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Stravinsky - Miniatures  | Brilliant Classics 9089

Stravinsky - Miniatures

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 9089

Barcode: 5029365908924

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 28th September 2009

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About

Stravinsky never had much time for conventions. His teacher Rimsky-Korsakov was similarly maverick, and was at his best when free of the strictures of the symphony and classical form. Stravinsky openly defied the Austro-German way of doing things, and adopted an unpredictable (if at times neo classical) style, and this CD contains some of the smaller works he produced that illustrate his unique, and sometimes quirky style.

The two Suites were arranged from the original piano pieces intended for children. The three pieces for string quartet are unlike anything form the period – 1914. No sign of late romanticism here, or of the Second Viennese School. It is an utterly unique and new sound word – icy, different, but very Russian.

The Octet sounds superficially like a dissonant wind divertimento by Mozart.

Stravinsky’s opposition to the traditional structures of classical music softened a little towards the end of his life, and the Scherzo a la Russe and the Concerto in D for strings illustrate this well with their less spiky sound and longer melodic lines.

This recording, made in 1995, was highly praised when released, and in 2001 was awarded a Grammy.

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