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Works of Igor Stravinsky [Box Set]

Works of Igor Stravinsky [Box Set]
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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Introduction
  2. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Kashchei's enchanted garden
  3. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The Firebird appears, pursued by Ivan Tsarevich
  4. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Dance of the Firebird
  5. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird
  6. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The Firebird's entreaty
  7. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The appearance of the thirteen enchanted princesses
  8. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The princesses' game with apples of gold
  9. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich
  10. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The Princesses' Round
  11. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Dawn (Ivan Tsarevich enters Kashchei's palace)
  12. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The sound of enchanted bells; monsters appear, Kashchei's
  13. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The arrival of Kaschchei the Immortal
  14. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Kashchei's dialogue with Ivan Tsarevich
  15. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The princesses intercede
  16. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. The appearance of the Firebird
  17. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Kashchei's followers dance under the Firebird's spell
  18. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Infernal dance of Kaschei's subjects
  19. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Lullaby (The Firebird)
  20. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Kashchei awakens
  21. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Death of Kaschei - profound darkness
  22. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2. Kashchei's spells are broken; his palace disappears, the s
  23. Scherzo à la Russe, for orchestra
  24. Scherzo fantastique, for orchestra, Op. 3
  25. Fireworks (Feu D'artifice), fantasy for orchestra, Op. 4

Disc 2:

  1. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 1. No. 1. The Shrove-tide Fair
  2. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 1. No. 2. The Crowds
  3. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 1. No. 3. The Charlatan's Booth
  4. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 1. No. 4. Russian Dance
  5. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 2. Petrushka's Room
  6. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 3. No. 1. The Moor's Room
  7. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 3. No. 2. Dance of the Ballerina
  8. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 3. No. 3. Waltz (Ballerina and Moor)
  9. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 1. The Shrove-tide Fair (near evening)
  10. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 2. Dance of the Wet Nurses
  11. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 3. Dance of the Peasant and the Bear
  12. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 4. Dance of the Gypsy Girls
  13. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 5. Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms
  14. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 6. The Masqueraders
  15. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1911 version): Scene 4. No. 7. Conclusion (Petrushka's Death)
  16. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Introduction
  17. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, The Augurs of Spri
  18. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Mock Abduction
  19. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Spring Round Dance
  20. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Games of the Rival
  21. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Procession of the
  22. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Adoration of the E
  23. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part One: The Adoration of the Earth, Dance of the Earth
  24. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part Two: The Sacrifice, Introduction
  25. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part Two: The Sacrifice, Mystical Circles of the Young G
  26. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part Two: The Sacrifice, Glorification of the Chosen Vic
  27. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part Two: The Sacrifice, Summoning of the Ancestors
  28. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part Two: The Sacrifice, Ritual of the Ancestors
  29. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part Two: The Sacrifice, Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen V

Disc 3:

  1. Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion: Part One, Scene 1. The Bride's C
  2. Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion: Part One, Scene 2. At the Brideg
  3. Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion: Part One, Scene 3. The Bride's D
  4. Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion: Part Two, Scene 4. The Wedding F
  5. Renard, opera-ballet (burlesque) for 4 vocal soloists & chamber orchestra
  6. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: The Soldier's March
  7. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 1. Airs by a Stream
  8. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. Pastorale
  9. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. The Royal March
  10. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. The Little Concert
  11. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. Three Dances (Tango, Waltz , Ragtime)
  12. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. The Devil's Dance
  13. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. The Great Chorale
  14. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Scene 2. Triumphal March of the Devil

Disc 4:

  1. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 1. The Birth of Apollo. Largo - Allegro - Tempo 1
  2. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Variation d'Apollon (Apollon et les Muses)
  3. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Pas d'action (Apollon et les trois Muses: Calliope, Polymnie, et Terpsicho
  4. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Variation de Calliope (l'Alexandrin) Allegretto
  5. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Variation de Polymnie. Allegro
  6. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Variation de Terpsichore. Allegretto
  7. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Variation d'Apollon. Lento
  8. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Pas de deux (Apollon et Terpsichore) Adagio
  9. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Coda (Apollon et les Muses) Vivo - Tempo sostenuto - Agitato
  10. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Scene 2. Apothéose. Largo et tranquillo
  11. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Pas de quatre
  12. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Double Pas de quatre
  13. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Triple Pas de quatre
  14. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Prélude
  15. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: First Pas de trois. Saraband Step
  16. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: First Pas de trois. Gaillarde
  17. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: First Pas de trois. Coda
  18. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: First Pas de trois. Interlude
  19. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Bransle simple
  20. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Bransle gay
  21. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Bransle double
  22. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Interlude
  23. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Pas de deux
  24. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Coda
  25. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Four Duos
  26. Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second Pas de trois. Four trios
  27. Jeu de cartes (Card Game), ballet in 'three deals' for orchestra: First Deal
  28. Jeu de cartes (Card Game), ballet in 'three deals' for orchestra: Second Deal
  29. Jeu de cartes (Card Game), ballet in 'three deals' for orchestra: Third Deal

