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Creative Inspiration

Chamber Domaine · Gresham College

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About

From 1910-1913, Stravinsky blazed a trail with his stunning ballet scores The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. Written for Diaghilev's legendary Ballet Russes, these ballets were groundbreaking events not only for their innovative, iconoclastic music but also for the bold set designs and revolutionary choreography. Diaghilev had assembled some of the finest creative artists of the day around him and the impact of these and subsequent productions is with us today. The pre-concert talk explores their relationship and examine what makes Stravinsky's music so specia

Lectures

  1. Stravinsky and Diaghilev: The Alternative Russian Revolution 2009-10-07 · YouTube
  2. Britten and Auden: Inventive Days, inebriated nights at 7 Middagh Street, Brooklyn 2010-01-27 · YouTube
  3. Mahler and Freud: Understanding Mahler 2010-04-14 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Chamber Domaine
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Music
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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