Ballets Vol.I: Fireworks - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Track Listings (29) - Disc #2
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 1: I. The Shrove-Tide Fair - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 1: II. The Crowds - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 1: III. The Charlatan's Booth - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 1: IV. Russian Dance - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 2: Petrushka's Room - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 3: I. The Moor's Room - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 3: II. Dance Of The Ballerina - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 3: III. Waltz (Ballerina And Moor) - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: I. The Shrove-Tide Fair (Near Evening) - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: II. Dance Of The Wet Nurses - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: III. Dance Of The Peasant And The Bear - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: IV. Dance Of The Gipsy Girls - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: V. Dance Of The Coachmen And Grooms - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: VI. The Masqueraders - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: Petrushka: Burlesque In Four Scenes: Scene 4: VII. Conclusion (Petrushka's Death)... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Intro - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: The Augurs Of Spring... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Mock Abduction - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Spring Round Dances - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Games Of The Rival Tribes - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Procession Of The Wise... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Adoration Of The Earth... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part One: The Adoration Of The Earth: Dance Of The Earth - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part Two: The Sacrifice: Intro (Largo) - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part Two: The Sacrifice: Mystical Circles Of The Young Girls - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part Two: The Sacrifice: Glorification Of The Chosen Victim - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part Two: The Sacrifice: Summoning Of The Ancestors - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part Two: The Sacrifice: Ritual Of The Ancestors - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.I: The Rite Of Spring: Part Two: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen Victim) - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
Ballets Vol.I: The Wedding: Part One: Scene 1: The Bride's Chamber - Mildred Allen/Regina Sarfaty/Loren Driscoll/Robert Oliver/Samuel Barber/Aaron Copland/Lukas Foss...
Ballets Vol.I: The Wedding: Part One: Scene 2: At The Bridegroom's - Mildred Allen/Regina Sarfaty/Loren Driscoll/Robert Oliver/Samuel Barber/Aaron Copland/Lukas Foss...
Ballets Vol.I: The Wedding: Part One: Scene 3: The Bride's Departure - Mildred Allen/Regina Sarfaty/Loren Driscoll/Robert Oliver/Samuel Barber/Aaron Copland/Lukas Foss...
Ballets Vol.I: The Wedding: Part Two: Scene 4: The Wedding Feast - Mildred Allen/Regina Sarfaty/Loren Driscoll/Robert Oliver/Samuel Barber/Aaron Copland/Lukas Foss...
Ballets Vol.I: Renard The Fox: A Burlesque Tale In Song And Dance - George Shirley/Loren Driscoll/William Murphy/Donald Gramm/Toni Koves
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: The Soldier's March - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 1: Airs By A Stream - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: Pastorale - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: The Royal March - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: The Little Conc - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: Three Dances (Tango, Waltz , Ragtime) - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: The Devil's Dance - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: The Great Choral - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Ballets Vol.I: The Soldier's Tale: Ste: Scene 2: Triumphal March Of The Devil - Israel Baker/Charles Brady/Richard Kelly/Roy D'Antonio/Don Christlieb/Robert Marsteller...
Track Listings (29) - Disc #4
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 1: The Birth Of Apollo - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Var D'Apollon (Apollon Et Les Muses) - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Pas D'Action (Apollon Et Les Trois Muses... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Var De Calliope (L'Alexandrin) Allegretto - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Var De Polymnie-Allegro - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Var De Terpsichore-Allegretto - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Var D'Apollon-Lento - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Pas De Deux (Apollon Et Terpsichore) Adagio - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Coda (Apollon Et Les Muses) Vivo-Tempo... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Apollo: Ballet In Two Scenes: Scene 2: Apotheose-Largo Et Tranquillo - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Pas De Quatre - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Double Pas De Quatre - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Triple Pas De Quatre - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Prld - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: First Pas De Trois: Saraband Step - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: First Pas De Trois: Gaillarde - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: First Pas De Trois: Coda - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: First Pas De Trois: Interlude - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Bransle Simple - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Bransle Gay - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Bransle Double - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Interlude - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Pas De Deux - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Coda - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Four Duos - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Agon: Ballet For Twelve Dancers: Second Pas De Trois: Four Trios - Los Angeles Festival SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Card Game: Ballet in Three Deals: First Deal - Cleveland Orch/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Card Game: Ballet in Three Deals: Second Deal - Cleveland Orch/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Card Game: Ballet in Three Deals: Third Deal - Cleveland Orch/Igor Stravinsky