Disc 5:

  1. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Introduction
  2. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Danses (Corps de ballet & Ballerine)
  3. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Pantomime
  4. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Pas de deux
  5. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Pantomime
  6. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Variations: Danseur & Ballerine
  7. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Pantomime
  8. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Danses (Corps de ballet)
  9. Scènes de ballet, for orchestra: Apothéose
  10. Bluebird Pas-de-deux, transcription for chamber orchestra (after Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty): Adagio
  11. Bluebird Pas-de-deux, transcription for chamber orchestra (after Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty): Variation 1
  12. Bluebird Pas-de-deux, transcription for chamber orchestra (after Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty): Variation 2
  13. Bluebird Pas-de-deux, transcription for chamber orchestra (after Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty): Coda
  14. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1. Prologue
  15. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2. A Village Fête
  16. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3. At the Mill
  17. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3. Pas de deux
  18. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3. Adagio
  19. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3. Variation
  20. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3. Coda
  21. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3. Scene
  22. Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra: Scene 4. Épilogue: The Lullaby of the Land beyond Time and

Disc 6:

  1. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Overture
  2. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Serenata
  3. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Scherzino
  4. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Tarantella
  5. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Gavotte With Two Variations
  6. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1: Orphée
  7. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1: Air de danse
  8. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1: Dance of the Angel of Death
  9. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 1: Interlude
  10. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2: The Furies
  11. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2: Air de danse - Interlude - Air de danse
  12. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2: Pas d'action
  13. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2: Pas de deux
  14. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2: Interlude
  15. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 2: Pas d'action
  16. Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3: Apothéose d'Orphée

Disc 7:

  1. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 1. No. 1. The Shrove-tide Fair
  2. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 1. No. 2. The Crowds
  3. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 1. No. 3. The Charlatan's Booth
  4. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 1. No. 4. Russian Dance
  5. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 2. Petrushka's Room
  6. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 4. No. 1. The Shrove-tide Fair (near evening)
  7. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 4. No. 2. Dance of the Wet Nurses
  8. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 4. No. 3. Dance of the Peasant and the Bear
  9. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 4. No. 4. Dance of the Gypsy Girls
  10. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 4. No. 5. Dance of the Coachmen
  11. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Scene 4. No. 6. The Masqueraders
  12. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 1. Sinfonia (Ouverture)
  13. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 2. Serenata
  14. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 3. a) Scherzino
  15. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 3. b) Allegro
  16. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 3. c) Andantino
  17. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 4. Tarantella
  18. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 5. Toccata
  19. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 6. Gavotta con due variazioni
  20. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 7. Vivo (Duetto)
  21. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 8. a) Minuetto
  22. Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: 8. b) Finale
  23. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Introduction
  24. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Prelude and Dance of the Firebird
  25. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Variations (The Firebird)
  26. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Pantomime 1
  27. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Pas de deux (The Firebird and Ivan Tsarevitch)
  28. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Pantomime 2
  29. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Scherzo. Dance of the Princesses
  30. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Pantomime 3
  31. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Rondo (Corovod)
  32. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Infernal Dance
  33. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Lullaby (The Firebird)
  34. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra: Final Hymn

Disc 8:

  1. Symphony in E flat major, Op. 1: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Symphony in E flat major, Op. 1: 2. Scherzo. Allegretto
  3. Symphony in E flat major, Op. 1: 3. Largo
  4. Symphony in E flat major, Op. 1: 4. Finale. Allegro molto
  5. Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: rehearsal extract
  6. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: rehearsal extract
  7. Petites Chansons (3), for voice & chamber orchestra ('Souvenir de mon enfance'): rehearsal extract
  8. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: rehearsal extract
  9. Concerto for piano & wind instruments: rehearsal extract
  10. Symphony in C, for orchestra in C major: rehearsal extract
  11. Stravinsky in His Own Words

