Immerse yourself in the world of Igor Stravinsky with "Simon Rattle Conducts Stravinsky," a meticulously crafted compilation released on Warner Classics. This extensive collection, featuring 50 tracks, offers a comprehensive journey through Stravinsky's diverse and influential compositions, spanning a generous duration of 3 hours and 11 minutes.
Sir Simon Rattle, a renowned conductor with a long-standing affinity for Stravinsky's works, brings his unparalleled expertise to this album. His interpretation of Stravinsky's Symphony No. 102, notable for its heartfelt slow movement, is a testament to his deep understanding and reverence for the composer's oeuvre. Rattle's imaginative programming and conducting prowess shine through in this compilation, making it a standout addition to any classical music enthusiast's collection.
The album showcases a wide range of Stravinsky's works, from the iconic "The Rite of Spring" and "Petrushka" to lesser-known pieces like the "4 Études pour orchestre" and "Scherzo à la russe." Each track is performed with precision and passion by the Royal Northern Sinfonia, under Rattle's expert guidance. The inclusion of both jazz band and orchestral versions of "Scherzo à la russe" offers a unique perspective on Stravinsky's versatility and innovative spirit.
Whether you're a seasoned Stravinsky aficionado or a newcomer to his music, "Simon Rattle Conducts Stravinsky" provides an engaging and enriching listening experience. This album is not just a collection of tracks; it's a celebration of Stravinsky's enduring legacy and a testament to Sir Simon Rattle's remarkable conducting career.
Tracks
Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto: I. Allegro moderatoIgor Stravinsky, Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto: II. AndanteIgor Stravinsky, Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto: III. ModeratoIgor Stravinsky, Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Earth": Introduction - Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls - Ritual of AbductionIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Earth": Spring Rounds - Ritual of the Rival Tribes - Procession of the SageIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Earth": Adoration of the Earth - Dance of the EarthIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": IntroductionIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Mystic Circles of the Young GirlsIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Glorification of the Chosen One - Evocation of the Ancestors - Ritual Action of the AncestorsIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Sacrificial DanceIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: I. AndanteIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: II. NapolitanaIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: III. EspañolaIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: IV. BalalaïkaIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: I. MarcheIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: II. ValseIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: III. PolkaIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: IV. GalopIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair": Introduction - At the Shrovetide Fair (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair": The Charlatan's Booth - Russian Dance (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 2 "Petrushka's Cell": Petrushka's Cell (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 3 "The Moor's Room": Introduction - The Moor's Room - Dance of the Ballerina (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 3 "The Moor's Room": Waltz - The Ballerina and the Moor (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Introduction - The Shrovetide Fair, Near Evening (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Wet Nurses (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Peasant and the Bear (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Gypsy Girls (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": The Masqueraders (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Petrushka Dashes from the Little Theatre, Pursued by the Moor (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": Petrushka Dies, Still Moaning (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Pt. 4 "The Shrovetide Fair": The Magician Arrives and Picks up Petrushka's Corpse - The Ghost of Petrushka Appears (1947 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe
Stravinsky: Scherzo à la russe (Jazz Band Version)Igor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: 4 Études pour orchestre: No. 1, Danse. Con moto (1952 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: 4 Études pour orchestre: No. 2, Excentique. Moderato (1952 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: 4 Études pour orchestre: No. 3, Cantique. Largo (1952 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: 4 Études pour orchestre: No. 4, Madrid. Allegro con moto (1952 Version)Igor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony in C: I. Moderato alla breveIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
Stravinsky: Symphony in C: II. Larghetto concertanteIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
Stravinsky: Symphony in C: III. AllegrettoIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
Stravinsky: Symphony in C: IV. Largo - Tempo giusto alla breveIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Introduction - Le jardin enchanté de Kachtcheï - Apparition de l'Oiseau de feu, poursuivi par Ivan TsarévitchIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse de l'Oiseau de feu - Capture de l'Oiseau de feu par Ivan Tsarévitch - Apparition des treize princesses enchantéesIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Scherzo. Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'orIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarévitch - Khorovode. Ronde des princessesIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse infernale de tous les sujets de KachtcheïIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Berceuse - Mort de Kachtcheï - Profondes ténèbresIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau II: Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kachtcheï, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés, allégresse généraleIgor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind InstrumentsIgor Stravinsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker
Stravinsky: Scherzo à la russe (Orchestral Version)Igor Stravinsky, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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