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  • Gustav Holst

    Gustav Holst

    …inspired by composers like Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky. This article delves into the life, struggles, and achievements of Gustav Holst, exploring how he overcame physical handicaps and personal challenges…

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    …(apart from a brief period in 1905 when he was temporarily dismissed), allowed him to shape two generations of Russian composers, including Igor Stravinsky. The Legacy of Rimsky-Korsakov Rimsky-Korsakov left…

  • Jules Massenet

    Jules Massenet

    …Military Service and After Massenet’s flourishing career took a brief pause when he served as a soldier in the Franco-Prussian War. Nevertheless, he returned to his art with renewed vigor…

  • Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era

    Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era

    …Lake Swan Lake, a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, tells the enchanting story of a prince who falls in love with a beautiful swan princess. With its unforgettable melodies and…

  • Alexander Glazunov – Two Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 20

    Alexander Glazunov – Two Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 20

    Alexander Glazunov’s Two Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, performed by Alexander Rudin on cello, with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by Igor Golovschin. I. Mélodie: Moderato II. Sérénade espagnole: Allegretto…

  • Stravinsky Elegy for Solo Viola – Performed by Eric Nowlin

    Stravinsky Elegy for Solo Viola – Performed by Eric Nowlin

    Igor Stravinsky’s Elegy for solo viola, performed by Eric Nowlin….

  • Maurice Ravel

    Maurice Ravel

    …known as Les Apaches (“The Hooligans”) with other progressive artists, writers, and musicians, including Igor Stravinsky and Manuel de Falla. This group became a platform for intellectual discourse and performances,…

  • Pulcinella – Complete Ballet Music by Stravinsky

    Pulcinella – Complete Ballet Music by Stravinsky

    Barbara Hannigan conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet Pulcinella, composed in 1919-20….

  • How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer

    How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer

    …influencing modernist composers like Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky, who continued to challenge and redefine musical conventions. Beethoven’s Relationship with Modern Music Today, Beethoven’s influence is as vibrant as ever….

  • America’s First Orchestra

    America’s First Orchestra

    …in Three Movements. The illustrious list of conductors over the years includes names like Arturo Toscanini, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinksy, Gustav Mahler, Antonín Dvořák, Leonard Bernstein and Richard Strauss. Over…

  • Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring – London Symphony Orchestra

    Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring – London Symphony Orchestra

    Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, recorded live at the Barbican Centre on September 24, 2017….

  • Stravinsky – Petrushka, Part 3 – The Moor’s Room

    Stravinsky – Petrushka, Part 3 – The Moor’s Room

    Stravinsky’s Petrushka (1947) – Part III: The Moor’s Room performed by Tito Muñoz and the NEC Philharmonia at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory on October 6, 2010….