Robert Craft
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Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky
RecommendedSymphonies and Concertos
Isaac Stern (violin)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Three Russian Sacred Choruses & other choral works
RecommendedMary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Bogdan (tenor), Fred Sherry (cello), Stephen Taylor (oboe), Melanie Feld (oboe and cor anglais), Michael Parloff and Bart Feller (flutes) & David Wilson-Johnson (narrator)
The Simon Joly Chorale, The Gregg Smith Singers, Orchestra of St. Luke’s &...
Any Stravinsky recording making the point that the 20th century's paramount composer wrote more than just a few early ballet scores (however great those are) is resoundingly welcome, and even... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2018, Historical Recommendation
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Schoenberg: 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16, etc.
Fred Sherry (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
A good selection of Schoenberg works here receive excellent performances on this Naxos release under Robert Craft’s expert direction — More…
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Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat: Concert Suite & Renard
Catherin Ciesinski (mezzo-soprano) & Susan Naruki (soprano)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft
Wistful is not a word one expects to use to describe a composition of Stravinsky but the Pastorale which opens this collection has just that kind of charm. Written originally as a vocal piece... — More…
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Stravinsky - Symphony in C
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Orchestra of St Luke’s & Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
Robert Craft's best rostrum work involves relatively small forces and transparent textures, such as the Octet, which is here given a crisp, dapper performance, biting where needs be and bursting... — More…
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Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet
Christopher Oldfather (piano) & Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano)
Fred Sherry String Quartet & Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Stephen O’Mara (tenor), Melanie Diener (sopano), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (bass), Martyn Hill (tenor), Ernst Haefliger
Simon Joly Chorale, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
On the evidence of this superb performance we've quite clearly been underestimating Robert Craft. Precision and finely moulded detail are evident throughout, at least as clearly as in Chailly's... — More…
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Stravinsky: The Flood & Mass
RecommendedLaurence Harvey (Narrator), Sebastian Cabot (Noah), Elsa Lanchester (Noah’s Wife), John Reardon & Robert Oliver (God), Richard Robinson (Satan), Gregg Smith Singers
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Chorus, Igor Stravinsky
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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