Lost in Transmission
This November Hear Here! focuses the attention on hearing impairment and silence and how they effect and influence listening.
This November Hear Here! focuses the attention on hearing impairment and silence and how they effect and influence listening.
Month by month we'll be giving you a chance to find out more about listening in our regular podcasts detailing each month's piece and discussion points.
The Rite of Spring, is without question one of the greatest scores of the early twentieth century. Its impact generated shockwaves that still resonate today.
Stravinsky is widely acknowledged as one of the musical giants - no, the musical giant - of the first two thirds of the twentieth century.
The dress rehearsal with an invited public had gone off quietly. But the primitive aspects of the work had been pushed in the press - Stephen Walsh on Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Sir Simon Rattle, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra talks about what Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring means to him.
In total, the Symphony of Psalms is a supreme example of how Stravinsky can bring together artistic intention and musical delivery in a way that is compelling and highly original.
Watch the original 1913 choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky for The Rite of Spring.
Watch these different interpretations of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and see how they change your listening...
The Hear Here! featured concert this November is the performance of Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring by the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Leaf through the score of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring digitally at the Keeping Score website.
Take a look at some of the recordings available of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
Stravinsky lived his long creative life often adapting to the musical world around him, but his work always remained fresh and original.
Read through articles and interviews about Rachmaninov and his music.
Read through articles and interviews about Vaughan Williams and his music.
Read through articles and interviews about Tchaikovsky and his music
Read through articles and interviews about Mendelssohn and his music.
Read through articles and interviews about Dvorak and listen to performances of his Cello Concerto.