Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 2

A few years ago, I was at a performance of the Rite of Spring.
Sitting behind me were some rather conservative audience members.
As one particularly violent section of the piece blasted away, I
heard one of them say, “If they keep playing this modern music
I’m cancelling my subscription.” How does a piece remain modern
for so long? In Part 2 of the Rite this week, we explore this
question, as well as dig into how Stravinsky builds a narrative
that results in the sacrifice and the beginning of Spring.