Stravinsky
Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and the Rite of Spring (1913). The last of these transformed the way in which subsequent composers thought about rhythmic structure and was largely responsible for Stravinsky's enduring reputation as a musical revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musical design. His "Russian phase" which continued with works such as Renard, the Soldier's Tale and Les Noces, was followed in the 1920s by a period in which he turned to neoclassical music. The works from this period tended to make use of traditional musical forms (concerto grosso, fugue and symphony), drawing on earlier styles, especially from the 18th century. In the 1950s, Stravinsky adopted serial procedures. His compositions of this period shared traits with examples of his earlier output: rhythmic energy, the construction of extended melodic ideas out of a few two- or three-note cells and clarity of form, and of instrumentation.
Stravinsky
Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first ach...
HOVHANESS Symphony No. 1 'Exile' (1936, US première)
STRAVINSKY Symphony in C (1940, radio première)
HINDEMITH Symphony in E flat major (1940)
Live broadcast recordings, 1942-43
Total duration: 76:42
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Festival Overture
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite
STRAVINSKY (arr. Stokowski) Petrushka Suite
Live broadcast recordings, 1941-44
Total duration: 2hr 32: 06
Nicola Moscona, bass
Eduard Steuermann, piano
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
WAGNER Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
RAVEL Alborada del Gracioso
STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite
VARIOUS Encores
Recorded in stereo in 1962
Total duration: 79:20
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor Leopold Stokowski
STOKOWSKI The Pristine NBC Symphony Series
A 16-CD set featuring music by: Amfitheatrof, Antheil, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Butterworth, Cooley, Copland, Creston, Debussy, Gould, Hanson, Harris, Hindemith, Holst, Hovhaness, Kelly, Lavalle, Milhaud, Mohaupt, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schoenberg, Schuman, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Stringfield, Tchaikovsky, Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Wagner
Anne Brown. soprano
Winifred Heidt. contralto
William Horne. tenor
Lawrence Whisonant. bass
Eduard Steuermann, piano
Collegiate Chorale
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
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STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1911 version)
Studio recordings, 1928/29
Total duration: 60:35
The Walther Straram Concerts Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky, conductor
STRAVINSKY L'histoire du soldat - Suite
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
STRAVINSKY Jeu de cartes
STRAVINSKY Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
Studio recordings, 1932-1947
Total duration: 79:20
Samuel Dushkin violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Dumbarton Oaks Festival Orchestra
Lamoureux Orchestra