Robert Craft
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Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky
RecommendedSymphonies and Concertos
Isaac Stern (violin)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Three Russian Sacred Choruses & other choral works
RecommendedMary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Bogdan (tenor), Fred Sherry (cello), Stephen Taylor (oboe), Melanie Feld (oboe and cor anglais), Michael Parloff and Bart Feller (flutes) & David Wilson-Johnson (narrator)
The Simon Joly Chorale, The Gregg Smith Singers, Orchestra of St. Luke’s &...
Any Stravinsky recording making the point that the 20th century's paramount composer wrote more than just a few early ballet scores (however great those are) is resoundingly welcome, and even... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2018, Historical Recommendation
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Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat: Concert Suite & Renard
Catherin Ciesinski (mezzo-soprano) & Susan Naruki (soprano)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft
Wistful is not a word one expects to use to describe a composition of Stravinsky but the Pastorale which opens this collection has just that kind of charm. Written originally as a vocal piece... — More…
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Schoenberg: 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16, etc.
Fred Sherry (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
A good selection of Schoenberg works here receive excellent performances on this Naxos release under Robert Craft’s expert direction — More…
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Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
RecommendedJeremy Irons (speaker)
Columbia Chamber Ensemble, Igor Stravinsky
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Building A Library, February 2024, Recommended Recording
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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex & Les Noces
Edward Fox, Jennifer Lane, David Wilson-Johnson, Andrew Greenan, Joseph Cornwell, Alison Wells (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Alan Ewing (bass)
The Simon Joly Male Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, International Piano Quartet, Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble, Simon...
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Stravinsky: The Flood & Mass
RecommendedLaurence Harvey (Narrator), Sebastian Cabot (Noah), Elsa Lanchester (Noah’s Wife), John Reardon & Robert Oliver (God), Richard Robinson (Satan), Gregg Smith Singers
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Chorus, Igor Stravinsky
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Stravinsky: The Nightingale & The Rite of Spring
Olga Trífonova (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Pippa Longworth (soprano) & Paul Whelan (bass-baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Craft
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Stephen O’Mara (tenor), Melanie Diener (sopano), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (bass), Martyn Hill (tenor), Ernst Haefliger
Simon Joly Chorale, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
On the evidence of this superb performance we've quite clearly been underestimating Robert Craft. Precision and finely moulded detail are evident throughout, at least as clearly as in Chailly's... — More…
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Schoenberg: Serenade, Op. 24, etc.
Stephen Varcoe (bass), Charles Neidich (clarinet), Alan R. Kay (bass clarinet), Peter Press (mandolin), David Starobin (guitar), Rolf Schulte (violin), Toby Appel (viola) & Fred Sherry (cello)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble & Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
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