Disc 9:

  1. Symphony in Three Movements, for orchestra: 1. Overture. Allegro
  2. Symphony in Three Movements, for orchestra: 2. Andante - Interlude: L'istesso tempo
  3. Symphony in Three Movements, for orchestra: 3. Con moto
  4. Symphony in C, for orchestra in C major: 1. Moderato alla breve
  5. Symphony in C, for orchestra in C major: 2. Larghetto concertante
  6. Symphony in C, for orchestra in C major: 3. Allegretto
  7. Symphony in C, for orchestra in C major: 4. Largo - Tempo giusto, alla breve
  8. Symphony of Psalms, for chorus & orchestra: Part 1
  9. Symphony of Psalms, for chorus & orchestra: Part 2
  10. Symphony of Psalms, for chorus & orchestra: Part 3

Disc 10:

  1. Concerto for piano & wind instruments: 1. Largo. Allegro - Maestoso
  2. Concerto for piano & wind instruments: 2. Largo
  3. Concerto for piano & wind instruments: 3. Allegro
  4. Movements (5), for piano & orchestra: 1. Eighth note = 110
  5. Movements (5), for piano & orchestra: 2. Eighth note = 52
  6. Movements (5), for piano & orchestra: 3. Eighth note = 72
  7. Movements (5), for piano & orchestra: 4. Eighth note = 80
  8. Movements (5), for piano & orchestra: 5. Eighth note = 104
  9. Capriccio, for piano & orchestra: 1. Presto
  10. Capriccio, for piano & orchestra: 2. Andante rapsodico
  11. Capriccio, for piano & orchestra: 3. Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto
  12. Violin Concerto in D major: 1. Toccata
  13. Violin Concerto in D major: 2. Aria 1
  14. Violin Concerto in D major: 3. Aria 2
  15. Violin Concerto in D major: 4. Capriccio

Disc 11:

  1. Greeting Prelude, for orchestra
  2. Suite No. 1, for chamber orchestra: 1. Andante
  3. Suite No. 1, for chamber orchestra: 2. Napolitana
  4. Suite No. 1, for chamber orchestra: 3. Española
  5. Suite No. 1, for chamber orchestra: 4. Balalaika
  6. Suite No. 2, for chamber orchestra: 1. Marche
  7. Suite No. 2, for chamber orchestra: 2. Valse
  8. Suite No. 2, for chamber orchestra: 3. Polka
  9. Suite No. 2, for chamber orchestra: 4. Galop
  10. Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ('Dumbarton Oaks'): 1. Tempo giusto
  11. Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ('Dumbarton Oaks'): 2. Allegretto
  12. Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ('Dumbarton Oaks'): 3. Con moto
  13. Norwegian Moods (4), for orchestra: 1. Intrada
  14. Norwegian Moods (4), for orchestra: 2. Song
  15. Norwegian Moods (4), for orchestra: 3. Wedding Dance
  16. Norwegian Moods (4), for orchestra: 4. Cortège
  17. Circus Polka, for orchestra ('for a young elephant')
  18. Concerto in D, for string orchestra in D major ('Basel Concerto'): 1. Vivace
  19. Concerto in D, for string orchestra in D major ('Basel Concerto'): 2. Arioso. Andantino
  20. Concerto in D, for string orchestra in D major ('Basel Concerto'): 3. Rondo. Allegro
  21. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 1. Andantino
  22. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 2. Vivace
  23. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 3. Lento
  24. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 4. Allegretto
  25. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 5. Moderato alla breve
  26. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 6. Tempo di Marcia
  27. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 7. Larghetto
  28. Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players: 8. Tempo di Tango
  29. Etudes (4) for orchestra: 1. Danse
  30. Etudes (4) for orchestra: 2. Excentrique
  31. Etudes (4) for orchestra: 3. Cantique
  32. Etudes (4) for orchestra: 4. Madrid

Disc 12:

  1. Præludium, for jazz band
  2. Concertino, for 12 instruments
  3. Octet for wind instruments: 1. Sinfonia
  4. Octet for wind instruments: 2. Tema con variazioni
  5. Octet for wind instruments: 3. Finale
  6. Ragtime, for 11 instruments
  7. Tango, for chamber orchestra
  8. Septet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, viola & cello: 1. Eighth note = 88
  9. Septet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, viola & cello: 2. Passacaglia
  10. Septet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, viola & cello: 3. Gigue
  11. Pastorale, song without words for violin & woodwind quartet
  12. Ebony Concerto, for clarinet & jazz band: 1. Allegro Moderato
  13. Ebony Concerto, for clarinet & jazz band: 2. Andante
  14. Ebony Concerto, for clarinet & jazz band: 3. Moderato; Con moto
  15. Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 23 wind instruments (1947 version)

