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Posted On: June 17th 2024, 10:04 pm
Did you know that there is surprising amount of video footage and/or audio recordings of legendary composers?
Many "classical" music fans have absolutely no idea that these amazing historical documents exist -- so we'll be featuring some of them periodically on this IG page in order to spread awareness!
Today: To commemorate his birthday, enjoy this memorable (c. 1960's) film clip of the elderly Igor Stravinsky (1883 - 1971) recounting the shocked and dismayed response of famous Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev (1872 - 1929) upon hearing Stravinsky play a reduction of the "The Rite Of Spring" (1913) for him on the piano for the first time.
Diaghilev had commissioned the score to serve as background music for a ballet that he was planning to put on with his legendary "Ballets Russes" dance troupe during their 1913 Summer Season in Paris. He may not have initially loved what he was hearing -- but he certainly loved the tremendous scandal that attended the world premiere performance (and all of the wonderful publicity that flowed from it).
For more information on the infamous riot that occurred during the world premiere of the "Rite Of Spring," see https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/may/27/rite-of-spring-100-years-stravinsky
The entire ~2:00 minute clip of Stravinsky humorously recalling his interaction with Diaghilev on that occasion can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwq1AyYGzo
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Many "classical" music fans have absolutely no idea that these amazing historical documents exist -- so we'll be featuring some of them periodically on this IG page in order to spread awareness!
Today: To commemorate his birthday, enjoy this memorable (c. 1960's) film clip of the elderly Igor Stravinsky (1883 - 1971) recounting the shocked and dismayed response of famous Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev (1872 - 1929) upon hearing Stravinsky play a reduction of the "The Rite Of Spring" (1913) for him on the piano for the first time.
Diaghilev had commissioned the score to serve as background music for a ballet that he was planning to put on with his legendary "Ballets Russes" dance troupe during their 1913 Summer Season in Paris. He may not have initially loved what he was hearing -- but he certainly loved the tremendous scandal that attended the world premiere performance (and all of the wonderful publicity that flowed from it).
For more information on the infamous riot that occurred during the world premiere of the "Rite Of Spring," see https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/may/27/rite-of-spring-100-years-stravinsky
The entire ~2:00 minute clip of Stravinsky humorously recalling his interaction with Diaghilev on that occasion can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwq1AyYGzo
#conductor #composer #violin #violinist #orchestra #symphony #Stravinsky #Bartok #Diaghilev #BalletsRusses #Nijinsky #Prokofiev #Shostakovich #Tchaikovsky #Rachmaninoff #Scriabin #Brahms #Bach #Mozart #Haydn #Beethoven #Schubert #neoclassicism #TheRiteOfSpring #LeSacreDuPrintemps #musichistory #classicalmusic #music
Comments (15)
2 years agohaleymarieontour
I just LOVE how the footage of Stravinsky shows his quirky, fun personality. What a cool guy.
2 years agomusic_history_in_photos
"To briefly describe myself: I am first a charlatan, but full of dash; secondly, a great charmer; thirdly, exceedingly cheeky; fourthly, a reasonable man with few scruples; and fifthly, someone who is afflicted with a complete absence of talent. Yet I dare to think that I have nevertheless found my true vocation -- to be a great patron of the arts. For that, I already have everything that I need, except for money... but that will come..." – S. Diaghilev
2 years agoyaelavivi
I beg everyone who watches this, find this on youtube and play this bit at half speed, it's the scariest shit I've ever seen in my life, worth every second 💀
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