L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Introduction
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene I: Night. Kashchey's Enchanted Garden
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene I: The Firebird enters, pursued by Ivan Tsarevich
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Scene I: The Firebird's Dance
Petrushka, movements (3) for piano: Movement 1: Danse Russe
Petrushka, movements (3) for piano: Movement 2: Chez Pétrouchka
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. Introduction
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. The Augurs of Spring (Dance of the Young Girls)
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. Ritual of Abduction
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. Spring Rounds
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. Ritual of the Rival Tribes
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. Procession of the Sage
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. The Sage
Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part I: The Adoration of the Earth. Dance of the Earth
Pieces (3) for string quartet: No. 1
Pieces (3) for string quartet: No. 2
Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Tango
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Valse
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: Ragtime
Les Noces I (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra: Scene 4: The Wedding Feast
Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Act 1. Polidoro. Il Flaminio (Serenata - Larghetto)
Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Act 1. Trio Sonata. Movement 2 (Scherzino)
Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Act 1. Trio Sonata. Movement 3 (Allegro)
Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Act 1. Trio Sonata. Movement 8 (Andantino)
Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Act 1. Vanella. Lo frante 'nnammorato. (Allegro)
Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments (1920 version)
Sonata for piano: Movement 2: Adagietto
Otche Nash' (Pater Noster), for chorus
Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio in 2 acts: Epilogue
Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Pas de deux: Apollo and Terpsichore
Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra: Coda: Apollo and the Muses
Symphony of Psalms, for chorus & orchestra: Movement 3: Psalm 150
Concerto for 2 solo pianos: Movement I: Con moto
Violin Concerto in D major: Movement 3: Aria
Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks"): Movement I: Tempo giusto
Tango, for piano
Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra: March - Introduction
Symphony in Three Movements, for orchestra: Movement 3: Con moto
Concerto in D, for string orchestra ("Basel Concerto"): Movement 2: Arioso
Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet: Sanctus
Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra: Scene 3: Apotheosis
The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: 'I was never saner'
The Rake's Progress, opera in 3 acts: 'I burn! I freze!'
Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra: Second pas de trois: Bransle simple
Since Naxos acquired a large number of Stravinsky recordings from Koch International Classics and MusicMasters, it's in a fine position to release two discs' worth of performances for this 2008 compilation, Igor Stravinsky: A Portrait, a survey that is quite representative of the composer's highly varied oeuvre. Ranging from The Firebird (1910) to the Requiem Canticles (1966), this compilation of excerpts crams in as much of Stravinsky's music as would make a worthwhile presentation, though without lingering too long over ...
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Since Naxos acquired a large number of Stravinsky recordings from Koch International Classics and MusicMasters, it's in a fine position to release two discs' worth of performances for this 2008 compilation, Igor Stravinsky: A Portrait, a survey that is quite representative of the composer's highly varied oeuvre. Ranging from The Firebird (1910) to the Requiem Canticles (1966), this compilation of excerpts crams in as much of Stravinsky's music as would make a worthwhile presentation, though without lingering too long over any single work. Newcomers should be aware that the selections are very short pieces or sections of much longer works, so if certain examples appeal, the full works are available on the label's multi-volume series or on many other recordings. One may actually choose to sample the pieces here first, but shop around for better recordings elsewhere, since the playing on these tracks is not always the most polished or attractive, despite the best intentions of the most represented...
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