Monteux was the first to conduct these Stravinsky ballets, there are
still few to compare.


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>From:      Jonathan Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:   Re: Stravinsky's Le Sacre...
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Deryk Barker wrote:
>
>>It's also possibly significant that Stravinsky himself, in all three
of his
>>recordings, takes the Rite considerably slower than Zander.
>
>Or could it be the suggestion which has frequently been made that while
>Stravinsky could composer Le Sacre he couldn't conduct it.  That aside,
I
>doubt whether anybody would actually suggest any of the three
Stravinsky
>recordings for anything other than historical interest.  For musical
>interest there are many other choices.  In addition to Boulez, I am
fond
>of Sir Colin Davis's 1976 recording with the Concertgebouw.
>
>Jonathan