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Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements, Agon, Apollon Musagete, etc / Igor Stravinsky, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-03-10

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Igor Stravinsky: Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra; Symphony in Three Movements; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Firebird
Conductors: Stravinsky, Igor
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The iconic Igor Stravinsky conducting his own works live was a major event and the 1958 gala event was no exception. 'Agon' and 'Apollon Musagete'...continue...

Classic Archive: Pierre Boulez / Debussy, Schoenberg [DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-09-30

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Jeux; Images for Orchestra; Arnold Schoenberg: Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

On this DVD, home viewers encounter Pierre Boulez, one of the most intriguing musical personalities of our times. Boulez, born in 1925, is a leading...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
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Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, etc / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Bolt, suite from the ballet, Op. 27a; Igor Stravinsky: Scènes de ballet, for orchestra
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"Rozhdestvensky is not only a superb ballet conductor -- his years at the Bolshoi in the 60s taught him to keep his tempos inviting and...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird & Pulcinella Suite / Boulez

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 1; Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Suite no 2, for chamber...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; New York Philharmonic

Conductor Pierre Boulez's lucid precision is perhaps the ideal perspective on Stravinsky's music, from the late Romantic sweep of 'The Firebird' to the witty Neo-Classicism...continue...

Stravinsky: Firebird Suite, etc / Pierre Boulez

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-01-07

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Pulcinella Suite; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Suite no 2 for small Orchestra
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; New York Philharmonic