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Robert Craft
1923-2015 US, Kingston, New York
Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Robert Lawson Craft
Robert Lawson Craft (October 20, 1923 – November 10, 2015) was an American conductor and writer. He is best known for his intimate working friendship with Igor Stravinsky, on which Craft drew in producing numerous recordings and books.
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Apollo (1947 revision): Tableau I: Prologue: The Birth of Apollo on Stravinsky: Apollo - Agon - Orpheus by Robert Craft Scherzo à la russe: Scherzo a la russe (original Jazz band version) [Original Jazz band Version] on Stravinsky: Histoire Du Soldat Suite - Renard by Igor Stravinsky & Robert Craft Les Noces, Scene 1: The Tresses (At the Bride's House) [the Wedding] on Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex - Les Noces by Robert Craft The Firebird, Tableau I: Infernal Dance of Kastchei and His Subjects Under the Firebird's Magic Spell on Stravinsky: The Firebird & Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft & Philharmonia Orchestra 6 Pieces, Op. 6: I. Langsam (Revised Version) on Webern, A.: Symphony / 6 Pieces, Op. 6 / Concerto by Anton Webern & Robert Craft Concerto in E-Flat Major, "Dumbarton Oaks": I. Tempo giusto on Stravinsky: Symphony in C - Symphony in 3 Movements - Octet - Dumbarton Oaks by Igor Stravinsky & Robert Craft Histoire du soldat Suite (the Soldier's Tale Suite): I. The Soldier's March on Stravinsky: Histoire Du Soldat Suite - Renard by Igor Stravinsky & Robert Craft Violin Concerto in D Major: IV. Capriccio on Stravinsky: 125th Anniversary Album: The Rite of Spring - Violin Concerto by Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft & Philharmonia Orchestra L'histoire du soldat Suite: IV. The Royal March "Pasadoble" on Stravinsky: Histoire Du Soldat Suite - Renard by Igor Stravinsky & Robert Craft Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 Version) on Stravinsky: 125th Anniversary Album: The Rite of Spring - Violin Concerto by Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft & Philharmonia OrchestraTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Of Edgar Varese | Robert Craft | 2017 | Single |
| Vocal And Chamber Works | Anton Webern, Robert Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra, Fred Sherry String Quartet | 2015 | Album |
| Duo Concertant / Sonata For Two Pianos / Requiem Canticles / Abraham And Isaac / Élégie / Bluebird | Igor Stravinsky, Jennifer Frautschi, Jeremy Denk, Philharmonia Orchestra, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft | 2011 | Compil. |
| String Trio, Op. 45 / Four Pieces For Mixed Chorus, Op. 27 / Three Satires For Mixed Chorus, Op. 28 / Septet-Suite, Op. 29 / Accompaniment To A Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 | Arnold Schoenberg - Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Simon Joly Chorale, London Sinfonietta, The London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2010 | Album |
| Vocal And Orchestral Works (Ricercata • Five Pieces • Five Sacred Songs • Variations) | Anton Webern - Tony Arnold • Claire Booth • David Wilson-Johnson • Simon Joly Chorale • Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2009 | Album |
| Symphony In C / Symphony In Three Movements / Octet For Winds / Dumbarton Oaks Concerto | Igor Stravinsky, Philharmonia Orchestra, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Robert Craft | 2009 | Compil. |
| Violin Concerto / A Survivor From Warsaw | Arnold Schoenberg, Rolf Schulte • David Wilson-Johnson • Simon Joly Chorale • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2008 | Compil. |
| Chamber Symphony No. 2 (Die Glückliche Hand • Wind Quintet, Op. 26) | Arnold Schoenberg, Mark Beesley • Simon Joly Chorale • New York Woodwind Quintet • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2008 | Compil. |
| Pelleas Und Melisande / Erwartung | Arnold Schoenberg, Anja Silja, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2008 | Album |
| Stravinsky: Histoire du Soldat - Renard | Igor Stravinsky, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Robert Craft | 2007 | Compil. |
| Later Ballets: Jeu De Cartes / Danses Concertantes / Scènes De Ballet | Igor Stravinsky, Philharmonia Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Robert Craft | 2007 | Compil. |
| Pierrot Lunaire (Herzgewächse • Four Orchestral Songs • Chamber Symphony No. 1) | Arnold Schoenberg, Anja Silja • Eileen Hulse • Catherine Wyn-Rogers • Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2007 | Compil. |
