The second volume of Stephen Walsh’s biography of Igor Stravinsky – “Stravinsky: The Second Exile” (new from Knopf) – has more than the usual amount of local interest. The book chronicles the composer ...
His music started a riot and was chosen by Disney to create the world. He collaborated with Picasso and Auden and influenced composers from Boulez to Tavener. Twentieth-century music is unimaginable ...
On the 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s death, Dr Joseph Schultz explores the unique relationship between the composer and the BBC. 6 April 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Igor ...
In his fascinating new hour-long documentary, “Stravinsky in Hollywood,” made for European television and now released on DVD by C-Major, Marco Capalbo begins with the oft-quoted statistic that Igor ...
Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Whatever their historical validity, the picture of Stravinsky these autobiographical productions conjure up is of ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Thursday was the last day of the spring of “The Rite of Spring.” By now everyone and his or her brother has seemingly found a way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the riotous ...
In 1947, Robert Craft was just another conducting student at Julliard who happened to have a passion for contemporary music. But the following year, his life changed forever: he became Stravinsky's ...
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