Disc 13:

  1. Duo Concertante, for violin & piano: 1. Cantilène
  2. Duo Concertante, for violin & piano: 2. Eclogue 1
  3. Duo Concertante, for violin & piano: 3. Eclogue 2
  4. Duo Concertante, for violin & piano: 4. Gigue
  5. Duo Concertante, for violin & piano: 5. Dithyrambe
  6. Serenade for piano in A major: 1. Hymne
  7. Serenade for piano in A major: 2. Romanza
  8. Serenade for piano in A major: 3. Rondoletto
  9. Serenade for piano in A major: 4. Cadenza finale
  10. Concerto for 2 solo pianos: 1. Con moto
  11. Concerto for 2 solo pianos: 2. Notturno. Adagietto
  12. Concerto for 2 solo pianos: 3. Quattro variazioni
  13. Concerto for 2 solo pianos: 4. Preludio e fuga
  14. Piano-Rag-Music, for piano
  15. Sonata for 2 pianos: 1. Moderato
  16. Sonata for 2 pianos: 2. Theme with Variations
  17. Sonata for 2 pianos: 3. Allegretto
  18. Sonata for piano: 1. Eighth Note = 112
  19. Sonata for piano: 2. Adagietto
  20. Sonata for piano: 3. Eighth Note = 112

Disc 14:

  1. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 1. Introduction
  2. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. Entr'acte: Breezes
  3. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. Chinese March
  4. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. Song Of The Nightingale
  5. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. The Courtiers
  6. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. Three Japanese Envoys
  7. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. Performance of the Mechanical Nightingale
  8. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 2. Conclusion, Larghetto
  9. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 3. Prelude
  10. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 3. A Room in the Palace of the Emperor
  11. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 3. The Return of the Nightingale
  12. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 3. Solemn Procession
  13. Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts: Act 3. The Emperor's Recovery
  14. Mavra, opera buffa in 1 act

Disc 15:

  1. Faun & Shepherdess, song suite (3) for voice & orchestra, Op. 2: 1. The Shepherdess
  2. Faun & Shepherdess, song suite (3) for voice & orchestra, Op. 2: 2. The Faun
  3. Faun & Shepherdess, song suite (3) for voice & orchestra, Op. 2: 3. The Torrent
  4. Poems of Verlaine (2), song cycle for voice & piano or orchestra, Op. 9: The white moon shines in the woods
  5. Poems of Verlaine (2), song cycle for voice & piano or orchestra, Op. 9: Sleep
  6. Poems of Balmont (2), for voice & chamber orchestra: 1. The Flower
  7. Poems of Balmont (2), for voice & chamber orchestra: 2. The Dove
  8. Japanese Lyrics (3), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber orchestra): 1. Akahito
  9. Japanese Lyrics (3), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber orchestra): 2. Mazatsumi
  10. Japanese Lyrics (3), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber orchestra): 3. Tsaraiuki
  11. Petites Chansons (3), for voice & chamber orchestra ('Souvenir de mon enfance'): 1. The Magpie
  12. Petites Chansons (3), for voice & chamber orchestra ('Souvenir de mon enfance'): 2. The Rock
  13. Petites Chansons (3), for voice & chamber orchestra ('Souvenir de mon enfance'): 3. The Jackdaw
  14. Pribaoutki (4), song cycle for voice & 8 instruments or piano: 1. Uncle Armand
  15. Pribaoutki (4), song cycle for voice & 8 instruments or piano: 2. The Oven
  16. Pribaoutki (4), song cycle for voice & 8 instruments or piano: 3. The Colonel
  17. Pribaoutki (4), song cycle for voice & 8 instruments or piano: 4. The Old Man and the Hare
  18. Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano: 1. On The Stove
  19. Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano: 2. At Home
  20. Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano: 3. Bye bye
  21. Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano: 4. The Cat has...
  22. Russian Peasant Songs (4), for female chorus & 4 horns ('The Saucers'): 1. On Saints' Day in Chigisakh
  23. Russian Peasant Songs (4), for female chorus & 4 horns ('The Saucers'): 2. Ovsen
  24. Russian Peasant Songs (4), for female chorus & 4 horns ('The Saucers'): 3. The Pike
  25. Russian Peasant Songs (4), for female chorus & 4 horns ('The Saucers'): 4. Master Portly
  26. Songs (4) for voice, flute, harp & guitar: 1. The Drake
  27. Songs (4) for voice, flute, harp & guitar: 2. A Russian Spiritual
  28. Songs (4) for voice, flute, harp & guitar: 3. Geese and Swans
  29. Songs (4) for voice, flute, harp & guitar: 4. Tilim-bom
  30. Songs (3) from William Shakespeare, for voice, flute, clarinet & viola: 1. Music to hear
  31. Songs (3) from William Shakespeare, for voice, flute, clarinet & viola: 2. Full fathom five
  32. Songs (3) from William Shakespeare, for voice, flute, clarinet & viola: 3. When daisies pied
  33. In Memoriam Dylan Thomas, dirge-canons & song for voice, string quartet & 4 trombones: Dirge-Canons
  34. In Memoriam Dylan Thomas, dirge-canons & song for voice, string quartet & 4 trombones: Do not go gentle into that good night
  35. In Memoriam Dylan Thomas, dirge-canons & song for voice, string quartet & 4 trombones: Dirge-Canons
  36. Elegy for J. F. K., for voice & 3 clarinets
  37. The Owl and the Pussy-cat, for voice & piano
  38. Tilim-bom, transcription for voice & orchestra (after Histoires pour enfants No. 1)

