One of the seminal works of the 20th century, "The Rite of Spring" famously caused a riot at it's first performance in Paris in 1913. Since then, this revolutionary masterpiece has found its place as one of the most performed and admired scores of the 20th century.[...]

th-century masterpiece, brilliantly orchestrated, with Russian folksong and new, striking harmonies. General Note. Stage Directions. Instrumentation. All French and English materials newly translated.
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Stuart offers the most thorough discography of the works and recordings of Igor Stravinsky to date as well as a chronicle of the composer's recording career. As the first discography to list all of Stravinsky's recorded compositions, including concert and broadcast performances, both pre- and post-W[...]

Composed for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, "The Rite of Spring" premiered in 1913 at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Igor Stravinsky's harmonically adventurous score--along with a scenario of pagan sacrifice and Vaslav Nijinsky's unconventional choreography--excited both opposition and[...]

Composed in 1910, "The Firebird" was the first of many successful ballets that brought Igor Stravinsky international recognition. In collaboration with Sergei Diaghilev of the Ballets Russe, Stravinsky based his score on an old Russian fairytale. It tells a musical story of a prince's kindness to a [...]

A work in which Stravinsky, prompted by Robert Craft, reviewed his long and remarkable life. It brings the Imperial Russia of his childhood into focus, at the same time scanning what were at the time the brave new horizons of Boulez and Stockhausen.[...]

Aimed at the interested layperson, this biography reveals to what extent Igor Stravinsky was a major figure of the 20th century, not just in music, but in cultural and intellectual life in general. This volume covers the period from his birth in 1882 until 1934, the year he settled in France.[...]

Coco Chanel and Composer Igor Stravinsky.
Their love affair inspired their art.
Their art defined an era.
In 1913, at the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," the young couturiere Coco Chanel witnesses the birth of a musical revolution- one that, like her designs, rips down t[...]

(Artist Transcriptions). This fabulous songbook features note-for-note transcriptions of pianist supreme Art Tatum's interpretations of 15 jazz standards: After You've Gone * Ain't Misbehavin' * Aunt Hagar's Blues * Blue Skies * Body and Soul * Cocktails for Two * Honeysuckle Rose * How High the Moo[...]