Stravinsky: Ballets [Import]

Igor Stravinsky (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 2003)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Bmg Europe
• ASIN: B00008PW4D
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #710,712 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Firebird- Cd1 - L'oiseau De Feu Scherzo A La Rusa Scherzo Fantastique Fireworks

2. Petrushka- Cd2 - Petrouchka The Rite Of Spring

3. Wedding- Cd3- Les Noces Renard The Fox Soldier's Tale

4. Apollo -Cd4- (Apollon Musagete) Agon Card Game

5. Scenes De Ballet-Cd5- Barbe Bleue Pas De Deux Fairy's Kiss

6. Pulcinella -Cd6- Orpheus

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Any Stravinsky Fan!!!, May 27, 2007

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Louie Bourland (Garden Grove CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stravinsky: Ballets (Audio CD)

Any fan of Igor Stravinsky should not be without this collection of the composer conducting stellar readings of his own groundbreaking ballets.

Although a majority of these recordings date towards the last years of Stravinsky's life, his conducting is still definitely top notch throughout all of the works in this collection.

Complete versions of Stravinsky's most famous ballets "The Firebird", "Petrushka" and of course "The Rite Of Spring" are included here alongside the equally stellar "Pulcinella", The "Soldier's Tale" suite, "Les Noces" and the 'Greek' trilogy of "Apollo", "Orphee" and "Agon" (whose premiere 1957 recording is included here).

The CD booklet includes liner notes for each piece written by Igor Stravinsky himself (except the notes for "Agon" which were written by Stravinsky sidekick Robert Craft). Reading Stravinsky's commentary on his own music definitely brings a personal vibe to the music being heard. Additionally, the sound quality on all six discs is amazing with Stravinsky's musical personality coming through in every work.

As mentioned above, this CD set is definitely a must for the avid Stravinsky fan. It's amazing to hear the composer conducting his own music and here, you get six discs worth of it.

Definitive Igor Stravinsky!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Most beautiful music!, June 12, 2003

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David Lukas (Vysoke Myto, Czech rep.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stravinsky: Ballets (Audio CD)

It's great album. Stravinski conduct Stravinski, played Columbia Symphony, it's famous! Very good sound!