Disc 16:

  1. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene One, The Garden of Truelove's house in the country. Prelude
  2. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene One, The Garden of Truelove's house in the country. "The woods are green"
  3. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene One, The Garden of Truelove's house in the country. "Here I stand"
  4. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene One, The Garden of Truelove's house in the country. "Tom Rakewell?"
  5. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene One, The Garden of Truelove's house in the country. "Farewell for now"
  6. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene Two, Mother Goose's Brothel, London. "With air commanding"
  7. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene Two, Mother Goose's Brothel, London. "Come, Tom"
  8. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene Two, Mother Goose's Brothel, London. "Love too frequently betrayed" (Cavatina)
  9. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene Two, Mother Goose's Brothel, London. "The sun is bright"
  10. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene Three, Autumn. The garden of Truelove's house in the country. "No word from Tom"
  11. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act One, Scene Three, Autumn. The garden of Truelove's house in the country. "I'll go to him" (
  12. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene One, The morning room of Rakewell's house in a London square. "Vary the song, O
  13. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene One, The morning room of Rakewell's house in a London square. "Master, are you a
  14. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene One, The morning room of Rakewell's house in a London square. "My tale shall be
  15. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene Two, The street in front of Rakewell's house. "How strange!"
  16. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene Two, The street in front of Rakewell's house. "Anne, Here!" (Duet)
  17. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene Two, The street in front of Rakewell's house. "Could it then have been known" (T

Disc 17:

  1. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene Three, The morning room in Rakewell's house. "As I was saying"
  2. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Two, Scene Three, The morning room in Rakewell's house. "You! O Nick! I've had the stranges
  3. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene One, The morning room in Rakewell's house. "What Curious phenomena..."
  4. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene One, The morning room in Rakewell's house. "Aha!"
  5. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene One, The morning room in Rakewell's house. "Sold! Annoyed! I've caught you Thi
  6. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene One, The morning room in Rakewell's house. "I go to him."
  7. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Two, A starless night. A Churchyard. Prelude
  8. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Two, A starless night. A Churchyard. "How dark and dreadful is this place"
  9. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Two, A starless night. A Churchyard. "Very well, then, my dear"
  10. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Two, A starless night. A Churchyard. "I burn! I freeze!"
  11. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Three, Bedlam. "Prepare yourselves, heroic shades."
  12. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Three, Bedlam. "There he is. Have no fear. He is not dangerous."
  13. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Three, Bedlam. "Gently, little boat" (Lullaby)
  14. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Three, Bedlam. "Where art thou, Venus?"
  15. The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: Act Three, Scene Three, Bedlam. Epilogue "Good people, just a moment"

Disc 18:

