Stravinsky 50 - River of Music
Experience a river of music from Igor Stravinsky on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. From Firebird to Fireworks, Rite to Ragtime and many surprising sounds in between.
To mark half a century since the end of Igor Stravinsky鈥檚 long and creative musical life, Radio 3 presents a river of his music. Over the course of five and a half hours discover a rich and surprising mix of 50 pieces, expertly curated and sprinkled with the insights of Stravinsky performers.
This is a unique chance to submerge yourself in Stravinsky鈥檚 dramatic musical world in pieces written between 1904 and 1965. Be carried along through colourful scenes of Russian life in the powerful rhythms and poignant orchestrations of his ballets - from the Rite of Spring to Agon. Enjoy the lush harmonies of his earliest compositions, the neat symmetry, humour and grace of his tributes to past musical styles and the unexpected stillness at the heart of his choral masterpieces. Plus dip your toes into some Stravinsky-style jazz.
There will be a vast range of performers, from Stravinsky himself to the current generation, and along the course of the river, ten leading musicians give short insights into how they interpret music by this multifaceted composer. How can a violinist balance Stravinsky鈥檚 rhythm with lyricism? How does a singer weave their voice in and out of intricate instrumental textures? And what techniques can a conductor use to get everyone to play Stravinsky鈥檚 complex patterns in sync?
Besides selections from Stravinsky鈥檚 more familiar works, we鈥檒l discover lesser-known gems in brief moments from rare stage productions, delicate arrangements, beautifully crafted songs and solo instrumental pieces. The river takes a non-chronological course, its sweep carrying us on a meandering journey across continents, between Russia, France and the USA, and through every phase of Stravinsky鈥檚 composing life, creating delightful juxtapositions and intriguing transitions along the way.
You can listen with innocent ears, or discover the details of each piece as it unfolds via the Radio 3 website or finding #Stravinsky50 on social media.
Stravinsky 50: River of Music is introduced by Sarah Walker, and features the voices of conductors Sakari Oramo, Vasily Petrenko, Simon Halsey and Ben Gernon, singer Claire Booth, pianist Beatrice Rana, percussionist Colin Currie, violinist Carolin Widmann and composer Freya Waley-Cohen. Plus, a word from Igor Stravinsky himself.
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Stravinsky in other words...
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Stravinsky 50 River of Music
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Igor Stravinsky
Praeludium
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Singer: Ryland Davies.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Elegy for solo viola
Performer: Tatjana Masurenko.- COVIELLO.
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Igor Stravinsky
Persephone - 'Reste avec nous, princesse Persephone' from Part I
Singer: Andrew Staples. Narrator: Pauline Cheviller. Choir: Suomen Kansallisoopperan kuoro. Orchestra: Finnish National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- PENTATONE.
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in C - 1st movement
Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Louis Langr茅e.- FANFARE CINCINNATI.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird (extract)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- DECCA.
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Igor Stravinsky
Canon (on a Russian Popular Tune)
Orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edo de Waart.- ABC Classica.
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Igor Stravinsky
Serenade in A
Performer: Daniil Trifonov.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite No. 2 for small orchestra
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Igor Stravinsky.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Igor Stravinsky
3 Japanese Lyrics
Performer: Robert Rinehart. Performer: Sarah Clarke. Performer: Thomas Hill. Performer: Randall Hodgkinson. Performer: Laura Gilbert. Performer: Carmit Zori. Performer: Eric Bartlett. Performer: Fenwick Smith. Performer: Mitchell Weiss. Singer: Dawn Upshaw.- NONESUCH.
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Igor Stravinsky
Pater noster
Choir: Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. Conductor: Duncan Ferguson.- DELPHIAN.
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Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in E flar for chamber orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks'
Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- DECCA.
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Igor Stravinsky
Three pieces for solo clarinet
Performer: Walter Boeykens.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in E flat major - movements 3 & 4
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Gibson.- CHANDOS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Mass - Sanctus & Agnus Dei
Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Susan Parry. Singer: Jan Kobow. Singer: Vsevolod Grivnov. Singer: Maxim Mikhailov. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Ensemble: Ensemble Musikfabrik. Ensemble: Ensemble fur Neue Musik. Conductor: Daniel Reuss.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Igor Stravinsky
'Ah, jois, emplis mon coeur' from Le Rossignol, Act II
Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Erato.
