Chez Stravinsky

[Lisztianwagner]

Yes; good ear, Ilaria!

How wonderful! That's quite interesting, amongs many more famous waltzes, he just chose those ones.......

[Karl Henning]

Strange to report (in that it's taken me so long, I mean): I have at last loaded all of The Big Stravinsky Box onto my player!

[Karl Henning]

(* crickets *)

[DavidW]

What is the big Stravinsky box?

[North Star]

What is the big Stravinsky box?

*faints on the floor*
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[Karl Henning]

22-CD reissue of the composer's own recordings (although Bob Craft conducts some of the later works under the composer's supervision).

[Brahmsian]

*faints on the floor*
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It's superb! 

[Mirror Image]

What is the big Stravinsky box?

An essential acquisition for the Stravinsky fan.

[Karl Henning]

And now, for something completely different . . . .

http://www.youtube.com/v/cP_njOZAeWI

[snyprrr]

And now, for something completely different . . . .

http://www.youtube.com/v/cP_njOZAeWI

Ah, the missing Zappa realization!

[Scarpia]

Other 'realizations' ,, anyone see any of this stuff?

The first one is indispensable.  I have a soft spot for the Blechman cartoon.  I hated that other 'Rite.'  The rest, I don't know.

[petrarch]

Strange to report (in that it's taken me so long, I mean): I have at last loaded all of The Big Stravinsky Box onto my player!

Half a decade later, I am finally digging through the box--reading this thread from the beginning and reading about the various works has finally prompted me to put this on and listen. I am also tempted to finally grab both of Walsh's tomes from the shelf...

[petrarch]

Let's see... It has been so long since I heard many of these works that it feels like I am coming to them for the first time. I have started with surveying the vocal works in the big box: Pribaoutki and the Russian Peasant Songs are astonishing; I also liked the Three Japanese Lyrics (I have two different versions by Boulez elsewhere that I need to compare to this); Le Rossignol was quite good, especially that haunting tenor melody. Unfortunately, I couldn't stand The Rake's Progress. Didn't care much for Mavra.

[Karl Henning]

I was a while warming to The Rake's Progress.

But, somehow, Mavra was a hit with me, straight off.

[petrarch]

But, somehow, Mavra was a hit with me, straight off.

I did feel I need to hear Mavra a few more times. Same with Perséphone.

Like The Rake, Oedipus Rex did not captivate me.

[petrarch]

And a few random ones from earlier today:

Will certainly be listening again to
Ode
The Flood - liked the pointillism, but not the voices
Monumentum pro Gesualdo - very interesting, though I didn't like the orchestral textures in the 1st movement (the 3rd is better, and the 2nd is quite good)
Scherzo à la russe
Le Renard

Those that didn't do much for me (yet?)
Scherzo fantastique
Fireworks
Les Noces (perhaps a better performance will be more pleasant; this reminded me of Orff very much)

[Karl Henning]

Les Noces (perhaps a better performance will be more pleasant; this reminded me of Orff very much)

There are reasons ; ) Of course, the Stravinsky predates the Orff.

[dyn]

i don't care for Orff at all, but Les Noces is sheer genius. i prefer it to the Rite.

apart from that my favourite Stravinsky is Requiem Canticles, Movements, Threni & c. the late stuff. i suppose it's not to everyone's taste.

[Karl Henning]

Cool, another Threni fan!

[petrarch]

There are reasons ; ) Of course, the Stravinsky predates the Orff.

Indeed; I am aware of that...

i don't care for Orff at all, but Les Noces is sheer genius. i prefer it to the Rite.

apart from that my favourite Stravinsky is Requiem Canticles, Movements, Threni & c. the late stuff. i suppose it's not to everyone's taste.

Well, the Rite is one of those works of which I love every single note, and Carmina Burana is another, since I was 8 or 9... My trouble with Les Noces is the singing. I'll comment on late Stravinsky when I get to it. It is the first time I am listening to his oeuvre in a systematic fashion.