  1. Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio in 2 acts: Prologue - Act 1
  2. Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio in 2 acts: Act 2
  3. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: Prelude
  4. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: Melodrama
  5. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: The Building of the Ark (Choreography)
  6. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: The Catalogue of the Animals
  7. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: The Comedy (Noah and his wife)
  8. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: The Flood (Choreography)
  9. The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra: The Covenant of the Rainbow

Disc 19:

  1. Perséphone, melodrama in 3 parts, for reciter, vocal soloist, double chorus & orchestra: 1. Persephone Abducted
  2. Perséphone, melodrama in 3 parts, for reciter, vocal soloist, double chorus & orchestra: 2. Persephone in the Underworld
  3. Perséphone, melodrama in 3 parts, for reciter, vocal soloist, double chorus & orchestra: 3. Persephone Restored
  4. Ode, elegiacal chant for orchestra: 1. Eulogy
  5. Ode, elegiacal chant for orchestra: 2. Eclogue
  6. Ode, elegiacal chant for orchestra: 3. Epitaph
  7. Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum, for orchestra: 1. Asciugate i begli occhi. Madrigale 14, Libro quinto
  8. Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum, for orchestra: 2. Ma tu, cagion di quella. Madrigale 18, Libro quinto
  9. Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum, for orchestra: 3. Belta poi che t'assenti. Madrigale 2, Libro sesto

Disc 20:

  1. Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769: Choral
  2. Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769: Variation 1 (In canone all'Ottava)
  3. Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769: Variation 2 (Alio modo canone alla
  4. Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769: Variation 3 (In canone alla Settim
  5. Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769: Variation 4 (In canone all' Ottava
  6. Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769: Variation 5 (L'altra sorte del can
  7. King of the Stars (Zvezdoliki), cantata for male chorus & orchestra
  8. Ave Maria, for chorus a cappella (after Bogoroditse D'vo)
  9. Credo, for chorus
  10. Pater Noster, for chorus
  11. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus 1. Prelude)
  12. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: Ricercar 1 (Soprano) The maidens came
  13. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus 2. 1st Interlude)
  14. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: Ricercar 2 (Tenor) Tommorrow shall be (Sacred History)
  15. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus 3. 2nd Interlude)
  16. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: Westron Wind (Soprano and Tenor)
  17. Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus 4. Postlude)
  18. Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet: Kyrie
  19. Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet: Gloria
  20. Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet: Credo
  21. Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet: Sanctus
  22. Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet: Agnus Dei
  23. Babel, cantata for reciter, male chorus & orchestra (for collaborative cantata 'Genesis Suite')

Disc 21:

  1. Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra: Dedicatio
  2. Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra: 1. Euntes in Mundum
  3. Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra: 2. Surge, aquilo
  4. Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra: 3. Ad Tres Virtutes Hortationes (Caritas
  5. Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra: 4. Jesus autem ait illi
  6. Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra: 5. Illi autem profecti
  7. Introitus: T. S. Eliot in Memoriam, for male chorus & chamber ensemble
  8. A Sermon, a Narrative & a Prayer, cantata for 2 vocal soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: 1. A Sermon (from St. Paul)
  9. A Sermon, a Narrative & a Prayer, cantata for 2 vocal soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: 2. A Narrative, The Stoning of St. Steph
  10. A Sermon, a Narrative & a Prayer, cantata for 2 vocal soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: 3. A Prayer (from Thomas Dekker)
  11. Anthem: The Dove Descending Breaks the Air, for chorus
  12. Threni: id est Lamentationes Jerimiæ Prophetæ, for 6 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: Incipit
  13. Threni: id est Lamentationes Jerimiæ Prophetæ, for 6 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: De Elegia Prima
  14. Threni: id est Lamentationes Jerimiæ Prophetæ, for 6 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: De Elegia Terita: 1. Querimonia / 2. Sensus
  15. Threni: id est Lamentationes Jerimiæ Prophetæ, for 6 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: De Elegia Quinta: Oratorio Jeremiae Propheta

Disc 22:

  1. Chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale), symphonic poem for orchestra
  2. Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra
  3. Epitaphium für das Grabmal des Prinzen Max Egon zu Fürstenberg, for flute, clarinet & harp
  4. Double Canon, for string quartet ('Raoul Dufy in Memoriam')
  5. Abraham and Isaac, sacred ballad for voice & chamber orchestra
  6. Variations: Aldous Huxley in Memoriam, for orchestra
  7. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 1. Prelude
  8. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 2. Exaudi
  9. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 3. Dies Irae
  10. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 4. Tuba mirum
  11. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 5. Interude
  12. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 6. Rex tremendae
  13. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 7. Lacrimosa
  14. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 8. Libera me
  15. Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: 9. Postlude

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #12010 in Music
  • Released on: 2007-07-23
  • Number of discs: 22
  • Formats: Box set, Import
  • Dimensions: 1.36 pounds

Editorial Reviews

Album Details
2007 Issue of 22 CDs Filled with the Works of the Great Composer Drawn from the Vaults of Columbia Records.

