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Works of Igor Stravinsky
from Sony Classics

Features:

• Box set

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• a revelation!
  This is really a-must-have. One of the most significant composers of 20th century, Igor Stravinsky and almostly complete works with his own performances. All the records between 1950-60's, except some chamber and solo piano music performed by composer and recorded monorual in 30's. All the records' sound quality are really great, like alive. The orchestras are: Columbia Symphony Orchestra (based on Holywood), CBC Symphony Orchestra (Canadian). There are many brilliant soloists such like Isaac Stern, Charles... more info

• 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 recorded in the early to late 60's, the sound is spectacular. I am listening to disc 1(for the tenth time) and still love the ambience of old tape recordings(which I find far superior to much of today's DDD and DSD. I will take warmth,... more info

• The definition of "art" is Stravinsk;y's 20th Century legacy
  This is a "staple" for anyone owning a stereo
  and a CD player.
  It's a learning experience .... a bit of an acquired
  taste, a "foreign language" that one has to learn, when
  we only know our own language. It's complex. It's sometimes
  intellectual. It's moody. It's fascinating from a sound
  point of view, instrumentation. It's fresh. It's real.

• Outstanding reissue for everyone's classical collection
  When Columbia (CBS) decided to record all the works of Stravinsky conducted by the composer, it became one of the most spoken about ventures during the 60s and 70s. I remember the vinyl box set and how I wished I had the extra money to acquire this set. Now Sony has remastered the sessions on CD. These are awesome performances of some of the greatest music written in the 20th Century.

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Scene 1. Kashchei's enchanted garden
3. Scene 1. The Firebird appears, pursued by Ivan Tsarevich
4. Scene 1. Dance of the Firebird
5. Scene 1. Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird
6. Scene 1. The Firebird's entreaty
7. Scene 1. The appearance of the thirteen enchanted princesses
8. Scene 1. The princesses' game with apples of gold
9. Scene 1. The sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich
10. Scene 1. The Princesses' Round
11. Scene 1. Dawn (Ivan Tsarevich enters Kashchei's palace)
12. Scene 1. The sound of enchanted bells; monsters appear, Kashchei's guards, and take Ivan Tsarevitch
13. Scene 1. The arrival of Kaschchei the Immortal
14. Scene 1. Kashchei's dialogue with Ivan Tsarevich
15. Scene 1. The princesses intercede
16. Scene 1. The appearance of the Firebird

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