CD 1:
The Firebird Ballet (complete ballet in original 1910 orchestration)
Le Sacre du Printemps ("The Rite of Spring")

CD 2:
Petrouchka (Revised 1947 Version)
Violin Concerto in D

“(He) knew how to draw out alert, vigorous performances ... every one of these illustrates facets of his inspiration that others fail to note ... he brings out more than any other the grotesque fantasy of Firebird, a quality he was about to develop in Petrushka ... while Kastchei’s Dance looks forward to The Rite of Spring ... (Rite) “few if any rivals in its compelling intensity ... (Violin Concerto with Stern) “never surpassed, seldom approached..” (Penguin Guide)

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Recordings: American Legion Hall, Hollywood,Jan 23-25, 1961 (Firebird); Ballroom of the St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, January 5 & 6, 1960 (Rite of Spring); American Legion Hall, Hollywood, Feb 12, 15, 17, 1960 (Petrouchka); CBS Studios, Hollywood, 1961.