Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971

The rite of spring by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
1,552 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 14 languages and held by 2,574 libraries worldwide
"Robert Winter guides you through Stravinsky's masterpiece, as performed by the Montreal Symphony. The rhythmic innovations, unique orchestration, and the uproar surrounding the Rite's premiere are explored."--Container.

Petrushka : an authoritative score of the original version : backgrounds, analysis, essays, views, and comments by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
1,040 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 10 languages and held by 2,333 libraries worldwide
A collection of two ballets by Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka in original choreography by Michel Fokine in Bolshoi Ballet performance and The rite of spring (original title: Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡) in modern interpretation by Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev, performed by the Moscow Classical Ballet.

Igor Stravinsky: an autobiography by Igor Stravinsky ( Book )
323 editions published between 1935 and 2009 in 14 languages and held by 1,922 libraries worldwide
Remarks on composing, musicians, contemporary music, Stravinsky's own life, and other topics. Includes a selection of photographs and letters.

The firebird : original 1910 version by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
866 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 1,888 libraries worldwide
A ballet in which the Firebird, with the help of her lover, liberates herself from her family's strict bonds, while she becomes more and more human.

Poetics of music in the form of six lessons by Igor Stravinsky ( Book )
70 editions published between 1942 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 1,737 libraries worldwide

Firebird suite = Suite de l'Oiseau de feu by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
293 editions published between 1919 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 1,524 libraries worldwide
Stravinsky's popular ballet suite based on an ancient Russian legend set to original art work.

Symphony of Psalms by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
365 editions published between 1930 and 2021 in 12 languages and held by 1,505 libraries worldwide
Choraline chorus rehearsal CDs are learning tools, not performances, and your vocal line is represented by an orchestral instrument, ensuring maximum clarity for your part while allowing you to hear other voice parts which are usually played by an organ. Additional clarity results from using the right-hand audio channel for your voice part and the left-hand channel for the other parts: adjusting the volume will therefore enable you to increase or decrease the volume of your part relative to the others. Neutral expression and tempi help you avoid bringing to rehearsal a performance style that might conflict with your conductor's aims.

The rake's progress by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
368 editions published between 1949 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,504 libraries worldwide
Synopsis ACT I: Anne Trulove is in the garden of her father's country house with her suitor, Tom Rakewell, admiring the springtime. Sending Anne into the house, her father, Trulove, tells Tom he has arranged an accountant's job for him in the city. Tom declines the offer and the older man leaves. A stranger enters as Tom declares his determination to live by his wits and enjoy life. When he says "I wish I had money," the stranger introduces himself as Nick Shadow, "at your service." Shadow tells Tom that a forgotten rich uncle has died, leaving the young man a fortune. Anne and Trulove return to hear the news, the latter urging Tom to accompany Shadow to London to settle the estate. As Tom leaves, promising to send for Anne as soon as everything is arranged, Shadow turns to the audience to announce, "the Progress of a Rake begins." At a brothel in the city, whores entertain a group of "roaring boys," dissolute young playboys; together they toast Venus and Mars. Shadow coaxes Tom to recite for the madam, Mother Goose, the catechism he has taught him: to follow nature rather than doctrine, to seek beauty (which is perishable) and pleasure (which means different things to different people). Tom refuses, however, to define love. Turning back the clocks when he sees Tom restless to escape, Shadow commends him to the pursuit of hedonism with these companions. Tom responds with ruminations of love. When the whores offer to console him, Mother Goose claims him for herself and leads him off. As evening falls, Anne leaves her father's house, determined to find Tom, since she has heard nothing from him. ACT II: Tom, who is in the morning room of his house in the city, is beginning to tire of city pleasures and no longer dares to think of Anne. When he says "I wish I were happy," Shadow appears, showing a poster for Baba the Turk, a bearded lady whom he urges Tom to marry, because only when one is obligated to neither passion nor reason can one be truly free. Amused by the idea, Tom gets ready to go out. Anne approaches Tom's house but is hesitant to knock. As darkness falls, she sees servants enter with strangely shaped packages. A conveyance arrives and Tom steps out. Startled to see Anne, he says she must forget him, he cannot go back to her. Baba calls out from the sedan, whereupon Tom admits to the astonished Anne that he is married. Hurried along by Baba's impatient remarks, Anne faces the bitter realities, while Tom repeats that it is too late to turn back. As Tom helps Baba from the sedan, a curious crowd gathers. Anne hurriedly leaves. In his morning room, Tom sits sulking amid Baba's curios as she chatters about the origin of each. When he refuses to respond to her affection, she complains bitterly. Tom silences her and she remains motionless as Tom falls asleep. Shadow wheels in a strange contraption, and when Tom awakens, saying "Oh I wish it were true," the machine turns out to be his dream: an invention for making stones into bread. Seeing it as a means of redemption for his misdeeds, Tom wonders whether he might again deserve Anne. Shadow points out the device's usefulness in gulling potential investors. ACT III: On a spring afternoon, the same scene (including the stationary Baba) is set for an auction. Customers examine the various objects: Tom's business venture has ended in ruin. Amid rumors as to what has become of Tom, Anne enters in search of him. An auctioneer, Sellem, begins to hawk various objects -- including Baba, who resumes her chatter after the crowd bids to purchase her. Indignant at finding her belongings up for sale, she tries to order everyone out. She draws Anne aside, saying the girl should try to save Tom, who still loves her. Anne, hearing Tom and Shadow singing in the street, runs out. Shadow leads Tom to a graveyard with a freshly dug grave, where he reminds the young man that a year and a day have passed since he promised to serve him: now the servant claims his wage. Tom must end his life by any means he chooses before the stroke of twelve. Suddenly, Shadow offers a reprieve: they will gamble for Tom's soul. When Tom, placing his trust in the Queen of Hearts, calls upon Anne, and her voice is heard, Shadow realizes he has lost. In retaliation, he condemns Tom to insanity. As Shadow disappears and dawn rises, Tom -- gone mad -- imagines himself Adonis, waiting for Venus. In an insane asylum, Tom declares Venus will visit him, whereupon fellow inmates mock the idea. The Keeper admits Anne. Believing her to be Venus, Tom confesses his sins: "I hunted the shadows, disdaining thy true love." Briefly they imagine timeless love in Elysium. With his head upon her breast, Tom asks her to sing him to sleep. As she does, her voice moves the other inmates. Trulove comes to fetch his daughter, who bids the sleeping Tom farewell. When he wakens to find her gone, he cries out for Venus as the inmates sing "Mourn for Adonis." EPILOGUE: The principals gather to tell the moral that each finds in the story. Anne warns that not every man can hope for someone like her to save him; Baba warns that all men are mad; Tom warns against self-delusion, to Trulove's agreement; Shadow mourns his role as man's alter ego; and all concur that the devil finds work for idle hands.

The soldier's tale by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
655 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 1,471 libraries worldwide
Ballet for narrator actors, and dancers accompanied by clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, violin, double bass, and percussion.

Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky ( Recording )
388 editions published between 1927 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,343 libraries worldwide
A double bill of music by Igor Stravinsky -- Oedipus Rex, an opera-oratorio defying the traditional structure and music content of opera and the sacred nature of oratorio, live from the Carré Theatre in Amsterdam. The original 1962 recording of The Flood, a work originally conceived for the television medium, is set to a breathtaking range of video effects.