Stravinsky, Igor

April 28, 2013, 7:00 pm

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By his early thirties, Igor Stravinsky had captured the world stage with The Firebird, dazzled audiences with Petrushka and incited riots with The Rite of Spring. Before the First World War, he had earned his place as a seminal figure of the 20th century. We’ll explore this fascinating life and sample his works.


Playlist

Episode 1

Stravinsky: Firebird III (excerpt)
Philadelphia/Muti
EMI 47099
1:30

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
CSO/Reiner
RCA 61394
5:14

Stravinsky: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat, I & II (excerpts)
Detroit Symphony/Dorati
Lon 414456
7:48

Stravinsky: Pastorale
Ens. Intercontemporaine/Boulez; Bryn-Julson, s.
DG 2531 377
1:55

Stravinsky: Scherzo Fantastique
St. Petersburg Phil/Ashkenazy
Lon 448812
10:52

Stravinsky: Fireworks
LSO/Dorati
Mercury 431012
2:43

Stravinsky: Firebird I & II
Philadelphia/Muti
EMI 47099
4:42

Stravinsky: Petrushka, 1st tableau
CSO/Solti
Lond 443775
9:46

Episode 2

Stravinsky: Petrushka: 2nd Tableau (excerpt), 3rd tableau
CSO/Solti
Lon 443775
1:17, 6:40, 13:50

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps: Part I & Part II (excerpt)
Cleveland/Chailly
Lon 417325
15:41, 10:21

Episode 3

Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale, III
CSO/Reiner
RCA 5733
11:53

Stravinsky: 3 Easy Pieces for Piano Duet
Karis/Lubin
Bridge 9051
3:42

Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat (excerpts)
Members of Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Maazel
RCA 09026-68470
12:16

Stravinsky: Pulcinella (excerpts)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 445541
19:44

Episode 4

Stravinsky: Octet for Winds
London Sinfonietta/Chailly
Lon 417114
14:40

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (excerpts)
CSO/Levine
DG 435872
2:14

Stravinsky: Apollo (excerpt)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Rattle
EMI 49636
5:14

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Shaw
Tel 80254
21:27

Episode 5

Stravinsky: Circus Polka
LSO/Tilson Thomas
RCA 09026-68865
3:22

Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto, III
Woody Herman Orchestra
Everest 9049
3:35

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto (excerpt)
LSO/Rostropovich; Vengerov, p.
EMI 56966
6:12

Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements, I
Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio/Maazel
RCA 09026-68470
9:35

Stravinsky: Elegy for JFK
Berberian, s; Howland, Kreiselman & Russo, clarinets
Sony 89910
1:50

Stravinsky: The Firebird (excerpts)
Philadelphia/Muti
EMI 47099
14:54