Customer Reviews

Igor and I: 53 years and 22 CDs: a lifetime in a box.5
I began listening to the works of Igor Stravinsky about 53 years ago, when I was 13. Over my lifetime I've listened to every work ever recorded and each in as many versions as possible. A highlight of my life was singing the Symphony of Psalms as a member of the Oberlin College Choir under Stravinsky's direction in 1963. It was half an hour outside of time and space. I remember him in his tuxedo, sitting on a stool with a white turkish towel about his shoulders, like a prize fighter, smiling at each of us as we passed by to take our places on the stage. I remember how everyone in the concert hall rose as one person when he set foot on the stage. I remember the total silence that fell upon the hall before the music began. I remember him, old and rather hunched over, raising his arthritic hands to lead us, to lead us ... and then suddenly a torrent of time and sound rushed in; it was over and there was clapping and shouting and crying. Later he said to our conductor, Robert Fountain, "Your chorus makes a most delicious sound."

And now SONY has issued this giant bargain box of the great majority of the recorded performances to which that mega-corporation now has access - and at an amazingly low price. Thank you, SONY/BMG! But also: shame on you, SONY/BMG! The annotation is terribly inadequate, even for a bargain box. The casual listener doesn't have necessary information; the serious listener doesn't have important information; and the musician / scholar who knows the scores by heart hears what the annotations do not tell. Which version of the Firebird is it? The 1910 original or the 1945 revision? We are told much later that the suite excerpted from the ballet is the 1919 version. We read that Petrouchka is done in the original 1911 version, but actually it is the 1947 version. Stravinsky recorded the 1911 version earlier, in mono, with the New York Philharmonic. The same disc contains the Rite of Spring without indication of which version, the original of 1913 or the 1947 scaled down revision. And so on and on. This is vital information that it would have taken an editor but a few hours to add to the skimpy booklet included in the big box.

There is no indication that any of the performances that first appeared on CD as early as 1986 or so have been remastered. All have of course been transferred from some analogue master at some time or another, but nowhere do we find the standard information telling us whether a recording is AAD or ADD. To my ears the recordings sound the same as the original CD releases in the mid to late 1980s or the "original cover" release about 1991 (the most recent (P) date to appear anywhere in the present box). The sound varies from recording to recording in matters of bass resonance or harshness in the higher ranges, especially in the strings.

Particularly disappointing in this 22 CD collection is the use yet again of the 1961 stereo recording of Oedipus Rex. The sound is raw, the soloists strain their voices, the chorus sounds small and over-miked, and the orchestral sound is muddy. Altogether preferable as a greater performance and a far better recording is the 1951 Oedipus Rex with Stravinsky conducting the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The superb soloists include Peter Pears, Martha Moedl and Heinz Rehfuss, the chorus sings spot on pitch and tempo and is clearly but not too closely miked, and the orhcestral sound is rich and detailed. Moreover, Stravinsky brings greater energy and nuance to his conducting. The narration is given a somewhat over the top presentation in French by Jean Cocteau. Perhaps because it is a monophonic recording, SONY has let it sit in the vaults, to the best of my knowledge never reissuing it on CD. This is true as well of other fine monophonic recordings from the 1950s, including great performances in fine sound with Stravinsky conducting the Cleveland Orchestra. In some cases these would have been musically preferable to the later stereo remakes. They might even have been included alongside of the remakes for purposes of comparison.

Although ballet suites are included in addition to complete ballets, the variant orchestrations of a major work such as Les Noces are not included (as they were on the LP, under Craft's direction). This gift horse is a fine thoroughbred and a grand prize winner, but when you look it in the mouth, some of the teeth are missing.

Every performance is a revelation and worth repeated listening, but as I have indicated, that doesn't mean that every or any performance is the best or even one of the best of the recorded versions available. As other reviewers have noted, it is well to explore other versions on CD and DVD, some more recent and some recorded even earlier than those in this box. I think of conductors such as Tilson Thomas, Salonen, Gergiev, Gardiner, Colin Davis, Kondrashin, Haitink, Boulez, Markevitch, Monteux, Koussevitzky, and Van Beinum, and I am sure readers will think of others. But works of genius require many interpretations and many performances to reveal the fullness of their beauty, and so it is with most of Stravinsky's compositions.

