Stravinsky: Symphony in E-Flat Major and Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Featuring

Dmitri Kitajenko
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky

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Composer Biography

Igor Stravinsky, a versatile 20th-century Russian master, completed his law studies before composing his Symphony in E-flat, his first orchestral work.

Compositional Technique

Stravinsky's Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra contrasts music from four nations: France, Italy, Spain, and Russia, using characteristic rhythms and sounds.

Performer Biography

Dmitrij Kitajenko, the conductor on this album, received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) in 2015 for his outstanding recordings.

Critical Reception

Despite his later reservations, Stravinsky conducted the French and American premieres of his Symphony in E-flat and even made a commercial recording of it in 1966.

Composition History

Stravinsky's Symphony in E-flat, his Opus 1, was his very first orchestral composition and was designated by him as his first completely valid work.

Composer Biography

Igor Stravinsky was a private pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, an influential Russian composer, who taught him the fundamentals of orchestration.

Composition History

The two Suites for Small Orchestra by Stravinsky are based on eight short pieces for piano four hands, originally composed for his children and friends.