"Charles Wuorinen's Reliquary refers to material which Stravinsky was working on at the time of his death, but the last thing Wuorinen was aiming at was pious imitation of the master. There's an exuberant elaboration here that is almost Schoenbergian, at least until the understated coda, and this strong piece fully earns its place on the disc. Anyone who would have preferred more Stravinsky should give it the benefit of the doubt." AW
Gramophone, October 1995
Deutsche Grammophon 447 068-2
A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky (1975) 17:12
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen, conductor
CD also contains recordings of the following works of Stravinsky: Requiem
Canticles (1965-66); Abraham and Isaac (1962-63); Variations -
Aldos Huxley in memoriam (1963-64) and The Flood (1961-62).
Recorded October 1994
Producers: Tryggvi Tryggvason and Oliver Knussen
Engineers: Tryggvi Tryggvason, except for Abraham and Isaac (Gregor Zielinsky)
Executive Producer: Roger Wright
Cover: Photo by Arnold Newman of Stravinsky with sketches Wuorinen used in the Reliquary.
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