Since you are interested in Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky [Incls Firebird Ballet, Pulcinella Suite & Le Sacre du Printemps], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SMETANA
Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Incls 'Wallenstein's Camp' & 'Hakon Jarl') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "Brass thrillingly to the fore: have these stirring tone-poems sounded better?" Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2007) |
BERG / DEBUSSY / STRAVINSKY
Pierre Boulez Conducts Modern Classics (recorded in Koln, 2000) Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Christine Schäfer (soprano) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 2/Aug/2006 ] A survey of the music of the century interpreted by one of the greatest representatives of the modern era |
STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky - Firebird (The) / Petrushka (Complete ballets) Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft, conductor [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "This is a fine performance, keeping a rhythmic forward motion while expressing the sensual textural richness of the orchestral writing." (MusicWeb Sept 2005) |
STRAVINSKY
The Firebird / Jeu de Cartes (Complete Ballets) Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Two contrasted Stravinsky ballets played by this enthusiastic Spanish ensemble and given a new feel by their smaller-than-usual presentation." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (May 2001) |