Track Listings (22) - Disc #5
Ballets Vol.II: Scenes De Ballet: Intro - CBC SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Scenes De Ballet: Danses (Corps De Ballet & Ballerine) - CBC SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Scenes De Ballet: Pantomime - CBC SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Scenes De Ballet: Pas De Deux - CBC SO/Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Scenes De Ballet: Pantomime - CBC SO/Igor Stravinsky
Oprs & 35 Songs: Cat's Cradle Songs: IV. The Cat Has... - Cathy Berberian
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Peasant Songs: No.1 On Saints' Day In Chigisakh - Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Peasant Songs: No.2 Ovsen - Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Peasant Songs: No.3 The Pike - Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Peasant Songs: No.4 Master Portly - Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Songs: I. The Drake - Adrienne Albert/Louise Di Tullio/Dorothy Remsen/Laurindo Almeida
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Songs: II. A Russian Spiritual - Adrienne Albert/Louise Di Tullio/Dorothy Remsen/Laurindo Almeida
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Songs: III. Geese And Swans - Adrienne Albert/Louise Di Tullio/Dorothy Remsen/Laurindo Almeida
Oprs & 35 Songs: Four Russian Songs: IV. Tilim-Bom - Adrienne Albert/Louise Di Tullio/Dorothy Remsen/Laurindo Almeida
Oprs & 35 Songs: Three Songs From William Shakespeare: I. Music To Hear - Cathy Berberian
Oprs & 35 Songs: Three Songs From William Shakespeare: II. Full Fathom Five - Cathy Berberian
Oprs & 35 Songs: Three Songs From William Shakespeare: III. When Daisies Pied - Cathy Berberian
Oprs & 35 Songs: In Memoriam Dylan Thomas: Dirge-Canons - Alexander Young
Oprs & 35 Songs: In Memoriam Dylan Thomas: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Alexander Young
Oprs & 35 Songs: In Memoriam Dylan Thomas: Dirge-Carnons - Alexander Young
Oprs & 35 Songs: Elegy For J.F.K - Cathy Berberian/Paul E. Howland/Jack Kreiselman/Charles Russo
Oprs & 35 Songs: The Owl And The Pussycat - Adrienne Albert/Robert Craft
Oprs & 35 Songs: Tilim-Bom: A Story For Children - Evelyn Lear
Track Listings (17) - Disc #16
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 1: The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: Prld - Royal PO/Igor Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 1: The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: The Woods Are.. - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 1: The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: Here I Stand... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 1: The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: Tom Rakewell? - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 1: The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: Farewell For... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 2: Mother Goose's Brothel, London: With Air Commanding... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 2: Mother Goose's Brothel, London: Come, Tom... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 2: Mother Goose's Brothel, London: Love, Too Frequently Betrayed.. - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 2: Mother Goose's Brothel, London: The Sun Is Bright - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 3: Autumn. The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: No... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 1: Scene 3: Autumn. The Garden Of Truelove's House In The Country: I Go... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House In A London Square... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House In A London Square... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House In A London Square... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 2: The Street In Front Of Rakewell's House: How Strange! - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 2: The Street In Front Of Rakewell's House: Anne! Here! (Duet) - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 2: The Street In Front Of Rakewell's House: Could It Then Have... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
Track Listings (15) - Disc #17
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 3: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House: As I Was Saying... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 2: Scene 3: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House: You! O Nick, I've... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House: What Curious... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House: Aha! - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House: Sold! Annoyed!... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 1: The Morning Room Of Rakewell's House: I Go To Him. - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 2: A Starless Night. A Churchyard: Prld - Royal PO/Igor Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 2: A Starless Night. A Churchyard: How Dark And Dreadful Is... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 2: A Starless Night. A Churchyard: Very Well, Then, My Dear... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 2: A Starless Night. A Churchyard: I Burn! I Freeze! - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 3: Bedlam: Prepare Yourselves, Heroic Shades. - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 3: Bedlam: There He Is. Have No Fear. He Is Not Dangerous. - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 3: Bedlam: Gently, Little Boat... (Lullaby) - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 3: Bedlam: Where Art Thou, Venus? - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
The Rake's Progress: Act 3: Scene 3: Bedlam: Epilogue: Good People, Just A Moment:... - Don Garrard/Judith Raskin/Alexander Young/John Reardon/Jean Manning/Regina Sarfaty/Kevin Miller...
Track Listings (9) - Disc #18
Oratorio-Melodrama: Oedipus Rex: Opr-Oratorio In Two Acts After Sophocles: Act I: Prologue - Chor Of The Opr Society Of Wash D.C.
