After his shocking ballet, The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky branched out in surprising directions. Hoffman says that, up until the infamous (and riotous) Rite of Spring debut — on May 29, 1913 — ...

Stravinsky based his Pulcinella Suite on what he thought was the work of Giambattista Pergolesi. That's now been debunked, but at the time, Stravinsky claimed, "Pulcinella is the only work of ...

Apollon musagète Igor Stravinsky, Composer Alexander Janiczek, Violin Chamber Orchestra of Europe Pulcinella Igor Stravinsky, Composer Alexander Janiczek, Violin Chamber Orchestra of Europe Apollo ...

Petrushka Yakov Kreizberg, Conductor Igor Stravinsky, Composer Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (The) Firebird, '(L')oiseau de feu' Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Igor Stravinsky, Composer Yakov ...

Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ice Maiden inspired Stravinsky’s ballet The Fairy’s Kiss, the score of which is an homage to his childhood hero, Tchaikovsky. Stravinsky reimagined several of the ...

As the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring approaches, commentator Miles Hoffman reminds us that — as earthshaking as that infamous debut was — the composer soon branched ...