Word: capriccios
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...something of an ogre in Libman's eye, so is Columbia Records. Not only did Columbia credit two recordings to Stravinsky (Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, 1968; Danses Concertantes, 1971) when in fact Craft had conducted them in the composer's absence, but it began taping more and more of the rehearsal sessions in which Craft would drill the orchestra before his older colleague took over. Libman raises the possibility that some of these Craft efforts found their way into the final "Stravinsky" recordings when the tapes were later edited...
...section outsparkled the others, it was "Rubies," in which Balanchine teamed with the composer who has inspired some of his finest ballets, Igor Stravinsky. For Stravinsky's spare, syncopated Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, Balanchine created lively, Broadway-flavored footwork. In the hot atmosphere of scarlet costumes and lighting, his dancers bobbed, swiveled and stretched in patterns of perky wit and sexy grace. Patricia Neary clowned elegantly, and Edward Villella and Patricia McBride drew cheers for the jazz joie de vivre with which they bounded through their intricate roles...
Luise Vosgerchian, a lecturer in Music at Harvard, was featured in the Stravinsky Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, a short and somewhat loosely constructed concerto of three movements. Miss Vosgerchian gave a bold and clear performances. However, the orchestra did not achieve the necessary dynamic discipline: there was no piano comparable to those in the Wagner. The soloist was consequently a little overtaxed in many passages. In every other respect the orchestra accompanied Miss Vosgerchian flexibly and forcefully...
STRAVINSKY: VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR (Philips). A rare and rewarding encounter between the neoclassicist Stravinsky and the romantic David Oistrakh. Oistrakh gaily sets off short rhythmic explosions in the Toccata and Capriccio and then lets the melodies pour out in the two calm stretches called arias. Conductor Bernard Haitink and the Lamoureux Orchestra are also attuned to every instantaneous change in the musical weather...
...Berlin Opera is presenting six Strauss productions, from Der Rosenkavalier to Die Frau ohne Schatten and Capriccio. In Munich, where coins are being struck for "Strauss Year," the Opera's Strauss festival had productions of all but four of his 15 operas, and the Nationaltheater's summer festival will present the sweep of his music in 100 concerts. The Luftwaffenmusikkorps band will play his military marches in honor of his birthday (June 11). Bavarian radio will broadcast seven operas, and the Munich Music Conservatory is not only presenting a blizzard of lectures but-going the whole...