BaL 6.07.19 - Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Out of those, which would you take to that desert island?

The Composer with the Columbia SO.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I’ve been thinking how good it would be to see a recording by Les Siécles playing this!

Feast yer peepers, Bbm:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stravinsky-Sacre-du-Printemps-Petrouchka/dp/B00H2C5PYU

[Goon525]

This chap knows his onions. I know there will be resentment here that only ten versions are being considered, but it’s clear he knows the entire field.

[Master Jacques]

Andrew seems to be getting better at these two-fer sessions.

He's savvy enough to know, that when you are lucky enough to have such a good communicator as Jonathan Cross around, you keep mum. JC articulate, relaxed and illuminating.

[Pulcinella]

I wonder if the BaL team could be persuaded to publish (in advance!) the list of recordings being considered (ten in this case, I think the reviewer said)?
Worth lobbying for?

[BBMmk2]

He's savvy enough to know, that when you are lucky enough to have such a good communicator as Jonathan Cross around, you keep mum. JC articulate, relaxed and illuminating.

Yes, he certainly is!

[Bryn]

The 'winner' available in this bargain box:

[Pulcinella]

The Philharmonia/Salonen version (which appears as download only in Alpie's list) appears to be still available new in this box set:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Esa-Pekka-Salonen-Conducts-Stravinsky/dp/B01N4WHW5H/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Saolnen+stravinsky&qid=1562404702&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell

PS: Bryn got there first.

Or as a single issue here (but much better value to get the box set, though there are cheaper used offers with different couplings).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stravinsky-Loiseau-Firebird-Rite-Spring/dp/B000065BYP/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Saolnen+stravinsky&qid=1562404891&s=gateway&sr=8-3-spell

[Goon525]

And also on Qobuz.

[Bryn]

The Philharmonia/Salonen version (which appears as download only in Alpie's list) appears to be still available new in this box set:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Esa-Pekka-Salonen-Conducts-Stravinsky/dp/B01N4WHW5H/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Saolnen+stravinsky&qid=1562404702&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell

PS: Bryn got there first.

An excellent set, all-round, too. It has gone up a few £ since I got it in October 2017 but it's still very much a bargain at a little over £3 a disc (including p&p from over the Pond). Might be worth checking other vendors, including alternative European Amazon sites.

Ah, under £20 (including p&p) if ordered direct from amazon.com. As the price of the set itself is under £15 (£13.47 at the current exchange rate), there should be no import duty to pay.

[Mal]

Good to see Stravinsky/Columbia Symphony Orchestra (1960) as one of the ten. After the very useful direct comparisons, and comments, I think I'll stick with it as my library choice. Although the others sounded great, I'm not sure I can justify another purchase given the excellence of the composer's own performance.

[Barbirollians]

The reason we are restricted now to ten I imagine is that ten minutes of a BAL is no longer available for illustrations being taken up by Mr McGregor's entirely superfluous interventions.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Salonen? Good choice (and saves me money ) - and the box that Bryn and Pulcie refer to is superb.

[richardfinegold]

I miss Mal’s Play by play summary of the show

[Mal]

I miss Mal’s Play by play summary of the show

I was worried about Boulez fans, in fact, anyone but fans of the composer himself, forming a dance troupe and sacrificing me in a gory fashion. But "the others sounded great" wasn't my most honest moment, so a blow by blow account to follow, .... and to hell with diplomacy...