Recent Stravinsky Conducted by the Composer
Igor Stravinsky
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| Total: 17 Songs |
Biography
Born: June 17, 1882 in Orianenbaum, Russia
Genre: Classical
Years Active: '00s, '10s, '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s
An important Russian composer of totally original and exciting music in many forms. Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring (1913), a work of exotic and primal character, marked a shift in modern Western music. In early pieces like Fireworks (1908) and the marvelous King of the Stars for chorus and orchestra (1911), Stravinsky exhibits a love of orchestral color that seems like a combination of Debussy, Scriabin and Wagner. The wood-flute song and plainchant intervals form one layer of his music....
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