July : Stravinsky : Rite of Spring

[ZPC2THLgate]

I think that it is a work that offers many aural rewards with just a small amount of work on behalf of the listener.

[fergus]

Welcome aboard ZPC2THLgate; all contributions are welcome so I hope that you post often.

[Seán]

This is a graphical representation of the first part of Le Scare, it is full of sound and colour, I enjoyed it.



Part 2 is available here:

[Seán]

This set might be of interest.


Sony Classical 46174 (10 CDs)

CD 1 - Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1929 [mono, 32:39]
CD 2 - Stravinsky, New York Philharmonic, 1940 [mono, 30:45]
CD 3 - Monteux, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1951 [mono, 31:25]
CD 4 - Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1955 [mono, 29:49]
CD 5 - Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, 1960 [stereo, 31:35]
CD 6 - Ozawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1968 [stereom, 32:45]
CD 7 - Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra, 1969 [stereo 34:34]
CD 8 - Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, 1972 [stereo, 35:29]
CD 9 - Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1989 [stereo, 32:13]
CD 10 - M-T Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, 1996 [stereo, 33:54, live]

Other inclusions:
M-T Thomas, San Francisco Symphony: Symphony in Three Movements
Ozawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Feu d'artifice, Op. 4

[Diapason]

At first glance I thought that was Leonard Cohen!