Oratorio-Melodrama: Oedipus Rex: Opr-Oratorio In Two Acts After Sophocles: Act II - Chor Of The Opr Society Of Wash D.C.
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: Prld - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: Melodrama - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: The Building Of The Ark - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: The Catalogue Of The Animals - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: The Comedy - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: The Flood - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Oratorio-Melodrama: The Flood: A Musical Play: The Covenant Of The Rainbow - Columbia Chor/Gregg Smith
Track Listings (9) - Disc #19
Oratorio-Melodrama: Persephone: Melodrama In 3 Parts: I. Persephone Abducted - Ithaca College Conc Chor/Texas Boys Chor Of Fort Worth/Gregg Smith Singers
Oratorio-Melodrama: Persephone: Melodrama In 3 Parts: II. Persephone In The Underworld - Ithaca College Conc Chor/Texas Boys Chor Of Fort Worth/Gregg Smith Singers
Oratorio-Melodrama: Persephone: Melodrama In 3 Parts: III. Persephone Restored - Ithaca College Conc Chor/Texas Boys Chor Of Fort Worth/Gregg Smith Singers
Oratorio-Melodrama: Ode: Elegiacal Chant In Three Parts: I. Eulogy - Cleveland Orch/Igor Stravinsky
Oratorio-Melodrama: Ode: Elegiacal Chant In Three Parts: II. Eclogue - Cleveland Orch/Igor Stravinsky
Oratorio-Melodrama: Ode: Elegiacal Chant In Three Parts: III. Epitaph - Cleveland Orch/Igor Stravinsky
Oratorio-Melodrama: Monumentum Pro Gesualdo Di Venosa Ad CD Annum: I. Asciugate I Begli Occhi... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Oratorio-Melodrama: Monumentum Pro Gesualdo Di Venosa Ad CD Annum: II. Ma Tu, Cagion Di Quella... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Oratorio-Melodrama: Monumentum Pro Gesualdo Di Venosa Ad CD Annum: III. Belta Poi Che T'Assenti... - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Track Listings (23) - Disc #20
Sacred Works: Chorale-Var: I. Choral - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Chorale-Var: II. Var I (In Canone All'Ottava) - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Chorale-Var: III. Var II (Alio Modo Canone Alla Quinta) - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Chorale-Var: IV. Var III (In Canone Alla Settima) - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Chorale-Var: V. Var IV (In Canone All'Ottava Per Augmentationem) - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Chorale-Var: VI. Var V (L'Altra Sorte Del Canone Al Rovescio) - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Zvezdoliki: The Star Faced One - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Ave Maria - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Credo - Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
Sacred Works: Pater Noster - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Sacred Works: Cant: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus I. Prld) - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Cant: Ricercar I: The Maidens Came - Adrienne Albert
Sacred Works: Cant: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus II. 1st Interlude) - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Cant: Ricercar II: Tommorrow Shall Be (Sacred History) - Alexander Young
Sacred Works: Cant: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus III. 2nd Interlude) - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Cant: Westron Wind - Adrienne Albert/Alexander Young
Sacred Works: Cant: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus IV. Postlude) - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Mass: Kyrie - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Mass: Gloria - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Mass: Credo - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Mass: Sanctus - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Mass: Agnes Dei - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: Babel - John Calicos/Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
Track Listings (15) - Disc #21
Sacred Works: Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis: Dedication - Richard Robinson/Howard Chitjian/Los Angeles Festival Chor
Sacred Works: Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis: I. Euntes In Mundum - Richard Robinson/Howard Chitjian/Los Angeles Festival Chor
Sacred Works: Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis: II. Surge, Aquilo - Richard Robinson/Howard Chitjian/Los Angeles Festival Chor
Sacred Works: Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis: III. Ad Tres Virtutes... - Richard Robinson/Howard Chitjian/Los Angeles Festival Chor
Sacred Works: Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis: IV. jesus Autem Ait Illi - Richard Robinson/Howard Chitjian/Los Angeles Festival Chor
Sacred Works: Canticum Sacrum Ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis: V. Illi Autem Profecti - Richard Robinson/Howard Chitjian/Los Angeles Festival Chor
Sacred Works: Introitus: T.S. Eliot In Memoriam - Gregg Smith Singers
Sacred Works: A Sermon, A Narrative, And A Prayer: I. A Sermon - Shirley Verrett/Loren Driscoll/John Horton
Sacred Works: A Sermon, A Narrative, And A Prayer: II. A Narrative - Shirley Verrett/Loren Driscoll/John Horton
Sacred Works: A Sermon, A Narrative, And A Prayer: III. A Prayer - Shirley Verrett/Loren Driscoll/John Horton
Sacred Works: Anthem (The Dove Decending Breaks The Air) - Festival Singers Of Toronto/Elmer Iseler
"Having been immersed in the study of Stravinsky at university, I have developed a new appreciation and love for this music and the man who composed it. To single out any one work or performance as the finest would be impossible, although certain pieces will need to be taken with a dose of salt as Stravinsky covers more than one style. My own personal favourite is the D major Violin Concerto at the end of the concerto disc- a brilliant piece of music brilliantly performed. If I had to point out what is not good about this album, it is really more a criticism of Stravinsky's work- the "Cantata" is probably the dullest thing he ever wrote (even he admitted not to liking it that much). Nonetheless, this IS his complete music, completely recorded under his watchful gaze. What a magnificent achievement- and how well preserved and mastered by Sony!"
