Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Berliner Philharmoniker · Orchestre des Concerts Straram, Paris · Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra · Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra · Orchestra and Chorus of the RAI Rome
Yuri Simonov · Ernest Ansermet · Victor de Sabata · Sergiu Celibidache · Issay Dobrowen · Herbert von Karajan · Anthony Collins
Nicolai Gedda · Magda László · Mario Petri · Nestor Catalani · Aldo Bertocci · Arnoldo Foà

CD 1

Le Sacre du Printemps (1913)
The Rite of Spring – Scenes from Pagan Russia in Two Parts

Part I: The Adoration of the Earth
Part II: The Sacrifice (The Exalted Sacrifice)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Simonov, conductor
Recorded 1992

L’Oiseau de feu (1945 Suite)
The Firebird – Ballet Suite

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Simonov, conductor
Recorded 1992

CD 2

Pétruschka (1911)

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded 1946

Symphony of Psalms (1930)

London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded 1947

CD 3

Petite Suite No. 2 (1914–25)

Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Issay Dobrowen, conductor
Recorded 1947

Le Chant du rossignol (1917)
The Song of the Nightingale

Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Victor de Sabata, conductor
Recorded 1947

Jeu de cartes (1936)
Ballet in Three Deals

Berliner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Recorded 1950

Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (1928–29)

Igor Stravinsky, piano
Orchestre des Concerts Walther Straram, Paris
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded 1930

CD 4

Oedipus Rex (1927)
Operatic Oratorio in Two Acts
Text after Sophocles by Igor Stravinsky and Jean Cocteau

Oedipus — Nicolai Gedda, tenor
Jocasta — Magda László, mezzo-soprano
Creon / Tiresias — Mario Petri, bass-baritone
The Messenger — Nestor Catalani, bass-baritone
The Shepherd — Aldo Bertocci, tenor
Speaker — Arnoldo Foà

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Recorded 1952