for two Pianos
The Rite of Spring for four hands in one piano

Benjamin Frith - piano
Peter Hill - piano

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Stravinsky – 'Shadow Dances' miniatures – Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Tango
Suite No.1 for small orchestra
Suite No.2 for small orchestra
Concerto in D major for string orchestra
Concertino for 12 instruments
Octet for wind instruments
Three Pieces for string quartet
Praeludium for jazz ensemble
Ragtime for 11 instruments
Duet for 2 bassoons
Fanfare for a new theatre for 2 trumpets
Scherzo à la russe (symphonic version)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Stravinsky – Piano Music – Benedikt Koehlen

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pétrouchka - version for piano by I.Stravinsky and Benedikt Koehlen
Octet for Winds - version for piano by Arthur Lourié
Ragtime for 11 instruments - version or piano by I.Stravinsky

Benedikt Koehlen - piano

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Stravinsky – Pulcinella, Danses Concertantes – Stefan Sanderling

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pulcinella - ballet in one act
Danses Concertantes

Fiona Janes - soprano
Ian Bostridge - tenor
Henry Herford - baritone
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Stefan Sanderling - conductor

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