A Treasure Trove
T. Roth | 08/21/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You will never find the majority of these works better played than here. A few minor quibbles though. The set is not absolutely complete as the Fanfare for Two Trumpets and Stravinsky's arr. of The Star-Spangled Banner are missing. They where recorded by Columbia during this period and issued on LP. More serious is that the first note is missing from the sixth of the 8 Instrumental Miniatures. Also I think Sony could have included Robert Craft's performance of Les Noces as it outshines Stravinsky's. Using the original Russian language, as Craft does (the composer's is in English) does give it an extra edge. And why has the producer chosen to place the orchestral Ode on the "Oratorio - Melodrama" album, between Perséphone and Monumentum pro Gesualdo...
Otherwise all is fine and one can only admire the composer's way with the music. The rhythms are knife-sharp, the melodies phrased con amore and you will find none of the sluggishness that that many conductors seem to prefer. A gold-mine indeed!"
The ultimate collection
Pork Chop | Lisbon, Portugal | 04/17/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This box set, sometimes referred to as a "lunchbox " is most
likely out of print, considering the 22 CD's it comprises
and the price tag.
Nevertheless, any classical music fan will want to own this
item, despite the sales price of over $350 USD.
On the one side, you have the classic, big-name numbers that
are sterotypical of Stravinsky, in the minds of the public,
such as Firebird, Petrushka, Rite of Spring, etc. Obviously,
being this a COMPLETE edition of ALL of the composer's career
works, they had to be performed, recorded and conducted by
the composer too. However, they've been performed, recorded
a lot better elsewhere, no doubt.
So, the real focus and attraction of this box edition, is
that it presents a huge amount of previously unavailable,
hard to find, overpriced, unrecorded, underappreciated
compositions in a one-stop-shop release, the current one.
Some highlights, I feel, is THE RAKE, as well as AGON,
BLUEBIRD, and many others.
The recording is impeccable, and considering that the author
was focusing on the underrepresented repertoire in his recorded
legacy, those are especially well presented, performed and
conducted.
Therefore, for the above reasons, and also the fact that
there's so much to choose from - a new opus every day of
the month is possible, almost - it's a can't miss proposition.
If it's still available on the retail market, that is."
The prime building block of any Stravinsky collection, with
Discophage | France | 02/28/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There is this notion circulated in some quarters that Stravinsky was a bad conductor. I think it confuses two things. I will make no pronouncement on Stravinsky's conducting skills in live performance, I'd need to hear more live recordings (the premiere performance of The Rake's Progress in 1951, Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, does have its faulty moments - but not the 1951 recording of the tricky Symphonies for Wind Instruments included in vol. 7). And how the studio recordings were made, who prepared the orchestras (common wisdom is that it was Stravinsky's assistant Robert Craft), how many takes and splices they required, is as uninteresting to me as what happens in the kitchen of a great chef. What we have and what we hear are the "final product", the recordings, and it is solely on those, independent of any other consideration or "reputation", that I base my claim that Stravinsky was in general the greatest interpreter of his own works.
This conclusion is based on thorough comparative listening, with score, of many versions of the following works: the Octet, the Suite from The Soldier's Tale, the Piano Concerto and Capriccio, Violin Concerto, Ebony Concerto, Symphonies for Wind Instruments, Symphony in Three Movements, Symphony of Psalms, Mass, In Memoriam Dylan Thomas, The Rake's Progress. Some of that listening was made some years ago (Symphonies, Mass, Dylan Thomas), so maybe things have changed with subsequent recordings. Still, in those works Stravinsky has rarely been equaled, let alone surpassed. Only in the three Russian ballets (I also did lots of comparative listening on The Rite of Spring years ago) was he a bit tame compared to the best recordings already available then.