| 125th Anniversary Album - The Rite Of Spring / Violin Concerto / Symphonies Of Wind Instruments / Zvezdolikiy | Igor Stravinsky, Jennifer Frautschi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2007 | Compil. |
| Serenade • Variations, Op. 31 / Bach Orchestrations | Arnold Schoenberg, Stephen Varcoe, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2006 | Compil. |
| Five Pieces For Orchestra / Cello Concerto / Piano Quartet | Arnold Schoenberg, Fred Sherry, The London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2006 | Compil. |
| Symphony Of Psalms / Three Russian Sacred Choruses / Mass • Cantata • Babel | Igor Stravinsky, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Simon Joly Chorale, Gregg Smith Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2006 | Compil. |
| Symphony / Six Pieces • Concerto For 9 Instruments | Anton Webern, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2005 | Album |
| Six A Capella Mixed Choruses | Arnold Schoenberg - Robert Craft | 2005 | Album |
| Three Greek Ballets: Apollo • Agon • Orpheus | Igor Stravinsky, The London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Robert Craft | 2005 | Compil. |
| The Firebird - Petrushka | Igor Stravinsky, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2005 | Album |
| Concerto For String Quartet (Lied Der Waldtaube • The Book Of The Hanging Gardens) | Arnold Schoenberg, Fred Sherry String Quartet • Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble • Jennifer Lane • Christopher Oldfather, Robert Craft | 2004 | Album |
| Gurre-Lieder | Arnold Schoenberg, Stephen O'Mara • Melanie Diener • Jennifer Lane • David Wilson-Johnson • Martyn Hill • Ernst Haefliger • Simon Joly Chorale • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2004 | Album |
| Oedipus Rex / Les Noces | Igor Stravinsky - Edward Fox, Simon Joly Chorale, Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2004 | Album |
| Stravinsky Vol. VI — Symphony Of Psalms, Les Noces, Lamentations Of Jeremiah | Robert Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Joly Chorale | 2002 | Album |
| Vol. V | Igor Stravinsky - Robert Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra | 2001 | Album |
| The Music Of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. V | Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Anja Silja | 2000 | Album |
| The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. IV | Arnold Schoenberg - Robert Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rolf Schulte | 2000 | Album |
| Vol. 3 | Igor Stravinsky - Robert Craft, Misha Dichter, Charles Neidich, Diana Montague, Robin Leggate, Mark Beesley | 1999 | Album |
| Stravinsky Vol. XI | Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft | 1998 | Compil. |
| Stravinsky The Composer: Volume IX - The Firebird | Robert Craft Conducting Philharmonia Orchestra And The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1997 | Album |
| The Composer, Vol. VII | Robert Craft Conducts Orchestra Of St. Luke's and Gregg Smith Singers, Igor Stravinsky | 1995 | Album |
| Five Orchestral Pieces, Survivor From Warsaw | Arnold Schoenberg - Robert Craft / The London Symphony Orchestra | 1995 | Album |
| The Rake's Progress | Robert Craft, Orchestra Of St. Luke's | 1994 | Album |
| American Stravinsky - The Composer, Vol. IV | Igor Stravinsky - Robert Craft Conducts Orchestra Of St. Luke's | 1993 | Album |
| Stravinsky, The Composer Volume V | Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft Conducts Orchestra Of St. Luke's | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Composer, Volume II | Igor Stravinsky - Robert Craft Conducts Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Gregg Smith Singers & Irène Jacob, John Aler | 1992 | Album |
| Chant Du Rossignol · Danses Concertantes · Abraham And Isaac · Requiem Canticles Etc. | Igor Stravinsky : Robert Craft | 1991 | Compil. |
| The Composer, Volume I | Robert Craft Conducts Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Igor Stravinsky | 1991 | Compil. |
| Renard / Symphonies D'Instruments À Vent / Concertino Mélodies / Choral-Variationen / Canticum Sacrum | Igor Stravinsky - Pierre Boulez / Gilbert Amy / Robert Craft | 1991 | Compil. |
| Piano Concerto, Op.42, Fantasy For Violin And Piano, Op.47, Ode To Napoleon Buonaparte Op.41 | Arnold Schoenberg, Glenn Gould, Robert Craft, Israel Baker, John Horton, Juilliard String Quartet | 1982 | Album |
| Short Pieces = Pièces Brèves = Kleine Stücke | Igor Stravinsky - Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Robert Craft | 1981 | Compil. |
