Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms (rattle)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Simon Halsey

Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C

2008 Grammy Award Winner for Best Choral Performance!!!
Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker once again excel themselves in this emotionally-charged repertoire, recorded live in September 2007.
The album comprises three of the five works by Stravinsky which contain the word ‘symphony’ in their titles, including the Symphony in C which Sir Simon has never before performed and which the BPO haven’t played for over 20 years.
For most people this is unknown repertoire from a composer best known for his ballet scores. As Sir Simon says: “If you know only Firebird, Petrushka, the Rite of Spring, and nothing more, you have only a little tiny portion of Stravinsky’s output. And so you can get completely staggered by what you come across throughout his life."
Perhaps the best-known of the works on this recording is the Symphony of Psalms, which uses a choir throughout singing Latin-language psalm settings against a background of a slightly unconventional orchestra without clarinets, violins or violas, but with two pianos.
These are typical ‘neoclassical’ works, all composed within around 15 years of each other and all written for American orchestras.

Price: $22.98