STRAVINSKY EDITION (23 CDS - 2021)

 

Does any other composer of the 20th century offer such varied riches? If The Firebird, glowing with the iridescence of his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov, brought him his international breakthrough in 1910, The Rite of Spring sealed his fame and set him on the long path towards the terse archaism of Agon in 1957. Chameleon-like and with tireless creativity, Stravinsky kept pace with the aesthetic evolutions, convolutions and dislocations of his times. In his evocation of the Russia of history and prehistory, in the insolently virtuosic elegance of his pastiches, in his adaptations of Classical myths, in his rediscovery of his faith, and in his late conversion to serialism, he transformed every challenge into an opportunity.

The release of this edition marks 50 years since the death of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), the most influential composer of the 20th century.

After he died in New York on 6th April 1971, the New York Times wrote:

“When the history of 20th‐century music comes to be written, Igor Stravinsky will occupy the most prominent position in the period from about 1910 to the beginning of World War II. More than any other composer, he put his mark on an entire generation. He was a shaper, a seminal force, a creator who was the symbol of the musical avant‐garde not only in the public eye but also … in the estimation of his fellow musicians.”

Igor Stravinsky Edition: An authoritative and representative survey of Stravinsky’s music in superlative interpretations by an array of outstanding musicians, including some of today’s leading Erato / Warner Classics artists and Stravinsky himself as historical bonuses

23CDs

The recordings span nearly a century of history, from 2019 back as far as 1928.

The edition comprises all major works and less frequently heard smaller works. Certain works appear in both their original orchestral versions and in transcriptions, by Stravinsky himself and by other musicians e.g. for solo piano, piano duo, piano and violin, accordion duo.

3CDs are devoted to historical recordings, dating from the late 1920s and 1930s, with Stravinsky appearing as conductor and as pianist.

The performers in the set include:

Conductors

Ernest Ansermet, Pierre Boulez, James Conlon, Charles Dutoit, Mariss Jansons,

Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Riccardo Muti,

Kent Nagano, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich, Franz Welser-Möst

Pianists

Martha Argerich, Michel Béroff, Nelson Freire, Marcelle Meyer, Beatrice Rana, Fazil Say,

Lars Vogt

Instrumentalists

Alban Berg Quartet, Gidon Kremer, Sabine Meyer, Truls Mørk, Itzhak Perlman,

Maxim Vengerov

Singers

Grace Bumbry, Natalie Dessay, Jerry Hadley, Marjana Lipovšek, Samuel Ramey,

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, John Tomlinson, Dawn Upshaw

Stravinsky: Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3
Philharmonia Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal

Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4
Philharmonia Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal

Stravinsky: The Firebird
Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal

Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti

Stravinsky: Petrushka
Philharmonia Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal

Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons

Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol
Orchestre National de France
Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Ensemble Intercontemporain (chamber ensemble), Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Suite No. 2
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner

Stravinsky: Suite No. 1
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner

Stravinsky: Les Noces
Grand Chœur de l’Université de Lausanne
Charles Dutoit

Stravinsky: Four Russian Peasant Songs
Chœur de Radio-France, Jacques Jouineau

Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fée
Philharmonia Orchestra
André Vandernoot

Stravinsky: Apollon musagète
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: Études (4) for orchestra
Orchestre National de France
Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
Rundfunkchor Berlin

Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat for chamber orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks'
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Stravinsky: Credo
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury

Stravinsky: Ave Maria
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury

Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
James Conlon

Stravinsky: Symphony in C
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner

Stravinsky: Four Norwegian Moods
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitayenko

Stravinsky: Circus Polka
Philharmonia Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal

Stravinsky: Scherzo a la Russe
Sir Simon Rattle
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Scherzo a la Russe
Sir Simon Rattle
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta

Stravinsky: Concerto in D for string orchestra 'Basler'
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Bath Festival Orchestra

Stravinsky: Greeting Prelude
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

Stravinsky: Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Hiroyuki Iwaki

Stravinsky: Pastorale
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)

Stravinsky: Deux Poèmes de Paul Verlaine
François Le Roux (baritone)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
John Nelson

Stravinsky: The Nightingale
Natalie Dessay (soprano), Marie McLaughlin (soprano), Violeta Urmana (soprano), Opéra national de Paris (opera company)
James Conlon

Stravinsky: Renard
Ensemble instrumental
Charles Dutoit

Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat
Ensemble instrumental
Charles Dutoit

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Marjana Lipovsek (contralto), John Tomlinson (bass)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst

Stravinsky: Perséphone
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Robert Lloyd (bass), Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Jerry Hadley (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Opéra National de Lyon (opera company)
Kent Nagano

Stravinsky: Three Songs from William Shakespeare
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Adam Walker (flute), Michael Collins (clarinet), Lawrence Power (viola)

Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano & Wind Instruments
Michel Béroff (piano)
Orchestre de Paris
Seiji Ozawa

Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Michel Béroff (piano)
Orchestre de Paris
Seiji Ozawa

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
Maxim Vengerov (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Movements for Piano & Orchestra
Michel Béroff, Orchestre de Paris, Seiji Ozawa

Stravinsky: Pastorale
Gidon Kremer (violin)

Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)

Stravinsky: Ragtime, for eleven instruments
Ensemble instrumental
Charles Dutoit

Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)

Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet
Alban Berg Quartett

Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
London Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano

Stravinsky: Octet for Wind Instruments
Ensemble instrumental, Charles Dutoit

Stravinsky: Duo concertant
Itzhak Perlman (violin), Bruno Canino (piano)

Stravinsky: Elegy, for solo viola
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)

Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto
Michael Collins (clarinet)
London Sinfonietta
Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: Concertino for twelve instruments
Ensemble Intercontemporain (chamber ensemble)
Pierre Boulez

Stravinsky: Double Canon (Raoul Dufy in memoriam)
Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)

Stravinsky: Scherzo for piano
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Piano Sonata in F sharp minor (1903-4)
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Études (4) for piano, Op. 7
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Souvenir d'une marche boche
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Valse pour les enfants
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Étude pour Pianola
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Piano-Rag-Music
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Les Cinq doigts
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Piano Sonata (1924)
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: Tango
Michel Béroff (piano)

Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
transcription for solo piano
Beatrice Rana (piano)

Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Beatrice Rana (piano)

Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version)
transcription for two classical accordions
James Crabb (accordion), Geir Draugsvoll (accordion)

Stravinsky: Suite italienne
Truls Mørk (cello), Lars Vogt (piano)

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Fazil Say (piano)

Stravinsky: Ragtime, for piano
Marcelle Meyer (piano)

Stravinsky: Suite italienne
Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Stravinsky: Chanson Russe
Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fée
Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Stravinsky: Tango 1940
James Crabb, Geir Draugsvoll

Stravinsky: The Firebird - excerpts
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version)
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat: Concert Suite
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Les Noces
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Octet for Wind Instruments
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Duo concertant
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Ragtime, for eleven instruments
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Piano-Rag-Music
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Serenade in A for piano
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Concerto for 2 Pianos
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Pastorale
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Berceuse from The Firebird
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Scherzo from The Firebird
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Danse Russe (from Pétrouchka)
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Suite italienne: Serenata
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Scherzino
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Ah, joie, emplis mon coeur (from Le Rossignol)
Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol: Marche chinoise
Igor Stravinsky