Robert Craft
Robert Craft (1923-2015) was an American conductor and writer, closely associated with Igor Stravinsky. He became one of the principal interpreters and chroniclers of Stravinsky’s later musical world.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Stravinsky and Berg, including recordings that reflect his role in twentieth-century modernist repertory.
Craft’s conducting was analytical, clear and text-driven, with a strong emphasis on r...
STRAVINSKY
Mass - previously unissued
Symphonies of Wind Instruments* - previously unissued
Symphony in Three Movements
Symphony of Psalms
Studio & live recordings, 1946 & 1963
Total duration: 74:04
Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional
Associação de Canto Coral
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Columbia Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Igor Stravinsky
*conducted by Robert Craft
BERG Four symphonic excerpts from "Lulu"
BERG Konzertarie: Der Wein
BERG Three movements from the "Lyric Suite"
BERG Chamber Concerto
Stereo studio recordings, 1960
Total duration: 75:26
Bethany Beardslee, soprano
Israel Baker, violin
Pearl Kaufman, piano
The Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Robert Craft
SCHOENBERG Variations for Orchestra
SCHOENBERG Violin Concerto
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht
Stereo studio recordings, 1957-1962
Total duration: 72:45
Israel Baker, violin
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
CBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Robert Craft
