Learn the story behind Stravinsky's Firebird in this beautiful clip with animation. Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. He became internationally famous when his ballet ...

Indeed the Introduction to Part 2 has more of a kinship to The Firebird than I’ve ever been conscious of ... s ‘Infernal Dance’ is quite as orgiastic (or as menacing) as Stravinsky might have intended ...

I’m conducting music that I’ve performed over many years; music that I used to conduct ... an apprehensive Stravinsky, who nevertheless managed to meet the deadline. The Firebird’s premiere ...

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