Stravinsky left us what is surely one of the greatest musical legacies of the 20th century; some would argue the greatest, because his compositions track the stylistic developments of the century from its beginning to 1966 and explore nearly the complete range of known musical forms. Indeed, he absorbed the entire course of western music history into his art, but whether he is paying homage to Machaut, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Russian folk songs, Louis Armstrong, Schoenberg or Webern, his works always sound like Stravinsky.

For goodness' sake: buy the box, listen, and let the music make you new again.

The prime Stravinsky collection5
Stravinsky conducted by Stravinsky - this super bargain set collects the famous recordings that Stravinsky made of his own works for CBS (now owned by SONY). Even if there are many fine recordings of the core of Stravinsky's works, for instance Ansermet's (Decca) and Ancerl's (Supraphon), the composer's own legacy must be seen as the first choice for any Stravinsky collector - or, indeed, by anyone who wants to have the basic Stravinsky repertoire at home.

This boxed set of 22 CDs contains more Stravinsky music than any other contemporary box, and the price is a complete steal (less than $2.5 for each CD, and even cheaper if you buy it used).

Here are some examples of what you get for your money:

- The early ballets: Firebird, Petroushka, Rite of Spring, Les Noces, Pulcinella, and the later, neo-classical ones (e.g., Agon, Apollon).
- The symphonies (in E and in C and in Three Movements).
- Oedipus Rex and The Rake's Progress.
- Chamber music, such as Ragtime, Septet and Octet.
- Jazz suites, and the piano concerto.
- Songs and choral works, such as the Mass, the Cantata and the Symphony of Psalms.
- Later works, such as Threni.
- And much more... (including the Robert Craft recordings that Stravinsky supervised).

(For a complete listing of the content on each CD, see SONY's German Webpage.)

Sound quality is vintage analogue from the sixties, generally very fine and remastered as well. In addition, the box is of the slim cardboard kind, with each CD in a cardboard sleeve. Booklet is included, but (unfortunately) no texts and translations of libretti.

In short, this is an essential set. Warmly recommended even if you already have individual Stravinsky by Stravinsky recordings - I suggest you use them as presents to friends and relatives. Grab and save this one!

Yes, Yes, OMG yes5
Here we have an extraordinary set that belongs in everyone's music library---twenty-two CDs, the entire catalog of the recordings Stravinsky made for Columbia, at an amazing bargain price. Everything is here: the ballets, songs, symphonies, chamber music, short pieces, cantatas and operas, including the complete Rake's Progress. The Firebird, Pulcinella and Petrushka ballets appear both in full versions and as suites. With a few exceptions (A Soldier's Tale appears only as a suite, without narration), it's all the Stravinky you will ever need.
The collection includes some historic performances from as early as the 1930s, with the composer at the piano, but most of the pressings date from the late fifties to mid-sixties, and the stereo sound remains fresh. Some individual pieces are better recorded elsewhere --- listeners would do well to seek out Rite of Springs by Gergiev, Solti, or Abbado --- but as a group, they make a strong impression, and I have not found better, more infectious readings of the Symphony in C, Jeu des Cartes or the Symphony in Three Movements. The voices of Adrienne Albert in the Cantata and the Gregg Smith Singers in the Mass deserve special mention. For me, they make the recordings offered here definitive. (Some other personnel is surprising. The piano quartet in Les Noces consists of the composers Aaron Copland, Roger Sessions, Samuel Barber and Lukas Foss.)
Stravinsky was getting along in years when he arrived at the Columbia studios, and he was not generally well regarded as a conductor in any case, but his performances benefit from the steady guiding hand of Robert Craft, who rehearsed the musicians in advance of the recording sessions, and who is indeed a fine conductor, as he has proven in his own recordings of Webern and Varese. "Robert is my ears," Stravinsky said. There is no higher compliment, I suppose, and Craft deserved it. These recordings are his greatest contribution to Stravinsky's legacy.
The brief notes in the booklet are not everything one could wish, but they never are in bargain boxes like this. Sony has been sitting for years on a treasure trove of historic Columbia recordings it has not seen fit to release on CD. We should be grateful that for once, they did something right.