07.05.07

Masterworks: The Stravinsky Podcast Episode 3

Posted in Classical, Stravinsky at 8:42 am by Masterworks Podmaster

IGOR STRAVINSKY AND THE ART OF THE MINIATURE (16’15): throughout his long career, Stravinsky wrote a surprising number of orchestral works that are typically impractical for “normal” concert programs. In this episode of Stravinsky at 1-2-5, independent producer Jackson Braider explores these overlooked gems from the composer’s catalog. John McClure discusses the problem of scheduling a four-minute work for full orchestra and chorus; Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute discusses the labor implications of writing short pieces for hordes of players; and John Heiss of New England Conservatory describes Stravinsky’s brush with the law when he brought a new arrangement of the “Star-Spangled Banner” to Boston.

 
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06.26.07

Masterworks: The Stravinsky Podcast Episode 2

Posted in Classical, Stravinsky at 10:50 am by Masterworks Podmaster

2. THE RITE OF SPRING OR WHEN LENNY MET IGOR (13’20)
The story of Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), and Stravinsky legendary introduction to Leonard Bernstein.
If ever anything deserved to be called a bolt from the blue, then surely it’s The Rite of Spring. At its premiere in Paris in 1913, this ballet provoked a riot; six months later, its composer, Igor Stravinsky, was the darling of the Paris scene.

That’s what happens when you create a sensation. People talk; they share stories. And over the next half century The Rite of Spring provoked many stories — about Stravinsky and his genius, about his artistic vision, about how Stravinsky left Leonard Bernstein speechless the one and only time they met.

As part of Stravinsky at 1-2-5, a series celebrating the 125th anniversary of the composer’s birth, producer Jackson Braider tells some stories from the life of The Rite of Spring, or “When Lenny met Igor.”

Featuring music from:



Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Petroushka (Original 1911 Version) & The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) (CD)

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Leonard Bernstein

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & Suite from “The Firebird” [Expanded Edition] (CD)

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Featuring interviews with:
John Heiss, Professor of Composition and Music Theory at The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston
John McClure, Igor Stravinsky’s producer at Columbia Masterworks

 
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06.18.07

Masterworks: The Stravinsky Podcast Episode 1

Posted in Classical, Stravinsky at 8:03 am by Masterworks Podmaster

Listen to the fascinating story of how the first complete version of Stravinsky conducting Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale came to be.
Features interviews with Stravinsky’s producer John McClure, reissue Executive Producer Warren Wernick, 1961 session musicians and more.
Hosted and produced by Jackson Braider.



Igor Stravinsky, Jeremy Irons, Columbia Chamber Ensemble, Robert Craft

Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale (Histoire du Soldat) (Complete) (CD)

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