Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring 100th Anniversary
Label: DECCA Catalog: 4783729 Format: CD This 20 CD set celebrates the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring in Paris on 29 May 1913. It is widely regarded as the most significant event in 20th century classical music and the shock of this revolutionary score can still be felt today. Included in this collection are all 38 recordings of this LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS from the catalogues of Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and Philips (from Eduard van Beinum in 1946 to Gustavo Dudamel in 2010) – an extraordinary initiative, which is likely to gain significant press coverage for the 100th Anniversary of this masterpiece. In addition to the six recordings included in the 4 CD set, are classic performances by Abbado, Ansermet, Bernstein, Dutoit, Haitink, Karajan, Ozawa, Rattle, Solti etc. The set also includes three recordings of the composer’s arrangement for piano duet. Also included, as a bonus, is an historical 1935 recording from the archives of Deutsche Grammophon of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, conducted by the composer himself, with Samuel Dushkin as the soloist, who gave the premiere performance of the work. Price: $179.98 |