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Igor Stravinsky
Airs du rossignol from Le Rossignol
Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Olli Mustonen.- PHILIPS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces - i. The Tresses & ii. At the Bridegroom's House
Singer: Nadine Koutcher. Singer: Vasiliy Korostelev. Singer: Natalya Buklaga. Singer: Stanislav Leontieff. Choir: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.- SONY.
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Igor Stravinsky
Orpheus - Scene 1 (excerpt)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- SONY.
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Igor Stravinsky
In Petrushka's Cell
Performer: Beatrice Rana.- WARNER CLASSICS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (excerpt)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- ONYX.
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Igor Stravinsky
How the mushrooms went to war
Performer: Doris Stevenson. Singer: Mikhail Svetlov.- Koch International Classics.
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Igor Stravinsky
Epitaphium
Performer: Lorna McGhee. Performer: Dmitri Ashkenazy. Performer: Cristina Bianchi.- DECCA.
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Igor Stravinsky
Scenes de Ballet (Danses & Apotheose)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.- HYPERION.
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Igor Stravinsky
Histoire du soldat (The Royal March, Ragtime, The Devil's Dance)
Ensemble: Boston Chamber Players. Narrator: John Gielgud.- DG ELOQUENCE.
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Igor Stravinsky
Dies Irae (Requiem Canticles)
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.- PHILLIPS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Four Norwegian Moods
Orchestra: CBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Igor Stravinsky.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite Italienne (3rd mvt, Aria)
Performer: Truls M酶rk. Performer: Lars Vogt.- ERATO.
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Igor Stravinsky
Fireworks
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- RCA.
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Igor Stravinsky
Divertimento (3rd mvt, Scherzo - Allegetto grazioso)
Performer: Liza Ferschtman. Performer: Bas Verheijden.- Brilliant Classics.
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Igor Stravinsky
Le baiser du fee (Scene II, excerpt)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Craft.- Naxos.
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Igor Stravinsky
Berceuses du chat (3rd mvt, Dodo)
Singer: Marie-Th茅r猫se Keller. Ensemble: Solistes de l'Opera. Director: Jean-Fran莽ois Verdier.- ARION.
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Igor Stravinsky
Sonata in F sharp minor (1st mvt)
Performer: Victor Sangiorgio.- NAXOS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus Rex (end of Act II)
Singer: Jessye Norman. Singer: Peter Schreier. Singer: Robert Swensen. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Singer: Michio Tatara. Singer: Harry Peeters. Narrator: Georges Wilson. Choir: Shinyukai Choir. Orchestra: Saito Kinen Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- PHILIPS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Jeu de Cartes - I. First Deal
Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- MARIINSKY.
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Igor Stravinsky
Capriccio (2nd mvt - Andante)
Performer: Liisa Pohjola. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- ALBA.
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Igor Stravinsky
Ebony Concerto
Performer: Benny Goodman. Conductor: Columbia Jazz Combo.- SONY.
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Igor Stravinsky
Quatres Etudes
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
A Lyke-wake dirge - This ae nighte (Cantata)
Singer: Markus Sch盲fer. Singer: Claudia Barainsky. Choir: Windsbacher Boys Choir. Orchestra: Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karl-Friedrich Berringer.- RONDEAU.
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Igor Stravinsky
Ragtime
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Ode (2nd mvt - Epitaph)
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.- DG.
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Igor Stravinsky
Danses concertantes (mvts 1-3)
Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies.- ECM.
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Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for 2 pianos (2nd mvt - Notturno)
Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- HYPERION.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring - Part I (excerpt)
Orchestra: Philharmonia. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- SONY.
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Igor Stravinsky
2 Poems of Konstantin Bal'mont
Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett. Singer: Jane Manning.- CHANDOS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Tango
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- CHANNEL.
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- ERATO.
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Igor Stravinsky
Ou ca, ou ca? (Renard)
Singer: Vsevolod Grivnov. Singer: Ian Caley. Singer: Maxime MIkhailov. Singer: Laurent Naouri. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: James Conlon.- WARNER.
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Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for piano and wind (3rd mvt - Allegro)
Performer: Olli Mustonen. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- DECCA.
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Igor Stravinsky
Agon (Act 3 - excerpt)
Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Gielen.- HANSSLER.
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms (3rd mvt - Psalm 150)
Performer: Iain Simcock. Performer: Martin Baker. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: James O鈥橠onnell.- HYPERION.
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Igor Stravinsky
5 Easy pieces for piano duet - No. 1 Andante
Ensemble: Katia & Marielle Lab猫que.- PHILIPS.
Broadcast
- Sat 24 Apr 2021 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3