What makes these recordings so great? The authority in conception and the excellence in execution, all abetted by the stupendous Columbia sonics, always affording great clarity of the counterpoint and secondary voices, and, more important still, pungent instrumental character - two essential traits in these compositions (often inspired by the baroque Concerto Grosso model, and always marked by their brilliant and imaginative orchestration) and a distinguishing feature of Stravinsky's recordings.
Obviously Stravinsky knew exactly what he wanted to get - and he got it. These interpretations are always remarkable not only for their unique instrumental character, but also for a bite and crispness of articulation which has rarely been emulated, sometimes even their massive power, as in the Piano Concerto and Capriccio, and the Symphony in three movements. Speaking of the two Concertos, I had long thought of Philippe Entremont as a hack pianist, based on the rehearsal excerpts that are now included in vol. 4, in which he smears egg over his face by seeming unable to understand the syncopation that Stravinsky demands of him. Entirely wrong: he was then a formidable pianist, and hardly anybody has played these works before and since with such massive power, grandeur, bite, muscular staccato, but also sense of wistfulness in some passages (volume 5).
Part of the "anti-Stravinsky' notion is also that with age, his interpretations mellowed and slowed down. This is not always the case. Yes, it is true with The Soldier's Tale-suite. As fine as Stravinsky's reading is in 1961, it had more bite and urgency in 1954, making it a preferable version (Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The Mono Years 1952-1955). But few other versions, then and now, have more bite and urgency - and true swing - that his Ebony Concerto with Benny Goodman on vol. 7 (Rattle maybe), or his Dumbarton Oaks Concerto (vol. 6).
One fascinating aspect is that usually Stravinsky does NOT follow his own metronome marks. Sometimes he is faster, sometimes slower, but rarely exactly there. That raises endless questions I find about the art of interpretation. If a composer as finicky and demanding as Stravinsky for respect and precision in the execution of his scores could pay so little heed to his own metronome marks, what implications does that have on the performance, say, of Beethoven? Does it mean that Stravinsky considered tempo to be less essential to the character of music than pitch, rhythm, articulation, dynamics? But God knows a different tempo can change the character of the music much more dramatically than fiddling with the dynamics and articulation. Or did he realize in performance that his metronome marks didn't work, and should the tempo of the recording be considered the "right" one? But then which is the "right" tempo, considering that he himself adopted different tempos in his different recordings? And why then didn't he change the metronome marks in the subsequent editions of his scores? But I guess all this leaves complete liberty to the other performers in their approach to tempo - which is exactly what they do.
Equally valid versions can be found of course, sometimes with widely different interpretive approaches - and not always by who you'd expect. For the Psalm Symphony, who would expect Gary Bertini (Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Abraham and Isaac)? For the Piano Concerto and Capriccio, East-German teams have provided surprisingly good alternatives (Stravinsky: Piano Concerto; Concerto Dumbarton Oaks; Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Pieces, Strawinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Chant du Rossignol; Capriccio). For the Violin Concerto, to limit myself to the recordings made in Stravinsky's lifetime, Oistrakh-Haitink (Mozart Violin Concerto 1 / Stravinsky Violin Concerto - Oistrakh, Haitink) and Grumiaux-Bour (Berg / Stravinsky: Violin Concerto - Grumiaux, Markevitch, Bour) are great, and let me extend that to Chung-Previn from 1974 (Prokofiev: Violin Concertos 1 & 2; Stravinsky: Violin Concerto). Rattle in the Ebony Concerto should not be missed - especially at that price: Simon Rattle: The Jazz Album. There have been many good versions of The Rake's Progress, but Stravinsky remains a great one for its instrumental verve.
The Sony edition has been reissued cheaper (Works of Igor Stravinsky [Box Set]). The original edition came with a lavish introductory booklet containing a pertinent introduction by the reissue's executive producer Vera Zorina (the famous dancer, and also narrator in many Columbia recordings of those years), a moving tribute written on the occasion of Stravinsky's death by her husband Goddard Lieberson, Columbia's top executive who masterminded the company's involvement with Stravinsky, a chronology, a collection of quotes from Stravinsky or contemporary newspapers, and an invaluable portfolio of photos. Each volume comes with its own booklet with presentations of the works, sometimes frustratingly short.
Some qualms? A few - but this website 1000-word limit doesn't allow me to state them here. Don't worry, I've found the loophole: follow me in the comments section for the conclusion.