Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

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Earl Wild – Jascha Horenstein – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo, adagio
III. Finale, allegro

 

This Day in History: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Sparks a Riot (1913)

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Sparks a Riot (1913)

The Rite of Spring is a landmark ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky that provoked a riot when it premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Expecting the demure conventions of classical ballet, the audience was caught off-guard by Stravinsky’s dissonant score and Vaslav Nijinsky‘s violently untraditional choreography depicting fertility rites. Fistfights broke out between detractors and supporters, and chaos ensued. What Disney film popularized the ballet? More… Discuss