Episode 116: See the Music: Scènes de Ballet
Description
This week, Associate Music Director Andrews Sill invites us to See the Music of Igor Stravinsky's Scènes de Ballet, the eponymous score for Christopher Wheeldon's 1999 work. Sill relates that the piece was composed in 1944 for Broadway impresario Billy Rose, and drew inspiration from both world events and a variety of creative sources—including the ballet Giselle—as with so many of Stravinsky's singular compositions. (12:49 )
Edited by Emilie Silvestri
Music:
Symphony in Three Movements (1945) by Igor Stravinsky
Scènes de Ballet (1944) by Igor Stravinsky, Performed by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Who Cares?: The Man I Love (1924) by George Gershwin, Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Scènes de Ballet (1944) by Igor Stravinsky, Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
United States
