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“Rite of Spring”—Rachmaninoff/Stravinsky
“Rite of Spring”—Rachmaninoff/Stravinsky
Two monumental works, two Russian ex-pats of the same aristocratic background - and two divergent extremes. One a master of nostalgia and a formidable pianist, follows in the footsteps of Chopin. The other, a trailblazer, scandalizer and collaborator of Picasso delights in breaking old molds - though harking back to traditional Russian folk material - […]