Tag: Igor Stravinsky
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Leopold Stokowski: Complete Everest & Vanguard Masters
Leopold Stokowski was not only one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century but a celebrity of international stature. He rose to fame as the music director of the PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA; when he left the directorship in 1940, he would spend the next four decades as a globetrotting guest conductor and frequent visitor to…
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Nathan Milstein: Miniatures & Vignettes
Born in the (now) Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, Nathan Milstein began his violin studies at age seven and after fleeing the Soviet Union, eventually made his U.S. debut in 1929 in Philadelphia with Leopold Stokowski. Although he performed and recorded the great Classical and Romantic violin concertos – often writing his own cadenzas…
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Great Musicians of Ukraine
Ukraine has been the birthplace of some of the world’s greatest musicians. Parnassus Records brings together a program of towering Ukrainian talents, curated by Leslie Gerber and drawing on many rare recordings, featuring artists not known outside of specialist music collectors and scholars, others very well-known – but not properly remembered as Ukrainian. Support for…
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Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky
Stravinsky’s early stereo recordings of his three famous early ballets are regarded as definitive. Parnassus Records draws on exceptional analog sources in high-definition transfers for its release of these recording landmarks along with Isaac Stern’s characterful recording of the Violin Concerto.
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Nostalgic Russia
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Amar-Hindemith Quartet – Complete Recordings, 1926-1928
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Richter Discoveries, Vol. 2
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Stravinsky: L’Histoire Du Soldat
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25 Thunderous Classics
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Stravinsky/Bartok – Works For Orchestra
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinsky: Petrushka
“Mackerras evokes atmosphere in every piece, with more consciously dramatic attack, more pointing of rhythm, more swagger in the playing. An admirable account with really brilliant and incisive playing-in Gnomus, for instance. The acoustic in general sounds very well and the performance is both imaginative and really well-played.”(Gramophone) (Petrushka) “qualities of confidence and finesse that…
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Thomson: Film Music; Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat Suite
