Happy Centenary, Rite of Spring!

Today is the centenary of the shocking premier of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Though I vaguely knew how famous the piece is, I hadn't listened to it until last night. In addition to watching the impressive visualization of the piece (Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 1: The Adoration of the Earth  and Part 2: The Exalted Sacrifice ), I took in the Keeping Score documentary on the work, narrated with great passion by San Francisco Symphony director Michael Tilson Thomas (the ever charismatic MTT).  I look forward to listening to more versions of The Rite of Spring and reading more about the history of the piece.

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