Igor Stravinsky
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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian-born composer, conductor, pianist and writer. One of the most widely performed and influential composers of the 20th century, Stravinsky explored a variety of musical styles over the course of his career. His most notorious composition, the ballet "The Rite of Spring" (1911-3), shocked audiences with its abrasive harmonies and jagged rhythms.
Notables works include "The Firebird" (1909-10); "Petrushka" (1910-11); "Les Noces" (1914-17); "L'histoire du soldat" (The Soldier's Tale) (1918); "Symphonies of Wind Instruments" (1918-20); "Oedipus Rex" (1926-7); "Symphony of Psalms" (1930); "Symphony in C" (1938-40); "Symphony in Three Movements" (1942-5); and "Orpheus" (1947). - From "The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge"
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Devil Swipes a Violin, but the Band Plays On
The Drunkard’s Wife, an experimental theatrical troupe, loosely adapts “Histoire du Soldat” to create a bleary, madcap musical at the New Ohio Theater.
July 11, 2014, Friday
John McClure Dies at 84; Produced Classic Records
Mr. McClure was a producer and engineer who helped shape some of the most celebrated classical recordings of the 20th century, including acclaimed sessions with Bruno Walter, Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.
June 25, 2014, Wednesday
The Art of Setting the Senses on Edge
A critic explores the myriad forms of musical dissonance, from pummeling chords in Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” to the pungent stacked pitches in Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.”
June 1, 2014, Sunday
If the Devil Taps You, Pretend You Didn’t Feel It
The Yale in New York series presented “The Soldier’s Tale” at Zankel Hall, with every production team member and performer affiliated with the university.
April 9, 2014, Wednesday
Departing Director Conducts Locked-Out Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, who resigned as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra on Tuesday, conducted the players, who have been locked out for more than a year in a labor dispute.
October 5, 2013, Saturday
Stravinsky’s Many Rites of Passage Are Distilled
The second weekend of the Bard Music Festival picked up chronologically where the first left off: Stravinsky asserting his place in Paris between the world wars.
August 20, 2013, Tuesday
A Wild Ride Through Stravinsky’s Early Years
The first weekend of the Bard Music Festival essentially followed Stravinsky from St. Petersburg to Paris, ending amid the Surrealists of the 1920s.
August 13, 2013, Tuesday
Doubts Greet Claims About Stravinsky’s Sexuality
A confidant and literary collaborator of Stravinsky writes that the composer had sexual relationships with prominent men, but many experts are doubtful.
July 18, 2013, Thursday
Everyone’s a Dancer at the Philharmonic
“A Dancer’s Dream,” a telling of “Petrushka” and “Le Baiser de la Fée,” opened at Avery Fisher Hall on Thursday night without a corps of dancers.
June 29, 2013, Saturday
Hear Music, Eat Dinner, Cross Street, Hear Music
With San Francisco’s opera house and symphony hall directly across the street from each other, nothing could be easier than a classical doubleheader of Stravinsky and Offenbach.
June 25, 2013, Tuesday
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Dissonance: Stravinsky, Bach and Mozart
Anthony Tommasini, classical music critic for The New York Times, talks about dissonance in the work of Stravinsky, Bach and Mozart. The full, uninterrupted video is available here.
Shock Value
Does art retain the power to shock? Must artists contrive to provoke? Join the discussion with artists, critics, reporters and readers.
Musical Moments
Anthony Tommasini performs some of his favorite classical music moments on piano and invites readers to suggest their own.
‘Rite of Spring’ Premieres in Paris
A Times article from 1913 about the premiere of “Rite of Spring.”
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