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Robert Craft’s latest view of the Rite of Spring (his third, not counting his participation in Stravinsky’s own recordings) surely sets a new standard in
This is Schoenberg for people who hate Schoenberg. The Five Pieces for Orchestra, far from sounding radical or appallingly dissonant as they must have in
Robert Craft’s advocacy on behalf of Anton Webern dates back to his “complete” pioneering 1954 cycle for Columbia Masterworks. Since that time, of course, musicians
Robert Craft’s authority as a Stravinsky conductor is unquestionable, and it’s good to see his Koch recordings reappearing with important individual items from his earlier
These performances were released previously by Koch, and it’s good to see them reappearing here at budget price. Like most of Robert Craft’s Stravinsky discs,
Arnold Schoenberg’s a cappella folksong settings are among his least-appreciated–and most easily listenable–works, excellent examples of his pre-12-tone harmonic style, with masterfully crafted polyphonic textures.
Robert Craft leads a thrilling performance of Oedipus Rex, incisive, swift, and as mercilessly inevitable as fate itself. From the opening bars, where those spine-chilling
This disc contains arguably the two finest performances of Les Noces and Threni (Lamentations of Jeremiah) currently available (not that there’s much competition in the
Here is a fine mixed assortment of music by Arnold Schoenberg. All of the performances are high quality, and two of them are now my
Robert Craft’s pursuit of textural clarity at sensible tempos yields mixed results on this disc. Petrushka works well. Precise rhythms and careful attention to instrumental
