American to conduct Alban Berg's Wozzeck and Lulu and Hindemith's Cardillac. Craft also led the world premieres of Stravinsky's later, dodecaphonic works: Agon, The Flood, Abraham and Isaac, Variations, Introitus, Requiem Canticles, and his Bach orchestration Vom Himmel Hoch. Craft was a two-time recipient of the Grand Prix du Disque, as well as the Edison Prize for his recordings of music by Varèse and Stravinsky. His recordings of the music of Stravinsky with the Orchestra of St. Luke's were originally available on 11 now out-of-print releases from MusicMasters and seven volumes from Koch. Since 2005, Naxos Records has gradually rereleased these recordings. Legacy Craft remained in a vanguard position in relation to 20th-century art music throughout his life. Besides working closely with Stravinsky, he produced volumes of academic and personal writings on Stravinsky and other musicians and composers. In 2002, Craft was awarded the International Prix du Disque at the Cannes Music Festival. Publications Prejudices in Disguise (New York, 1974) Stravinsky in Pictures and Documents (with Vera Stravinsky; New York, 1978) Current Convictions: Views and Reviews (New York, 1977) Igor and Vera Stravinsky (New York, 1982) Present Perspectives (New York, 1984) Stravinsky: Glimpses of a Life (New York, 1992) Stravinsky: Chronicle of a Friendship (Nashville, 1994) Down a Path of Wonder (Norfolk, UK, 2006) Craft also translated and edited Stravinsky, Selected Correspondence (3 vols., New York, 1982, 1984, 1985). References Literature Craft, Robert. 2002. An Improbable Life: Memoirs. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. . Craft, Robert. 2013. Stravinsky: Discoveries and Memories. Naxos Books. External links Contributions, The New York Review of Books An Improbable Life 1923 births 2015 deaths American conductors (music) American male conductors (music) American musicologists Juilliard School alumni Musicians from Kingston, New York The New York Review of Books people People from Gulf Stream, Florida Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky scholars