classical music: igor

classical music: igor

classical music:

Igor

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Petrushka / Le Sacre du Printemps

Igor Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Sony, 1990

Primal. Astonishing. Humbling
An erstwhile friend presented this to me because one of my two nicknames in college used to be Petrushka (just a fond, familiar, a la Russian way of saying my name). The CD sat unopened in my car for a few days until a bored passenger offered to tear off the ...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919)

Sergey Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, ...

Sony, 2004

WOW.
This recording really is something. Considering how old this rendition is, the depth at which bernstein controls the LSO is remarkable. There are moments when he lets the LSO loose, like letting the animals come out of their cages. He knows exactly how and exactly when ...

25 Thunderous Classics

Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ...

Vox (Classical), 2000

Good Music at a Great Price
I bought this CD mostly for "Entry of the Gladiators," which everyone will recognize as classic circus music. The performance on this CD (by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops) is the best available version of Entry of the Gladiators. The rest of the CD offers ...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD]

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Igor Stravinsky, ...

RCA, 2005

Definitive SACD of Scheherazade - Outstanding!!!!
This multichannel SACD is recorded in the front 3 channels only, as this is what the technicians and their top notch analog equipment recorded more than 40 years ago. At that time the Chicago Symphony and conductor Fritz Reiner were both at the top of their game, and ...

Works of Igor Stravinsky

Donald Gramm, Howard Chitjian, ...

Sony Classics, 2007

The Bargain of 2007
I consider this release\compilation to be the greatest classical bargain of 2007-a year of many complete issues such as Bach and Mozart on Brilliant classics(before 07). Stravinsky is the conductor for almost all the performances with the CBS orchestra and, though ...

Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring, Fireworks, Petrouchka / Ozawa, Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony

Igor Stravinsky, Boston Symphony Orchestra, ...

RCA, 1999

Great reading of these 2 works
Both the Rite of Spring and Petrouska are very well rendered in this recording... Ozawa's reading is insightful and very clear... The recording quality is great... Highly recommend this recording...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, ...

RCA, 1994

If only we had more "tyrants" like this one.
The only comparable orchestra to Reiner's late fifties Chicago Leviathan was another Midwestern ensemble a few hundred miles to the east in Cleveland (also commanded by an expatriate Hungarian Jewish maestro). It's a toss up over which orchestra was better, but this ...

Best of the Red Army Choir

Red Army Choir

Silva America, 2002

The state of art!
"The red Army Choir" is one of those ensembles that simply can not be forgotten and much less ignored of our minds once you listen them. This golden compilation encloses an essential chapter of the most gleaming and emotive Russian sentiment expressed through famous ...

December Stillness

The Dale Warland Singers

American Choral, 1995

Well-compiled and sung lesser-known works for the holidays.
This is a very well-conceived collection of mostly lesser-known choral gems for the holidays, combined with a few more famous selections. For years, Warland has championed the cause of otherwise obscure choral works, as well as choral composers whose works deserve a ...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD]

Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

RCA, 2004

A Classic Treasure
Conductor Fritz Reiner is unbelievably precise with the baton with just enough emotional fervor, energy, and commitment to rouse the phenomenal Chicago players of the late 1950's to one of the greatest compilations of a colorful Russian showcase. The Pictures is one ...

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Firebird-Complete/Scherzo/Firework

I. Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Sony, 1990

The Definitive "Firebird"!!
There are numerous recordings available of Igor Stravinsky's ballet masterwork "The Firebird" however, the 1961 "Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky" recording available on this disc is one that eclipses all other versions. The recording was performed by The Columbia ...

Masters of the Oboe

Sherman Walt, Denis Vigay, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

Appealing Junction of Master Oboists & Composers
This two CD set brings together eleven great composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Marcello, Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Schumann, Britten, Poulenc and Stravinsky with their compositions for oboe. These are played by eight oboists: Black, Gomberg, Holliger, Koch, Mack, ...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Sergei Roldugin, Antonio Vivaldi, ...

Sony, 1994

Delightful
This is a delightful, solid, affordable recording.

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/ Marche Slave

Torgny Sporsen, Alexander Borodin, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1991

Thunderous!
I am a new listener to classical music and as such do not claim to have yet developed a refined ear. However, this recording has exactly the attributes other reviewers have reported. The chorus and the cannons make it. I listened on a pair of Definitive Tecnology ...

Vivaldi: Complete Cello Concertos

James McKay, Ofra Harnoy, ...

RCA, 2005

A solid set... at a tremendous value
This set is really represents an outstanding bargain for anybody wanting to acquire the majority of Vivaldi's (1678-1741) cello concerti. The playing by the cellist, Ofra Harnoy, is quite fine. The accompaniment by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra is full-bodied, yet ...