Ravel Mother Goose
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

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Mikhail Agrest conductor
Leila Josefowicz violin

We regret that, owing to illness, conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has had to withdraw from this performance. We are grateful to Mikhail Agrest for taking his place at short notice.



Paris had seen revolution and turmoil, yet it didn’t quite know what to think of Stravinsky’s epochmaking ballet The Rite of Spring and the curious footing of Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto, both of which were premièred in the city. The Rite went down rather badly, its language based in deranged rhythm rather than civilised harmony, its choreography changing the point of expression from the ankle to the pelvis. Ten years later one of the few to take a shine to Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto at its première was Stravinsky, who escaped in its childlike beauty and innocence.

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Select a link below to listen to selected movements from this concert (Flash Player opens in a new window).
Ravel: Ma mere l'oye (Mother Goose) (version for orchestra) - Prelude
Ravel: Ma mere l'oye (Mother Goose) (version for orchestra) - I. Danse du rouet et scene
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 - I. Andantino: Andante assai
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 - II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) - Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction
Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) - Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls
Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) - Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls

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