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Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring

Of this work—which drew jeers at its 1913 premiere—Stravinsky wrote: it “represents pagan Russia and is unified by a single idea: the
mystery and g...

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Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose

October 21: Søndergård Conducts The Rite of Spring • 27m

Ravel’s simple and beautiful ballet score, based on five well-known French fairy tales, sounds like nothing so much as the innocent,
easily entranced mind of a child. It is often played as a short orchestral suite, but these performances feature the complete work as Ravel
originally wrote it.

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    Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring

    Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring

    Of this work—which drew jeers at its 1913 premiere—Stravinsky wrote: it “represents pagan Russia and is unified by a single idea: the
    mystery and great surge of the creative power of Spring.” Vibrant sounds of nature set the scene for the story, an imagined pagan ritual in
    which a sacrificial vir...

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