Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & Dumbarton Oaks

Following successes with The Firebird (Naxos 8571221) and Petrushka (Naxos 8571222), Stravinsky’s ballet TheRite of Spring was the most ambitious and controversial result of his collaboration with Sergey Dyagilev’s Balletrusses, the première performance in 1913 leading to a riot in the theatre. The Rite of Spring portrays atmosphericand dramatic pagan rituals which culminate in a sacrificial dance, during which the Chosen One dances herselfto death. The Dumbarton Oaks concerto represents Stravinsky´s later neoclassical style, referring to Bach in itscompact scale and transparency of language.