Donald Macleod explores Igor Stravinsky's life through his five symphonies – from Russian folk melodies to American cool. Today, his Symphonies of Wind Instruments. He's undisputedly one of the ...

On Feb. 20, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of their odder concerts of the season. Featuring guest conductor Alan T. Gilbert ’89 and solo violinist Isabelle Faust, the BSO performed Joseph ...

Composer-Con-Ductors a r e beginning to appear on records, and although many a con-certgoer can testify that a composer is not necessarily a good director of his own music, the records prepared by the ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Stravinsky's works fall conveniently into three periods. The first, his ...

Symphony in 3 Movements Galicia Symphony Orchestra Dima Slobodeniouk, Conductor Symphonies of Wind Instruments Galicia Symphony Orchestra Dima Slobodeniouk, Conductor Symphony in C Galicia Symphony ...

(The) Rite of Spring, '(Le) sacre du printemps' Simon Rattle, Conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonies of Wind Instruments Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle, Conductor Apollon ...

As a fan of those large scale compositions called “symphonies,” you have arrived at a crossroads. You can easily identify Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony by the first four notes (da-da-da-DAAAAH!), you are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Combining the music of Igor Stravinsky and Kendrick Lamar, as the Phoenix Symphony is about to do the weekend of May 29-30, may ...

Igor Stravinsky famously felt that “music expresses itself” — essentially, that understanding a given piece of music requires little beyond what we hear when it’s played. Which may explain why the ...

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 ...