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Offer, Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Three Russian Sacred Choruses & other choral works
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Mary 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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Offer, 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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Offer, Schoenberg - Violin Concerto
Rolf Schulte (violin), David Wilson-Johnson (Narrator, Reciter) & Jeremy Denk (Piano)
The Fred Sherry Quartet, Simon Joly Chorale & Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
Hilary Hahn's recording of Schoenberg's Violin Concerto (see above) paraded cool beauty where others could find only sweat and tears. Yes, an overstatement perhaps – Louis Krasner and Israel... — More…
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Offer, Stravinsky: Duo Concertant
Jennifer Frautschi (violin) & Jeremy Denk (piano), Ralph van Raat and Maarten van Veen (pianos), Sally Burgess (contralto) & Roderick Williams (bass), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Richard O’Neill (Viola)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft
It's the performances of the two late serial works [the Requiem Canticles and Abraham and Isaac] that make this disc worthwhile. Craft brings real urgency to these masterpieces, and a dramatic... — More…
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Offer, Stravinsky: Pulcinella & The Fairy's Kiss
Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Robin Leggate (tenor), Mark Beesley (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Craft
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Offer, Webern: Symphony, Six Pieces, Concerto for 9 Instruments
Jennifer Welch-Babidge (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, The Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft
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Offer, Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Jayne West, Jon Garrison, ArthurWoodley, John Cheek, Shirley Love, Wendy White, Melvin Lowery & Jeffrey Johnson
Gregg Smith Singers & Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Robert Craft
An Anglophone cast benefits Auden and Kallman's text while Robert Craft's neat conducting highlights the delicate ironies of Stravinsky's neo-classical score. — More…
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Offer, Stravinsky - Later Ballets
Mark Wait (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Craft
There are times when Craft brings a welcome rhythmic drive to the music, as in parts of Jeu de cartes and quite a lot of Danses concertantes. But energy, nervous excitement, biting wit - all... — More…
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Offer, Webern - Vocal and Orchestral Works
Tony Arnold (soprano), Claire Booth (soprano) & David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Simon Joly Chorale & Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
Craft's approach seems to have mellowed somewhat; he allows more space for the impacted lyricism of Webern's writing to make its mark, though still without quite the Viennese flavour that composers... — More…
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Offer, 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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