A music blog written by Rich Brown
Happy First Day of Spring everyone! Le Sacre du Printemps The Rite of Spring Igor Stravinsky Those of you who were reading this blog last year at this time, know of my spring ritual. Actually, even if you just live near me, you probably know my habit. On the first day of Spring, I choose... Continue Reading →
Two of the most dramatic movements of “Pictures at an Exhibition” are “The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)” and “The Great Gate of Kiev”. Fortunately for our discussion here, both of the Hartmann images have survived. These two pictures inspired Mussorgsky to write some of the most memorable music in the entire suite. The... Continue Reading →
Continuing my look at “Pictures at an Exhibition”, I picked one of the movements for which we still have the original image. At the memorial exhibition of the works of Viktor Hartmann, there were several sketches of ballet costumes he designed. The title of the music inspired by one of these images is variously translated... Continue Reading →
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