Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Kate Molleson explores the legends and lore of Igor Stravinsky


Music Featured:


Rite of Spring Fireworks Three Movements from Petrushka (Russian
Dance) The Firebird: Infernal Dance The Rite of Spring, Part 2:
The Sacrifice Three Pieces for String Quartet (Excentrique) Four
Russian Peasant Songs Song of the Nightingale (The Mechanical
Nightingale) Renard (excerpt) Soldier’s Tale (excerpt) Les Noces:
The Wedding Feast Pulcinella Suite (Sinfonia) Suite Italienne
Sonata for Piano Symphonies of Wind Instruments Octet Concerto
for Piano and Wind Instruments Oedipus Rex(excerpt) Serenade in A
for piano (Romanza) Orpheus (excerpt) Apollo (excerpt) Duo
Concertant Otche nash Symphony of Psalms Mass (Santus) Ode (iii
Epitaph) In Memoriam Dylan Thomas Requiem Canticles


Presented by Kate Molleson Produced by Martin Williams for BBC
Audio Wales and West


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Igor Stravinsky
(1882-1971) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vld7


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z