First Part: Adoration of the Earth-Introduction; The Augurs of Spring; Ritual Abduction; Spring Rounds; Games of Two Rival Tribes/Procession of the Sage; The Sage/Dance of the Earth. Second Part: The ...

The first time I heard “The Rite of Spring” I was 13 or 14. As I remember it, the record was lying around the house, in a sleeve but without a jacket. I guess it was my mother’s, though she didn’t ...

This is a recording of a jazz trio playing the score to a 101-year-old ballet. It is not a "jazzing the classics" record or a "fantasia on the themes of" sort of project. It is a band translating one ...

Music enthusiasts gathered under the roof of Bing Concert Hall for the Stanford Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) winter concert on Friday. The show featured the Walton Viola Concerto, performed by Addison ...

(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 ...

The headline that I take away from this performance is beauty over brawn. Rarely has the iconic bassoon solo of the opening felt more sultry and seductive. Rarely has it sounded more songlike. The ...