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Martin Cotton compares recordings of Stravinsky’s Petrushka and makes a recommendation:

Top recommendation available on 4 CD set:

Simon Rattle conducts Stravinsky

STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; Scherzo a la Russe; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo a la Russe; Apollon musagete; The Rite of Spring; Petrushka (1947 version); Symphony in 3 movements; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Pulcinella; Suites Nos. 1 & 2 for Small Orchestra; Ragtime, for eleven instruments; Ebony Concerto; Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’ (extracts)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Felix Kok, Jeremy Ballard (violins), Peter Cole (viola), Ulrich Heiner (violoncello), John Tattersdill (double bass), Peter Donohoe (piano), Elaine Donohoe (piano), Robert Johnston (harp), Berliner Philharmoniker, Jennifer Smith (soprano), John Fryatt (tenor), Malcolm King (bass), Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, Michael Collins (clarinet), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

EMI 2427542 (4CD budget)

Recommendation also available on double CD sets:

Stravinsky - The Ballets

STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring; Petrushka; The Firebird; Apollon musagete

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

EMI 9677112 (2CD budget)

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STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; Petrushka; Symphony in 3 Movements; Scherzo a la Russe; Etudes (4) for orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor)

EMI 5855382 (2CD budget)

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