Fact file
| Year of birth | 1882 |
| Year of death | 1971 |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Period | 20th century |
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LondonLSO St Luke's Guest Artists
Bernstein, Waley-Cohen, Stravinsky
Melos Sinfonia; Oliver Zeffman; Lauren Fagan
ManchesterNørthern Lights Chamber Orchestra
Stravinsky, Bloch, Strauss R.
Arvid Engegård; Chetham's Chamber Orchestra; Birgitta Elisa Oftestad
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Fauré, Stravinsky
Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra; Pascal Rophé; Ai Ichihara; Jun Hagiwara; Osaka Philharmonic Chorus
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In a program including both modernist and neoclassical works, Michael Tilson Thomas and the SFO emphasized the common traits characterizing Stravinsky's entire ouevre.
Not with a whimper but a bang
Commendably fine playing from the LPO conducted by Thomas Adès, and with Kirill Gerstein as soloist, three less than familiar works throw up overwhelming volumes of energy.
List of works
3 Pieces for clarinet solo3 Pieces for string quartet5 Easy Pieces for piano four handsAgonAnthem (The Dove descending breaks the air)ApolloApollo (Apollon musagète)Apollo (Apollon musagète): suiteAve MariaBogoroditse DievoCapriccio for Piano and OrchestraChorale Variations on Vom Himmel HochConcertino for string quartetConcerto for Piano and Wind InstrumentsConcerto in D for StringsConcerto in E flat major for chamber orchestra "Dumbarton Oaks"Duo ConcertantDuo concertantEbony ConcertoElegy for JFK, for baritone and 3 clarinetsFeu d'artifice (Fireworks), Op.4Four Norwegian MoodsFuneral Song, Op.5In Memoriam Dylan ThomasIntroitus (T. S. Eliot in memoriam)Jeu de cartesL'Histoire du soldatL'Oiseau de FeuLa consagración de la primavera, cuadros de la Rusia Pagana, en dos partesLe Rossignol (The Nightingale)Le SacreLe Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)Le chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale)MassOctet for windsOdeOedipus RexOrpheusPater nosterPetrushkaPetrushka Suite (1947 version)Petrushka: Suite for pianoPulcinella - completePulcinella SuiteRequiem CanticlesRubiesScherzo fantastique, Op.3Scherzo à la RusseScherzo à la russeStravinsky Violin ConcertoSuite italienneSuite no. 1 for chamber orchestraSuite no. 2 for chamber orchestraSymphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 orig version)Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)Symphony in CSymphony in Three MovementsSymphony in Three Movements Symphony of PsalmsTango, for chamber orchestraThe CageThe Fairy's Kiss (Le baiser de la fée)The Fairy's Kiss (Le baiser de la fée): divertimentoThe FirebirdThe Firebird: Infernal DanceThe Firebird: SuiteThe Firebird: Three movementsThe Rake's ProgressThree movements from PetrushkaThree movements from Petrushka: Danse russeThreniVariations (Aldous Huxley, In Memoriam)Violin Concerto in D major