- The Rite of Spring discography
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This page contains a discography of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring. The work was premiered in Paris on May 29, 1913 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. It was presented by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and was conducted by Pierre Monteux. The list includes many of the most noted recordings of the work but is by no means exhaustive.
- Pierre Monteux conducting the "Orchestre Symphonique du Gramophone" (the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris). 4 discs, 78 rpm, 12 in. Disque Gramophone W-1016, W-1017, W-1018, and W-1019. Nogent, France: Disque Gramophone, recorded 1929 (premier recording)
- Igor Stravinsky conducting an "orchestre symphonique", 5 discs, 78 rpm, 12 in. Columbia, LX 1027; LX 1028; LX 1029; LX 1030; LX 1031; LX 1032; LX 1033; LX 1034; LX 1035; LX 1036; D 15213. [N.p.]: Columbia. recorded 1929
- Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, Victor, recorded 1929-30 (first US recording)
- Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, Fantasia film soundtrack, recorded 1939 (abridged)
- Igor Stravinsky conducting the New York Philharmonic, recorded 1940 (mono)
- Pierre Monteux conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, RCA, recorded 10 March 1945 (mono)
- Pierre Monteux conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, RCA, recorded 1951 (stereo)
- Pierre Monteux conducting the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, RCA/Decca, recorded 1956 (mono)
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic, Columbia, recorded 1958 [See notes below.]
- Antal Dorati conducting the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Mercury Records, recorded 1959
- Igor Markevitch conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra, EMI, recorded 1959 (reissued on Testament)
- Igor Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Columbia, recorded 1960
- René Leibowitz conducting the London Festival Orchestra, i.e. the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Reader's Digest, recorded 1960
- Karel Ančerl conducting the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Supraphon, recorded 1963
- Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1964 [See notes below.]
- Yevgeny Svetlanov conducting the USSR Symphony Orchestra, Melodiya, recorded 1966
- Seiji Ozawa conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, RCA, recorded 1968
- Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra, Columbia, recorded 1969, and Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1992
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Sony Music Entertainment, recorded 1972, (Bernstein Century Collection)
- Bernard Haitink conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philips, recorded 1973
- Sir Colin Davis conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philips, recorded 1976
- Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1977
- Ricardo Muti conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, EMI, recorded 1979
- Lorin Maazel conducting the Cleveland Orchestra, Telarc, recorded 1980
- Antal Dorati conducting the Detroit Symphony, Decca recorded May 1981, digital, Grand Prix du Disque
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 1982
- Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, recorded 1987
- Benjamin Zander conducting the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, IMP Records, with the solo pianola version, played by Rex Lawson, recorded 1990
- Alexander Rahbari conducting the BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Naxos, recorded 1990
- Charles Dutoit conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Decca, recorded 1990
- Yoel Levi conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Telarc, recorded 1991
- Pierre Boulez conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, RM Arts (DVD/VHS), recorded 1993
- Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony, RCA/BMG, recorded 1996
- Valery Gergiev conducting the orchestra of the Kirov Opera, Philips, recorded 1999
- Péter Eötvös conducting the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, BMC Records, recorded 2004
- Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2006
- Mariss Jansons with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, RCO Live Holland, recorded 2008
- Gustavo Dudamel with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Deutsche Grammophon, recorded 2010
Notes: Stravinsky recorded the work himself thrice: with the Paris Symphony Orchestra in 1929, with the New York Philharmonic in 1940, and with the Columbia Symphony in 1960. He reportedly greeted Leonard Bernstein's 1958 recording with the one-word reaction, "Wow!"[1] In a detailed review of Herbert von Karajan's 1964 recording, Stravinsky described it as "generally odd, though polished in its own way; in fact, too polished, a pet savage rather than a real one." Further he observed, "There are simply no regions for soul-searching in The Rite of Spring."[2]
References
- ^ Henahan, Donal (March 23, 1984). "Philharmonic: Incarnations of Spring". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/23/arts/philharmonic-incarnations-of-spring.html.
- ^ From the History of the Mariinsky Theatre: Stravinsky: A Review of Recent Recordings of Le sacre du printemps, 1964] Mariinsky Theatre website, accessed via Internet Wayback Machine Archive on 8 August 2008. The original review appeared in Hi Fi-Stereo Magazine, 1964
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