| Orchestrations Of Arnold Schoenberg | Arnold Schoenberg, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Robert Craft | 1980 | Album |
| Les Noces / Chant Du Rossignol / Symphonies Of Wind Instruments | Igor Stravinsky - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers | 1974 | Album |
| Madrigals And Sacred Music | Carlo Gesualdo / Robert Craft, The Gesualdo Madrigal Singers | 1974 | Album |
| The Varèse Album | Edgard Varèse, Robert Craft | 1972 | Compil. |
| Gesualdo - Madrigals, Book VI (Complete) | Robert Craft | 1970 | Album |
| The New Stravinsky | Igor Stravinsky And Robert Craft With Gregg Smith Singers | 1970 | Album |
| Vespers Of 1610 (Vespro Della Beata Vergine) | Claudio Monteverdi, Robert Craft, Gregg Smith Singers, Texas Boys' Choir, The Columbia Baroque Ensemble | 1967 | Album |
| Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto | Glenn Gould / Israel Baker, Robert Craft, CBC Symphony Orchestra - Arnold Schoenberg | 1967 | Compil. |
| Lulu, Der Wein, Suite Lyrique | Alban Berg - Robert Craft | 1967 | Album |
| Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto | Glenn Gould / Israel Baker, Robert Craft, CBC Symphony Orchestra - Arnold Schoenberg | 1967 | Compil. |
| Chansons De Bilitis / Hérodiade | Claude Debussy / Paul Hindemith, Vera Zorina | 1966 | Album |
| The Music of Arnold Schoenberg Volume III | Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Craft, The Cleveland Orchestra, CBC Symphony Orchestra | 1965 | Album |
| Mozart - Serenade No. 10, Schubert - German Dances | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert / Robert Craft Conducting Members Of The Columbia Symphony Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| The Music Of Arnold Schoenberg - Volume Two: Verklaerte Nacht ‧ Paleas And Malisande ‧ Three Litte Orchestra Pieces ‧ Variations For Orchestra ‧ Prelude To The Genessis Suite | Arnold Schoenberg / Robert Craft Conducting CBC Symphony Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Piano Concerto, Op. 42 / Piano Concerto No. 24 In C Minor | Glenn Gould, CBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Craft conducted by Walter Susskind - Arnold Schoenberg / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1962 | Album |
| A Sound Spectacular. Music Of Edgar Varèse Vol. 2: Arcana ‧ Déserts ‧ Offrandes | Edgard Varèse / Robert Craft | 1962 | Album |
| The Flood - A Biblical Allegory Based On Noah And The Ark | Igor Stravinsky / Laurence Harvey | 1962 | Album |
| Music Of Alban Berg | Alban Berg - Robert Craft | 1961 | Album |
| Three Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6 - Begleitungsmusik, Op. 34 - Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op. 6 | Robert Craft Conducts The Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Alban Berg / Arnold Schoenberg / Anton Webern | 1960 | Album |
| Music Of Heinrich Schütz | Heinrich Schütz, Robert Craft | 1959 | Album |
| Madrigals And Sacred Music | Carlo Gesualdo, Robert Craft | 1958 | Album |
| Le Marteau Sans Maître / Nr. 5 Zeitmasse For Five Woodwinds | Pierre Boulez / Karlheinz Stockhausen - Robert Craft | 1958 | Album |
| Variations For Orchestra, Op. 31 / Serenade For Baritone And Septet, Op. 24 / Four Pieces, Op. 27 / Canon: The Parting Of The Ways, Op. 28, No. 1 | Robert Craft - Arnold Schoenberg | 1958 | Album |
| Robert Craft Conducting Schönberg | Robert Craft Conducting Arnold Schoenberg | 1956 | Album |
| Renard - An Opera-Ballet | Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft | 1951 | Album |
| The Music Of Vol. 6 | Robert Craft / Arnold Schoenberg | Album | |
| The Composer, Volume III — Perséphone | Igor Stravinsky - Robert Craft Conducts Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Gregg Smith Singers & Newark Boys Chorus, Irène Jacob, John Aler | Album | |
| The Music of Arnold Schoenberg Volume 5 | Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Craft | Album | |
| Music Of Alban Berg | Alban Berg - Robert Craft | Album | |
| Suite Op.29 - Five Pieces for Orchestra / Altenberg Songs | Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg - Robert Craft | Album | |
| Canzonettas, Madrigals, Gailliards, Sacrae Cantiones, Psalms | Carlo Gesualdo, Robert Craft | Album | |
| The Music of Arnold Schoenberg Volume 5 | Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Craft | Album | |
| Pierrot Lunaire, Op.21 / Verklarte Nacht, Op.4 | Arnold Schoenberg, Robert Craft, Bethany Beardslee | Album |
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