| Igor Stravinsky |
| A quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian, Stravinsky was one of the most authoritative composers in 20th century music, both in the West and in his native land. He was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of the century. He famously claimed that music was incapable of "expressing anything but itself." Opera/Theater Le rossignol (The Nightingale) (1914) Burleske for 4 Pantomimes and Chamber Orchestra (1916) Histoire du soldat (A Soldier's Tale) (1918) Mavra (1922) Les noces (The Wedding) (1923) Oedipus Rex (1927) Babel (1944) The Rake's Progress (1951) The Flood (1962) Ballets L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird) for orchestra (1910) Petrouchka for orchestra (1911) Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) for orchestra (1913) Renard (1916) Histoire du Soldat for chamber group and three speakers (1918) Pulcinella for chamber orchestra and soloists (1920) (SFS 2006-2007/ Suite) Les Noces for four pianos, percussion, choir and soloists (1923) Apollon Musagète for string orchestra (1928) (SFB 2006- Program 2) Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss) for orchestra (1928) Persephone for orchestra (1933) Jeu de cartes for orchestra (1936) Scènes de Ballet for orchestra (1944) Orpheus for chamber orchestra (1947) (SFS 2006-2007) Agon for chamber orchestra (1957) - Source |
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| 1882 - 1971 |
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| O P E R A A T T H E S Y M P H O N Y |
| "An evening in the theater with Stravinsky, whose instincts for the stage were second to no one's. First, his magical opera The Nightingale. Then his rendition of Greek tragedy, the opera/oratorio Oedipus Rex: focused, relentless, powerful, overwhelming. These semi-staged productions feature an international cast.
" -SFS Thu 12/08/05 Davies 8:00PM / Fri 12/09/05 Davies 8:00PM Sat 12/10/05 Davies 8:00PM SF GATE REVIEW / Photo |
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| SF Symphony Keeping Score. Watch a Trailer Episode 2: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring |