Many thankx to the J. Paul Getty Museum for allowing me to publish the photographs in the posting. Please click on the photographs for a larger version of the image. Though photographs are silent, photographers have long conjured sound in their images. Whether depicting crowded urban spaces, mu...
Although initially studying law, Stravinsky gravitated towards music under the tutelage of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, one of Russia's most esteemed composers. Stravinsky catapulted into fame with his early works, particularly "The Firebird," "Petrushka," and "The Rite of Spring," commissioned by ...
Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer whose work had a revolutionary impact on musical thought and sensibility just before and after World War I, and whose compositions remained a touchstone of modernism for much of his long working life. His most notab
The war also effectively marooned him in Switzerland, where he and his family had regularly spent their winters, and it was there that they spent most of the war. The Russian Revolution of October 1917 finally extinguished any hope Stravinsky may have had of returning to his native land. ...
The Firebird, ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, first performed in Paris on June 25, 1910. It was the first international success of the composer’s career. Although The Firebird was the work that elevated Stravinsky to international renown, he
and Stravinsky found he could no longer rely on that company as a regular outlet for his new compositions. The war also effectively marooned him in Switzerland, where he and his family had regularly spent their winters, and it was there that they spent most of the war. TheRussian Revolution...
and Stravinsky found he could no longer rely on that company as a regular outlet for his new compositions. The war also effectively marooned him in Switzerland, where he and his family had regularly spent their winters, and it was there that they spent most of the war. TheRussian Revolution...