The Rite of Spring

  • The Rite of Spring
    The Rite of Spring
    By Gillian Moore

    The mysterious, creeping opening sounds are closer to the magic and mystery of The Firebird than anything we've heard to date. But another new aspect of Stravinsky's composerly voice can now be heard, one that projects beyond The ...

  • The Rite of Spring
    The Rite of Spring
    By Gillian Moore

    The story behind the scandalous first performance of one of the most influential works in the history of music, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series.

  • The rite of spring
    The rite of spring
    By Igor Stravinsky

    Discarding conventional harmonies for bizarrely dissonant chords, and uniform metrics for harshly jarring beat patterns, he created a sensational theater piece that, at the work's 1931 premier, caused the music world's most talked-about ...

  • The rite of spring: for piano four hands
    The rite of spring: for piano four hands
    By Igor Stravinsky

    The composer himself created this version of his famous orchestral score for piano four hands. This reduction provides a practical opportunity for two pianists to perform the complete work.

  • The Rite of Spring
    The Rite of Spring
    By Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring was commissioned as an orchestral work for a ballet and premiered in Paris in 1913.