Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The American Recordings 1940-46 - Le Sacre du Printemps (Complete Ballet) / Petrouchka (Suite) / The Firebird (Suite) / Scènes de Ballet / Pastorale for Violin & Wind Quintet / Norwegian Moods / Fireworks / Ebony Concerto / Symphony in Three Movements / Circus Polka

Igor Stravinsky (Performer), Bert Gassman (Performer), Mitch Miller (Performer), Sol Schoenbach (Performer), Joseph Szigeti (Performer), Robert McGinnis (Performer), Woody Herman (Performer), Carol Lewis (Performer), Shorty Rogers (Performer), Jimmy Rowles (Performer), Sonny Berman (Performer), Pete Candoli (Performer), John Cave (Performer), Stanley Chaloupka (Performer), Mickey Folus (Orchestra), Conrad Gozzo (Artist), Bill Harris (Artist), Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Igor Stravinsky, Bert Gassman, Mitch Miller, Sol Schoenbach, Joseph Szigeti, et al.
• Orchestra: Mickey Folus
• Audio CD (August 19, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WSL
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,524 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part One: The Fertility Of The Earth: Introduction

2. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part One: The Fertility Of The Earth: Dance Of The Youths And Maidens

3. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part One: The Fertility Of The Earth: Dance Of Abduction

4. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part One: The Fertility Of The Earth: Spring Rounds

5. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part One: The Fertility Of The Earth: Games Of The Rival Towns

6. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part One: The Fertility Of The Earth: Entrance Of The Celebrant; The Kiss To The Earth; Dance To The Earth

7. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part Two: The Sacrifice: Introduction (The Pagan Night)

8. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part Two: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circle Of The Adolescents

9. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part Two: The Sacrifice: Dance To The Glorified One

10. Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring) Part Two: The Sacrifice: Evocation Of Ancestors

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Disc: 2

1. Scenes de Ballet: Introduction

2. Scenes de Ballet: Corps de Ballet Dances

3. Scenes de Ballet: Variations Of The Ballerina

4. Scenes de Ballet: Pantomime

5. Scenes de Ballet: Pas de Deux

6. Scenes de Ballet: Pantomime

7. Scenes de Ballet: Variation Of The Dancer

8. Scenes de Ballet: Variation Of The Ballerina

9. Scenes de Ballet: Pantomime

10. Scenes de Ballet: Corps de Ballet Dances

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Catastrophe! One of the worst historical transfers ever!, December 25, 2001

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Regina L. Roper (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The American Recordings 1940-46 - Le Sacre du Printemps (Complete Ballet) / Petrouchka (Suite) / The Firebird (Suite) / Scènes de Ballet / Pastorale for Violin & Wind Quintet / Norwegian Moods / Fireworks / Ebony Concerto / Symphony in Three Movements / Circus Polka (Audio CD)

These old recordings did not sound as bad on my 78 sets, and are heard better on Lys 271-273, where they are transferred in genuine mono. On this Pearl transfer by Lennick, the bass is grotesquely boomy, there are poor highs, and gobs of fake stereophonic echo, making the sound rumbly, indistinct, and ugly. The performances are very fine, better in some cases than the stereo versions mostly conducted by Stravinsky (with a lot of help from Robert Craft.) However, few collectors who are conscious of good technique in transferring old records would approve of *this* edition.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's something you should know before buying this., January 7, 2001

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Max (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The American Recordings 1940-46 - Le Sacre du Printemps (Complete Ballet) / Petrouchka (Suite) / The Firebird (Suite) / Scènes de Ballet / Pastorale for Violin & Wind Quintet / Norwegian Moods / Fireworks / Ebony Concerto / Symphony in Three Movements / Circus Polka (Audio CD)

This music was recorded between 1940 and 1946. It says so on the cover, but it's illegible in the tiny little picture Amazon gives you. The recordings are monaural and very noisy. They sound very much like they were recorded in 1940. So while the CD has historical and educational value, it's not much of a pleasure to listen to. The CBS Masterworks "Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky" series is a much better deal.