Quatre études, pour orchestre is a collection of arrangements of works by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....

. This composition was finished in 1928.

Structure

This composition is an arrangement for orchestra of two works by Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914) and Étude pour pianola (1921). The movements are placed in this order and all titles were changed. A typical performance of this work should last up to nine minutes. The movement list is as follows:

• I. Danse (Dance). Con moto
• II. Excentrique (Eccentric). Moderato
• III. Cantique (Canticle). Largo
• IV. Madrid. Allegro con moto.

Notable recordings

Notable recordings of this composition include:

Orchestra	Conductor	Record Company	Year of Recording	Format
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...	Pierre Boulez Pierre Boulez Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...	Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label which was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram. It is now part of Universal Music Group since its acquisition and absorption of PolyGram in 1999, and it is also UMG's oldest active label...	1993	CD