Igor Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress by Stravinsky
A 1947 Chicago exhibition of William Hogarth's sequence of paintings depicting "A Rake's Progress" inspired Stravinsky to compose an opera. With a clever English libretto by WH Auden & Chester… Audio, Gallery
John Amis Composer Portraits - Igor Stravinsky
Just over a hundred years ago Igor Stravinsky attended the premieres of his controversial ballets The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring when they were performed to Paris audiences. And a… Audio
The Rite of Spring and its Polynesian Ancestry
Imagine The Rite of Spring composed as a haka, and a challenge, to the peers and audiences of its composer, Igor Stravinsky. We continue our celebration of The Rite of Spring's centenary with New… Audio
Stravinsky and the Machine - Think Nothing
New Zealand musicologist and author of Experiencing Stravinsky: A Listener’s Companion (2013), Robin Maconie, charts the fruitful relationship between Stravinsky’s music and advents of technology… Audio
The Rite of Spring - 100 year shock wave
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is still provocative and disturbing a century after its premiere caused one of the most sensational scandals in artistic history. In this anniversary documentary, the… Audio
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson discuss Igor Stravinsky's music. Audio