Stravinsky

Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Scriabin: Piano Sonatas; Stravinsky: Serenade (ECM)

(Déjà Review) An absolutely tremendous disc, from all angles [CC]

Stravinsky: Chamber Works (Linn)

An attractive and uncommon programme in a satisfying account [RWe]

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Highways and Byways, Rarities for Recorder (Divine Art)

A wonderful treasure chest of rare, interesting music [JF]

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Stravinsky: Orchestral works (SWR Classic)

Middle and late-period Stravinsky, performed with life-affirming zest [NC]

Pierre Monteux (conductor): Live (SOMM Recordings)

A handsome tribute to ‘Le Maître’ sixty years after his death [JQ]

Stravinsky: Symphonies Vol 1 (BIS)

Poised and polished performances show these scores in an unusual light [NB]

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Highways and Byways, Rarities for Recorder (Divine Art)

Rare and attractive British music for recorder [GH]

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Babel (Hänssler Classic)

Performances meticulously prepared but somewhat lacking in urgency and acoustic beauty [GPJ]

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Mass, Babel (Hänssler Classic)

Masterly choral works let down by aimless interpretations [NC]

Joseph Szigeti (violin): Complete AFRS Recordings and Live Performances (Biddulph)

An attractive programme of rare items from Szigeti’s discography [JW]

Stravinsky: Petrouchka & Debussy: Jeux, Poème Dansé (Decca)

A fine follow-up to Klaus Mäkelä’s previous Stravinsky disc [JQ]

Stravinsky: The Nightingale (Sony Classical)

Stravinsky’s own recording is a flawed yet pleasurable account of this little opera [MP]

Neville Marriner (conductor): The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)

An 80-CD centenary salute to Marriner, with (or without) his ASMF [JW]

Rimsky-Korsakov & Stravinsky: Scheherazade, Song of the Nightingale (Sony Classical)

(Déjà Review) Sumptuous, exciting and wonderfully sensuous [IL]

Stravinsky Violin Concerto Ehnes Chandos SACD CHSA5340

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Apollon Musagète (Chandos)

Superb recordings of all the works here [SB]

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Mischa Maisky (cello) & Martha Argerich (piano) In Concert (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) A magnificent triumph for all concerned [CC]

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Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (High Definition Tape Transfers)

If you want to hear Stravinsky conduct his own most famous work in what is by far the best sound to date, this is it [RMo]

Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) Berg, Stravinsky & Vaughan Williams (SOMM Recordings)

A significant addition to the Boult discography [SG]

Noel Coward and Friends: A Most Marvellous Party (Signum Classics)

What an absolutely splendid party! Darling, I couldn’t have liked it more [PT]

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Claudio Arrau (piano) The Early Years (Marston)

(Déjà Review) No Arrau admirer would want to be without it [JW]

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Stravinsky, Bartok & Martinů (BIS)

A puzzling release in which clarity trumps nuance and warmth [JW]

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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Dynamic)

A well-performed Stravinsky masterpiece, and a related work by Pizzetti [RWe]

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Works for Cello & Piano (LAWO Classics)

An attractive programme, expertly performed [RWe]

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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Dynamic)

A decent concert performance of Stravinsky’s great work, with a rarity to precede it [SB]