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Monteux during his conductorship of Les Ballets Russes, c. 1912. Pierre Benjamin Monteux (pronounced [pjɛʁ mɔ̃.tø]; 4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964) [n 1] was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in ...
And that too was highly appropriate in symbolic application to Mr. Monteux's career. [13] Robert Craft conducted it on May 22, 1955, [14] at the Ojai Music Festival, where it was also received warmly by audiences and critics. [15] [16] Programs celebrating Stravinsky's 80th birthday in 1962 included performances of the Greeting Prelude.
The Rite of Spring [n 1] (French: Le Sacre du printemps) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich.
This is a sound and video discography of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring. The work was premiered in Paris on May 29, 1913 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées . It was presented by Sergei Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and was conducted by Pierre Monteux .
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky [a] [b] (17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945).
Igor Stravinsky around 1925 Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known for being one of the most important and influential figures in twentieth-century classical music . His unique approach to rhythm , instrumentation , and tonality made him a pivotal figure in modernist music .
The "Canon on a Russian Popular Tune" (or "Canon for Concert Introduction or Encore") [1] [2] is an orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky composed in 1965. It is the composer's final completed score for orchestra and was composed in the summer of 1965 during work on his Requiem Canticles .
Montreux Music & Convention Centre. The Montreux Music & Convention Centre (formerly and still commonly known as the Montreux Convention Centre) is a multi-purpose complex located in Montreux, Switzerland.