The Rite of Spring

The Rite erupts from history. It has fascinated musicians and audiences alike since that night in 1913. As its legend has grown, its truths have been obscured by myth. To encounter its radical force anew, we step into the world that formed it with the instruments Stravinsky knew in his youth. The bassoon’s opening call emerges more primordial, more fragile; gut strings add snap and bite to the brutal, irregular rhythms; the raw snarl of valved br...