Stravinsky: Scherzo a la Russe

This page lists all recordings of Scherzo a la Russe, by Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Stravinsky: The Firebird, etc.

Stravinsky:

The Firebird

Fireworks, Op. 4

Scherzo à la Russe

Le Chant du Rossignol

Tango


London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Penguin Guide

Rosette Winner

Super Audio CD

Format:

Hybrid Multi-channel

Mercury Living Presence - 4706432

(SACD)

$12.49

In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day.

Igor Stravinsky: Piano Music

Igor Stravinsky: Piano Music


Stravinsky:

Piano Rag-music

Tango

Circus Polka

Valse pour les enfants

Piano Sonata

Ragtime

4 Etudes Op. 7

Scherzo a la Russe

Piano Sonata in F sharp minor

Le Chant du Rossignol

Serenade in A for piano

The Firebird

transcription by Guido Agosti

Symphonies of Wind Instruments

reduction by Arthur Lourié

Three Movements from Petrushka


Martin Jones (piano)

"Stravinsky regarded the piano as primarily a percussion instrument; even when spinning an elegantly sustained neo-classical melody his piano textures are crisp and dry. I am sure Martin Jones knows this - his many recordings demonstrate a pianist of remarkable sensitivity to a wide range of styles - and has scrupulously tried to project a genuinely Stravinskian sound. Indeed this is shown by his care over those early works where Stravinsky hardly sounds like Stravinsky at all: the amply Tchaikovskian manner of the F sharp minor Sonata and the Skriabinesque shot colours of the four études are both admirably conveyed." Michael Oliver, Classic CD

Nimbus - NI5519/20

(CD - 2 discs)

$24.49

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Stravinsky - Piano Music

Stravinsky - Piano Music


Stravinsky:

Piano Rag-music

Circus Polka

Piano Sonata

Serenade in A for piano

4 Etudes Op. 7

Scherzo a la Russe

Piano Sonata in F sharp minor


Victor Sangiorgio (piano)

Composing at the piano was a life-long preoccupation for Stravinsky, whose music for the instrument spans a forty-year period and reflects his distinct stylistic changes. In his Four Etudes of 1908 the use of complex rhythmical patterns between the hands makes for fiendishly difficult execution. The clarity of each of the 1924 Sonatas’ three movements recalls the musical language of the 18th century. In 1925 Stravinsky embarked on a groundbreaking tour of the United States, where he signed his first recording contract for Brunswick. It was for this company that he wrote the Serenade, designing each movement to fit neatly on one side of a 78rpm gramophone record.

Naxos - 8570377

(CD)

$6.99

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

Stravinsky: The Firebird, etc.

Stravinsky:

The Firebird

Petrushka

Symphony in 3 Movements

Scherzo à la Russe

4 Études for Orchestra


City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

EMI Gemini - 5855382

(CD - 2 discs)

$10.99

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days.

Stravinsky: Petrushka, etc.

Stravinsky:

Petrushka

Scherzo à la Russe

The Firebird Suite


Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi

GGramophone Magazine

Editor's Choice - May 2003

Telarc - CD80587

(CD)

$16.99

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

Stravinsky: Petrushka, etc.

Stravinsky:

Petrushka

Scherzo a la Russe

The Firebird Suite


Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi

Super Audio CD

Format:

Hybrid Multi-channel

Telarc - SACD60587

(SACD)

$19.49

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Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 'The Divine Poem', etc.

Busoni:

Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42

Ravel:

Une barque sur l'océan

Scriabin:

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 'The Divine Poem'

Stravinsky:

Scherzo a la Russe


SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen

Hänssler - HAEN93059

(CD)

$16.99

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Stravinsky - Composer & Performer Volume III

Stravinsky - Composer & Performer Volume III


Stravinsky:

Danses Concertantes

Circus Polka

Four Norwegian Moods

Ode (Elegiacal Chant in three parts)

Scherzo à la Russe

Scènes de ballet

Symphony in 3 Movements

Ebony Concerto

Concerto in D for string orchestra 'Basler'

Orpheus

L'Histoire du soldat

Octet for Wind Instruments

Mass

Pater Noster

Ave Maria


Historic performances

Andante - AND1140

(CD - 3 discs)

$37.99

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

Gielen-Edition - Anniversary Edition

Gielen-Edition - Anniversary Edition


Bach, J S:

Prelude in E flat major, BWV552/1 'St Anne'

Beethoven:

Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133

Berg:

Der Wein

Bruckner:

Symphony No. 6 in A major

Busoni:

Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42

Gielen:

Pflicht und Neigung

Ravel:

Une barque sur l'océan

Schoenberg:

Die glückliche Hand, Op. 18

Schubert:

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'

Scriabin:

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 'The Divine Poem'

Steuermann:

Variations for Orchestra

Strauss, J, II:

Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410

Stravinsky:

Scherzo a la Russe

Webern:

Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10

Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29


Stefan Litwin (Piano, John Bröcheler (Baritone), Melanie Diener (Soprano), Christiane Oelze (Soprano)

South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-; Berlin Radio Chorus; Freiburg Anton Webern Choir, Michael Gielen

Hänssler - HAEN93080

(CD - 5 discs)

$59.49

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days.

Ernest Ansermet - Decca Recordings 1953-1967

Ernest Ansermet - Decca Recordings 1953-1967


Bach, J S:

Cantata BWV31 'Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret'

Beethoven:

Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Borodin:

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Chabrier:

Joyeuse Marche

Danse Slave

Debussy:

Petite Suite

(orch.Büsser)

6 Epigraphes antiques

(orch.Ansermet)

Delibes:

Coppélia - Prelude & Mazurka

Sylvia - Les Chasseresses

Dukas:

La Péri

Fauré:

Prelude to Penelope

Masques et bergamasques Op 112

Franck, C:

Le Chasseur maudit

Haydn:

Symphony No. 22 in D major 'The Philosopher'

Honegger:

Le Roi David

Pacific 231

Liadov:

Kikimora, Op. 63

Martin, F:

Concerto for 7 wind instruments, timpani, percussion & string orchestra

Mendelssohn:

Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95

Ravel:

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Respighi:

Fountains of Rome

Rossiniana

Rimsky Korsakov:

Dubinushka Op. 62

Schumann:

Carnaval, Op. 9

(orch.Glazunov & others)

Sibelius:

Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Stravinsky:

Pulcinella - concert suite

Scherzo a la Russe

Weber:

Der Gerrscher der Geister Overture (Ruler of the Spirits Overture)

Preciosa, Overture J279 (Op. 78)


Suzanne Danco (soprano), Marie-Lise de Montmollin & Pauline Martin (mezzo-sopranos), Michel Hamel (tenor) & Stéphane Audel (narrator)

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Choeur des Jeunes de l'église National Vaudoise, Ernest Ansermet

Recorded: Victoria Hall, Geneva 1953-1967

GGramophone Awards 2007

Finalist - Historic Reissue

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Decca Original Masters - 4758140

(CD - 6 discs)

Normally: $45.99

Special: $29.89

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

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