Stravinsky - Chant Funèbre
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Stravinsky: Chant Funèbre & Le Sacre du printemps
RecommendedLucerne Festival Orchestra, Sophie Koch (mezzo), Riccardo Chailly
Chailly draws out the colours vividly with his Lucerne orchestra, silky strings and rounded woodwind voices to the fore. The Funeral Song is more than a curiosity…It’s a very good performance... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th January 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Jurowski Conducts Stravinsky, Vol. 1
Angharad Lyddon, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Detail is strong in The Firebird, though muted horn and offstage trumpet can’t easily be heard (brass recession can be a problem). The Rite of Spring is assured from the start, woodwind timbres... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno
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Stravinsky: Chant Funèbre; L'Oiseau de feu & Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 'The Year 1917'
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cornelius Meister
It’s not exactly subtle stuff and the only convincing way to treat it is to go at it hammer and tongs. The ORF VRSO has a wonderfully dark sound, particularly its lower strings, but is occasionally... —
