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Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Firebird Suite; Scherzo, Tango / Ivan Fischer

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 2; Scherzo à la russe; Tango
Conductors: Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: ; Budapest Festival Orchestra

The concept for The Rite of Spring originated with the Russian philosopher and painter Nicholas Roerich. Roerich shared his idea with Stravinsky in 1910 -...continue...
Recording information: Palace of Arts, Budapest (12/2010)....continue...

Stravinsky, Berg: Violin Concerti / Kaplan, Foster, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2002-09-24

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major
Performers: Kaplan, Mark
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

"On this rather short disc, the American violinist Mark Kaplan is more convincing in the Stravinsky concerto. His rendition of it bounces along almost playfully,...continue...